Startup Radio Show The Takeaway Recreated the Morning Edition Aug 10, 2008
Instead, following the design firm Ideo's guidelines, the team encouraged wild ideas while deferring judgment. The result of all that foment debuted at the end of April. (FastCompany)
Stadium drive development needs more tenants/Financing depends on signing up more businesses for commercial strip on site of Wayside West Aug 9, 2008
Kzoo Site is working with design firm NeumannSmith Architecture, of Southfield, and is still looking to hire a construction company. INSIDE BUSINESS. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
New publication will highlight local artists, art community Aug 9, 2008
Design firm lands big tech client; new community paper launches. Sacramento Business Journal - by Staff writer. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
Clothes designer expands with plus-size deals Aug 9, 2008
Bentley launched her home-based design firm in 2001 with husband Russell, a petroleum engineer. She spent the previous 25 years as a fashion consultant, including a stint as 5th Avenue Style Director at Saks Fifth Avenue, and was finding no clothes for women with curves. (Houston Business Journal, TX)
New Dominion owners decide it's mainly about the marketing Aug 9, 2008
Ltd. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc., said his retail strategy and design firm looked closely at the Dominion brand's existing image. "Dominion did have that trust and heritage. It had been a great brand but it was tired. They recognized that. They felt they could improve on it. And though it would be by and large a name change, they could also demonstrate changes that would make it better," Watt said. (Toronto Star)
Andrea Pininfarina, 51; led car design firm Aug 8, 2008
Andrea Pininfarina, chief executive of the famed Italian car design firm Pininfarina SpA, recently posed next to the Ferrari P4/5 ... MILAN - Andrea Pininfarina, chief executive of the family Italian car design firm that counts Ferraris and Alfa Romeos among its creations, died yesterday in an accident near the northern city of Turin, reports said. (Boston Globe)
HD Boutique Heats Up Miami's Design Scene on September 17 & 18 Aug 8, 2008
More than 4,000 registered attendees including design firms, hotel owners, purchasers, architects and restaurateurs will conduct business and interact with some of the most innovative and influential heavyweights in hospitality design who present the latest products and trends in the marketplace. In fact, more than 700 leading manufacturers, suppliers and artisans are scheduled to showcase at the exposition taking inspiration from the tropical Miami Beach setting, where breezy cabanas will line... (PR Newswire)
Soaring Inflation Pinches Small Business Owners Aug 8, 2008
a suburb of Detroit, said her business has improved because she charges less than some major design firms. She said her expenses have hardly gone up at all. (Fox News)
CEO Of Famed Italian Car Design Firm Dies In Crash Aug 8, 2008
MILAN, Italy -- , chief executive of the family Italian car design firm that counts Ferraris, Maseratis and among its creations, died Thursday in an accident near the northern city of , reports said. He was 51. (NBC4.tv, CA)
Reborn - Façade improvements praised as town looks to streetscape Aug 8, 2008
com), an engineering and design firm, has been hired to prepare the final design and construction plans for Phase One of the streetscape. The $152,000 cost of the plan and construction documents is being funded through $1,250,000 in Small Town Economic Assistance Program grants received by the town over the past three years. (Rocky Hill Post, CT)
Donation stirs ethics question Aug 7, 2008
In 2005, tensions flared between them after Guines accused Dickinson -- then the board's chairwoman -- of having a conflict of interest because her then-husband's business was listed as Stresing's landscaper when Stresing was competing against three other design firms to land a district project. Guines also pointed out that Dickinson Consulting, Inc. worked for Gibraltar Design, the architectural firm the board hired to design Matanzas High School. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Chief executive of Pininfarina dies in accident Aug 7, 2008
The Italian industry federation Confindustria says the head of the famed Italian design firm Pininfarina has died in a motorcycle accident. A spokeswoman for the industry lobby said that 51-year-old Andrea Pininfarina died in Thursday morning in the northern city of Turin. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Rants and Raves Aug 7, 2008
