http://www.buffalonews.com Latest stories from The Buffalo News en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:12:50 -0400 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:12:50 -0400 http://www.buffalonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130618/BUSINESS/130619120/1007
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The Buffalo Niagara Association of Realtors recently presented its first Lifetime Achievement Award to Mary Ann Kustich, WNY Metro Roberts Realty. BNAR also presented the Realtor Emeriti award from the National Association of Realtors to 19 members for 40 years of service to the real estate industry.

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The Meals on Wheels Foundation of Western New York appointed Jennifer Nassivera to its board of directors. Nassivera currently is account manager for Life Technologies based out of Carlsbad, Calif.Seton Imaging, a radiology practice, recently joined HEALTHeLINK, Western New York’s clinical information exchange as a data source.

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Dresser-Rand Co., Painted Post, was awarded a $100,000 federal contract for the repair of rotary compressors and a $116,923 federal contract for the repair of cartridges from the U.S. Naval Supply Systems Command, Mechanicsburg, Pa.

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Moog Inc., East Aurora, was awarded a $77,605 federal contract for hydraulic servovalves from the Defense Logistics Agency’s Defense Supply Center, Columbus, Ohio,

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MVP Network Consulting, Buffalo, was awarded a $19,622 federal contract for laptops from the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command, Keyport, Wash.Dunkin’ Donuts presented $6,732 to Roswell Park Cancer Institute. The donation is the result of its “Iced Coffee Day” initiative in the Buffalo area on May 22 when Dunkin’ Donuts and its Buffalo franchisees donated $1 from every cup of Iced Coffee sold.Title: Micronized wood preservative formulations

No.: 8,460,759

Inventors: Leach, Robert M. (Grand Island); Zhang, Jun (Getzville)

Assignee: Osmose Inc. (Buffalo)

Date issued: June 11, 2013 ]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:34:02 -0400 http://www.buffalonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130617/BUSINESS/130619187/1007 Directors: Mark Johnson, David Mangano, Philip Russell, David Stromecki, and James Tyrpak.

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Damon Morey partner William F. Savino presented at ALFA International’s Eastern Great Lakes Regional Conference, “Managing Critical Legal Issues & Decisions” this month at the Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel in Pittsburgh.

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The board of trustees at Hilbert College named James Domres, senior vice president/chief operating officer at DIGITSLLC; John Fago, senior director for Channel Marketing and Account Management at Ingram Micro North America; Frederick Giese, general manager, Noco Distribution, a division of Noco Energy Corp. and Jason Luna, attorney and founder of Jason C. Luna, PLC, have been named to three-year terms.

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The Financial Planning Counselors of Western New York elected David J. Luzon secretary. Luzon is a partner with Phillips Lytle.Dresser-Rand Co., Painted Post, was awarded a $100,000 federal contract for the repair of rotary compressors and a $116,923 federal contract for the repair of cartridges from the U.S. Naval Supply Systems Command, Mechanicsburg, Pa.

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Moog Inc., East Aurora, was awarded a $77,605 federal contract for hydraulic servovalves from the Defense Logistics Agency’s Defense Supply Center, Columbus, Ohio,

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MVP Network Consulting, Buffalo, was awarded a $19,622 federal contract for laptops from the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command, Keyport, Wash.The First Niagara Foundation donated $1,000 to the Community Missions of Niagara Frontier and its Community Soup Kitchen. Community Missions offers referral, crisis, community support and residential services for young people and adults in addition to providing food for local families in need. The Community Soup Kitchen served 29,646 meals last year.Title: Negative/positive pressure, thermal energy therapy device

No.: 8,460,355

Inventors: Cazzini, Karl H. (Orchard Park); Stewart, Thomas P. (Orchard Park)

Assignee: Stryker Corp. (Kalamazoo, Mich.)

Date issued: June 11

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Title: Pre-ligand assembly domain of the IL-17 receptor

No.: 8,460,647

Inventors: Gaffen, Sarah L. (Amherst); Shen, Fang (Amherst); Hanel, Walter (Stony Brook); Kramer, Jill (Glen Oaks, Mass.); Malone, James P. (Buffalo); Wittekind, Michael (Bainbridge Island, Wash.); Paxton, Raymond (Bellevue, Wash.)

Assignee: Amgen Inc. (Thousand Oaks, Calif.); Research Foundation of the University at Buffalo (Amherst)

Date issued: June 11 ]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:28:22 -0400 http://www.buffalonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130616/BUSINESS/130619385/1007 The Greater New York Hospital Association installed James R. Kaskie as its 2013-2014 chairman. Kaskie is president and CEO of Kaleida Health. He is also the president and chief executive officer of the Great Lakes Health System of Western New York–the organization integrating the clinical activities of Kaleida Health, Erie County Medical Center Corporation, University at Buffalo and the Center for Hospice & Palliative Care.



The Martin Group promoted Lisa Strock to senior vice president/ client services, Kelli Putney to senior vice president/brand strategist and Andrew Henesey to assistant art director. Strock, who was vice president of client services, is a Niagara University graduate with an MBA from Regis University. Putney, who was vice president/brand strategist, has a bachelor’s degree from the College of Wooster and a master’s degree from S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Henesey earned dual bachelor’s degrees from SUNY Buffalo State.



