Shat-R-Shield Hires Pint as VP Sales/Marketing

Shat-R-Shield hired Marty Pint as vice president of sales and marketing. In his new role, Pint will direct company sales activity in North America, overseeing national accounts, national distribution, regional managers, manufacturers’ representatives, and inside sales.

Pint will also

be responsible for all marketing activities and communications, and work on matters of corporate business development. Most recently, Pint served as vice president of strategic accounts for Cooper Connection, the corporate sales and marketing program for Cooper Industries, a Houston-based manufacturer of electrical products, tools and hardware. He has also held tenure as vice president and general manager for Aurora Pump, and as vice president of sales and marketing for Hoffman Enclosures, both part of the Pentair Co.

Chicago Mayor Vetos Big-Box Ordinance

Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley vetoed an ordinance requiring retailers with at least 90,000-square-feet like Target, Wal-Mart and Home Depot to pay a minimum wage of $9.25 an hour next year, up from $5.15 an hour. In July, the City Council passed the ordinance by a 35-14 vote, but Daley received enough support from alderman to exercise his veto power.

The ordinance created much controversey, drawing support from unions looking to increase workers’ wages, but critics believed the bill would scare big retailers away from doing business in the city, pushing them to the suburbs. One major critic, The Illinois Restaurant Association, believed the bill would threaten the foodservice industy’s labor pool because potential employees might pass up restaurants for big retailers offering more pay.

“The Illinois Restaurant Association is very encouraged by Mayor Daley’s veto of the Big Box ordinance,” said Colleen McShane, IRA president. “The ordinance discourages economic development and has a wide-ranging negative impact on all industries in Chicago. Vetoing this unfair ordinance was the logical thing to do and we strongly urge the Council to rescind any efforts to create an even stricter living wage law — one that could easily put many Chicago entrepreneurs out of business and only hurt those it is trying to help.”