Local leaders honored

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) honored the owners of 16 companies participating in its Emerging Leaders program at a graduation ceremony in Syracuse on Nov. 1.

Graduates include: Jaime Sweet, Hartman Enterprises, Inc., Oneida; Ken Morse, North Point Defense, Inc., Rome; Erika Perez, SWANK, Hamilton; Nate Beck, Rollingstar Manufacturing, Inc., Barneveld; James Bogett, Omnicor Biomedical Services, Inc., Camillus; Sandra Cirrincione, Solvay Electric Supply & Lighting, Solvay; Tracy Foltz, Falk Precision, Inc., East Syracuse; Matthew Holt, Kishmish, Inc., Syracuse; Stephen Jocz, Best in Bloom, Syracuse; David Johnson, RP Solutions, Inc., Ithaca; Viktor Klyachko, Green Ignite, Inc., Utica; Salvatore Lomedico, Sal’s Pizza & Restaurant, Baldwinsville; Neil Miller, Farmshed Harvest, Syracuse; Elizabeth Peterson, Downtown Decorations, Inc., East Syracuse; Jennifer Purtell, Quality Mechanical Services, Syracuse; Dana Scherzi, Scherzi Systems, LLC, Syracuse.

Now in its seventh year, Syracuse is one of 51 participating Emerging Leaders locations nationwide. With the 2017 class, 109 Central New York entrepreneurs have completed the program since it launched in Syracuse. The Emerging Leaders program targets small companies that have the potential for rapid expansion and job creation.

To learn more about the Emerging Leaders program, visit www.sba.gov/ ny/syracuse.