Business Briefs - Batavia Sun
Jim Sikich, CEO of Sikich LLP, recently announced that Sikich has entered into a merger agreement with the marketing and design firm Icon Digital Design & Illustration in Naperville. The merger was effective Dec. 1. Icon is operating under the Sikich

New Retail and Digital Agency Grows Rapidly Despite Recession - PR-USA.net
Venu Interactive today announced the launch of it’s website and entry into the digital marketing landscape. Helmed by three veterans of the marketing and advertising worlds, Venu plans to roll out some sophisticated methods to engage consumers

Art calendar - Honolulu Advertiser
FIBER HAWAI'I 2010 "CROSSING BOUNDARIES" announces a call to all artists for functional and nonfunctional items in all media in or about fiber or fiber techniques, for it's upcoming show at The ARTS at Marks Garage; drop-off 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Jan. 17 at

Do-it-yourself publishing - Post-Star
Doug Gruse--Dgruse@poststar.com Debbi Wraga works with the Northshire Bookstore self-publishing machine, which can print a 100-page book in about 6 minutes. For Love of Yurts" probably won't make The New York Times best-seller list, but that doesn't

New Elevate Life and Art school opens this week in Asheville - Asheville Citizen-Times
The first round of classes includes drama, guitar, graphic design, web design, life drawing, acrylic painting, sign language, video editing, sewing and fashion design, choir, dance, keyboard, math tutoring and photography. Half of the proceeds will

Year in review: Boutiques - San Francisco Chronicle
It hardly seemed like the time to open an independent retail store as the economy was tanking in late 2008, but that's just what first-time business owners Holly and Michael Weaver did, in a small Geary Street storefront with a month-to-month lease

Richmond Center to exhibit posters promoting peace, social justice and - MLive.com
Every social movement has a poster. Big ideas: “Peace” by Steff Geissbuhler, 1985, USA, in the show, “The Graphic Imperative: International Posters for Peace, Social Justice, and The Environment 1965-2005,” which will be at Western Michigan

Art Institute show is a history lesson on the school's mark on art - PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh is as much a part of the fabric of this city as is any of its other academic institutions, yet its impact is international. The Art Institutes' 46 schools in the United States and Canada have become one of the largest