Stu and Louise Beattie are grandparents… again! Tyler Stuart Wilson joined the family on October 13th at 7 lbs., 11 oz. and 19.5″ long. Congrats to the proud parents, too, Anna and Todd Wilson!
Germany-based Schwan-Stabilo has reported record sales in its latest full-year financial results.
Kerry Kemp of Art Outfitters in Little Rock, AR is celebrating her store’s 130th year as a retailer of art supplies. The original store opened in 1881 under the name Jungkind. Kerry changed the store’s name to Art Outfitters when she bought it in 1997. Congratulations Kerry on this huge milestone.
With great sadness we report the passing of Mike Gutjahr, Director of School Supplies Programs at Follett’s College Stores. Mike was a dynamic force and will be missed by many at his company and in the industry. He was only 50 years old and his death came as a shock to all who knew him.
The family is requesting that donations be made on behalf of Michael P. Gutjahr (from Gurnee, IL) to www.autismspeaks.org. If donations are made on line, it asks for an email address where an acknowledgement may be sent to the family. Use Rick’s info at bottom of this message.
The International Art Materials Trade Association (NAMTA) has premiered its new e-Newsletter. The newsletter will be published 26 times annually and much of its content will be archived on NAMTA’s new website. “Many of the regular newsletter articles will contain the type of information that our members are going to want to use throughout the year and so we’ll be archiving it,” said Namta’s Executive Director Reggie Hall. “Both the newsletter and website will be year-around resources for our members.” For a free subscription to the new NAMTA e-newsletter just enter your email address on the association’s website homepage. Click Here!