Buffalo Games named Nagendra Raina general manager, a newly created executive position. Nagendra was the director of strategy and finance at Fisher Price. He received his bachelor’s degree from Shram Sadhana Bombay Trust’s College of Engineering and Technology and his MBA from the University at Buffalo.



Copier Fax Business Technologies promoted David Scibetta to executive vice president. Scibetta was chief information officer. He graduated from the University at Buffalo.



Rich Products Corporation appointed Liam O’Mahony communications manager. O’Mahony previously was the interactive marketing and communications strategist at Medaille College. He graduated from Cornell University and received his MBA from Arizona State University.



Independent Health promoted Jeremy Walczak to director, information risk office. Walczak, who joined the health care provider in 2010 as a security architect, holds a bachelor’s degree from the University at Buffalo and master’s from the University of Dayton. He is also a certified information systems security professional, certified information privacy professional and HITRUST-certified common security framework practitioner.



WILLCARE, a home health agency, appointed Molly Fachko corporate director of clinical services. Fachko served as director of patient services for several home care divisions within the Catholic Health System. Most recently, she was the assistant director of case management at Independent Health. She is a Niagara University graduate and earned a master’s degree from the University at Buffalo.



The Buffalo law firm of Hagelin Kent appointed Joseph A. Canepa and Brent C. Seymour associates. Canepa is a graduate of The University at Binghamton and earned his JD from the University at Buffalo School of Law. Seymour graduated from Geneseo State College and also earned his JD at UB School of Law.



HoganWillig named Samantha C. Schultz an associate. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Canisius College, and a J.D. from the University at Buffalo School of Law.

Niagara University appointed Salvatore Pappalardo professor emeritus. Pappalardo worked at the university’s College of Education for 28 years. He twice held the position of department chair, served on more than 30 university committees.



ONE ROQ Vodka is featured in the Robb Report’s “Best of the Best” June Issue, an international consumer luxury magazine. One ROQ Vodka, an award winning American vodka, launched nationally last year by Buffalo-born entrepreneur, J. Garrett Green, owner of Green & Co. Intl., a privately held developer, manufacturer and marketer of proprietary consumer goods headquartered in Buffalo.

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Jessica Boudreau of Greenman-Pedersen has successfully fulfilled the state requirements for licensing as a professional engineer. Boudreau holds a bachelor’s degree from the University at Buffalo.

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Dr. Kenneth A. Kellick, clinical pharmacy coordinator at the Department of Veterans Affairs Western New York Healthcare System, was elected to the National Lipid Association’s board of directors. Kellick is a preceptor and clinical instructor of pharmacy and medicine at the University at Buffalo. He has been managing and practicing in the VA Lipid Clinic for the past 25 years.Hilbert College introduced a new graduate degree track focusing on health administration. The Master of Public Administration: Health Administration degree at Hilbert is now enrolling for August.

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Tim Hortons is celebrating a grand re-opening for three newly renovated stores in Jamestown during the week of June 24. Franchise owners Victor, Brenda and Blake Tarana renovated the stores on South Main Street, East Fairmount Avenue and East Second Street.

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A.V. Perfection Ltd., Depew, was awarded a $40,325 federal contract for Bosch camera systems from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Tampa Medical Center, Tampa, Fla.

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Tecmotiv USA, Niagara Falls, was awarded a $35,077 federal contract for oil seal pump rings from the Defense Logistics Agency’s Defense Supply Center, Columbus, Ohio.

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Vaillancourt Alane, Clarence, was awarded a $31,600 federal contract for the construction of structures and facilities from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore.The Margaret L. Wendt Foundation awarded a $76,000 grant to Read to Succeed Buffalo’s Early Childhood Literacy Programs.Title: Switched diverter circuits for minimizing heating of an implanted lead and/or providing EMI protection in a high power electromagnetic field environment

No.: 8,457,760

Inventors: Johnson, Robert Shawn (North Tonawanda); Dabney, Warren S. (Orchard Park); Stevenson, Robert A. (Canyon Country, Calif.); Williams, Christopher Michael (Lancaster); Moschiano, Holly Noelle (Lancaster); Brainard, Scott (Columbia Heights, Minn.); Kaiser, Daniel Robert (Plymouth, Minn.); Halperin, Henry R. (Pikesville, Md.); Lardo, Albert C. (Baltimore, Md.); Kelley, Scott W. (Woodland Hills, Calif.)

Assignee: Greatbatch Ltd. (Clarence)

Date issued: June 4, 2013

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Title: Control system and method using an ultrasonic area array

No.: 8,457,924

Inventors: Schneider, John K. (Snyder); Kitchens, Jack C. (Tonawanda)

Assignee: Ultra-Scan Corp. (Amherst)

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Stella Niagara Center of Renewal executive director Nancy P. Askins received the 2013 Award of Excellence for Outstanding Research/Student Research from the International Society for Performance Improvement at the recent ISPI Annual Conference. Askins received the award for her doctoral dissertation, “Core Values Implementation by Mid-Level Managers of a Faith-Based Healthcare System.”

