The Air Force has released its wish list for better gear for pilots, aircrew and base defenders -- and heated flight suits are near the top. In two solicitation notices posted earlier this year, the service said it wants heated flight suits and upgraded eye protection...
Columbus-based White Castle officially turned 100 years old this week. Though many have assumed that one of the larger fast-food chains, such as McDonald’s, may have been the first fast-food restaurant, that distinction, according to several credible accounts,...
Western sports bullfighters are sometimes called “the Secret Service of bull riding” – jumping into harm’s way just as highly trained agents would to protect the leader they serve. Bullfighters similarly put life and limb on the line to protect riders who often wind...
The House of Representatives passed President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill Wednesday, which will now head to the president’s desk for signature. The passage comes almost two months after Biden first announced the plan. The legislation, otherwise known...
On a trip to one of its global fabric mills, the Elbeco president was shown a new fabric concept. The moment he felt it, he knew this was going to be game-changing for the uniform industry. That fabric has inspired Elbeco's newest product line: the CX360 uniform...
Textile testing partner Hohenstein will now help 3D designers and fabric suppliers create libraries of accurately digitized materials with a physical swatch book add on. The material parameters, based on Hohenstein’s universal translator approach, include data needed...
BAMKO got the better of 2020. With COVID-19 making last year the most challenging the promotional products industry has ever faced, the Los Angeles-based distributor increased year-over-year total global annual sales to about $202.2 million, according to financial...
Off the coast of Los Angeles, more than two dozen container ships filled with exercise bikes, electronics and other highly sought imports have been idling for as long as two weeks. In Kansas City, farmers are struggling to ship soybeans to buyers in Asia. In China,...
Not many people know about Jacquard, a small side-project from Google’s labs that aimed at designing a ‘smart fabric’. The project, which was announced years ago, culminated in something pretty elementary… a jacket that let you play or pause music on your phone....
Fruhauf Uniforms in Wichita survived the 1918 pandemic, the Great Depression and more recent recessions. And now, with the pandemic, it’s again finding its way through a difficult time. The family-owned company produces high-end marching band uniforms and school...
Growth at U.S. service providers slowed to a nine-month low in February as companies grappled with logistical challenges and rising prices at the same time a stretch of severe winter weather gripped much of the nation. The Institute for Supply Management’s services...
The restaurant industry gained 286,000 jobs in February, recouping about 73 percent of the losses it suffered in the previous two months. The news is in line with how sales have trended for restaurants, particularly in the full-service industry. After traveling on a...
