PITTSBURGH: Carbon Motors, a startup manufacturer, which recently hired DC-based Adfero Group as its AOR, will take its law enforcement vehicles directly to the police with a nationwide tour of police training facilities.

NEW YORK: WellPoint named Ricochet Public Relations as its AOR after working with the New York agency for two years.

NEW YORK: The Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), a nonprofit that draws on the entertainment sector, hired Ketchum to promote the recently announced September 5 broadcast of Stand Up to Cancer, an hour-long fundraising event set to air simultaneously on ABC, CBS, and NBC - a rare collaboration among the three major TV networks.

DENVER: Molson Coors hired Ogilvy PR as its corporate AOR to focus on reputation management, social responsibility, and issues management.

BOSTON: The Boston Beer Company's leading brand, Samuel Adams, picked DeVries PR to serve as its AOR, after a three-round pitch process that included about six firms.

AUSTIN, TX: The Green Grid selected Porter Novelli as its global AOR as the organization expands its international scope and focuses on internal communications.

MANAMA, BAHRAIN: The Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) recently hired Weber Shandwick to promote Bahrain worldwide as a business-friendly center for financial dealings in the Middle East.

FOREST HILLS, NY: JetBlue Airways is in the final stages of its search for a crisis communications agency.

WASHINGTON: Italian defense contractor Finmeccanica hired Qorvis for PR and IR related to its May 13 agreement to acquire Parsippany, NJ-based DRS Technologies for $5.2 billion.

WASHINGTON: The US Climate Action Partnership (USCAP) awarded Widmeyer Communications a one-year, approximately half-a-million-dollar contract to handle public affairs and media outreach.