Suffolk Bancorp announced a regular quarterly dividend of 22 cents per share, payable on April 1 to all shareholders of record on March 15.
Salon Xavier in Sag Harbor will offer a Blow Dry Refresher Workshop For Hair Dressers with owner and master stylist Xavier Merat, on Monday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 12:30. Mr. Merat and his team of senior stylists will present the latest techniques in the art of the perfect blow dry. Participants will be taught techniques on styling, creating volume, dry curling, and getting straight and silky looks with the blow dryer, plus tips on blow drying efficiently and effectively while prevent burning out.
The cost to attend is $85. Call 631-725-6400 to sign up.
Ananas Spa in Southampton will offer specials from 20 to 60 percent off on an array of face, body, hair and nail services and products, from Monday to Friday, throughout April. Call (631) 287-9099, e-mail info@ananasspa.com, or visit AnanasSpa.com for details.
The Suffolk County Women Business Enterprise Coalition (SCWBEC) will host its annual Business Expo Conference and Luncheon on April 12 at the Hyatt Regency Long Island Conference Center in Hauppauge. The Expo is open to the general public and the business community and will feature free professional development workshops. World-renowned business artist Elaine Thompson will be guest speaker.
Exhibitors include representatives of women-owned businesses offering a variety of products and services, public and private sector purchasing offices and business resource organizations.
Exhibitors pay $125 for an 8-foot table with linens and one lunch ticket. The cost is $50 for additional luncheon tickets. Also, luncheon tables of 10 are available for $400.
Sponsorship opportunities are available and pre-registration is required for the luncheon. For more information, call (631) 853-4738, e-mail info@scwbec.org or visit SCWBEC.org.
In a new partnership between Hampton Jitney Inc. and the Tanger Outlet Center in Riverhead, a Hampton Jitney shuttle service between Tanger 1 and Tanger 2 will be offered to shoppers year-round on Saturdays and Sundays, with additional days to be added during the summer months and holidays.
The Jitney also recently announced a new shuttle from New York City to Tanger on the Jitney’s North Fork line. The line has four pick-ups in Manhattan and one in Queens.
For more information or a complete schedule of departure times call (631) 283-4600 or visit HamptonJitney.com.
Hampton Bear, a custom teddy bear workshop, has recently opened at 51 Jobs Lane in Southampton Village under the fruition of Hampton Balloon owner Yasemin O’Neill.
A mother and a former special educator Ms. O’Neill says it is important for children to have a fun and creative outlet.
“Even with my own children, there’s never been enough for them to do out here,” she said.
At Hampton Bear, customers can build and stuff and customize their own unique teddy bear.
Store hours are Wednesday through Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call (631) 287-BEAR for more information.
Local CEO Adds Certification
SmartHampton Chief Executive Officer Noah Carter was awarded an Inbound Marketing Certification from Inbound Marketing University as part of its comprehensive Internet marketing training program.
An online community and certification program for marketers, InboundMarketing.com teaches a new style of marketing that emphasizes business uses of social media, content creation and search engine optimization for marketing in 16 in-depth classes and culminating with a comprehensive certification exam.
Mr. Carter’s certification acknowledges his proficiency in inbound marketing principles and best practices including blogging, search engine optimization, social media, lead conversion, lead nurturing and closed-loop analysis. He joins an elite group of 1,300 Inbound Marketing Certified Professionals.
SmartHampton, located in Southampton, offers computer support and consulting for individuals and businesses, both locally and in New York City.
C&W Mercantile, a home furnishing and children’s clothing store in Bridgehampton, now offers dance attire by dancewear companies Bloch and Mirella. When Danskin in Tanger Outlet Center closed in May, C&W proprietor Barbara Dutton found that she had no place to purchase her daughter’s dance attire and decided to fill the niche herself.
Ms. Dutton plans to expand her dancewear collection as the needs of her clients progress and to accommodate the dress code requirements of dance and fitness studios in the area.
C&W is located right next to the Candy Kitchen in Bridgehampton. The shop is open daily, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. For more information call (631) 537-7914 or e-mail cwmercantile@aol.com.
Southampton resident Penny Ekstein-Lieberman, president and chief executive officer of Toot Sweet Toys, Inc., has introduced a line of plush interactive bedtime dolls called Peek-a-Boo Baby. As children hold their hands over the toy’s eyes, the doll says one of two phrases: “Peek-a-boo, I see you!” and “Peek-a-boo, I love you!”
