The senior management of Opinion Research Corporation (ORC) has completed the purchase of ORC from Arthur D. Little, Inc. (ADL), which acquired the 54 year-old strategic research consultancy from McGraw-Hill Publishing in 1975. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. ORC and ADL will continue to work together under a special services agreement. In addition, Ashok S. Kalelkar, senior vice president of ADL and former ORC chairman, will remain a member of ORC's new board of directors.
Hancock Information Group, Inc., a Longwood, FL-based sales support and business-to-business telemarketing company, has opened a full-service focus group facility in its newly expanded headquarters, located at 2180 West S.R. 434, Ste. 3170, Longwood, FL 32779.
Tragon Corporation has opened a new focus group facility in the San Francisco Bay area. Located in Redwood City, 12 miles from the San Francisco International Airport, the facility features a large group room, tiered viewing room, and private client office. The address is: 365 Convention Way, Redwood City, CA, 94063.
Xtreme Inc., a marketing consulting firm specializing in the youth market, has moved to new offices at 270 Lafayette St., Ste. 612, New York, NY, 10012.
Bases Burke Institute, a division of BBI Marketing Services, Inc. has moved to new offices at: Cincinnati Corporate Headquarters, 50 E. Rivercenter Blvd., Ste. 1000, Covington, KY, 41011.