Michael Nuccitelli and Ronald Ricotta Co-Owners of Parlec Inc. and Century Mold Co. Inc. Inducted Into 2015 Business Hall of Fame

    ROCHESTER, NY, October 16, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Michael Nuccitelli, President and CEO of Parlec Inc. and Ronald Ricotta, President and CEO of Century Mold Co. Inc. were inducted into the Rochester Business Hall of Fame at an event held on September 29, 2015 at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center honoring 2015 inductees. The Business Hall of Fame recognizes the accomplishments of individuals who have made extraordinary contributions in free enterprise and the Rochester community.

Nuccitelli and Ricotta were honored for their accomplishments and contributions in their two current and prior companies, the manufacturing industry and in the Rochester community. Demonstrated by their business excellence, courageous thinking and actions, vision, innovation and community mindedness.

"Mike inspires people to excel by his style" states Warren Hern, retired Co-CEO Rochester Regional Health. "He thinks about the best interest of the organization, he thinks about the best interest of the people, and he thinks about the best interest of the community."

"Ron's leadership, is based upon strong ethics and being an honest guy whether it be with vendors, customers or banking partners, all have had faith in Ron during exceptionally difficult times" states Terry Donovan Chief Financial Officer, Century Mold Co. Inc.

To learn more about the Rochester Business Hall of Fame and the exemplary leaders who have received this honor visit the Rochester Museum and Science Center for an interactive exhibit presented in partnership with Junior Achievement of Rochester and the Rochester Business Journal.

Parlec, Inc., (www.parlec.com) a worldwide leader in tooling and presetting solutions, offers
more than 60 years of experience in CNC tooling innovation. Products include solutions for
high performance toolholding, modular production boring, tapping, and tool measuring and inspection. Parlec's portfolio comprises more than 8,000 individual products - 98% of them manufactured in the USA at its Fairport, New York world headquarters. Parlec has more than 30 patented processes and technologies and offers unmatched levels of technology, quality, and support on a global basis with sales, engineering, manufacturing, and service throughout North America, Europe and Asia.

Established in 1979, Century Mold has grown from a modest tool maker into a 900+ employee full service supplier with Corporate Head Quarters, Design and Engineering, Tooling, R&D and Test Lab located in Rochester, New York; Sales and Engineering office in Wixom, Michigan; and five NAFTA region manufacturing facilities located in Middletown, Ohio; Shelbyville, Tennessee; Rochester, New York; Chihuahua, Mexico and Queretaro Mexico.

As a Tier 2 supplier to the OEM Automotive and Heavy Truck industries, Century Mold supplies HVAC, Powertrain, Engine Cooling and functional plastic components and sub-systems to Fortune 500 Companies. Century Mold researches, designs, engineers and manufactures best-in-class products servicing predominately the automotive industry. Century Mold's philosophy of continuous improvement impacts all aspects of their business from research, design and engineering to manufacturing and delivery. Century Mold develops solutions to meet its customer demands and actively adjusts to succeed in the ever dynamic and changing market conditions by researching, testing and developing new solutions, anticipating future challenges and reacting to new developments in a timely manner.

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