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November 25, 2008

Anonymous The Salem News Tue Nov 25, 2008, 10:15 AM EST

New businesses

Octagon Gallery, a new gallery featuring original artwork, will open this weekend at 584 Hale St. (Route 127) in Prides Crossing. Grand opening is Saturday, Nov. 29.

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The Reflective Designer, an interior design company, recently opened showroom spaces and a design studio at 19 N. Main St. in Middleton.

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Sityodtong Muay Thai School recently opened a branch at 126 Park St. in Beverly. Muay Thai is also known internationally as Thai boxing.

Milestones

Peace of Fitness personal fitness training has relocated to a space above The Russell Center for Chiropractic and Sports Medicine on Elliott Street in Beverly, where they will hold an open house on Wednesday, Dec. 10, from 4 to 7 p.m.

Giving

Ira Motor Group recently hosted an electronic recycling drive that collected hundreds of items and raised $4,000 for Danvers Public Schools technology departments.

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Children's Friend and Family Services in Salem recently received a grant from the Verizon Foundation to help fund senior staff training for "The Incredible Years," a Parent Training Series.

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Shawn Seaman has been promoted to project executive at William A. Berry and Son, a construction management company in Danvers.

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Wendi Goldsmith, president and founder of The Bioengineering Group in Salem, was appointed to a three-year term on the National Women's Business Council.

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Steven Wollman of Peabody, a partner at Davids and Wollman in Swampscott, was appointed chairman of the Massachusetts Bar Association's Individual Rights and Responsibilities Section for the 2008-09 year.

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Elaine Clarke of Salem, who works for Sagan Realtors, successfully completed the Massachusetts Association of Realtors' Realtor Institute program.

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Tammy Weiss. an aquatic therapist and physical therapy assistant for massage, and Nanda Miccoli, a Reiki master, were recently hired at Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Specialists of Peabody.

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Fidelity: 401(k) balances little changed over 2011

Workers stashed money away in their 401(k) retirement plans at a faster clip last year but didn't get an immediate reward for their savings strategy. Fidelity Investments, the nation's biggest 401(k) administrator, says the average account balance was essentially unchanged in 2011, compared with 2010.
Tourism Trends

Even a region as beautiful and interesting as the North Shore can't sell itself.
That's why it was good for local businesses to learn, at last Friday's tourism summit at the Peabody Marriott, that the North of Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau has recovered from recent economic challenges and found new ways to promote Essex County as a tourist destination.
New studio space builds on Beverly's reputation as artist destination

BEVERLY — Jesse Chamberlain, 30, is a Salem jeweler who specializes in creating wedding bands and engagement rings. Though she previously worked in Lynn, she saw an opening on Craigslist for a new studio space in Beverly, and last week moved her tools to a newly remodeled studio at Porter Mill.

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Chamber to host Beverly Business Awards

BEVERLY — The Beverly Chamber of Commerce has a new executive director, a new office and a new event that will recognize some of the city's top businesses and business people.
The Beverly Business Awards will be held tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. at the Danversport Yacht Club in Danvers. The evening will include the announcement of winners in six categories: Businessperson of the Year, Corporate Citizen of the Year, Large Business of the Year, Small Business of the Year, Family business of the Year and Young Entrepreneur of the Year.
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