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For the Week of October 21st

Awards, Store Openings, Mergers/Acquisitions, Management Changes, Relocations, Obituary

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Management Changes:

Nike Inc. (Beaverton, Ore., athletic goods designer and retailer) has named Trevor Edwards corporate vp of global brand management. Edwards, a ten-year Nike veteran, is responsible for global functions of brand design, brand communications and the advanced concepts team. Joaquin Hidalgo has filled Edwards'former position as vp of U.S. brand management. Hidalgo, who has been with the company for 12 years, recently served as global brand director of football, Nike's soccer division. Don Remlinger has been promoted to the position of global brand director of football.

Parrot Jungle (Miami nature attraction park) has appointed Stephen Chait director of retail operations. Chait is responsible for management of the gift shops, formulation of pricing policies and merchandise selection and management of personnel. He most recently served as vp of operations with Starboard Cruises.

Howard Industries–Ballast Products Division (Laurel, Miss., electronic ballast designer) has hired Kevin Hughes as midwestern regional manager. Hughes's territory is North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Northern Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. Also, the company has named new manufacturer's representatives: Blanchard Associates, Ontario, Calif., will cover southern California and the Las Vegas area; Damin Sales, Edison, N.J., will be responsible for metro New York and northern New Jersey; Pollart Electrical Sales Inc., Gloucester City, N.J., will handle southern New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, northeast Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C.; Hodges Southwest Inc., Houston, will cover Texas; and Callas/Kingsley Electrical Sales, Wood Dale, Ill., will handle northern Illinois.

Store Openings:

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Lightology (Chicago lighting designer) announced the grand opening of the second and third floors at its new showroom, at 215 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60610.

Business Briefs:

North American Light Spectrum (Danbury, Conn., distribution and sales network for European manufacturers of architectural lighting) has announced new sales representatives for Italian lighting manufacturer Foscarini: Enterprise Lighting Sales Corp., New York, will cover Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Long Island and Westchester County; Ingrid Meyer & Associates Inc., Chicago, will represent Wisconsin, northern Illinois and northern Indiana; and Chris Stefani Associates, West Bloomfield, Mich., will handle Michigan.

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