Decision makers include an Albuquerque builder, an out-of-state corporate entity, a Rio Rancho law firm, an Albuquerque design firm, a Santa Fe resident, and a not-for-profit corporation that pays its CEO very well. It s good regional neighborliness that lets the City of Rio Rancho pay for all. (Rio Rancho Observer, NM)
Monster of Oakland Hills awaits players at PGA Championship Aug 6, 2008
He started his design firm n 1974. "All I learned about designing courses was taught to me by Dad," he says. (USA Today -- Sports)
Got tee time? New course set to open Aug 6, 2008
The new nine holes were designed by Donald J. Knott, the lead architect when the Robert Trent Jones Jr. design firm redesigned Sun Valley's original 18 holes. Sun Valley plans to add nine more holes near the historic Trail Creek Cabin, pending a land exchange with the Forest Service. (Wood River Journal, ID)
Adding 54 jobs is worth $500K to Rapid Web Aug 6, 2008
The St. Petersburg company offers Web hosting with fourth-generation plug-and-play Web site management that it wholesales to design firms. Rapid Web also markets e-commerce applications, Web site security and search engine optimization. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
Chester stadium designers named Aug 6, 2008
will lead the design and construction of the $115 million stadium situated along the waterfront in Chester. The multi-purpose stadium will be home to the MLS Philadelphia team making its debut in 2010. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
Neighborhood bars become local fixtures after decades of existence Aug 6, 2008
The photographs on the wall aren t imitations, created by a design firm to give the place that generic neighborhood feel. They re Polaroids of real patrons. (Louisville Business First, KY)
Beach plans new police station Colonial Beach hopes to build new police station in first phase of $7.5 million municipal complex Aug 5, 2008
5 million municipal complex on an eight-acre lot between Colonial Avenue and Monroe Bay, a design firm told the Town Council last week ... The 2,500-square building lacks parking, accessibility for disabled persons and space for dispatchers, officer work stations, meetings and storage, said Carol Rizzio of Land Studio PC, a Norfolk design firm. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Key to Biz Success: The Conference Table? Aug 5, 2008
director of workplace research for Knoll, Inc., a furniture design firm. O'Neill says the beginning of the Paris Peace Talks to resolve the Vietnam War (1968) were stalled for months when United States, North Vietnamese, and South Vietnamese leaders couldn't decide who should sit at the ends of a rectangular table. (ABC News -- Business)
Midtown company 'designs' the Olympics Aug 5, 2008
Brad Copeland, president and CEO of Midtown brand design firm Iconologic, received a call in 1988 from a client who said Atlanta lawyer Billy Payne needed an Olympic-themed poster developed in a day. Payne was pitching Atlanta as the Summer Games' host city, a far-fetched idea at the time. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
AIGA Houston Honors Paula Savage Hansen as Its 2008 Fellow, Hines to Receive Houston 2008 Corporate Leadership Award Aug 5, 2008
Hansen is a past AIGA Texas Board Member and President and most recently served on the national board of directors for the Association of Professional Design Firms. Hansen has played an instrumental role in establishing a strong reputation for Houston design and mentoring the next generation of design leadership. (Primezone Releases)
Advertising pros go independent, escape from corporate grind Aug 2, 2008
Hunter has strategic relationships with public relations and graphic design firms. Ed Ethridge tapped eight years as a design supervisor for in Fort Lauderdale to open his post-production shop in Hollywood in July. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
More of this story Aug 2, 2008
Los Angeles-based architecture and design firm Rios Clementi Hale Studios led the team of contractors, consultants and acousticians who renovated the 1967 venue. One of the least visible, but sure to be most noticeable changes, is in the acoustics, said Jennifer Reynolds, a senior associate at the firm. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
St. Mary's selects architect for new hospital (7) Aug 1, 2008
The Lawrence Group, headquartered in St. Louis, is one of the largest international building, architectural, planning and design firms in St. Louis. It will be the lead architect on the St. Mary's project. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Made of plastic, it's fantastic Jul 31, 2008
