PAGE A-8 THE POST-STANDARD Thursday, March 4, 2010

BUSINESSC O M P A N Y N E W S Drivers: Toyota still brokenJIM WALTER, executive direc-tor of Madison County Tour-ism Inc., was awarded the2010 President’s Award at theEmpire State Tourism Confer-ence. He was selected for theaward in recognition of hisoutstanding service to the tour-ism industry and the NewYork State Travel and Vaca-tion Association.

Devanathan

AshleyMcGraw Ar-chitects PC an-nounced theaddition ofVINAY DEVA-NATHAN as anadvancedbuilding de-signer in its

advanced building studio. Heis a graduate mechanical engi-neering student at SyracuseUniversity with experience incomplex airflow modeling andcomputational fluid dynamics.

Four new members were elect-ed to the board of directors atBaltimore Woods: LYNNCLEARY, MARVIN DRUGER,DAVE EICHORN and LISA D.MILLER. ED HEINRICH waselected to a second three-yearterm.

Cleary is a practicing intern-ist and professor of medicineat SUNY Upstate.

Druger is the retired chair ofthe department of scienceteaching at Syracuse Universi-ty. He also teaches in the biol-ogy department.

Eichorn, a former Channel 9meteorologist, recently com-pleted a bachelor of science inenvironmental science fromEmpire State College and isnow in a Ph.D. program atSUNY ESF. Eichornconducteda carbon footprint study thatdetermined that BaltimoreWoods’ Nature in the Cityprogram, by eliminating bus-ing for field trips, keeps over15 tons of CO2 out of the at-mosphere each year.

Miller is a financial plannerwith AXA Financial Servicesin Syracuse where she hasbeen the corporate volunteercoordinator for a number ofyears.

SCOTT STEARNS was re-elected to a second term aspresident, PHIL MAZZA andGUY SWENSON join the execu-tive committee as vice presi-dent and secretary, respec-tively. CHIP MELVIN was re-elected to a second term astreasurer. WENDY KOPLEY,who is leaving the board, waspresented with a matted printof DIANA WHITING’s photo ofTrillium Knoll at BaltimoreWoods in recognition of hersix years of service.

The following local residentshave graduated from NationalTractor Trailer School in Liv-erpool:

ROBERT RADFORD,of Pulaski, now drives forWerner Enterprises. Prior tohis graduation, he worked as atechnician.

RYAN CHAPPELL, of EastSyracuse, also drives forWerner Enterprises. Prior tohis graduation, he worked for alocal retailer.

WAYNE EVANS, of Pulaski,drives for ARG Trucking.Prior to his graduation, heworked in maintenance.

DAVID BURNS, of Baldwins-ville, drives for Werner Enter-prises. Prior to his graduation,he worked as a machine opera-tor.

MICHAEL LaPLANTE, ofPhoenix, drives for SwiftTransportation. Prior to hisgraduation, he worked as adriver and service technician.

DONALD ROBILLARD, ofBrewerton, drives for theMento Produce Co. Inc. Priorto his graduation, he worked asa machine and forklift opera-tor.

Safety officials took 15complaints from drivers after theircars were fixed in the recalls.

By Tom Krisherand Ken ThomasThe Associated Press

Detroit — At least 15 Toyota driv-ers have complained to U.S. safety of-ficials that their cars sped up by them-selves even after being fixed underrecalls for sticky gas pedals or floormat problems, according to an Associ-ated Press analysis.

The development raises questionsabout whether Toyota’s repairs willbring an end to the cases of wild, un-controlled acceleration or if there maybe electronic causes behind the com-plaints that have dogged the automak-er.

Although the allegations were unve-rified by the agency, the NationalHighway Traffic Safety Administra-tion said Wednesday it was contactingpeople who have complained about ac-celeration problems even after repairswere done under two large recalls. Theagency wants to hear from others whohave had similar troubles, it said.

‘‘If Toyota owners are still experi-encing sudden acceleration incidentsafter taking their cars to the dealership,we want to know about it,’’ agency ad-ministrator David Strickland said in astatement.

The new complaints raised eye-brows in Congress, which has heldthree hearings on the recalls in the pastweek and is investigating Toyota’ssafety problems.

‘‘I am deeply concerned that

NHTSA has received this many re-ports of possible sudden unanticipatedacceleration even after these vehicleshave received Toyota’s recommendedfix,’’ said Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa,who serves on one of the committeesinvestigating Toyota.

‘‘It’s critical that we get to the bot-tom of this problem as quickly as pos-sible.’’

