• Validation Resources LLC has announced that it has changed its name to VR Analytical. Raymond Colton, founder and president, says the new name better reflects the services the company offers.

• DoubleTree by Hilton has opened in downtown Bend. Formerly the Phoenix Inn Suites, the building, located at 300 N.W. Franklin Ave., has undergone a remodel, updating room design and adding a full bar.

• Lenity Architecture and White Oak Construction have announced they will collaborate to increase their presence in the Bend market. White Oak Construction is in the process of establishing an office in Bend, and Lenity Architecture, based in Salem, recently expanded to Bend.

• Thompson Guitars will host a grand opening at its new store, located at 352 E. Main St. in Sisters, on Jan. 17, from 5-8 p.m. The celebration will include workshops, demos and a bluegrass concert at The Belfry on Jan. 18.

• The Network of Entrepreneurial Women has changed its name to ConnectW. The organization changed the name to better represent its members, less than a third of whom are entrepreneurs.

• BBT Architects, in Bend, has been selected to provide services for the Pendleton School District’s 2013 bond projects. The projects include two new school buildings that are scheduled to open in 2015.

• A new smoking cessation program, Customize Your Quit, is now open in Bend. Located at 1453 N.E. Glacier Ridge Road, Anne Palmer certified tobacco cessation facilitator, tailors services for each individual.