Produced by Italian design firm Kartell, the Mr. Impossible Chair is Starck's latest polycarbonate wonder: an ethereal, colored shell seamlessly constructed via laser technology. The piece, a standout at both the 2007 International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York and this year's Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan, finally made its commercial debut in May - to the elation of Starck devotees everywhere. (Boston Globe)
Cleveland contractor pleads guilty over bribes Jul 31, 2008
Randall Gordon, 67, onetime head of the Collins Gordon Bostwick design firm in Cleveland, pleaded guilty last year to charges of theft, conspiracy and tampering with records. He paid restitution of $420,000. (Cleveland.com)
AT TAHOE, WHAT'S INSIDE IS ALL ABOUT THE OUTSIDE Jul 31, 2008
"The antlers, the bears, it's all very cute for a while, and then it becomes very old very quickly," said Cathy Nason, whose Spirit Interior Design firm was chosen to do last year's Sunset Magazine Idea House at Gray's Crossing. "I work with so many people who have so much stuff yet are unhappy, so I work with them to shift the energy of a home to being more of a sanctuary.". (San Francisco Chronicle)
Baseball stadium plans revealed Jul 30, 2008
Jonathan Cole, co-owner of the Kansas City-based design firm Pendulum Studio, said the multipurpose stadium will offer something for everyone. One of the things that we really looked for in this project was to create a community green space, Cole said. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Putting more green into the asphalt jungle: Former resident helps nurture nature within cities (7) Jul 30, 2008
Landworks is a prize-winning design firm at the forefront of what Gordy refers to as green infrastructure. Gordy, 39, is the son of Ron and Joyce Gordy of Muscatine. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
City will hear about downtown guidelines Jul 30, 2008
The workshop with the Orlando design firm of Glatting Jackson is scheduled to take place before the 7 p.m. City Council meeting ... When it was presented, the design firm had suggested the city establish a Downtown Business District Zoning Overlay, a set of development guidelines on building design, scale and mass, density, lot coverage, setbacks, parking, landscaping, signs and fencing. (Florida Times-Union)
Networking dads Jul 29, 2008
Now hes also an owner of a graphic design firm thats involved with. The site went live, appropriately, on Fathers Day, offering a social networking site to exchange information and ideas, combined with advice on everything from to how to braid your daughters hair to getting back in the dating game. (North County Times)
Fire-Down Graphics of Monroe keeps fast company Jul 28, 2008
Cain was working at an industrial design firm in Everett when he got Anderson's plea for help. With just a little more a month to go before the start of the racing season and orders pouring in, Cain began to spend more and more time away from his regular job helping Anderson. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Movers & Shakers (July 28) Jul 28, 2008
Beth is owner and principal of Beth Young Garden Design, LLC, a residential landscape design firm, and Young Associates LLC Land Design Services. n. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Port Authority averts work stoppage until at least early September Jul 26, 2008
5 million was approved for design firm , for additional design and construction work. Reader Comments. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Bike-theft saga takes a turn toward the strange Jul 25, 2008
During their search of the house, police found marijuana and cocaine, in both crack and powdered form, and a computer that had been reported stolen from a graphic design firm. The charges against Ms. Chung, all possession-related, pertain only to those items. (Globe and Mail)
Pune Billionaire Challenges GE as Wind Power Sales Turn on Cracked Blades Jul 25, 2008
At that point, Suzlon had only dipped its toe into much larger overseas markets, working with DanMar & Associates on a wind farm in Minnesota, starting a rotor blade research center in the Netherlands and opening a turbine design firm in Germany, the world leader in installations. To compete with global heavyweights such as Vestas, Suzlon needed money and brand exposure. (Bloomberg)
Fayed strikes oil in the high court Jul 25, 2008
busy, dynamic and vibrant design firm is looking f. 20k - 25k pa. (guardian.co.uk)
Carvel's impact on Milan to be discussed in-depth Jul 25, 2008
Felson is director of ecological design with EDAW, a design firm with offices worldwide. Felson will be working with developers with the goal of designing a plan that works for developers while addressing the environmental, social and cultural concerns of the community, Daniel Stone, an engineer with The Chazen Companies, has said. (Pine Plains Register Herald, NY)
