Briefs: Local woman heads to Capitol Hill

Local woman heads to Capitol Hill

GENEVA -- Renee Wood, founder of The Comfort Company Inc. in Geneva, has been invited to convene in Washington, D.C., with the national Women Impacting Public Policy organization. She will speak to elected officials about the integral role of women entrepreneurs in the national economy. Her six-year old company specializes in the development and sale of sympathy gifts.

Synegrate delivers video systems

CARPENTERSVILLE -- Synegrate Corp. announced Monday that Fox River Graphics, a wholly owned subsidiary, delivered nine Polycom video teleconferencing systems to a U.S. District Court in the Southwestern United States. The systems cost more than $60,000 but will allow for measurable savings in time and travel costs for the court in addition to improving security. Using the system, U.S. Marshals will not have to transport prisoners over long distances from the detention facility; judges in one city can preside over a hearing with a defendant in a different city; and attorneys can brief their clients remotely.