For the Week of July 26th

Management Changes:

Pacific Media Associates (Menlo Park, Calif., information firm specializing in the large-screen displays business) has hired Alfred Poor as a senior research associate.

GVA Williams (Stamford, Conn., realty services firm) announced that Jacqueline Pinyan-Durels has joined the firm as vp.

Business Briefs:

Nanonation Inc. (Lincoln, Neb., software developer) is providing the software platform for kiosks produced by Sydney Point of Sale Products (SPOS, Sydney, Australia) that use Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. The kiosks, which will be marketed to retailers in Australia and New Zealand, enable customers to select a product from a shelf and get information about it on a display screen.

Midwest Fixture Group (MFG, Minneapolis) will change its name to FFr Inc., effective August 1. MFG was acquired by Cleveland-based FFr in 2003, and the name change marks the final phase of the two companies' integration.

Technical Glass Products (Kirkland, Wash.) has been named a new distributor for the Pilkington Profilit™ system in the U.S. The system uses self-supporting glass channels and extruded metal perimeter frames to create opaque walls, facades and partitions.

Awards:

Elkus|Manfredi Architects (Boston) announced that the State Street Financial Center it designed has been selected as one of the Best New Workplaces for 2005 by CoreNet Global New England.