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Hunt Real Estate ERA named Vickie Eberth a licensed associate real estate broker in its East Aurora branch. She is the 2013 president of the Buffalo Niagara Women’s Council of Realtors.Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center was awarded a certificate of excellence by Univera Healthcare for the highest overall performance in surgical care improvement project measures.

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Crowley Webb was named agency of record by SAMCO Technologies, a Tonawanda provider of custom integrated water and wastewater solutions.

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Tecmotiv USA, Niagara Falls, was awarded a $108,955 federal contract for matched bevel gear sets from the Defense Logistics Agency’s Defense Supply Center, Columbus, Ohio.

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A.V. Perfection Ltd., Depew, was awarded a $3,544 federal contract for StarBoard with Hitachi projector and wall arms from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Tampa Medical Center, Tampa, Fla.Title: Method for producing fluorinated organic compounds

No.: 8,455,704

Inventors: Johnson, Robert C. (Lancaster); Tung, Hsueh S. (Getzville); Merkel, Daniel C. (Orchard Park)

Assignee: Honeywell International (Morristown, N.J.)

Date issued: June 4, 2013

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Title: Panelboard enclosure with manually operable load disconnector

No.: 8,456,806

Inventors: Cosley, Michael R. (Crystal Lake, Ill.); King, Aron J. (Alden); Halik, David H. (Cheektowaga)

Assignee: Diversified Control (Orchard Park)

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Pella Windows and Doors of WNY, 2580 Walden Ave., Cheektowaga, named Gina Welsh a retail sales representative. Welsh, a graduate of Binghamton University, previously worked with Sears Home Improvements. Also, the company promoted Jessica Schlecht to marketing specialist. Schlecht has been with the company for three years. She holds a master’s degree from Canisius College.

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Arista Real Estate Services appointed Nicholas Corto director of commercial real estate sales. Corto will specialize in the Southtowns for the agency. Corto worked in marketing and business development in his family-operated salon chain, Corto’s Salons and Spas.Denton Cottier & Daniels in Amherst received a designation as one of the Top 100 music instrument and product retailers in the world from the National Association of Music Merchants. The award will be presented to the designated Top 100 dealers at NAMM’s annual summer music event, Summer NAMM, in Nashville, Tenn. Denton Cottier & Daniels is also in the running to receive NAMM’s Dealer of the Year award.

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The Concord Grape Belt Heritage Association recently opened an information center, retail outlet and tasting room at the Grape Discovery Center at 8305 W. Main Road, Westfield, in Chautauqua County. In a final phase, expected to be completed by fall, an exhibit area will teach people about the history and production process of grapes for juice, wine, jelly and new products like grape seed oil.

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Kinequip Inc., Amherst, was awarded a $46,740 federal contract for reciprocating compressor units from the Defense Logistics Agency’s Defense Supply Center, Columbus, Ohio,

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Tecmotiv USA, Niagara Falls, was awarded a $37,132 federal contract for piston rods from the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Anniston, Ala.Title: Serum-free mammalian cell culture medium and uses thereof

No.: 8,455,246

Inventors: Gorfien, Stephen (Williamsville); Fike, Richard (Clarence); Godwin, Glenn (North Tonawanda); Dzimian, Joyce (Lancaster); Epstein, David A. (East Amherst); Gruber, Dale (East Amherst); Price, Paul (Grand Island)

Assignee: Life Technologies Corporation (Carlsbad, Calif.)

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Nothnagle Realtors named Danna Caddell a saleswoman at its Amherst branch. Caddell is a multimillion-dollar producer with expertise in residential, relocation and vacation homes.

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Tops Markets promoted Shawna Halas and Kenny Hausman to merchandisers. Halas, previously a business support analyst for the company, has worked at Tops for 10 years. Hausman, who has been with the company for eight years, most recently served as an administrative assistant.Chateau Buffalo, a winery specializing in wines and craft hard ciders made with locally grown grapes and fruit, recently opened in the Niagara Frontier Food Terminal in the Clinton-Bailey Market area of Buffalo. The 3,500-square-foot facility is used for both retail sales and production. Chateau Buffalo was previously located on Hertel Avenue.

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Wegmans has been recognized by Bon Appetit magazine as one of the country’s best neighborhood supermarkets. The magazine chose stores based on quality, selection, atmosphere, community spirit and “inspiring ideas for serious cooks.” Wegmans was cited for its cooking classes, prepared foods, salad bar, and tea and coffee bars.

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Scotty’s Delivery, a personal shopping service for customers in the Southtowns, was recently launched by Hamburg resident Scott Kolarz. The new service provides personal shopping service for customers from Eden to West Seneca who are elderly, disabled or don’t have time to shop.

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The Red Coach Inn and Restaurant in Niagara Falls received a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence award for hospitality.

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A.V. Perfection Ltd., Depew, was awarded a $17,797 federal contract for audio sounds systems from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ South Texas Health Care System, San Antonio.

