Management
March 13, 2017 at 2:32 pm
Donald Trump made it very clear in his campaign speeches—namely those in Rust Belt states—that he is a friend to the manufacturing industry, and he wants to keep jobs in America and bring back the ones that left. And, a lot of small-business communities in the Midwest…
March 10, 2017 at 2:43 pm
CafePress released its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31, 2016, boasting a rise in stocks, but a decrease in gross profit year-over-year. According to Yahoo Finance, CafePress reported net revenues up 7.5 percent over the fourth quarter of 2015, but a gross profit margin down 3 percent over the same…
March 6, 2017 at 2:39 pm
Whether you watched the Oscars or not, by now everyone has heard about the big mistake. The last and most important Oscar for best picture was awarded in error to the wrong film. By the time the error was caught and corrected, two producers of the non-winning film had already given their acceptance speeches, and…
March 6, 2017 at 2:04 pm
We all try our best to keep our online accounts safe. By creating passwords that (we think) are secure and original, we believe our credit lines, bank accounts and more are safe from illicit activity. What's more, if your company gets hacked, you put your customers in danger, too. Are your…
March 3, 2017 at 3:30 pm
The Trump administration announced on Wednesday that it could choose to sidestep certain rulings from the World Trade Organization (WTO) if it didn't fit in with…
March 2, 2017 at 2:21 pm
U.S. consumer spending has slowed down during the first month of 2017, and inflation hit its biggest monthly increase in the last four years, which points to an interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve in the near future, Reuters reported. Despite the decrease in consumer demand, the manufacturing sector is seeing an uptick. Factory…
February 28, 2017 at 11:03 am
S&S Activewear, Bolingbrook, Ill., leased an additional 187,000 square feet for expansion of its Robbinsville, N.J. location. Upon its completion by the end of February, the facility will total more than 480,000 square feet. The expansion is slated for operation within the next few weeks. “S&S now operates 1.7 million square feet across the country,”…
February 27, 2017 at 1:34 pm
KitchenHappy, Pontiac, Mich., maker of Snapi, the-single-handed-server, is adding new products and changing the company name to Tangico. “We’ve outgrown the kitchen, but we’re still happy,” said Jennifer Garrison, director of operations for Tangico. “We’ve invested in new equipment and streamlined our shop to meet the growing demand for our products.” The name Tangico was…
February 24, 2017 at 10:30 am
After Montreal-based Gildan Activewear won the bid for the bankrupt American Apparel, stores have started liquidating their supplies and people are left wondering exactly what the future holds for the Los Angeles-based company. Gildan Activewear made it very clear from the get-go that it would keep some of the company's manufacturing assets in downtown L.A.,…
February 20, 2017 at 2:26 pm
HotelTonight has one of the smartest logos around. The simple lowercase "h" design also looks like a bed. Pretty clever, right? Well, what's even more clever is what the company decided to do with the logo in particular. For the uninitiated, HotelTonight is an app that lets people find last-minute deals on hotel rooms. The…
