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For the Week of April 5th

Marco Design Group merges with Cubellis Associates Inc.; Federated and Echeverria Design team in Florida; Stylmark to celebrate 50th anniversary

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Management Changes:


ACS Architectural Construction Services Inc. (Atlanta architecture, store planning and construction management firm) has named Dennis Morganelli client manager for Belk Department Stores; David Reinstein construction project manager for the Victoria's Secret account; and Victor Schlager construction project manager for the Billabong account.

Integrated Design Group (Boston design and engineering firm) has appointed Robert Stein president. Stein is a co-founder of the year-old firm.

The Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA, Montreal architecture research center and museum) announced that director Nicholas Olsberg will retire, effective April 30. Phyllis Lambert, chair of CCA's board of trustees, will assume the directorship while a successor for Olsberg is sought.

Chicago Metallic Corp. (Chicago manufacturer of ceiling systems) has hired Doug Bernard to coordinate its sales team in Florida.

Universal Lighting Technologies (Nashville, Tenn., manufacturer of lighting ballasts and controls) has hired Tom Grantz as regional sales manager for the southern region and Glenn Mitchell as regional sales manager for the southeast region.

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Martin U.S. Architectural (Sunrise, Fla., lighting firm) has hired Bruno Silva as a technical sales specialist and appointed Jim Fuller southeast regional sales manager-entertainment, effective June 1.

CYRO Industries (Rockway, N.J., acrylic sheet products, molding and extrusion compound manufacturer) has appointed Steven Vaccaro marketing manager, sheet products.


Mergers/Acquisitions


Marco Design Group (Northville, Mich., retail design firm) has merged with Cubellis Associates Inc. (Boston architecture and engineering firm) and will operate as CubellisMarco.


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Relocations:


Comatec Inc. (Toronto manufacturer of the Eurotec retail fixture system) to 690 Garyray Dr., Weston, ON, Canada, M9L 1R3. Phone: 888-266-2832.


Store Openings/Contracts


Federated Department Stores (Cincinnati retailer) has hired Echeverria Design Group (Coral Gables, Fla., design firm) to provide architectural planning, interior design and documentation services for the renovation and combination of the Burdine and Macy's stores in the Aventura Mall in Aventura, Fla. The resulting Burdines-Macy's is slated to open this fall.

JHP (London design firm) has been commissioned by the Bank of Piraeus to design and brand a new city center development in Athens, Greece. The complex, to be called The Link, is slated to open in 2005 and will include retail, spas, restaurants and theaters.

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Business Briefs:


Stylmark Inc. (Minneapolis designer and manufacturer of aluminum and steel products for retail, hospitality, entertainment and other commercial environments) will celebrate its 50th anniversary in September. Founded in Ray Brink's garage in 1954, the company has grown to employ 150 and operates a 170,000-square-foot plant.

Junckers Hardwood Inc. (Anaheim, Calif., manufacturer and distributor of hardwood flooring) has named FSC Flooring Distributors its distributor in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri and Wisconsin; West Source Enterprises its agent in western Canada; and MacAllister & Associates Ltd. to service Arizona.

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