Hires/Promotions/ Honors

Chiampou Travis Besaw and Kershner, an Amherst accounting firm, named Brittany Hillery and Candace Kuechler staff accountants. Both Hillery and Kuechler are recent graduates of Niagara University with MBAs in accounting.

Schunk, Wilson and Co. Certified Public Accountants appointed Michael R. Borynski a staff accountant to the Accounting and Tax Section of its Amherst office. Borynski graduated with a degree in accounting from the University at Buffalo.

Company items

SKF USA, Falconer, was awarded a $68,580 federal contract and a $37,500 federal contract for annular ball bearings from the Defense Logistics Agency’s Defense Supply Center, Richmond, Va.

Ensil Technical Services, Lewiston, was awarded a $58,424 federal contract for electrical and electronic equipment components from the U. S. Air Force Materiel Command, Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

Niagara Thermal Products, Niagara Falls, was awarded a $32,886 federal contract for lubricating coolers from the Defense Logistics Agency’s Defense Supply Center, Richmond, Va.

Scrufari Construction Co., Niagara Falls, was awarded a $8,032,000 federal contract for the design and construction of a new Community Activity Center and Dining Facility from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville, Ky. Place of performance will be at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station.

Fluid Power Service Corp., Lancaster, was awarded a $88,720 federal contract for hydraulic pump systems under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh.

CUBRC Inc., Buffalo, was awarded a $31,053,000 federal contract for services to support the Virtual Integrated Electronic Warfare Simulations from the U. S. Air Force Materiel Command, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.

Dresser-Rand Co., Painted Post, was awarded a $95,000 federal contract for the repair and modification of cartridges from the U. S. Naval Supply Systems Command, Mechanicsburg, Pa.

The PCA Group, a Buffalo information technology consulting firm, launched the PCA Programmers Web site at

www.pcaprogrammers.com

. Patents

Title: “Method of manufacture of a polymeric film with anti-blocking properties” No.: 7,597,956 Inventors: Koestner, Roland J. (Penfield); Mollon, Craig T. (Batavia); Schunk, Timothy C. (Livonia); Gamble, William J. (Rochester) Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co. (Rochester) Date issued: Oct. 6, 2009

Title: “Partial chassis for a children’s ride-on vehicle” No.: D601,640 Inventors: McIlvain, Scott H. (Holland); Gubitosi, Domenic T. (East Aurora) Assignee: Mattel Inc. (El Segundo, Calif.) Date issued: Oct. 6, 2009