Ricardo Estrada has been named the new President and CEO of Metropolitan Family Services, effective March 1, 2011. Metropolitan Family Services is one of Chicago’s first and largest human services organizations.

TRG recently launched a new design for the company’s do-it-yourself International trade website. The fresh new layout drives focus to the company’s efforts to offer U.S. importers a “one-stop-shop”.

Lowell, Massachusetts native Robin Speronis has launched New Dawn Communication, a publicity agency representing small businesses and non-profits. The new agency can capture the essence of its clients’ business, communicate it, create buzz and then target conventional media coverage.

Cambridge Credit Counseling joins ongoing effort to stem housing crisis

Architects, engineers, contractors, interior designers, and other industry professionals who traditionally attend Build Boston (http://www.buildboston.com (http://www.buildboston.com)) are driving demand this year for Conference and Tradeshow content focused on sustainability – from new ways of thinking to best-in-class, energy efficient products and systems. Build Boston takes place next week at the Seaport World Trade Center November 17-19, 2010, and is the Boston Society of Architects’ annual gathering of the design and construction industry, now in its 26th year. Registration high for new design paradigms like “Passive House” and “Biomimicry”.