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PPAI has its next staff leader. Drew Holmgreen joins the Association from Meeting Professionals International, the world’s largest association for meeting and events professionals, where he most recently served as Chief Experience Officer. He brings more than two decades of experience in strategic leadership, inclusion, brand development, experiential innovation, and organizational growth. His start date […]

Cap America (PPAI 111597, Platinum), PPAI 100’s No. 18 supplier, and Blue Generation (PPAI 174655, Platinum), PPAI 100’s No. 48 supplier, have announced a partnership geared toward amplifying the customer experience and product offering in the apparel industry. The duo’s goal with this partnership is to make it easier for customers to source cohesive branded merchandise from […]

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has approved a final rule to implement electronic filing of certificate information for regulated, imported consumer products and to revise requirements for Certificates of Compliance. Among its provisions, the new rule will require private labelers to certify domestic products, unless the manufacturer certifies the product. It also aligns the agency’s […]

Burlingame, California-based supplier KNOSS Apparel (PPAI 798753, formerly Standard-Base) is ceasing operations. “Unfortunately, despite our incredible momentum, circumstances beyond our control have brought us to the difficult decision to wind down our incredible startup called KNOSS at the end of this year,” Elson Yeung, president and founder of KNOSS, announced on LinkedIn. “We’ve never been […]