Business Briefs

The Amherst Chamber of Commerce will hold a Business After Hours Purchasing Managers Meet and Greet from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17 at Dave and Buster's Sports Cafe, located at the Eastern Hills Mall, 4545 Transit Road. To make a reservation or for more information, call 632-6905.

The Professional Nurses Association of Western New York-District 1 will host a seminar to discuss healthcare issues with State Legislative candidates from 7:15 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18 at Protocol Restaurant, 6776 Transit Road, Williamsville. To register, call 839-4075. Cost is $5 to reserve a place. Complimentary hor d'oeuvres will be served and a cash bar will be available.

Carr Marketing Communications has been accepted as a member of Pinnacle Worldwide, an international corporation of independently owned public relations firms. Carr Marketing is one of three firms in New York State that has been granted membership and the only one from Upstate NY. For more information, visit www.carrmarketing.com.

The Canisius College Center for Professional Development will offer an advanced credit analysis course from 2 to 6:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays and from 2 to 5 p.m. Fridays from Oct. 23 to Nov. 3 at the college's Center at Amherst, 300 Corporate Parkway.

The course is intended for bank loan officers, senior financial analysts, senior marketing personnel and others interested in negotiating bank loans. Participants should have an understanding of basic financial and managerial accounting. Cost is $799. For more information, or to register, call 862-4600 or visit the Web site at www.cani sius.edu/amherst/form.

Dean Gottesman, president of Royalite Lighting, and Lighting for Less in Amherst, was honored with a Pillar of the Industry Award at the 2006 American Lighting Association Annual Conference held Sept. 12 in Las Vegas. He was recognized for, "Extraordinary service in advancing the lighting industry as well as the association, its programs and mission, during the past 12 to 18 months."