* Baltimore County Private Industry Council recently changed its name to Baltimore County Work Force Development Council to reflect the organization's role in addressing work force needs of area employers.
* Fisons PLC changed its name to Sun Gro Horticulture Inc.
Open for business
* Kaplon Creative Inc., a provider of advertising and direct-response copywriting and desktop design services, was opened by Brad Kaplon in Bel Air.
New accounts
* Silber & Associates, a Columbia-based opinion research firm, wona contract from The Johns Hopkins Hospital to conduct a study on nurse recruitment.