Buffalo News (New York), November 16, 2005, Wednesday

Copyright 2005 The Buffalo News
Buffalo News (New York)

November 16, 2005 Wednesday
FINAL EDITION

SECTION: BUSINESS; Pg. B9

HEADLINE: On the Record / Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005

BODY:
> Thursday's events
Seminars
* Cornell University Industrial and Labor Relations, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Workplace Education Center, 237 Main St., Suite 1200. Topic: "Renewable Energy, Job Creation and Sustainable Growth." Cost $45, includes continental breakfast, lunch and conference materials. Call 852-4191, ext. 103.
* SCORE, the U.S. Small Business Administration and Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, "Starting and Managing Your Business" workshop, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, Lafayette Square. Cost, $25. Call 551-4301 or visit: www.scorebuffalo.org.
* The Niagara County Community College Student Employment Center and Student Development and Student Activities Departments Job Fair, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., NCCC, Main Cafeteria, 3111 Saunders Settlement Road, Sanborn. Call 614-6290.
* Niagara County Community College Small Business Development Center, free "Recordkeeping for Small Business," seminar, 1:30-3:30 p.m., The Summit (formerly Summit Park Mall), 6929 Williams Road, Wheatfield. Registration, call 434-3815.
* Leave a Legacy Western New York and the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, attorney and financial professionals seminar, 3 to 5 p.m., Kleinhans Music Hall, Mary Seaton Room, 370 Pennsylvania St. Program: "Focusing Client Intentions: Planning, Processes and Passion," presented by Jerry Simon Chasen. Call Tony Astran, 880-1410 or Stuart Lerman, 852-2857.
> Hires/Promotions/Honors
Owl Homes of Fredonia, a manufactured housing and modular housing installation company, named Pat Leon sales and service representative. Previously, Leon owned Leon Builders, a contracting firm based in Silver Creek, for 35 years.
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Hodgson Russ senior associate Jeffrey C. Stravino was recently elected president of the Harvard-Radcliffe Club of Western New York whose mission is to promote fellowship, scholarship and service to Harvard University and to provide networking and educational opportunities for the university's area graduates.
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Quaker's Landing, a memory care community in Orchard Park, named Andrew Hilton, Nora Devoe, Ruth Hunt, Madeline Mullins and Susan Kryszak to its advisory board.
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The board of trustees of the Firemen's Home, a nursing facility for volunteer firefighters, named Thomas J. Mooney president. Mooney is treasurer of the Allegheny County Volunteer Firemen's Association and secretary/treasurer for the Boliver Joint Fire District.
> Company items
MVP Network Consulting of Williamsville was named by SAP America, a business software solutions provider, to introduce Business One, an integrated business management solution for small and midsize area businesses, to area businesses.
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Sun Baked Blends, located at 1615 Kenmore Ave in Kenmore, recently celebrated its opening. The business, owned by Michael and Carmen Davidson, provides bed or booth seven-minute tanning, coffee, smoothies and ice cream.
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Spinneybeck, an Amherst-headquartered Italian leather supplier, introduced Velluto Pelle colors, an aniline dyed leather with enhanced grain texture for Porsche 356, 911 and 912. The collection features 12 authentic colors used in Porsche interior from 1950 through 1973 and can be can viewed at www.spinneybeck.com.
> Patents
Title: "Method for moving contaminants from gases"
No.: 6,962,629
Inventors: Johnson, Michael Clinton (Grand Island, NY); Heim, Carl Joseph (Amherst, NY); Billingham, John Fredric (Getzville, NY) Assignee: Praxair Technology Inc. (Danbury, CT)
Date issued: Nov. 8, 2005