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Employee recognition has become a vital motivational tool for managers seeking to incentivize their staff and encourage more cooperation between individuals, departments and teams. As Bob Nelson, author of “1001 Ways to Reward Employees” (Workman… Continued

Jericho Names Five VPs Jericho Promotions, New York, promoted four staffers to vice president. Sherri Gilman, vice president, was promoted to senior vice president. She will continue to oversee the agency’s corporate division. Greg Mowery,… Continued

Travel Firm Offers Scholarship In recognition of its 10th anniversary working with the Aruba Tourism Authority, Lou Hammond & Associates Inc., New York, is offering a $1,000 scholarship for an Aruban student to study tourism… Continued

Ketchum Public Relations moved its Chicago office to 205 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 3400, Chicago, IL 60601, 312/228-6800.

Walt and Cheryl Klein, who founded Klein & Associates Inc. in 1981, have taken new titles at the Winston-Salem, N.C., firm. Walt Klein, formerly president, becomes CEO. Former Executive Vice President Cheryl Klein takes the… Continued

Five top managers at Orange County, Calif.-based Nelson Communications Group purchased a majority stake in the firm from its founder, Robert Nelson. By purchasing shares for an undisclosed price, the five executives become partners. Nelson… Continued

Shandwick International plc, London, last week announced that it had purchased a 40 percent stake in Corporate Voice Public Relations, a Shandwick affiliate firm in Bangalore, India. Commenting on the move, Shandwick Group’s chief executive,… Continued

Free banking, outreach programs are crux of campaign. For the past decade, Citibank FSB has tried in various marketing, public relations and educational campaigns to lure its customers away from the traditional bank teller to… Continued

June 20-21: Bureau of Business & Technology, “Writing Effective Speeches,” New York, 516/868-5757. June 20-21: Bureau of Business & Technology, “PR Strategies for Healthcare Providers,” New York, 516/868-5757. June 20-21: Bureau of Business & Technology,… Continued

Franklin Parisi, vice president of communication and corporate relations at Cowles Media Co., Minneapolis, received the “L.J. Hortin Distinguished Alumni Award” from the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. (Ohio… Continued