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Weaver Materiel Service, Jamestown, was awarded a $6,459 federal contract for double-washed chromite sand from the U.S. Naval Supply Systems Command, Philadelphia.Junior Achievement and Junior Achievement of Western New York received a $6,900 implementation grant from UPS Foundation to launch JA Be Entrepreneurial, a financial literacy and entrepreneurship program to benefit local high school students in 2013.Title: Disposable flex reamer

No.: 8,454,608

Inventors: Victor, Gary (Wheatfield); White, Patrick W. (West Chester, Pa.)

Assignee: Greatbatch Ltd. (Clarence)

Date issued: June 4, 2013

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Title: Peracetic acid vapor sterilization of food and beverage containers

No.: 8,454,890

Inventors: Rovison Jr., John M. (Sanborn); Lymburner, Charles J. (Tonawanda); Abraham, Shibu (Stewartsville, N.J.); Thompson, Angela (East Amherst)

Assignee: FMC Corp. (Philadelphia)

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Tops Friendly Markets promoted Sue Durfee to director of bakery and Jim Morgan to category manager. Durfee, with the grocery retailer for five years, was previously category manager of dairy/frozen. Morgan, most recently assistant category manager for the general merchandise/seasonal department, has been with Tops for 36 years.

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Daniel Farnan of Foit-Albert Associates, Architecture, Engineering and Surveying, has become a licensed professional engineer in New York state. Farnan has more than six years of experience in civil engineering.Staroba Plastics, a Holland-based manufacturer of EcoStar synthetic roofing tiles, was recently honored by Occupational Services Inc. with an award for providing increased business opportunities to people with disabilities. Also, the company recently celebrated 1,000 days of no lost work time.

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The University at Buffalo Campus Dining and Shops was awarded silver in this year’s National College and University Food Service Association Sustainability Awards contest for its entry, Pride of New York at UB, in the outreach and education category.

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Construction and Service Solutions Corp., Buffalo, was awarded a $938,970 federal contract for the replacement of roofs at the Federal Correctional Institution from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Prisons, Allenwood, Pa., Place of performance will be Fort Dix, N.J.

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Buffalo Transportation, Buffalo, was awarded a $747,000 federal contract for taxi services from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Western New York Health Care System, Cheektowaga.The 22nd annual Niagara Cup Classic golf tournament raised $40,000, which will support health care programming at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, particularly cardiac and stroke services.Title: Expansion joint system

No.: 8,454,264

Inventors: Bradford, Paul (West Falls); Derrigan, James (Tonawanda)

Assignee: Construction Research and Technology GmbH (Trostberg, Germany)

Date issued: June 4, 2013 ]]> Tue, 11 Jun 2013 06:35:02 -0400 http://www.buffalonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130609/BUSINESS/130609179/1007 The University at Buffalo appointed Dr. Peter L. Elkin professor and founding chair of the new Department of Biomedical Informatics. Elkin was vice president and professor of medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and director of its Center for Biomedical Informatics. He earned his undergraduate degree from Union College and his medical degree at New York Medical College. He trained in internal medicine at the Lahey Clinic and was a clinical fellow in medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital.



Rich Products Corp. promoted Mike Rudney to director, procurement optimization. He earned an MBA from the University at Buffalo. The company also promoted Rob Clark to procurement manager. Clark most recently served as senior project leader within the company’s In-Store Bakery Division. He also earned an MBA from UB.



UB|MD Internal Medicine promoted Chara Chen to director of business operations. Chen previously served as associate manager for three years. She received her MBA from the University of Central Florida. UB|MD Internal Medicine is one of 19 practice plans operating under the UB|MD Physicians’ Group umbrella.



First Niagara Financial Group named Deb Burgess senior vice president and director of treasury management. Burgess was a senior vice president at Santander’s/Sovereign Bank in Boston. She is a graduate of Assumption College.



Wendel appointed Michael W. Wymer senior environmental engineer. Wymer, with more than 25 years of national and international experience in water treatment processes, has been village engineer in Blasdell for 16 years. He is a graduate of the University at Buffalo.



The Martin Group, a Buffalo advertising agency, promoted Julie Molenda to senior brand manager. Molenda joined the agency as a brand manager in 2010. She graduated from Genesee Community College and SUNY Buffalo State. Also, the agency promoted Brittany Klotzbach to traffic manager. Klotzbach, a University at Buffalo graduate, joined the agency in 2010 and most recently served as traffic coordinator.



NetPlus Alliance, a buying group for industrial and contractor supplies distributors, named Zachary Brado marketing coordinator. Brado has an MBA from the University at Buffalo School of Management, He started at the company as an intern through UB’s internship program.



MidCity Office Furniture has named Sara Gleason lead designer. A native of West Seneca, Gleason is a graduate of Villa Maria College.



Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York elected Louis Atti and Mark Garvelli as regional directors of the association. Atti is vice president of The Evans Agency in Angola. Garvelli is vice president of personal lines for Walsh Duffield Companies in Buffalo.

