For the Week of October 16th

Management Changes:

Permlight Products Inc. (Tustin, Calif., manufacturer of LED lighting systems) has named Fernando Lynch president and ceo.

InteliCoat Technologies® (South Hadley, Mass., manufacturer of coated paper, film and specialty substrates for imaging and electronic technologies) has hired Cindy Coughlin as product manager, digital imaging.

Bandit Lites Inc. (Knoxville, Tenn., provider of entertainment lighting) has appointed Lester Cobrin chief executive, U.K. and European operations.

Merger/Acquisition:

Immedia Inc. (Minneapolis p-o-p advertising company) has acquired most assets of Allied Plastics (Minneapolis custom plastic display manufacturer).

Relocation:

WD Partners to 7007 Discovery Blvd., Dublin, OH 43017. Phone: 614-634-7000.

Store Opening:

Brastraps.com (Fort Lauderdale, Fla., bra strap manufacturer) opened its second kiosk location, at the Town Center Mall in Boca Raton, Fla.

Business Briefs:

Fleetwood Fixtures (Leesport, Pa., fixture manufacturer) has opened an office in Chicago for its Creative Services Group at 848 W. Eastman, Ste. 206, Chicago, IL 60622. Phone: 312-640-1606.

W2 Architectural Lighting (Garden City, N.Y., lighting provider) has launched a new web site: www.w2lighting.com. The company is a division of

The CBX Worldwide Partnership (New York brand strategy and design consultancy) has partnered with Kotler Marketing Group China (Washington, D.C., marketing consultancy) to assist companies with their branding efforts in China.

The Cooley Group (Pawtucket, R.I., manufacturer of polymer materials) has announced a partnership with CeeLite (Blue Bell, Pa.-based manufacturer of light-emitting capacitor (LEC) technology) to develop new backlit products as an extension of the Cooley-Brite® line.

Norclair (Boucherville, Que., fixture manufacturer) manufactured and installed fixtures for Holt Renfrew’s Montreal location that opened in late September. The company will also provide fixtures for the Vancouver store, scheduled to open in the spring of 2007.