Corporate Report: Jan. 31

Former Insignia marketing director buys Naples marketing firm
Alyssa Emma, the marketing director of Insignia Real Estate Cos., has acquired the Naples marketing and advertising firm The Marketing Team LLC. Emma previously coordinated the business development and marketing strategy of several New England businesses, including Lulu's Sweet Shoppe. She also developed and managed the rebranding of a luxury Rhode Island jewelry company.

RND Automation & Engineering expanding, relocating to Manatee County
Robotics equipment manufacturer RND Automation & Engineering will double its real estate footprint with a planned relocation from a Sarasota business park to south Manatee County.

RND began in a facility in south Manatee County, then moved to a larger building in Sarasota County in 2010, and has since outgrown that space. The Bradenton Area Economic Development Corp. (EDC) helped RND find the 12,000-square-foot building at 7910 25th Court E., Sarasota in the SRQ Tech Park. The facility will allow the firm to install additional equipment it says is necessary to grow.