Marsha Brauer, manager/CEO of Clarence Community & Schools FCU in Buffalo, received the 2013 Outstanding Professional Award by the Credit Union Association of New York in the less than $50 million category and Donald Bruning, board president of Great Erie FCU in Buffalo, was honored with the award in the $50-250 million category.



Realty USA was ranked the sixth largest independent residential real estate firm by Real Trends Magazine survey for 2012. Realty USA is the number 1 residential real estate broker in New York State with more than 56 offices, 1,850 agents, $2,8 billion in sales and 20,158 sides closed.




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The Financial Planning Association of Western New York, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the profession of financial planning, welcomed the following new members: Shawn Glogowski, Waring Financial; Michael Granica, Getzoni Agency; Karen Johnson, One Reverse Mortgage; Kathy Cheng; and Richard Myers.Bloodline Handmade, a bespoke men’s tailoring company in Amherst, is launching a menswear line in partnership with J Norman & Co. Bloodline Handmade will be available at J Norman in the Tony Walker Center in Amherst. The new company was founded by Jason Blood and Tonawanda natives Dan Valentine and Adam March.

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Biel’s Document Management has partnered with BMI Imaging Systems to offer Digital ReeL, a microfiche conversion and microfilm scanning solution. Digital ReeL creates a digital replica of physical microfilm rolls or microfiche, allowing users to retrieve virtual microfiche and microfilm rolls from a computer.

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Northern Dreams Construction, Buffalo, was awarded a $1,989,676 federal contract for the maintenance and repair of steam risers from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Western New York Health Care System, Batavia.

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Moog Inc., East Aurora, was awarded a $484,329 federal contract for the repair of slip ring assemblies from the U.S. Naval Supply Systems Command, Philadelphia.

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Carleton Technologies, Orchard Park, was awarded a $130,080 federal contract for parachutes from the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich.Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center has been awarded a grant of up to $100,000 over two years through the Doctors Across New York Physician Practice Support Program. The program, funded through the state Department of Health, was enacted in 2008 to help train and place physicians in medically underserved areas, particularly rural and inner-city communities. Niagara Falls Memorial’s award will provide funding to support Dr. Amarpreet Grewal Bath, who joined Memorial’s medical staff in 2012 and practices full time at the Niagara Falls Memorial Primary Care Center.Title: Compositions and methods for therapy of macular degeneration

No.: 8,450,473

Inventor: Sullivan, Jack M. (Hamburg)

Assignee: The Research Foundation of State University of New York (Amherst)

Date issued: May 28, 2013

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Title: Infant support structure with accessibility feature

No.: 8,453,278

Inventors: Aiken, Brian (East Aurora); Weppner, Mark (Williamsville)

Assignee: Mattel Inc. (El Segundo, Calif.)

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Dove Chocolate Discoveries independent chocolatier Marion Hylton of the City of Tonawanda was one of the more than 100 independent Dove chocolatiers who won an incentive vacation to St. Kitts in recognition of her top sales performance with the company.Styless Consignment & Boutique, at 1384 E. Delavan Ave., recently celebrated its grand opening. The boutique, owned and operated by Shawn Loman, accepts women’s clothing only.

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White Rabbit Frozen Yogurt is opening a location in Elmwood Village this month at 802 Elmwood Ave. Additional locations in the Buffalo area and Niagara Falls are planned.Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection was awarded $6,500 from Buffalo Pepsi to support the program’s expansion in the Buffalo City School District. HW-SC is a nationally recognized 26-year-old dropout-prevention program that helps at-risk youth stay in school and graduate. HW-SC is an affiliate of the Hillside Family of Agencies.Title: Pool cover hanging assembly

No.: 8,448,268

Inventor: Bradshaw, Michael (Jamestown)

Date issued: May 28, 2013

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Title: Cryogenic rectification method

No.: 8,448,463

Inventors: Prosser, Neil Mark (Lockport); Zhang, Wei (Burlington, Calif.)

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Hodgson Russ partner Benjamin M. Zuffranieri Jr. was formally inducted into the Litigation Counsel of America, a national trial lawyers honorary society, at the LCA’s Spring Conference and Induction of Fellows in Newport Beach, Calif. Fellowship in the society is highly selective and by invitation only.

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St. Bonaventure University named Timothy J. Johnson chairman of the Franciscan Institute Research Advisory Council. Johnson is professor of religion and chairman of the Humanities Department at Flagler College in St. Augustine, Fla.Great Lakes Medical Imaging recently joined HEALTHeLINK, Western New York’s clinical information exchange, as a data source.

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Reid Stores recently celebrated the opening of a Crosby’s convenience store at 7953 Rochester Road (Route 31), Gasport. Reid Stores Inc., a division of the Reid Group, is headquartered in Brockport and operates Crosby’s stores in northwestern Pennsylvania and upstate New York.

