Biznotes

Flight Options has announced the addition of a new mid-sized aircraft, the Cessna Citation III, to its fleet.

Haselow Marketing Communications has been named agency of record for Hill PHOENIX Inc. and MACtac Roll Label.

Edward Howard & Co. has received the following awards: a Silver Award in the Cleveland Advertising Association’s 2000 ADDY awards competition for work for The Arcade and three PRISMs and one Award of Excellence from the Central Ohio Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America.

Villa Beach Communications has acquired two new clients, Kent State University and Bruening Glass Works.

Flynn, Sabatino and Day Inc. has purchased Anderson-Kerr Inc.

Valley View-based Voss Inc. has been acquired by Europower PLC of England.

Commerce Exchange Bank has been selected to receive a Business of the Year award from the Beachwood Chamber of Commerce.

TIMS Professional Recruiting Services has announced an alliance with Secant Technologies Inc. to build the latter’s staff of software engineers.

Air Technical Industries has announced a new product, a self-propelled walk-behind mobile hydraulic floor crane.

Computer Concierge has expanded services to provide technology assistance, training and products.

Arras Group has been selected as a member of the American Association of Advertising Agencies.

Handl-It Inc. has acquired Priority Packaging Inc.

WCPN 90.3 Cleveland Public Radio won five awards at the Ohio Educational Telecommunications awards reception. The station won first place awards for the following: community information; news and public affairs/spot news magazine programs; news and public affairs/public affairs and special news broadcasts; and arts and cultural affairs/specials. The station won honorable mention for public information/major promotional projects and campaigns.

The ALS Association announced that the second annual “Strike Out ALS” benefit raised nearly $100,000.

Watt/Fleishman-Hillard has moved to the 52nd floor of Key Tower.

Lake County Safety Council won first place status from the BWC Division of Safety and Hygiene at the Annual Ohio Safety Congress and Expo.

Rainbow Room salon has moved from Rocky River to 27358 Center Ridge Road in Westlake.

Wyse-Landau won an Award of Excellence from The Communicator Awards and a Silver Award from The Summit Creative Awards for a press kit created for Mead School and Office Products.

Jodie S. Zahler has announced the opening of her practice, The Chiropractic Wellness Center of Hudson Inc., at 85 South Main St. in Hudson.

Duke-Weeks Realty Corp. has developed a 77,500-square-foot sales and training center for Van Dorn Demag Corporation in Strongsville.

Dartmoor Plaza will undergo $100,000 worth of renovation and landscaping at the hands of ThenDesign Architecture Ltd. and M.J. Lanese Landscaping Inc.

The Board of Trustees of the Sister of Charity Foundation of Cleveland announced the awarding of $495,824 in grants to 21 nonprofit organizations in Cuyahoga and Lorain counties.

Homedigger.com has announced its new Web site, www.homedigger.com, offering users a search form to find Northeast Ohio real estate listings.

Ulmer & Berne LLP has opened an office in Cincinnati and enlarged its existing Columbus office.

LEXIS Publishing and GoAmerica Inc. have united to enhance www.lexis.com, a legal research system.

Penton Media Inc. has announced the formation of a joint venture operating company in Germany with Neue Mediengesellschaft Gmbh and ComMunic, both in Munich.

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