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For the Week of September 6th

Leggett & Platt names executives; Callison relocates offices in New York and Shanghai; retail plaza opens in the Bronx

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Management Changes:


Leggett & Platt Store Fixtures Group (Niles, Ill., manufacturer) has promoted Bill Delaney to vp, business development, and hired Robert Zipperer as vp, enterprise accounts.

Shopko Stores Inc. (Green Bay, Wis.) has named Jeffrey Herkert director, application and integration services; Rick Baranczyk, director, planning & replenishment for its ShopKo division; and Susan Nelson-McNerney, director, photo studio and digital production for the ShopKo unit.

Cubellis Associates Inc (Boston design and engineering services firm) has hired Gregory Ninow as principal-in-charge of its office in Portland, Maine.

Fifth Floor (Bellevue, Wash., design firm) has hired Paul Biondolillo, senior project manager, and Margo Sepanski, senior designer.

Interbrand (New York branding consultancy) has named Werner Domittner managing director of its Cincinnati office. Domittner succeeds Dave Forsthoefel, who has been named chairman.

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Relocations:


Callison Architecture Inc. (Seattle design firm) has moved its New York office to 80 W. 40th St., 7th floor, New York, NY 10018. Phone: 212-354-9240; fax: 212-354-9253. Also, Callison's Shanghai office has moved to the Hong Kong New World Tower, 47th floor, Suite 1, 300 Huaihai Zhong Road, Shanghai, China 200021. Phone: 86-21-5116-2808; fax: 86-21-5116-2966.

Concept Designs Inc. (Palo Alto, Calif., provider of retail displays) to 981 Commercial St., Palo Alto CA 94303. Phone: 650-213-9900; fax: 650-213-9902.


Store Openings/Contracts:


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Kingsbridge Associates LLC (New York real estate developer) has opened the 235,000-square-foot River Plaza in the Bronx, N.Y. The retail complex is anchored by a 130,000-square-foot Target and a 35,000-square-foot Marshall's.

Federated Department Stores (Cincinnati) commissioned The Echeverria Design Group (Coral Gables, Fla.) to provide architectural planning, interior design and documentation services to implement its “Home Reinvent Package” program throughout the housewares, decorative home and selected other departments of the Macy's West in Roseville, Calif.


Business Briefs:


Hanson Associates (Philadelphia brand identity and design firm) has created a new brand logo and affiliated exterior and interior architectural treatments for MAACO Enterprises (King of Prussia, Pa., chain of auto painting and repair shops).

Armstrong Ceilings (Lancaster, Pa., ceiling manufacturer) announced that its ceiling recycling program has diverted more than 20 million square feet of used acoustical ceiling tiles from landfills since the reclamation effort was launched five years ago.

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Wilsonart Intl. (Temple, Texas, manufacturer of decorative surfacing products) announced that its high-pressure decorative laminate has received the Greenguard Indoor Air Quality Certification from the Greenguard Environmental Institute™.

UltraForm System Cabinetry (Scottsville, N.Y., manufacturer of portable tradeshow cabinetry) has launched a web site at www.edisplays.biz that provides fixturing solutions for small- to mid-sized offices and retail stores.

Drytac Corp. (Richmond, Va., manufacturer and distributor of mounting, laminating and finishing materials) has been appointed exclusive distributor for McDonald Photo Products in the U.S. and Canada.


Awards:


Gamproducts Inc. (Los Angeles manufacturer of lighting and special effects) announced that company founder and president Joseph Tawil will receive an outstanding achievement award in engineering development from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for Blackwrap, a malleble aluminum foil with matte black coatings on both sides.

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