Business Notes

The Rocky River Chamber of Commerce awarded its Quality Business Award to Danny Boy’s Italian Eatery.

Gregory Marketing Communications won three Apex 2000 Awards for creative communication in a competition that includes Northeast Ohio agencies and advertisers.

Conferon sales network has opened an office in Seattle.

Marshfield Group was recognized for outstanding achievement in New Media and Public Relations at the Apex 2000 Awards Ceremony.

The Arris Group, an interior and architecture and design firm headquartered in Cleveland, and Weber Murphy Fox, a Pennsylvania-based architectural and construction and management firm, have merged.

David N. Meyers College became David N. Meyers University to reflect an increase in the number of graduate programs.

Maddox Marketing Group Inc., a Cuyahoga Falls-based marketing communications business, added two subsidiary business units, studiomaddox and imaddox.

Manpower Inc. has acquired Jefferson Wells International Inc., a professional service provider of internal audit, accounting technology and tax services.

Cuyahoga Community College, in conjunction with Columbus-based Franklin University, offers an online bachelor degree that includes on-campus classes at Tri-C and online classes through Franklin University.

Mark Freeman Advertising was honored as Advertising Agency of the Year by the Business Marketing Association.

HI Techmetal Group‘s marketing/communications department was recognized with The Communicator Award for its Nitrotec Surface Engineering advertisement campaign.

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP has added a firm in Milan, Italy, as a full-service office concentrating in e-business, energy, intellectual property and telecommunications law.

Hillow Getsay & Connors Ltd. relocated its offices to 27476 Detroit Road, Suite 104, Westlake.

Printing Industries Association (PIANKO) received the 2001 Associations Advance America Honor Roll award sponsored by the American Society of Association Executives for its Veterans In Print (VIP) training program.

Pinkerton has acquired Investigative Group International, Midwest operations.

Stein & Co. Marketing Communications and its Internet division, Digital Navigation LLC, were awarded three Business Marketing Association’s National Pro-Comm awards.