Hires/Promotions/ Honors

United Insurance Agency executive vice president David M.Gelia was awarded the Distinguished Service Award by The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of New York, the association’s highest honor. Gelia served as director and officer of the Independent Insurance Agents Association of Western New York before serving as its president from 2005-06. He became an IIABNY director in 2007, joined the IIABNY executive committee in 2008, and is the association’s chair-elect for 2009-2010.

1230 WECK-AM recently moved the Bill O’Loughlin Show to its talk radio weekday line up. The show now airs Monday through Friday, 9 to 11 a. m. Currently with the O’Loughlin Financial Group, O’Loughlin has more than 40 years experience as an investment adviser.

Mount St. Mary’s Hospital in Lewiston appointed Donna M.Francisco director of strategic financial analysis.

Niagara National Insurance, located at 5001 Genesee St., named Thomas Fuchs an account executive.

Bouvier Partnership attorney George W. Collins Jr. spoke on depositions at the recent New York State Bar Association’s “Practical Skills— How to Commence a Civil Lawsuit” presentation in Amherst.

Company items

MOOG Inc., East Aurora, was awarded a $1,398,520 federal contract for aircraft components and accessories from the U. S. Air Force Mate-riel Command, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla.

Erie Engineered Products, North Tonawanda, was awarded a $108,666 federal contract for shipping and storage containers from the U. S. Naval Supply Systems Command, Philadelphia.

Global Defense, Sanborn, was awarded a $75,046 federal contract for pintle hook latches from the Defense Logistics Agency’s Defense Supply Center, Columbus, Ohio.

Tecmotiv (USA) Inc., Niagara Falls, was awarded a $65,608.44 federal contract for nonaircraft engine accessorie from the U. S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command, Warren, Mich.

The U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Western New York Health Care System, Buffalo, awarded D. C. I&GCapital Lessee a $3,025 federal contract for the lease of a conference space for the Network Executive Healthcare Leadership Institute. Place of performance will be in Washington DC.

Pressure Products Aviation, Lancaster, was awarded a $147,336 federal contract for Avox oxygen systems from the U. S. Air Force’s Air Combat Command, Beale Air Force Base, Calif.

Wireless Zone of Lockport, owned by Orchard Park resident David Bogart, lead the 320 store chain in total sales for the month of April 2009. Wireless Zone is a division of Automotive Technologies.

Patents

Title: “Compositions containing fluorine substituted olefins” No.: 7,534,366 Inventors: Singh, Rajiv R. (Getzville); Pham, Hang T. (Amherst); Wilson, David P. (East Amherst); Thomas, Raymond H. (Pendleton); Shankland, Ian (Randolph, N. J.) Date issued: May 19, 2009