Lake Project moves on to the next step Jul 24, 2008
One of those steps was hiring EDAW, an international design firm, to design the Lake Project's interim master plan. According to EDAW's website they offer many services such as landscape architecture, urban design and revitalization, community planning, ecological and environmental sciences, resources management planning, environmental impact assessment and permitting, economics and applied social science and information technology. (Choctaw Plaindealer, MS)
3 Advertising, ABQ The Mag become roommates Jul 24, 2008
3 Advertising is a full-service advertising and design firm. Its previous headquarters was at 8220 La Mirada Pl. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
Shining a green light on winners Jul 24, 2008
Book ends: Fuse Project, the award-winning industrial design firm started by Yves Bhar in San Francisco, has just opened a New York office in a space shared with rising star British architect David Adjaye, who is known for avant-garde designs in London. His first North American museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver, opened last year. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Boeing to buy aircraft design firm Jul 23, 2008
Top Finance Headlines. Top Government Headlines. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Smart Growth District planned for downtown Jul 23, 2008
Town officials are working with Housing Partners, Inc., a national affordable housing consulting firm based in Watertown, and Abacus Architects and Planners, a design firm based in Boston, to develop the district, which would include 500 housing units about 25 percent of them deemed affordable housing. The idea of a Smart Growth District in downtown is born out of the community s interest and economic revitalization of downtown, Kowalski said, adding that participants at February s World Caf. (Reading Advocate, MA)
AuSable okays design for ‘wayfinding’ signs Jul 23, 2008
She added that the design firm would incorporate the psychology of signage, along with the specific attractions of the area, as well as providing the nuts and bolts engineering of the actual signs and locations for placement ... She also pointed out that Oscoda Township has tried various types of signage over the past 15 years and now is considering joining with AuSable to hire the same professional design firm. (Oscoda Press, MI)
Going against the grain in an uncertain economy Jul 23, 2008
Anita Lang, principal at design firm Interior Motives, in Scottsdale, Ariz. said clients are increasingly drawn to the idea of outfitting a home or business with something than can be reused. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
To create demand, follow five key rules, without fail Jul 23, 2008
Steve Polo, chief executive officer of design firm OPX, knew that a change was necessary, but not because his business was struggling. Quite the opposite. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Whipsaw Wins Four IDEA Awards Jul 22, 2008
July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Whipsaw Inc., a design firm specializing in creating innovative products and brand experiences, announced the winning of four Industrial Design Excellence Awards (sponsored by IDSA and Business Week magazine). The four winners created by Whipsaw are the Adiri Natural Nurser baby bottle (Gold Award), the Eton FR Series emergency eco-radios (Silver), the Roku SoundBridge music player (Silver) and the Topcon GPS receiver (Silver). (PR Newswire)
Designers add green touch to styling Jul 22, 2008
Emmanuel Plat, president of ConranUSA, is excited about the technology used by a Swedish design firm called Front. "An artist uses a special pen to sketch her design in the air she can't even see what she's drawing," he said. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Civil rights museum picks exhibit design firm Jul 22, 2008
A national design firm has been selected as the master planning and exhibition firm for the Atlanta s proposed Center for Civil and Human Rights. Gallagher & Associates, which is based in Bethesda, Md. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Linux set to make mobile splash Jul 22, 2008
He was followed by Jason Grigsby, Web strategist at mobile and Web design firm Cloud Four, who emphasized the coming influence of the mobile Web but countered that developers are not ready for it. Zemlin said Linux has emerged as a primary platform, even on the desktop, but it has also spread to devices such as gas pumps and medical equipment. (Computerworld)
