Impressions - September 2018 - 12

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OVERHEARD

Alma Mater Wear
Launches
Fundraising
Webstore

ALMA MATER WEAR, Columbus, Ohio, has launched a
webstore to help raise funds to fight cancer.
The apparel wholesaler recently partnered with InkSoft,
Tempe, Arizona, in a web-based fundraiser for local colleges,
a move that inspired the launch of Alma Mater's Pelotonia
webstore. It features licensed and non-licensed Alma Mater
merchandise, from T-shirts and sweat shirts to jewelry and
sports bottles.
A long-time supporter of the Pelotonia bike ride for cancer
research, Alma Mater Wear hopes to increase the amount raised
in past years due to the online convenience of e-commerce,
according to the company.
A link on Alma Mater Wear's homepage allows riders to
request an individual fundraising code, which supporters can
use to direct 15% of the sale to a specific rider. The company's
efforts will assist cancer research at The Ohio State University
Comprehensive Cancer Center's James Cancer Hospital and
Solove Research Institute.
To s h o p A l m a M a t e r ' s
visit stores.inksoft.com. - J.L.

fundraising

store,

Alma Mater Wear's Pelotonia webstore
offers licensed and non-licensed
merchandise used to raise funds to
fight cancer.

WHAT'S
NEW

GROUPESTAHL, Sterling Heights, Michigan, has appointed Carleen Gray as its new chief
executive officer. Gray has worked for Stahls' as a team member and leader for more than
20 years. Her first position out of college was a customer service representative and
trainer for the company. She also served as marketing director for more than 10 years
before leaving to pursue a position as a licensing manager in the automotive industry.
After returning to Stahls', she most recently served as executive vice president of
sales and marketing, and chief marketing officer.
GILDAN ACTIVEWEAR INC., Montreal, has announced plans to close its Hildebran, N.C.,
facility and lay off all manufacturing workers at the location, according to a report by
The News Herald in Morganton, North Carolina. The layoffs will affect all 100 manufacturing
employees at the facility, beginning Sept. 13. Gildan's human resources teams are looking
at relocation possibilities for its manufacturing and office administration employees.
The Rapid Response Team within North Carolina's Department of Commerce was notified so
it can assist workers.
MIMAKI USA, Suwanee, Georgia, recently celebrated the grand opening of its new Midwest
Region Technology Center in Franklin, Wisconsin. The event featured an official ribbon
cutting and a traditional Japanese Kagami Biraki ceremony. The 16,585-square-foot
technology center is not only the site of solution demonstrations, but also dealertechnician certification courses, open houses, Microfactory events and a showroom, where
visitors can view samples of the many types of applications possible using Mimaki's
printers and cutters.

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