POSITIONS TAKEN

Ted G. Bogusz, president, Beacon-National Insurance Associates.

Thomas E. Danson Jr. , part owner and chairman of the board, Moore & Williams Insurance.

Alex Davis Shaw, director of engineering, the City of Sarasota.

Michael H. Reynolds, senior vice president and private client advisor, The Private Bank of Bank of America.

Mike Ward, general manager of Tampa/Sarasota operations, MetroPCS Communications.

Jim Paulmann, vice president and corporate business unit leader for development planning and approvals, WilsonMiller.

Paul Ferrentino, vice president of commercial lending; Rod Hilton, vice president, credit department manager; Patricia Rhodes, vice president, branch coordinator and trainer; Paul Thatcher, senior vice president of commercial lending; Kathleen Ward, vice president of cash management and information technology, First State Bank.

F. Vern Dwight, vice president, credit administration manager, People's Community Bank.

Jennifer Saylor, vice president of sales and service, Regions Bank.

Felicia White, assistant vice president of marketing and corporate communications, Universal Insurance Company of North America.

Justin Scott, senior programmer and product engineer, GravityFree Web Design.

Josephine Jenkins, events manager, Sarasota Catering Company.

Bill Hoefer, Sarasota-Manatee area sales manager, US Home.

Bernard Haun, vice president of marketing and communications; Phil LeBlanc, franchise development manager, Signs Now.

Charles W. Parmelee, membership director, The Founders Club.

David Weigand, product manager for lighting management systems, Leviton.

Jo A. Woodworth, marketing director, referral program, Kanes of Sarasota.

Louise Lewis, director of sales and marketing, Sandcastles of Sarasota.

Dr. Daniel Serpentelli III, chiropractic physician, Integrated Healing Arts.

Brian Henderson, director of golf, The Ritz-Carlton Members Golf Club, Sarasota.

ACCOLADES

The winners of Sarasota's Economic Development Corporation's 2005 Excellence in Industry Awards are: Waterford Companies, Industry of the Year; Florikan E.S.A. , Manufacturer of the Year; The ADP Group, Service Company of the Year; and JCR Systems, Technology Company of the Year.

The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce was named one of the top three chambers in the nation for dues by the American Chamber of Commerce Executives Association.

Sarasota County Commissioner David Mills was named chair of the economic development community subcommittee and the economic development steering committee of the National Association of Counties.

The new executive officers of The Sarasota Convention & Visitors Bureau's board of directors are: James McManemon, president; Sharon Cunningham, immediate past president; Mohammad Gharavi, vice president; and Craig Holt, secretary/treasurer.

Northern Trust Corporation was named one of the nation's 100 best companies for working mothers by Working Mother magazine.

Blythe McDonough of Wyman Plumbing received the Workforce Leadership Award from the Suncoast Workforce Board.

Carlson Studio Architecture's design for the Twin Lakes Park Office Complex is featured in the national manual Advanced Energy Design Guide for Small Office Buildings.

Michael Saunders of Michael Saunders & Company donated $100,000 to USF Sarasota-Manatee's new campus center.

Michael J. Faehner was appointed to the board of directors of the Florida Bar Foundation.

Whole Foods Market's Sarasota store earned silver certification for energy and environmental design from the U.S. Green Building Council.

MOVING AND OPENING

Oliver Peoples opened an in-store boutique at IOPTICS, 446 Burns Court, Sarasota.

Robert Miller, C.P.A. and his staff merged with C.P.A. Associates.

U.S. Assets Group moved to 240 S. Pineapple Ave., Suite 400, Sarasota.

Busy B Concierge opened in Sarasota (941) 954-460.

CD Tradepost opened at 629 Cortez Road W., Bradenton.

The Mildred Moten-Golden Insurance Agency opened in Bradenton.