On the Record / August 28, 2008
Hires/Promotions/ Honors
Inspire Dental Group, 3030 Orchard Park Road, named Dr. Michelle Lewis to its professional staff. Dr. Lewis, formerly of Barzman, Kasimov and Vieth DDS, is a graduate from the University at Buffalo School of Dentistry and completed a general practice residency at Buffalo General Hospital. The dental practice is partnered by Drs. Gregory Abbott, Born Dokko, Gary Haraszthy and Ronald Sadler.
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Saint-Gobain Technical Fabrics Americas, a Paris-headquartered fiberglass textiles company, named Mary Rutski OEM sales manager, New Business Development, at its Grand Island location.
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Chiampou Travis Besaw and Kershner, an Amherst accounting firm, named Aaron Hofrichter a senior accountant. Hofrichter is an accounting graduate of West Virginia University and was previously associated with Grant Thornton.
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The National Federation of Independent Business/New York honored Assemblyman Robin Schimminger, chairman of the Assembly Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry Committee, as a 2008 Guardian of Small Business, recognizing his strong support of small business and his voting record with NFIB over the past two years.
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The Bonadio Group, a Rochesterheadquartered accounting, tax, business advisory and financial services firm, named Nickole M. Garrison a manager in its not-for-profit division. Garrison previously was employed by Electrosynthesis Co. Also, the company named Samantha E. Rusek in-charge accountant in its government and union division and Steven P. Matroniano a cost segregation specialist within its subsidiary, MS Consultants. Rusek was previously employed by Control Solutions International. Most recently, Matroniano was employed by Mettler-Toledo Hi-Speed. The firm’s Williamsville office is located at 6400 Sheridan Drive.
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Stantec, a Canadian-based engineering, architecture and design firm, named Jayce Grefrath of Clarence Center a structural designer in the building engineering team in Rochester. He holds a degree in civil engineering from the University at Buffalo. The company has several offices in Western New York, including Amherst, Rochester, and Binghamton.
Company items
Univera Healthcare, a nonprofit health plan based in Buffalo, was presented an “Excellence in Innovation” honor from the national publication Profiles in Diversity Journal. The honor recognizes innovative programs launched within the last two years that have had an influence and delivered a positive outcome on diversity management, staff recruitment, inclusiveness and equity in the workplace.
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Cornerstone Community Federal Credit Union announced plans for a new branch to be located at 107 Main Street in North Tonawanda. The new branch is slated to open for business in September.
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Delaware North Cos. Sportservice was named the exclusive food and beverage services provider at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn., the state’s largest indoor sports and entertainment facility.
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Magic Marketing of Lockport was retained by the National Buffalo Wing Festival to provide publicity and public relations consultation for this summer’s 7th annual event on Labor Day weekend, this Saturday and Sunday, at Buffalo’s Dunn Tire Park. The public relations firm has been the agency of record since the festival was founded eight years ago.
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Martin’s Fantasy Island, a Western New York locally owned and operated family theme park, has partnered with DWM Productions, a local entertainment company, to produce “Fairy Tale Theater: the Movie,” a feature length DVD movie of one of the park’s favorite live shows. The DVD is available at the park or by visiting: at www.thefairytalemovie.com with a portion of the proceeds to benefit Save-A-Pet, a local animal rescue shelter. Patents
Title: “Azeotrope-like trifluoroiodomethane compositions” No.: 7,413,674 Inventors: Singh, Rajiv R. (Getzville); Wilson, David P. (East Amherst); Pham, Hang T. (Amherst) Assignee: Honeywell International (Morristown, N. J.) Date issued: Aug. 19, 2008
