Announcing Super Soft™ Series of Heat Transfers At FESPA
Today Air Waves, Inc announces the Super Soft™ series of heat transfers. This new group of transfers features brilliant color, super soft hand, a hot peel release, oversize-printing capabilities, and is applicable to a very wide range of fabric types. Use these transfers for burnout tees, fine jersey knits, combed cotton, 50/50 blends, and 100% cotton fabrics. Read More...
DRESSING UP MISS AMERICA
Miss America: A design from the new Miss America children’s line.
Posted Tuesday June 8, 2010
From WWD Issue 06/08/2010
DRESSING UP MISS AMERICA: The Miss America pageant is looking to dress girls in more than tiaras and sashes. The 90-year-old organization is readying to launch, for next spring, a children’s line of clothing produced under license by Miss America Brands, the Lewis Center, Ohio-based subsidiary of Air Waves Inc. Set to be unveiled today at the International Licensing Expo in Las Vegas, the deal will cover French terry hoodies, purses, rugby-striped polo dresses, bathrobes, ballet slippers and other styles retailing for less than $25 in sizes 4 to 7. The palette ranges from girl-approved hot pink and purple to patriotic hues of red, white and blue. Currently in discussions with retailers, Miss America Brands said it might expand into the tween and teen market afterward. But the utmost goal is to make girls look and feel good about themselves, said Miss America 2009 Katie Stam, one of the spokesmodels for the new line, with slogans such as “Dream Big.” “It’s not only providing a wardrobe to little girls,” Stam said. “It’s providing inspiration as well.” Read More...
Air Waves to make Miss America-branded clothes
A Central Ohio garment transfer and textile imprinting business is linking up with an iconic name through its latest licensing agreement.
Lewis Center-based Air Waves Inc. said Tuesday that it signed a deal to produce branded apparel for the baby, toddler, teen and “tween” markets under the Miss America name. Financial terms of the pact weren’t disclosed, but the company said part of the proceeds from sales will go toward the Miss America Organization Scholarship Fund.
The Miss America deal marks a major step for Air Waves, which only eight months ago changed hands and direction when now-CEO Kyle Kantner and Chief Operating Officer Michael Leaventon bought the 28-year-old business. Air Waves has licensing agreements with Case New Holland Inc., which puts Air Waves-made garments into more than 1,200 Tractor Supply stores. Read More...
Kantner & Leaventon Buy Air Waves, Inc.
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
COLUMBUS, OH, October 7, 2009 – Air Waves, Inc., a
heat applied graphics manufacturing and screen
printing company, announced Wednesday that its
majority shares have been purchased by Columbus,
Ohio entrepreneurs, Kyle Kantner and Michael
Leaventon.
Air Waves founder, Stanley Peterson, will remain
with the company as an advisor. Robert Grawe,
Chairman & CFO; Kevin Simpson, President &
CEO and Chris Mullins, Chief Creative Officer will
remain during the transition period.
Kantner and Leaventon will assume the direct
management of the company’s day-to-day
operation.