Tool makers Stanley Works and Black & Decker Corp. are betting that together they can wring out more profit and better position themselves for a housing market recovery than they could apart.

COMPANY NEWS NEW BUSINESS/OPENINGS Sidney-Brooks Gifts has opened at 1811 Huguenot Road, Suite 101, Midlothian. The Nolte Law Firm has opened at 1427 W. Main St., Richmond.  CONTRACTS Anne Moss Rogers and Jim Lengyel have been retained by Carreras Jewelers to develop a new Web site. BranCore Technologies has been retained by the Minority Business Development Agency to provide Web content management services.

NEW BUSINESS/OPENINGS Family Law Associates of Richmond has opened at 3711C Westerre Parkway in Richmond. Skinny Dips, an Italian ice, coffee and candy shop, has opened at 3016A Mountain Road in Henrico County. Compiled Services has opened at 700 E. Main St., Suite 202 in Richmond.  MERGERS/EXPANSIONS SanAir Technologies Laboratory has expanded its environmental-testing capabilities to include asbestos analysis.

RELOCATION New Visions New Ventures has relocated to 701 E. Franklin St., Suite 712. Allegro has relocated to 9800 J.E.B. Stuart Parkway, Suite 106.  CONTRACTS Data Directions Inc. has been retained by CodeBlue Technology to provide Web site development, marketing and branding support services. Madison+Main, Advertising & New Media has been retained by law firm Traylor, Morris & Elliott to develop a Web site.

NEW BUSINESS/OPENINGS Ellwood’s Coffee has opened at 10 S. Thompson St. in Richmond. Law Office of Thomas E. Knauer has opened at 1011 E. Main St., Suite 310.  MERGERS/EXPANSIONS McGuireWoods has formed an Energy and Climate Change Team to represent clients with matters in all aspects of the energy industry, including policy development, implementation and execution.

NEW BUSINESS/OPENINGS Kids R Kids has opened at 6761 Temie Lee Parkway in Midlothian.  NAME CHANGE The Richmond Area Coaches Association has changed its name to the International Coach Federation Greater Richmond. AWARDS Owen & Owens PLC has been given the 2008 Business of the Year Award from the Chesterfield County Chamber of Commerce.

AWARDS Dunlap and Partners Engineers has been awarded the Excellence in Development Design Award for the Jamestown Settlement Riverfront Amenities Area for Best Institutional/Public Building from the Hampton Roads Association for Commercial Real Estate. CONTRACTS Transfield Services has been retained by the Florida Department of Transportation, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities and the Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority to provide services to essential roads infrastructure.

CONTRACTS Richmond-based Diamond Healthcare Corp. has been retained by VHA Inc. to provide behavioral health-care services for VHA members.  AWARDS Woodfin customers have awarded it 2008 Angie’s List Super Service Award for the company’s consistent high level of customer service. Fewer than 5 percent of companies on Angie’s List qualify for award consideration.

RELOCATION M. Scott Gore Family and Cosmetic Dentistry at 1807 W. Huguenot Road in Midlothian has changed its name to Midlothian Dental Center ...

CONTRACTS Virginia A&E has signed a one-year contract with the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation to provide architectural and engineering services. Cameron-K-Communications is advertising agency of record for Door to Door Solutions to provide public relations, media management and creative services. DISTINCTIONS

RELOCATION Schwarzschild Jewelers at 3124 W. Cary St. has relocated to 3144 W. Cary St. in Richmond in the Cary Court Shopping Center.

NEW BUSINESS/OPENINGS Center for White Collar Criminal Defense has opened at 10132 W. Broad St. in Glen Allen.