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At 27, Kelly Taran found herself on a high rung of the career ladder—one that often takes years of climbing to reach. In January 2018, Taran was promoted to chief information officer at First American Equipment Finance. First American is ...

Wright Beverage Distributing announces the promotion of Timothy Clark to brand manager. He is responsible for developing and managing the company’s brand portfolio across all channels of trade. He has been with the company since 2011. The information in the ...

Waste Harmonics announces that Patty Roy has been named sales and marketing operations manager. During her 30-year career, Roy has held sales, marketing and management roles in a variety of industries. She has a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, an ...

Campus Construction Management Group announces the hiring of Nick Ippolito as a project manager, Douglas Cloud as field manager, Matthew Rogers as project manager, Terry Nothnagle as a field manager and the promotion of Charlene Stafford to project engineer. The ...

Digm LLC announces the hiring of Elizabeth Perkins as a data analyst. She has a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and psychology from High Point University and a master’s degree in business analytics from Drexel University. The information in the People ...

Tompkins Financial Corp. announces that Jennifer Tegan has joined the board of directors. She currently serves as director of Tompkins Trust Co., an affiliate of Tompkins Financial. She has a bachelor’s degree from Smith College, a master’s degree in geology ...

The Martin Group announces the following new hires: Jodi Matthias; Katie Steelman; Michelle Anlyn; Rachel Giralico; Nicole Stivaletta; and Lesley Ruple. Matthias has been hired as a senior production designer. She brings 20 years of advertising experience to the role ...

Rochester Regional Health Information Organization and its sister corporation, HealthVantics, announce the following new hires: Ashley Murray, community operations support specialist; Diane VanAuken, technical project manager; Matt Sundman, HIE support analyst; Carly Ryan, community operations support specialist; Colin Streb, interface ...

VerifyMe Inc. announces the appointment of Chris Gardner to the board of directors. Gardner is currently a senior advisor for Wisdom Tree Asset Management, and authored “The Pursuit of Happyness,” which was turned into a major motion picture starring Will ...

AT&T announces that four local employees have been honored with the president’s volunteer service award: Barbara Millet; Mike McCormick; Summer O’Brian; and Eric Vosburgh. The information in the People and Awards section is provided by the submitter. The Rochester Business Journal ...

The following local police officers from the Rochester Police Department will be honored as 2019 TOP COPS by the National Association of Police Organizations: Daniel Brochu; Brian Phillips; Josh Lewis; Thomas Deane III; Jonathan Marsh; Brandon Mandurano; Ryan Hartley; Tito ...

AAA announces the following approved auto repair facilities have been recognized in the annual Top Shop award program: Action Towing and Service; Advent Automotive; Barry’s Auto Center; Bob Kaiser’s Repair; Browncroft Garage; Giff’s Auto Service; Lovetro Automotive; Mt. Hope Service Center; ...

Paychex Inc. announces that the firm has been named a leader in the latest annual NEAT vendor evaluation report for payroll by NelsonHall. The information in the People and Awards section is provided by the submitter. The Rochester Business Journal accepts ...

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Eastman Kodak Co. announced Tuesday that it issued $100 million of its five percent secured convertible notes, due in 2021, to global investment management firm Southeastern Asset Management Inc. Kodak plans to use the net proceeds from the convertible notes ...