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NCAComp Inc. recently opened an office in Cicero to service new business from municipalities, schools and private self-insured organizations in Central and Eastern New York. NCAComp Inc. was founded in Buffalo in 1991.Title: Methods of hormonal treatment utilizing ascending-dose extended cycle regimens

No.: 8,450,299

Inventors: Diliberti, Charles E. (Montclair, N.J.); Reape, Kathleen Z. (Bryn Mawr, Pa.); Bronnenkant, Lance J. (Snyder)

Assignee: Teva Womans’s Health (Woodcliff Lake, N.J.)

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Four attorneys with Phillips Lytle – Jennifer A. Beckage, Michael B. Powers, Timothy W. Hoover and Paul F. Jones – participated in the Erie Institute of Law’s “Life After Law School: Basic Practice 101” seminar in the Hyatt Regency Buffalo.

Company Connections

Three Buffalo-based firms made the list of the 2013 Best Companies to Work for in New York State, for large employers with 250 or more U.S. employees: Horizon Health Services, Independent Health and Goldberg Segalla. MBMS Inc. made the list in the ranking of small- to medium-size employers, with 15 to 249 U.S. employees. The program is a partnership of the New York State Society for Human Resource Management, Best Companies Group, Journal Multimedia Corp. and the Business Council of New York.

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Four local companies won regional advertising awards through the American Advertising Federation: Hadley Exhibits, a Gold ADDY for Zippo Outdoor exhibit; White Bicycle, a Gold ADDY for the Andrew Bird “Lusitania” poster; Crowley Webb, a Silver ADDY for the fireworks poster campaign for Skylighters Fireworks; and Print Collection, a Silver ADDY for State of America print collection. To enter the regional competition, submissions had to win a Gold ADDY locally.

Patents

Title: Single eyelet laces with interlocking aglets and methods of lacing the same No.: 8,448,354

Inventor: Talley, Timothy J. (Buffalo)

Date issued: May 28, 2013

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Title: Trench paver attachment

No.: 8,449,217

Inventors: DiPizio, Martin (Cheektowaga); Skora, Gregory (North Collins)

Date issued: May 29, 2013 ]]> Tue, 4 Jun 2013 08:07:06 -0400 http://www.buffalonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130602/BUSINESS/130609877/1007 Delaware North Companies Gaming & Entertainment has named E. Brian Hansberry president. Hansberry was chief operating officer at Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa in Rancho Mirage, Calif. From 2007 to 2009, he was president and CEO of Seneca Gaming Corp., overseeing Western New York casinos in Niagara Falls, Buffalo and Salamanca. A Rutgers University graduate, he is on the board of directors of the Buffalo Business Partnership, Seneca Diabetes Foundation, and the Rancho Mirage Chamber.



Hunt Real Estate Corporation appointed James C. Heron chief financial officer for the organization. Heron has more than 30 years of experience in the areas of accounting, finance and mergers and acquisitions. A CPA, he received a bachelor’s degree from the University at Buffalo.



Rich Products Corporation named Sandy Mock vice president of operations for the company’s 23 manufacturing facilities in its US/Canada Region. Mock attended Georgia Southern University and the University of North Florida, where he earned a bachelor’s degree and a MBA. Also, the company promoted Frank Wrazen III to senior director of manufacturing for non-dairy & donuts. Wrazen assumes responsibility for Rich’s manufacturing plants in Arlington, Texas; Niles, Ill.; Hilliard, Ohio; and Union City, California. He attended the University at Buffalo where he earned a master’s degree.



The newly created Western District of New York Chapter of the Federal Bar Association named Jodyann Galvin, a partner at Hodgson Russ, president. Other officers: Vice president, Jessica L. Copeland, senior associate at Hodgson Russ; and secretary, Michael E. Reyen, an associate also at Hodgson Russ.



Goldberg Segalla named Stanley L. Evans an associate in its Buffalo office. He was an associate with Hamberger & Weiss. Evans serves as a board member with Family Promise of Western New York. A graduate of Case Western Reserve University, he received his J.D. from the University at Buffalo School of Law.



Chelus, Herdzik, Speyer & Monte appointed Rebecca Josefiak an associate attorney at the law firm. Josefiak is a Hobart and William Smith College graduate who received her J.D. from University at Buffalo School of Law.



The Stahlka Agency promoted Shawn Berg to vice president of operations for the Orchard Park office. Berg has more than 16 years of experience in commercial/business insurance and employee benefits with companies such as Safeco and Marsh McLennan.



HoganWillig appointed Ryan C. Mahoney an associate. Mahoney earned a bachelor’s degree from Niagara University and his J.D. from the University at Buffalo School of Law School. The firm also named Dr. Michele L. Bassler to its personal injury and medical malpractice departments to review and interpret medical records. She is a graduate of St. Bonaventure University and received her medical degree from Upstate Medical University.



SKM Group, a marketing communications agency, named Tim Marren senior copywriter and Andrew Ucci copywriter. Marren was previously a copywriter at J. Fitzgerald Group and formerly served as managing editor at the Lockport Union-Sun & Journal. He received his bachelor’s degree from SUNY Buffalo State. Ucci earned his bachelor’s degree at the University of Massachusetts.



Greenman-Pedersen named James C. Manzella a project scientist in its Western New York Office. Manzella worked at TVGA Consultants and is an Allegheny College graduate.





