Business Briefs
Published May 2nd, 2008
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Steve Lieber, Director of Operations, Coal Mine Pizza has signed a multi-year deal with GR Restaurant Management, LLC. Founded by Boca Raton-based entrepreneur Gary Rack, the GR Restaurant Management Group, LLC currently operates the Coal Mine Pizza located in Royal Palm Plaza in Boca Raton.
Boca Raton resident and attorney Lynn A. Gross has been named an associate with Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP, and working in the firm’s West Palm Beach office. Prior to joining Buckingham, Gross was an Associate at Roetzel & Andress in Cleveland, Ohio.Gross is admitted to practice law in Florida and Ohio. She has been listed as an Ohio Super Lawyer - Rising Star™ for Labor and Employment Law (2005-2007). Gross received her J.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law (2000). In addition, she earned her B.A. in Social Relations from the Michigan State University (1997). She also studied public policy programs abroad at Cambridge University, U.K. and the University of New South Wales, Australia.
ServiceOne Consulting, LLC, of Palm Beach Gardens has announced an affiliation with AT&T for domestic and international customers. The firm is a member of the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce.
Office Depot's Chairman and CEO Steve Odland will be a featured participant in the 2008 National Summit on American Competitiveness. Prior to joining the Boca Raton-based Office Depot, Odland served as CEO/President of AutoZone and Chief Operating Officer of Ahold USA, Inc. During those tenures, he was chairman of the Business Roundtable’s Corporate Governance Task Force and was named top new CEO in 2002 by Bloomberg Markets Magazine.
Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate announced that it maintained its lead as top real estate brokerage in Florida according to a recently released industry report, REAL Trends 500. According to the report, if Florida-based Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate’s sales volume and sides were ranked independently of parent company, NRT, the company would rank 6th in the nation in sales volume ($11.25 billion) and closed transaction sides (27,751). Locally, the firm closed over $1.6 billion in sales volume and 4,311 transaction sides.
The Adolph & Rose Levis Jewish Community Center has announced that Cindy Bergman has been named Financial Resource Development Director for the agency. In her new role, Ms. Bergman will supervise all of Levis JCC’s fundraising efforts with an overall goal to enhance and grow its current programs. Additionally, Ms. Bergman will oversee the agency’s marketing and communications.
Prior to joining the Levis JCC, Ms. Bergman served as Director of Institutional Advancement for the Hillel Day School of Boca Raton. Before that, she worked at the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County as Vice President of Campaigns. During her tenure there she directed some of the organization’s major fundraising projects, including its Country Club campaigns, Major Gifts, Woman’s Division, Young Adult Division, Super Sunday, Operation Exodus and Mission 501; Ms. Bergman has also worked at the UJA-Federation of New York.
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