NEWTON, IA — The Vernon Company earned the #28 spot on the 2026 PPAI 100 list. Recognized as the branded merch industry’s highest honor, the PPAI 100 honors the leading 100 distributors and 100 suppliers based on data-driven objective scoring. Vice President of Sales and Marketing Lisa Hubbard said being named…
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NEWTON, IA — The Vernon Company has renewed seven college students as scholarship winners in its annual William F. Vernon Scholarship program. All scholarship winners are children of Vernon employees. Scholarship winners received a $1,000 scholarship, renewable for up to four years of their college career. Recipients are selected based…
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NEWTON — The Vernon Company, a Counselor Top 40 distributor in the promo products industry, has been recognized as a 2026 Counselor Best Place to Work, highlighting the company’s commitment to employee culture, collaboration and purpose-driven leadership. A family-owned business, Vernon continues to stand out for its people-first approach, which shapes everything from…
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National meeting highlights sales success, supplier collaboration NEWTON, IA — The Vernon Company marked another successful sales year by recognizing its top account executives, honoring its top 25 performers and celebrating milestone achievements across its sales team during the 2025 sales year. Special awards were given to AEs who went above and…
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Your Brand, On Demand NEWTON, IA — The Vernon Company is proud to announce the official launch of its On-Demand Stores, a powerful new e-commerce tool designed to simplify the buying process and elevate the branded merch experience for clients. Built to solve long-standing challenges in company stores and team…
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The Vernon Company, based in Newton, Iowa, earned the No. 26 spot on the 2025 PPAI 100 list. “It is a complete honor to achieve this recognition and not something that we take lightly. This is a true reflection of the hard work the team puts in, the great supplier…
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Top AEs, supplier partners awarded NEWTON, IA — The Vernon Company closed its annual national sales meeting on April 10, after nearly a week of collaboration between account executives and supplier partners. The event was hosted at the Wyndham Grand Hotel in Clearwater, Fla. “I look forward to Vernon’s National…
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The Vernon Company recently announced that Chris Vernon has been appointed by the Company’s Board of Directors to the position of Chairman/CEO, effective immediately. Since July 2016, Vernon has held the position of Chief Executive Officer/Vice-Chairman. Chris will continue to manage daily business operations across all Vernon operating divisions. Chris…
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Former Chairman and CEO, William F. (Bill) Vernon, passed away peacefully on December 3, 2020 at the age of 89. After serving in the United States Army in France, Mr. Vernon began his career at The Vernon Company, industry top 40 distributor, in 1956. Bill married the love of…
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