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CAMERON MARKETING SERVICES, INC. is pleased to announce that it will be representing Milliken Publishing and Lorenz Educational Press exclusively in the United States and Canada. Please call 800.292.3665 or fax 800.676.1838 for the Cameron sales representative nearest you.
CORWIN PRESS announces partnership with Learning Sciences International. To support principals and onsite staff developers, Corwin Press and Learning Sciences International (LSI) introduces Corwin Press eMBEDDED LEARNING, a comprehensive offering of online professional development courses and books that link directly to student outcomes. Corwin Press eMBEDDED LEARNING features differentiated content, technology integration, printable articles and instructional tools, and every offering meets federal professional development requirements and correlates with the training standards set by the National Staff Development Council. For more information, please visit CorwinPress.com.
DRAPER, INC. has named a new Rental and Staging Products Manager. Jim Hoodlebrink will take on the new position for Draper, Inc., effective immediately. In his new role, Hoodlebrink will oversee Draper’s sales and marketing efforts to dealers in the rental and staging markets. “Both the rental and staging markets have always been important to Draper,” said Hoodlebrink, a 15-year company veteran. “But we felt it was time to increase our efforts in these areas in order to better handle increasing demand for Draper screens and new product development,” he added. In addition to his new responsibilities, Hoodlebrink will continue to serve as Information Display Systems Product Manager. For more information on Draper, visit www.draperinc.com. In addition, attendees of the 2008 LightFair, NeoCon, Construct and Green Buildings New York trade shows who visit Draper’s booth will be able to make a difference by saving paper. Attendees will receive a USB Web key, which, when plugged into a USB port on any Windows computer, will automatically navigate to a special Website created specifically for Draper’s trade show presence. There, materials can be downloaded and read without wasting paper. As an incentive for people to wean themselves from the tradeshow paper trail, for every Web key registered on the company’s site, Draper will donate $5 to Heifer International. Heifer is dedicated to ending hunger by providing families with livestock and training. For more information, visit www.draperinc.com/go/green. To learn more about Heifer International, go to www.heifer.org.
FLIPSIDE PRODUCTS is pleased to announce Debra Garvey has joined the Flipside team as National Account Manager. She has more than 10 years of sales, marketing and account management experience. Her background also includes financial planning and customer service. Ms. Garvey’s experience includes serving as Wholesale Sales Manager for DRG, Regional Sales Manager for Riverside Paper Co., and prior experience with Bemiss-Jason Corp. of Neenah, WI. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Lakeland College with majors in marketing, business and accounting. In addition, Flipside Products welcomes Pam Machenheimer in her role as Customer Service Rep and Kate Law as Marketing Manager. Ms. Machenheimer’s experience includes 20 years as an art teacher and private business owner. She holds a bachelor’s from the College of Mt. St. Joseph. Ms. Law joins Flipside Products with more than 13 years of marketing, sales, strategic planning and customer service experience. She holds a BS in Marketing from Indiana University and a master’s in Urban Planning from the University of Cincinnati.
AMERICAN TEACHING SUPPLY announced that Justenough Software Corp. that the Phoenix-based selected it for demand planning, inventory planning, forecasting and replenishment. JustEnough Software’s implementation is expected to be complete in the next couple of weeks. Using this technology, American Teaching Supply aims to eliminate wasteful spending on the purchasing side of the company, improve efficiency in its stock levels and become more profitable. For more information, visit www.JustEnough.com or call 602.358.8084.
THE LORENZ CORP. is proud to announce the purchase of the MILLIKEN PUBLISHING CO. The Lorenz Corp. is very excited about serving the K-12 marketplace and will be introducing a new company, Lorenz Educational Press, with a complete line of publications in January 2009. Call 800.444.1141, ext. 1 for more details.
MARSH INDUSTRIES, INC. announced efforts to expand its regional distribution center network were underway. Expansion activities include construction of an additional warehouse alongside the current warehouse facility in New Philadelphia, Ohio and the opening of a new distribution center in Memphis, TN.
ROCK ’N LEARN congratulates Crystle Stewart for winning the 2008 Miss USA Pageant. Crystle appears on Rock ‘N Learn’s Addition & Subtraction Rock DVD, and she is a fourth generation educator. During her reign as Miss USA, she will travel nationwide as an advocate for organizations, such as the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance, the National Breast Cancer Coalition, Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Gilda’s Club. Crystle will go on to compete for the Miss Universe crown in July.
SAUNDERS is pleased to announce its entire line of hardboard clipboards and sketchboards is now made from 100 percent recycled and/or recovered materials and certified as Environmentally Preferred Products (EPP) by the Composite Panel Association. The products are made in the United States and assembled in Mississippi by adults with disabilities. Visit www.saunders-usa.com.
STERLING PUBLISHING CO. will distribute Begin Smart books to give parents access to a unique array of books based on current research abut how babies develop in the first two years of life. Begin Smart books are age-appropriate in both content and format and carefully leveled in six-month increments. They feature bright bold colors, unique designs and a variety of formats. For more information, contact Beth Adibi at 301.509.3071 or beth@adibicomm.com.
THE TEACHER’S LOUNGE, a new retail teachers’ supply store, opened in St. Louis, MO. The store is geared toward elementary school teachers, as well as home school families and parents of elementary school students. Visit www.the-teachers-lounge.com.
VIRCO MFG. CORP. introduces Text series tables and student desks. Intelligently conceived features and accessories enable Text to deliver perfectly balanced furniture solutions for colleges, universities, public schools and private schools. All Text models are GREENGUARD® certified for indoor air quality. Text tables can be ordered with 20”, 24”, 30” and 36” work surface widths. The product line also offers single-student desks with a space-saving footprint. For more information, call 800.448.4726.
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