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K'NEX Rewards Kid Builders Playthings - New York,NY,USA K'nex said this month that a roller coaster, a space station and a replica of the Titanic were some of the winning entries in its latest annual search for ... Read the full article @ playthings.com.

Rotary Club Honors K'NEX The Telford-Souderton Rotary Club honored K'NEX with a distinguished service award for its 12 years of supporting the Christmas dinner held each year... Read the full press release.

Exercise, electronics big at Toy Fair Trade show features makers large, small and just plain weird NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- While projectile playthings are often the bane of insurance companies -- and the delight of trial attorneys -- Beaver Raymond has no worries. After all, he said, "who is going to sue us because they got hit by a marshmallow?" Read the full article @ marketwatch.com

People in the News | Connector of Sales and Marketing K'NEX, maker of construction toys, makes the promotion as it celebrates its 15th anniversary with a sort of "re launch." It's a balancing act, but Diane Adams likes working the line between sales and marketing. Earlier this year, the Hatfield manufacturer of construction toys, K'NEX Industries, promoted Adams, 46, of Chalfont, to senior vice president, global sales and marketing. Read the full press release

Canyon Student Building Towards the Future News Channel 10, Texas -- A Canyon third-grader with dreams of being an architect may win a big prize just for playing with his favorite toy, and you can help. Gene Howe elementary school student Kyler Kuykendall is one of ten finalists in the national "K'NEXpert" search. His "K'NEX National Airport" took him over three weeks to build. First prize in the contest is a $15,000 college scholarship. He told Newschannel10 "Well the competition is going to be really tough because one kid has a roller coaster that's as tall as a two bunk bed. Read the full article @ newschannel10.com

Vertical Vengeance Coaster voted Best Building Toy - Grandparents Magazine Grandparents Magazine's Holiday Gift Guide Has The Best Gifts for 2006. Each year, Grandparents Magazine sends a large selection of the year's new toy offerings to its nationwide force of kid toy-testers, who try out the products and report their findings. Only the best make the list. In addition to Top Picks lists for both younger and older kids, the guide covers this year's best choices in dolls, board games, building toys, puzzles, crafts, and more. Special breakouts list the best bargains (under $10) and splurges (over $50). Other sections look at Electronic Gadgets, Pretend Play, and Educational. Read the full article @ granparentsmagazine.net