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  • Cadaco launches biodegradable building blocks
    CHICAGO –Toy manufacturer Cadaco is going green with the debut of building blocks and logs made out of biodegradable materials. more » » » 
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  • Lone Star Baby & Kids looks to franchise
    Frisco, Texas-based Lone Star Baby & Kids, owned by Michael Schaul, has announced it is launching an “aggressive expansion program through franchising.” more » » » 
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  • DMC KidsWorld gets new vendors
    The Dallas Market Center’s KidsWorld section has several new tenants exhibiting at the upcoming show, June 18-24. more » » » 
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  • Juvenile sales up in first quarter for Russ Berrie
    OAKLAND, N.J. — Gift and plush manufacturer Russ Berrie and Co. has released its earnings reports for the first quarter, which ended March 31. Higher sales in the infant and juvenile segment resulted in a modest 1.1 percent increase to $75.9 million, compared with $75.1 million for the first quarter of 2007. Consolidated net income was $2 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, compared with net income of $2.5 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, for the same year-ago quarter. more » » » 
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  • World Market Center saves big with recycling program
    LAS VEGAS – Prior to the first Las Vegas market in July 2005, Gerry Sawyer watched from World Market Center’s dock as 28 refuse containers were being filled with waste faster than they could be pulled to the city’s landfill. more » » » 
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  • Blog by Lisa Casinger - Do you YouTube?
    Today I got this great email from Kaboost that had a link to their YouTube video. Kaboost is that cool product that debuted last year that you put on the bottom of a regular chair to boost kids up to the table. The video is humorous, shows the product and hints at the benefits. There are other Kaboost videos listed as well. more » » » 
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  • From Playthings - Showcase: Eco-friendly Toys
    This week’s Product Showcase features new eco-friendly toys from Blue Orange Games, Cadaco, Ceaco, eeBoo, E-Innovative, High IntenCity, Mrs. Grossman’s and Zen Design Group. more » » » 
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