Toyota spokesman Brian Lyons saidWednesday the company was inves-tigating the complaints, though it re-mains confident in its recall fixes.Teams of engineers are being mobi-lized to check into the complaints, hesaid.

Toyota has recalled more than 8million vehicles worldwide since Oc-tober to fix floor mats that can snaggas pedals or faulty gas pedal assem-blies that can stick.

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JORDAN OLIVER (left) and Robert Mower, of Oliver’s Campers in Norwich, clean the kitchen area in a 40-footHeartland Country Ridge park model Wednesday to get ready for the RV and Camping Show at the state fair-grounds. The show, celebrating its 40th anniversary, opens today and runs through Sunday.

By Fernando Alfonso IIIContributing writer

One way to start gearing up forthe upcoming camping season ischecking out the 40th RV andCamping Show at the New YorkState Fairgrounds today throughSunday.

More than 350 RVs will be openfor visitors to browse through andbuy at the Americraft Center of Pro-gress, Toyota Exhibition Center andthe Horticultural Building. The modelson the floor include tent trailers, pop-up campers, park models and motorhomes. Vehicles from Palomino toDutchmen and Airstream are on dis-play.

Prices start at a couple of thousanddollars for a small tow-behind and canreach up to $500,000 for a motorhome, said show manager JamesKring, of Jacksonville, Fla.

‘‘It’s like getting a yacht,’’ he said.For the second year, the Boy Scouts

and Girl Scouts will have a mockcampground, pinewood car racetrackand a BB gun range on display.

‘‘It’s an opportunity for us to be in-volved in the community,’’ said BoyScouts’ Interlakes District ExecutiveTimothy Herne, of Jordan. ‘‘It’s an op-portunity for the community to seethat the Scouts are alive and strong.’’

Seventy-five Scouts are involved inthe show. Some of them will serve asgreeters; others will camp overnightwith an adult leader, Herne said.

‘‘It provides security for the RVdealers,’’ Herne said. ‘‘It’s a real funthing.’’Contact Fernando Alfonso III atfalfonso@syracuse.com or 470-3039.

If you go . . .What: RV and Camping ShowWhen: Noon to 9 p.m. today; 10a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, Saturday; 10a.m. to 6 p.m. SundayWhere: New York State Fairgrounds,581 State Fair Blvd., GeddesPrice: $10 for anyone 16 and over.Children under 16 get in for free.To learn more: Visitwww.cnyrvshow.com

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Tech center to hostCarrier lab dedication

The president of CarrierCorp. and a U.S. Environ-mental Protection Agency offi-cial are expected to attend Fri-day’s dedication of theSyracuse Center of Excellencehigh-tech headquarters build-ing at 727 E. Washington St.

The slide rule Willis H. Car-rier used to invent air condi-tioning, on loan from CarrierCorp., will be presented to theCenter of Excellence to markthe opening of a laboratory

named in his honor. The Car-rier Total Indoor Environ-mental Quality Laboratory willallow scientists to study howpeople respond to minutechanges in their environment.

The TIEQ Lab was largelyfunded by Carrier and the NewYork State Foundation for Sci-ence, Technology and Innova-tion.

At the 1:15 p.m. ribbon-cut-ting, Carrier President GeraudDarnis will be joined by LisaHeinzerling, associate admin-istrator for policy, economicsand innovation at EPA, alongwith other officials.

The public is invited to anopen house 1 to 4 p.m. Satur-day. To reserve a spot, go tosyracusecoe.org.

Syracuse area makestop 10 ‘cleantech’ list

The Syracuse region wasnamed one of the world’s top10 ‘‘cleantech clusters’’ by aventure capitalist who special-izes in financing green tech-nology companies.

Shawn Lesser, founder ofSustainable World Capital,named Syracuse’s Clean TechCenter No. 6 on his list for its‘‘38 colleges and universities,138,000 college students, $2billion in annual funded R&Dand a green landscape that sup-ports clean energy produc-tion.’’

Lesser also singled out theClean Tech Center and theSyracuse Center of Excellencefor being ‘‘at the forefront ofthe green innovation move-

ment.’’ Support from the NewYork State Energy Researchand Development Authority‘‘makes it one of the best-funded programs in the U.S.’’

The Clean Tech Center,based at the Syracuse TechGarden, is funded by a $1.5million grant from NYSER-DA.

Lesser was writing for theCleantech Group, a San Fran-cisco company that came upwith the term cleantech — andtrademarked it — to refer toinvestments in technologiesfocused on the roots of ecolog-ical challenges.

His top ‘‘cleantech cluster’’pick is Styria, Austria.

For the full report, go towww.cleantech.com/news.

— Staff reports

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