• Modern Healthcare has awarded La Grange-based SPM Marketing & Communications “Agency of the Year” for its Healthcare Marketing IMPACT Awards, in conjunction with its sister publication Advertising Age. The IMPACT Awards recognize healthcare’s best advertising, marketing, promotion and communication campaigns on and across all media platforms.
• Goldfish Swim School, a leading water safety and swim lesson school offering infant and child swim lessons, is pleased to announce the opening of its newest Chicago-area location in Burr Ridge. Illinois. Goldfish Swim School provides swim instruction to children ages 4 months to 12 years-old in a unique setting with highly trained instructors, small class sizes (max 4:1 student to teacher ratio), warm 90-degree pools, and a state-of-the-art water purification system. In addition to swim lessons, Goldfish Swim School Burr Ridge also offers weekly Family Swims and birthday party packages.
• KemperLesnik, a leading public relations, sports marketing and events management agency, today announced the promotion of Mark Starsiak to director of event operations, effective immediately. In this newly created role, Starsiak will oversee an events team that is responsible for such national brands as the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational, CBS SPORTS Classic, Chicago Elite Classic and McDonald’s All American Games. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University and a master’s degree in sports administration from Northwestern University.
• CONLON/Christie’s International Real Estate hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony Oct. 23 to commemorate the opening of the Chicago luxury brokerage’s new Hinsdale office. The opening of the Hinsdale office is part of a push by CONLON/Christie’s to expand outside Chicago, where it’s built a sterling reputation for representing buyers and sellers of some of the city’s most expensive homes.
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