Business Notes

FedEx Custom Critical has announced it is in negotiations to construct a new headquarters in Green. The proposed site is on Boettler Road, across from Green High School.

Class Act Copywriting, formerly of Kent, has opened a new office on Barlow Road in Hudson.

Sequoia Financial Group of Akron, and Cohen & Co., a Cleveland-based accounting firm with offices in Akron, recently finalized an agreement in which they will share similar ownership interest and act as preferred service providers for each other.

Williams & Stevens Inc., an advertising firm based in Stow, was recently named a winner in the category of brochures/collateral material in the 2000 American Graphic Design Awards competition sponsored by Graphic Design: USA.

Ferry Industries Inc. has purchased the assets of the rotational molding division of FSP Machinery Inc. of Canada. Ferry has formed a new company called FSP International Inc., which will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Ferry Industries Inc. of Stow.

The Cuyahoga Falls Chamber of Commerce has recognized the following companies for their contributions to the city’s economic growth and development: CVS Pharmacy on State Road, Cuyahoga Falls Public Schools, Katherine’s Collection, FirstMerit Bank of State Road, Sunrise Assisted Living and LeFever’s River Grille.

Lougheed Home Furnishings, owned by Doug and Deborah Lougheed, has opened a new location in the Medina Shopping Center.

D&D Desktop Publishing, founded by Nardella Owens and Donna Carter, has opened on Kenmore Boulevard in Akron.

Pinnacle Communincation Group Inc. of Stow, has been named the public relations agency of record for the DynoMax Performance Exhaust and Rancho Suspensions brands of Tenneco Automotive Inc.

October Research Inc. of Richfield, publisher of The Title Report, has launched a new publication, The Legal Description. The publication takes an in-depth, analytical approach toward deciphering legislation and legal news from a title insurance and real estate settlement services industry perspective.

DigitalDay of Fairlawn has launched a Web site for National City Bank, www.national-city.com.