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PRWeek ranked Travers Collins & Company 120th in its list of top-grossing public relations firms in the United States, making it the highest-ranking Buffalo based firm. PRWeek's annual list ranks companies in regard to U.S. revenue, defined as fee income plus mark-up on billable items. Travers Collins & Company, 726 Exchange St., is owned by Williamsville residents Robert N. Travers and William M. Collins.

Sisters Hospital Foundation board members elected directors and officers for the 2007-08 term, which includes Williamsville resident Joseph Zdarsky, chairman and partner at Zdarsky, Sawicki & Agostinelli. Elected to three-year terms as new directors were Dr. Paul Anain, Sisters Hospital medical staff member, and Owen Sullivan, Lawley Benefits Group, both of Williamsville.

Campanella Orthotics of Amherst recently donated $15,000 in orthotics and prosthetics supplies for needy children in Juliaca, Peru with the Hope for Tomorrow Foundation. Also involved was Coco Brothers Orthotics and Pel Supply Company. Juliaca Mayor David Mamani Paricahua held a tribute to the donors.

AAA Western and Central New York of Williamsville has elected new officers to its board of directors for 2007: Michael J. Ryan, partner of the Cosgrove Law Firm and Gwen O. Arcara, president and principal of Executive Dimensions.