BBDO Minneapolis has been named the first advertising agency of record for Famous Dave's. The agency will handle advertising, promotion, creative development, branding, and media buying for the barbeque restaurant chain.

Tijuana Flats Burrito Company has selected PUSH as its agency of record for branding, advertising, and public relations.

SendTec has been chosen by Mirenesse Cosmetiques, an Australian-based Cosmetics Company, to develop and implement DRTV spots for the Company's US direct marketing TV and online campaign.

The Chicago Tribune is on the prowl for an agency and has hired consultant Jones Lundin Beals to aid in that search.

Connecticut's Foxwoods Resort Casino has narrowed its search for a creative agency down to two: the Boston office of Arnold Worldwide and the New York office of The Kaplan Thaler Group. Bartle Bogle Hegarty and Wieden + Kennedy withdrew from Foxwoods' ad review process.

Arnold will hold on to creative duties for the Fidelity Investments account. The agency beat out TBWA\Chiat\Day and BBDO, both New York, and McKinney + Silver, Raleigh, N.C.

Old Navy has opened a review for an agency to handle creative chores. Pile & Co. of Boston, MA is conducting the search.

Tubby's Sub Shops has hired Shirley/Hutchinson Creative Works, Tampa, Florida as its agency of record. The agency created a radio commercial and new jingle for Tubby's, both of which began airing in January. The agency is currently producing a TV commercial for Tubby's that will begin airing in March.

Bank of America Corp. has parted ways with Carol H. Williams Advertising, its African-American agency of record.

Sceptre Ireland, an Irish tour operator, has named Sanna Mattson MacLeod, Inc. as its agency of record. The agency will handle a full range of services including branding and advertising, website and Internet marketing, and trade show support for the company.