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Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel partner Dennis P. Harkawik served as a panelist at “Transforming New York’s Energy Future: Policy, Innovation and Economic Growth,” a forum sponsored by the American Chemistry Council, the New York State Chemical Alliance and the Business Council of New York State. Harkawik served on the opening panel, titled “Natural Gas: New York Politics and the Impact on Energy, Jobs and the Manufacturing Renaissance.”Canisius College alumni ranked second in the overall pass rate in New York State on the 2012 CPA exam cycle among institutions with 21 to 60 candidates. The results are for graduates of bachelor and graduate programs who are first-time candidates sitting for the CPA exam.

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KB Holdings Food Cash and Carry recently celebrated the grand opening of its cash and carry store, warehouse and offices at 1650 William St.

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ChrisFit Personal Training recently celebrated a ribbon-cutting of its Lewiston location at 734 Cayuga St. ChrisFit also has a location on Hyde Park Boulevard in Niagara Falls. The facility is owned by Chris Tybor with his wife, Cathy.M&T Bank has donated $25,000 to Habitat for Humanity Capital District in Albany and an additional $10,000 to the Capital Region Sponsor-A-Scholar program.Title: Magnolia extract containing compositions

No.: 8,445,036

Inventors: Faller, Jim (Williamsville); Gan, David (Southlake, Texas); Hines, Michelle (Lewisville, Texas), Mangos, Lisa (Katy, Texas)

Assignee: Mary Kay. (Dallas, Texas)

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Family & Children’s Service of Niagara will present the E. Marie Davis Volunteer Award to Michael A. Piette, a member of the real estate practice group at Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel. Piette serves as a director and member of the Executive Committee for Family & Children’s Service of Niagara.

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The New York State Realtor Institute awarded Roderick Wright the HOMES (Housing Our Military with Excellent Service) certification. Wright, a broker consultant at Hunt Real Estate ERA, completed 15 hours of specific real estate education developed to assist him in meeting the unique housing and financial needs of military personnel and veterans.NOCO Energy Corp. was selected as the winner of the anyplace workspace Extreme Tech Transformation contest by a panel of judges from MCPc and its manufacturer partners. The contest challenged information technology leaders from across the country to make the case for how their organization could be transformed with $100,000 in technology and services from Cisco, VMware, Hewlett-Packard, Eaton and MCPc. More than 200 organizations applied for consideration.

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Gray Line Niagara Falls was recognized with the Viator Top Rated Global Sightseeing Award for Customer Service. Viator is a tourism industry leader in destination activity bookings.

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All Team Staffing Western New York, specializing in employees for the food service and hospitality industry, light industrial, front and back office, and nonessential medical services, recently celebrated its opening at 255 Great Arrow Ave., Suite 3B, Buffalo.Title: Method and apparatus for screening

No.: 8,443,984

Inventors: Wojciechowski, Keith (Lake View); Newman, Christian (Lake View)

Assignee: Derrick Corp.

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The Buffalo Niagara Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners named Marilyn Cote-Miller president of its board of directors for 2013-14. Other officers: president-elect, Donna Scalfaro; secretary, Nancy Eckerson; and immediate past president, Celeste DiStefano. Directors: Kristine Buchband, Amy Christieson, Jennifer Cooper, Mary Eicher, Dolores McCarley, Suzanne Novelli, Leanne Oldenbrook and Sabina Ramsey.

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Meals on Wheels for Western New York appointed Matthew McAfee to its board of directors. McAfee is administrative vice president and finance manager at M&T Bank, where he has worked in various roles since 2005.Fairway Suites at Peek’n Peak, owned by French Creek Properties and managed by American Resort Management, has opened its Clubhouse, adjacent to the Peek’n Peak Resort in Clymer. The facility includes a common meeting area and a gym with a range of fitness equipment.

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Harter Secrest & Emery was named Diversity Law Firm of the Year and Mid-Market Law Firm of the Year by ACQ Global, a worldwide mergers-and-acquisitions publication. Harter Secrest & Emery has offices in Rochester, Buffalo and Albany and in Naples, Fla.

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Webster’s Bistro & Bar, a French-American restaurant at 102 Webster St., North Tonawanda, recently celebrated its grand opening. Kevin and Barbara Hughes are the owners.Title: Krypton and xenon recovery method

No.: 8,443,625

Inventors: Prosser, Neil Mark (Lockport); Saunders, John Bernard (Grand Island)

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Biel’s Document Management, based in West Seneca, named Rick Jones area manager. Jones has more than 30 years of experience within the technology industry, 15 specifically in document management. He holds an associate degree from Erie Community College and has been a Certified Document Imaging Architect since 2001.

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Buffalo marketing communications agency Travers Collins named Karlie Beil traffic coordinator. A UB graduate, Beil previously held a similar position with the Martin Group.

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Mercy Hospital Foundation named Brian Lawson to its board of trustees. Lawson is with Rural/Metro Medical Services.