KL&A builds on innovation Jul 21, 2008
So it makes sense that when their diverse perspectives came together to form an engineering and design firm in 1994, they did it with a slightly different approach. We re really trying to integrate a lot of elements in what is normally a very fractured industry, Kingsley said. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Cutouts: Create art for the home Jul 20, 2008
Design firm orange22's founder Dario Antonioni sees the technology as an efficient way to produce new furniture. His Botanist series of steel tables and benches are produced in three sizes. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Charities fear drop in donations Jul 20, 2008
Annemarie Clark, who works at a San Francisco graphic design firm, said the only way to maintain her past levels of charitable donations was to cut expenses. Ms. Clark decided she would cut her personal shopper and nix a planned trip to New York. (The Augusta Chronicle)
BusinessWeek Announces Winners of 2008 International Design Excellence Awards Jul 18, 2008
Decathlon tops list of corporations with six awards; IDEO receives 7 awards in the design firms category NEW YORK, July 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The Balance Sport Wheelchair, fuseproject's One Laptop Per Child XO Laptop and frog design's LED light bulb were among the winners of the 2008 International Design Excellence Awards ... The top winners of the 2008 International Design Excellence Awards are: Design Firms Awards Gold Silver Bronze Total IDEO 1 4 2 7 fuseproject 2 2 1 5 Whipsaw 1 3 4 ZIBA 1 3 4... (PR Newswire)
BUSINESS BRIEFCASE Jul 18, 2008
Following college, Wiemer worked at a Minneapolis design firm. Three years later, in 1989 he began his freelance career. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Lighting the way Jul 18, 2008
Lighting design firms such as Mendrala's KL Lighting Studios give architects and designers objective advice on lighting. Such firms are rare outside the largest cities, differing from consulting light fixture salesmen who push their companies' brands. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
Black Bear Inn Jul 18, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008. Massive log beams support a cathedral ceiling, and a 34-foot river rock fireplace stretches all the way to the top, complete with a mounted elk. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Moratorium hearing set Jul 18, 2008
Felson is the director of ecological design with EDAW, a design firm with offices worldwide. "This will be a continued presentation by the consultant. They asked for a block of time to talk. I'm anxious to see it," said Bartles. (Pine Plains Register Herald, NY)
Nonprofits fear disappearing donations Jul 18, 2008
Annemarie Clark, who works at a San Francisco graphic design firm, said the only way for her to maintain her past levels of charitable donations was to cut back on personal expenses like clothes and travel. Clark decided she would cut her personal shopper and nix a planned trip to New York. (The Trentonian, NJ)
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Taylor Daily Press: TISD taps high school design firm ... TISD taps high school design firm. (Taylor Daily Press, TX)
AZCAR and Shotoku Announce Strategic Alliance Jul 17, 2008
Established in 1941 as an engineering design firm specializing in unique machines, Shotoku maintains headquarters in Japan and operates offices in Staines, UK and Irvine, CA. For further information. AZCAR is an independent broadcast and multimedia professional services organization offering a wide range of innovative digital media solutions to broadcast, and media companies, as well as non-profit organizations, government, and multi-purpose sports and entertainment venues. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Tie one on for a good cause Jul 17, 2008
Creativille, a boutique design firm in Edwardsville, Ill. designed the 200-page catalog for the latest exhibit at the in Springfield, Ill. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Mortensen sees human side of business Jul 17, 2008
Age: 40Hometown: Born and raised in Milwaukee; current resident of Elm GroveEducation: Bachelor of science degree, human resources, Marquette UniversityFamily: Husband, Michael Mortensen, a graphic design firm owner. Reader Comments. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Apple's iPhone 3G battery good for about 3.5 hours of browsing Jul 17, 2008
Apple recently boutique microprocessor design firm PA Semi for $278 million and plans to use the assets acquired in that deal to help it design to power future iPhones and iPods. Filed under. (Apple Insider, VA)
