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ARKANSASLittle Rock Parks and Recreation has chosen Stone & Ward, Little Rock, to assist in marketing projects related to recreational promotions, environmental improvements and community health.TEXASStuart Bacon Advertising & Public Relations, Fort Worth, has been selected by Hillwood, the developer of Alliance*Texas, to design and produce two quarterly newsletters, Alliance World and The Ranch Journal. The former's 13,000 circulation includes current and prospective Alliance corporate residents, vendors, suppliers, local government officials and the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce. The latter informs residents of Westlake about the progress of Circle T Ranch, Hillwood's 2,500-acre, mixed-use community.Payne Advertising, Fort Worth, has completed a multimedia presentation that will be used statewide to educate the public about the services offered by the American Cancer Society. Art director Kim Horn received an award from the society in recognition of her commitment to the fight against cancer and her creative work.Houston-based Vollmer has been tapped by Norwood Promotional Products, Austin, and Elite Logistics, Freeport, to provide branding strategy, public relations and marketing support. Combined billings for the accounts is more than $750,000. In addition, Vollmer has been hired by e-business solutions provider FuelQuest.com, petroleum marketing and distribution company FuelOne, both Houston, and Dallas energy consulting firm Muse, Stancil & Co. These three accounts bill a total of about $500,000.Bates Churchill Public Relations, Houston, has been retained by Greystone Communities of Irving, in partnership with Westport Senior Living, to promote The Buckingham, an $87 million, 17-acre residential development in Houston.EarthSports.com, San Diego, has hired Global Productions, Houston, to handle marketing and public relations for its product introduction and Web site launch.BSMG Worldwide/Southwest, Irving, has been tapped by Plano's HomeLoan.com, a Web platform designed to streamline the mortgage process for consumers. The venue is integrated with HomeLoan.net, the company's business-to-business Web site.Austin-based mc2Creative has been chosen to redesign the Web site of Retama Park racetrack, San Antonio. The site will serve as an information resource for the racing enthusiast as well as a window into the sport for beginners.SCA Promotions, Dallas, has signed a distribution deal with Kingsmen International, a design and production group based in Singapore.Irving-based DSI Consulting, an information technology solutions company, has selected Witherspoon Advertising and Public Relations, Fort Worth, to implement an e-commerce direct marketing campaign. The agency has also been recruited by TNP Enterprises, Fort Worth, to redesign the Web site of subsidiary Texas-New Mexico Power Company.Vectris Communications, an Austin-based telecommunications firm, has engaged Staats Falkenberg & Partners, Austin, to handle its advertising and marketing programs. Vectris provides Internet and data networking solutions to businesses and consumers in secondary markets throughout the Central and Southwest U.S. The Beaird Agency has won two accounts involving North Dallas real estate developments—3001 Knox and Mockingbird Station. The Dallas shop will create the logo, Web site, collateral package and marketing programs for 3001 Knox, an office tower being developed by Means-Knauss, St. Joe and Lachlan Alliance, all located in Dallas. The agency will also produce the logo, Web site, collateral materials, and outdoor and print ads for the Mockingbird Station scheme being developed by Ken Hughes of United Commercial Realty, in conjunction with Simpson Housing Ltd. Partnership, both Dallas.Maverick Advertising & Public Relations received six gold, two silver and two bronze awards at the annual All-Industry Marketing competition held at the All-Industry Conference in Tuscon, Ariz. The AIM awards, sponsored by the Western and English Manufacturing Association and the Western/English Retailer's Association, were presented to the Fort Worth agency for advertising and public relations work for clients such as Ariat International, based in San Carlos, Calif.; Archer Daniels Midland Co. of Quincy, Ill.; Hart Trailer Co. in Chickasha, Okla.; Bailey Hats, located in Fort Worth; and the Single- Action Shooting Society in Yorba Linda, Calif. Agency president John Arend was elected to chair next year's conference, which will be held in Stuart, Fla.Shirley Ward, president and chief executive officer Ward Communications in Dallas, received the Star Award from the American Women in Radio and Television at the national convention held in Los Angeles. Ward received the honor in the allied fields category for her work in the broadcast arena and her activities on behalf of the issues and concerns of women in radio, television, cable and related industries.Freed Advertising, Sugar Land, has won the $1 million account of Sienna Plantation, a 20,000-home, master-planned community in Fort Bend County being developed by Houston-based Sienna/Johnson Development. The account was previously held by Fogarty Klein Monroe, Houston.The Griffin Group, Lubbock, created the logo for the Vatican Museum's "Traditions and Renewal" exhibit, which is being showcased exclusively at Texas Tech University Museum, Lubbock. The logo is the product of the agency's creative team led by president Rusty Griffin and creative director Robert McSpadden.Sharing Technologies, an international software company that is headquartered in France, has deployed the first phase of a product identity and sales collateral program developed by Marc English Design, Austin. The client, which has offices in Washington, Montreal, London, Paris and Munich, designs, develops and supports software programs.The City of Bedford chose Hill & Company to help promote its annual Labor Day BluesFest outdoor music festival. The free festival featured national, regional and local blues talent. The Bedford-based agency worked with the city and corporate sponsors to promote the event.Murray Brown Creative Group, Fort Worth, has been hired by Radio Shack Corp. to create a historical profile reflecting the company's 90-year history. The marketing piece will portray the Fort Worth company's roots, roles in the city and the U.S., as well as its impact on the electronics industry worldwide.

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