Life Technologies Corp., Grand Island, was awarded a $71,944 federal contract for ViiA 7 real-time polymerase chain reaction systems from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Amherst, Mass.

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Moog Inc., East Aurora, was awarded a $38,037 federal contract for the repair of mechanical transmissions from the U.S. Naval Supply Systems Command, Philadelphia.

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The Family Medicine Residency Program at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center was granted a five-year accreditation to the American Osteopathic Association. The approval was granted following an inspection that included an onsite visit and a review of the program’s curriculum, policies and procedures.Clarence-based manufacturer Dynabrade will donate $13,000 to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, following a three-month fundraising campaign. The company pledged to donate $10 to the foundation for every pink random orbital sander it sold, plus $1 for every pink sanding pad sold. The company raised $12,813 and rounded up the figure to $13,000. It received orders from across North America, along with one from Indonesia. The foundation is placing a pink Dynorbital Spirit tool and pad on permanent display in its Texas headquarters.

Title: Energy delivery system for a gas transport vessel containing low vapor pressure gas.

No.: 8,447,175

Inventors: Timm, Martin Lee (Getzville); Bergman Jr., Thomas John (Clarence Center); Germond, Justin Cole (Amherst); Pace, Keith Randall (East Amherst); Burgers, Kenneth Leroy (East Amherst); Johnson, Michael Clinton (Grand Island)

Assignee: Praxair Technology (Danbury, Conn.)

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The following faculty members of Roswell Park Cancer Institute received grant funding totaling more than $3.3 million from federal agencies and other sources: Dr. Yuesheng Zhang, professor of oncology in the department of chemoprevention, a five-year, $1.7 million grant award from the National Institutes of Health; Dr. John Blessing, executive director, gynecology oncology group statistical and data center, one-year subcontract award of $300,552 from the GOG and the National Cancer Institute; Kenneth Gross, chairman of the department of molecular and cellular biology; Dominic Smiraglia, associate professor of oncology in the department of cancer genetics; and Norma Nowak, associate professor of oncology in the department of cancer genetics, a two-year, $290,839 grant from the NCI; Smiraglia also received a two-year, $165,000 grant from the American Institute for Cancer Research; Dr. Santosh Patnaik, assistant professor, department of thoracic surgery, two-year year grant of $241,931 from the NCI.

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Goldstein, Ackerhalt and Pletcher senior partner Bruce A. Goldstein recently presented on the topic of “Section 504 and Schools” to the New York State School Superintendents in Westchester County.DeGraff Memorial Hospital and Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital have received the Get With the Guidelines–Heart Failure Gold Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association. This marks the second year that DeGraff and the fifth year that Millard Suburban have been recognized with a quality achievement award for heart failure.

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Hodgson Russ opened its newest office location, in Saratoga Springs. The law firm’s Johnstown office and staff have relocated there, and will be joined by several attorneys from the firm’s Albany office.

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Dresser-Rand Co., Painted Post, was awarded a $289,552 federal contract for the repair of diaphragm assemblies and similar replacement parts from the U.S. Naval Supply Systems Command, Mechanicsburg, Pa.

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Moog Inc., East Aurora, was awarded a $165,533 federal contract for cylinder assemblies from the U.S. Naval Supply Systems Command, Philadelphia,Title: Heat transfer methods using heat transfer compositions containing trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene

No.: 8,444,874

Inventors: Singh, Rajiv R. (Getzville); Pham, Hang T. (Amherst); Willson, David P. (East Amherst); Thomas, Raymond H. (Pendleton); Spatz, Mark W. (East Amherst); Metcalf, David A. (Denver)

Assignee: Honeywell International (Morristown, N.J.)

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TODCO, the transportation division of Overhead Door Corp. in Marion, Ohio, appointed Joe Owen division president. Owen, who is from the Buffalo area, was with Columbus McKinnon Corp.

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The Amherst Chamber of Commerce named Tom Ulbrich, executive director of the University at Buffalo School of Management’s Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, Small Business Advocate of the Year.Cornerstone Capital Wealth Management has opened its new office at 5895 Goodrich Road in Clarence Center. The wealth management group is headed by its two managing partners, Joseph Ervolina and Robert Meissner.

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Merchants Insurance Group corporate casualty claims manager Ken Carter was recently one of the featured speakers at the 2013 annual conference of the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance in San Antonio. Carter spoke on “Litigation Management – The Technology and Art of Litigation Management.”

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AAA Western and Central New York appointed Charlie Mancuso an insurance agent in the AAA Amherst Travel and Insurance Center at 100 International Drive. Mancuso was with GEICO.Young Audiences of Western New York received a $100,000 grant from the John R. Oishei Foundation and a $10,000 grant from the New York State Council for the Humanities.Title: Apparatus for deploying oxygen masks

No.: 8,443,802

Inventors: Schaeffer Jr., Robert L. (Cheektowaga); Bennett, Duard Charles (Kenmore)

Assignee: AVOX Systems (Lancaster)

Date issued: May 21, 2013

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Title: Airplane leading edge de-icing apparatus

No.: 8,444,093

Inventor: Epstein, Eran (Buffalo)

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