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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

Barely known one year ago, Intranets are sprouting throughout corporate America, transforming the employee communications function. The internal-access-only Internet sites quickly are on their way to becoming the primary channel for employee communications. In the… Continued

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

International Business Machines Corp.’s PR department collected a “big blue” ribbon, taking top honors in the annual public relations program awards competition of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). IBM’s World Wide Web-based communications… Continued

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