According to a press release, the dolls are designed to help young children understand that the world doesn’t disappear when they go to sleep. “They’re better than a security blanket,” says Ms. Ekstein-Lieberman. The toys range in price from $10 to $14.99, come in an assortment of ethnic interpretations, and will be available at leading retail outlets nationwide.
Macaroni Kid, a network of hyper-local e-newsletters and websites dedicated to events and activities for kids and families based in Water Mill, has announced that Gwenn Saiman Speak has joined its editorial team as Macaroni Kid’s National Style Editor.
A fashion industry veteran, in her new capacity, Ms. Speak will keep Macaroni readers current with women’s and kids’ fashion and trends in style and beauty. Founded just over a year ago, Macaroni Kid currently covers close to 70 communities and reaches tens of thousands of moms each week. The title created for Ms. Speak adds another layer to Macaroni Kid’s coverage.
“We are excited to have Gwenn as part of our editorial team,” says Joyce Shulman, Macaroni Kid’s co-founder and CEO. “Gwenn has a singular ability to translate what’s happening in fashion into ideas that real-live moms can put into practice.”
In her former career, in the world of high-fashion, Ms. Speak scouted and managed some of the world’s top models at leading agencies in New York and London including Ford, IMG and Take Two. In addition, she founded Q Models in New York City and was a regular on the fashion show circuit, frequenting shows in New York, Paris, London and Milan for more than two decades.
“I have seen tremendous change and growth in the world of fashion over the past 20 years,” Gwenn explains, “Truly, moms do not have to wear jeans or sweatpants, and I look forward to helping Macaroni moms feel beautiful and fashionable every day.”
For more information call (631)726-1412, e-mail gwenns@macaronikid.com or visit www.macaronikid.com.
The East Hampton-based public relations firm WordHampton, specializing in social media and the hospitality industry, recently launched a free iPhone application in an effort to keep business owners informed about the world of marketing.
“It’s a new and exciting tool by which to inform people of our company and our message. We believe we’ll be creating a lot of these for clients,” WordHampton President Steve Haweeli said in a press release.
The new WordHampton iPhone “app” will feature a news section of recent blog posts by Mr. Haweeli; live Twitter updates from @WordHamptonPR; a section that features biographies of all WordHampton employees; a WordHampton PR photo gallery; a “Fan Wall” where users can post comments; and a direct e-mail mailing list sign-up. Also, there will be direct links to company’s blog, Facebook page, LinkedIn group and Twitter account as well as the Long Island Restaurant Week, Hamptons Restaurant Week and Dishing on Dining websites. In addition, there is a video gallery for 3GS iPhone users.
iPhone users may download the free WordHampton Public Relations application through the iPhone “App Store.”
For more information about WordHampton Public Relations call (631) 329-0050 or visit WordHampton.com.
The Sag Harbor Community Food Pantry has appointed lifelong local Evelyn “Evie” Ramunno as its new director.
Ms. Ramunno has worked in Sag Harbor Elementary School for more than 28 years and in her former capacity as associate director for the pantry, has been efficiently assisting in ordering food, supplies and coordinating deliveries/food donations for the pantry for the past five years.
According to a press release, the pantry will continue to serve the community with the same “neighbors helping neighbors” motto it has always had.
Cottages & Gardens Publications has appointed Pamela Eldridge of East Hampton as associate publisher of its Hamptons Cottages & Gardens magazine. The luxury design, home and lifestyle magazine is one of several regional titles that the company publishes along with Connecticut Cottages & Gardens and Westchester Cottages & Gardens.
Previously hired as sales director at Hamptons Cottages & Gardens in 2004, according to a press release, Ms. Eldridge helped to double the magazine’s advertising pages and was integral to the magazine’s early burst of success since the publication’s launch in 2001.
Her career was in advertising for the Financial Times in New York but she gained considerable experience in advertising and communications for clients in luxury categories, most notably the jewelry segment. She was director of advertising and public relations for Verdura jewelry and prior to that a media coordinator for artisan Barry Kieselstein-Cord. Most recently, Ms. Eldridge was sales director for Plum TV in East Hampton where she helped to broaden network’s home furnishings category.
“We’re very excited to have Pamela rejoining us as an integral part of our team,” Marianne Howatson, CEO and publication director of Cottages & Gardens Publications said in a press release. “She will be instrumental in helping spur continued growth for the magazine as we increase our frequency from five to seven issues in 2010.”
For more information on Cottages & Gardens Publications visit candgpublications.com.
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