Category Archives: Family
Made in USA-Certified Ribbon Cutting: Announces New Jobs in Delray Beach, FL- Putting America Back to Work
February 12, 2010 02:16 PM Eastern Time
DELRAY BEACH, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Made in USA-Certified, Inc. (www.usa-c.com) had their Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening celebration for their new expanded office space and call center in downtown Delray Beach, Florida [...]
RC2 Corp. to pay $1.25 million penalty for selling Thomas & Friends toys containing lead
Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Illinois firm agreed to pay a $1.25 million settlement for importing and selling Thomas & Friends children’s toys that contained lead levels above legal limits and risked sickening children.
In agreeing to the penalty settlement, RC2 Corp. denied that it knowingly violated federal law as alleged by the [...]
How to Live Happily on 75 Percent Less
By Rick Newman
Nine months after getting laid off, Catherine Goerz once again became part of the rush-hour commute–in a way she’d never anticipated.
To pick up extra cash, Goerz took a temporary job handing out fliers touting the benefits of public transportation in the San Francisco subway system. Occasionally she’d bump into people she knew from [...]
Poll: 84% of Americans think economy still in recession
Chris Isidore, CNNMoney.com senior writer
Economists are in broad agreement that the Great Recession is over. The American public strongly disagrees.
In a poll of more than 1,000 Americans conducted late last week by CNN/Opinion Research Corporation, 84% of those surveyed believe that the economy is still in recession.
That’s a slight improvement from the 87% who [...]
Retailers suspend business with Mich. fruit grower
By JAMES PRICHARD, Associated Press Writer James Prichard, Associated Press Writer
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Wal-Mart and two other top retailers said Friday they are suspending business with a large southwestern Michigan blueberry grower after investigators found children as young as 6 working in the grower’s fields.
Wal-Mart, Kroger and Meijer said pending further information, they have [...]
Yankee Candles' Haunted House Candle Holders Pose Fire Risk, Recalled
With Halloween quickly approaching, a spooky item is deemed a fire hazard. Haunted House candle holders sold exclusively at Yankee Candles are being recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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Made in USA Certified press release 10-19-09
NEWS— For Immediate Release
Made in USA Certified – Trust but Certify!
The Vision and The People Behind It
Delray Beach, FL—October 19, 2009– Julie and Adam Reiser, husband and wife team, have not only a solid marriage and partnership but a brood of six active boys ranging in age from 4 to 15 years. That alone [...]
Report: Feds probing Toys R Us over baby products
The federal government is reportedly investigating whether Toys R Us Inc. has improperly acted to discourage discounting and keep the prices consumers pay on baby products such as strollers and car seats higher than they otherwise may have been.
The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday that the Federal Trade Commission is examining whether the [...]
Made in the USA: New Web Site Promotes American Products
By Jamie Colby
Oct. 14: Employees of Mountain and Sackett, a tie manufacturer with a plant in Long Island City, N.Y., make neckties by hand.
QUEENS, N.Y. — In just a month since its official launch, a new Web site MadeInUSA has signed up more than 350,000 U.S.-based companies looking to encourage consumers to “be American and buy [...]
Mommy Bloggers Debate a PR Blackout
Moms have traditionally held a great deal of purchasing power in the home. But marketers have taken the concept one step further in the Internet age, realizing that they can reach the voracious online followings that some mommy bloggers enjoy by plying them with free samples or other goods.