08/18/09 The Greenwich Briefing (Updated)

Comprehensive News Feed for Greenwich, CT.

• Singhs second at Met Golf Father-Son Championship
  posted on August 19, 2009 06:42:24 am
  Pravin and John Singh of Kutsher's Country Club tied for second place at the Metropolitan Golf Association's Father and Son Championship Monday at Tamarack Country Club in Greenwich, Conn.
• Becker Salon offers discount for tough times
  posted on August 19, 2009 02:53:20 am
  Becker Salon in Greenwich is doing its part this summer to lift workers' spirits during the gloomy economy by helping them look their best without breaking their banks.
• SYS Junior Squash Open
  posted on August 18, 2009 11:18:53 pm
  ... of Belle Mead, New Jersey, placed fourth. Camille Lanier, 15, of Washington D.C. won the girls under 19 crown over Greenwich, Connecticut's Claire Blumenthal in three straight games. Katherine Elliott-Moskwa of Princeton, New Jersey, placed third ...
• The Bruce Museum displays West African Gold from The Olga Hirshhorn Collection
  posted on August 18, 2009 05:09:07 pm
  The Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Connecticut, opens a second show this summer drawn from the collections of former Greenwich native Olga Hirshhorn entitled West African Gold from the Ivory Coast: The Olga Hirshhorn Collection , on view from Saturday, August 8, 2009, through Sunday, November 8, 2009.
• Industry Leader Scott Schwartz Added to the Cambridge Who's Who Network
  posted on August 18, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  OLD GREENWICH, CT, August 18, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- Scott Schwartz, President of SDS Consulting Group, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in business management.
• Maxum Petroleum buys Summersville company
  posted on August 17, 2009 03:30:00 pm
  ... Ed Shelton, will continue in their current roles, Maxum said in a prepared statement. Maxum was established in Greenwich, Conn., in 2004. The company has acquired 12 fuel and lubricant marketers including Simons Petroleum, Trevco, Hartney, Pecos, ...
• City dips toes in IPOs
  posted on August 17, 2009 11:00:00 am
  ... You've given us two IPOs. Someone must be working there," says Kathy Smith, principal at Renaissance Capital of Greenwich, Conn., an independent research and investment management firm that monitors IPO filings and newly public companies. But ...
• Atlas Holdings LLC Acquires Weyerhaeuser Building Systems Division
  posted on August 18, 2009 09:55:05 am
  ... the August 14, 2009, transaction were not disclosed. This is Atlas' second major acquisition in 2009. In May, the Greenwich, CT.-based firm purchased the second-largest wheel blast and surface preparation equipment provider in Europe -- the Othello ...
• Weyerhaeuser completes sale of commercial construction business
  posted on August 18, 2009 04:38:56 am
  Weyerhaeuser Co. has completed the sale of its commercial construction business to Atlas Holdings LLC, of Greenwich, Conn.
• Deals:
  posted on August 18, 2009 03:15:50 am
  ... chairman of Mitchells/Richards/Marshs, with two popular clothing stores, Mitchells and Richards, in Westport and Greenwich, Conn., delivered his message about succeeding in business through above-and-beyond customer service in the previous Hug ...