www.HartfordBusiness.com • October 22, 2018 • Hartford Business Journal 37
FAMILY BUSINESS AWARDS 2018
THE LIST
Family Business Awards Finalists 2018
Listed alphabetically
Family Business Awards Finalists 2018
Listed alphabetically
Company Nomination category
No. of CT
locations
No. of family members employed full time/
No. of family members employed part time
Owner(s)/
Generation leading co. Year founded
Acme Monaco Corp.
75 Winchell Road
New Britain, CT 06052
www.acmemonaco.com
More than 76 full-time
employees
1
5
0
Rebecca Karabin-Ahern
Michael Karabin
Lucas Karabin
3rd
1947
Aldine Metal Products Corp.
566 Danbury Road
New Milford, CT 06776
www.aldinemetal.com
25 to 75 full-time employees 1
3
0
Richard B. Blessey
2nd & 3rd
1938
Amazing Celebrations & Events
77 Kreiger Lane, Suite 910
Glastonbury, CT 06033
www.amazingcelebrationsllc.com
Less than 25 full-time
employees
1
2
0
Nancy Goldstein
Michael Goldstein
1st
2001
Angelo's Bakery
32 Halls Hill Road
Colchester, CT 06415
Less than 25 full-time
employees
1
3
2
Angelo DiBenedetto
Domenica DiBenedetto
1st
2013
Back East Brewing LLC
1296A Blue Hills Ave.
Bloomfield, CT 06002
www.backeastbrewing.com
Less than 25 full-time
employees
1
2
0
Anthony Karlowicz
Edward Fabrycki Jr.
1st
2012
Birken Manufacturing Co.
3 Old Windsor Road
Bloomfield, CT 06002
www.birken.net
More than 76 full-time
employees
1
3
0
Gary S. Greenberg
2nd
1943
Bongiovanni Insurance & Financial
107 Main St.
Meriden, CT 06450
bifct.com
Less than 25 full-time
employees
1
4
1
Terry Bongiovanni
Eileen Bongiovanni
Ty Bongiovanni
Trey Bongiovanni
1st & 2nd
1987
Carla's Pasta Inc.
50 Talbot Lane
South Windsor, CT 06074
www.carlaspasta.com
More than 76 full-time
employees
1
3
0
Carla Squatrito
1st & 2nd
1978
Close to Home Sewing Centers &
Connecticut Shade and Blind
277 Hebron Ave.
Glastonbury, CT 06033
www.closetohomestores.com
25 to 75 full-time employees 3
3
1
Ron Gattinella
Marc Gattinella
Paul Gattinella
Marilyn Gattinella
2nd
1982
Connecticut Fresh Food & Produce
Market
920 South Colony Road
Wallingford, CT 06492
ctfreshfoodandproduce.com
25 to 75 full-time employees 1
0
2
Dennis Kovacs
1st & 2nd
1978
Connecticut Trial Firm LLC
437 Naubuc Ave., Suite 107
Glastonbury, CT 06033
www.cttrialfirm.com
Less than 25 full-time
employees
1
2
0
Ryan McKeen
1st
2015
CULTEC
878 Federal Road
Brookfield, CT 06804
www.cultec.com
Less than 25 full-time
employees
1
8
0
Robert DiTullio Sr.
1st & 2nd
1988
EBP Supply Solutions
200 Research Drive
Milford, CT 06460
www.ebpsupply.com
More than 76 full-time
employees
1
2
3
Meredith Reuben
3rd
1918
Environmental Systems Corp.
18 Jansen Court
West Hartford, CT 06110
esccontrols.com
More than 76 full-time
employees
1
3
0
Don McCurdy
Craig McCurdy
2nd
1972
Franklin Construction LLC
1621 State St.
New Haven, CT 06511
www.buildwithfranklin.com
More than 76 full-time
employees
16
4
0
Louis Tagliatela
Stephen Tagliatela
Patricia Tagliatela
3rd & 4th
1917
Giuseppina's Italian Bakery
946 Sullivan Ave.
South Windsor, CT 06074
www.italianbakerysouthwindsor.com
Less than 25 full-time
employees
1
3
2
Jenny Beaurivage
2nd
2015
Hartford West Indian Bakery Inc. d/b/
a Scotts' Jamaican Bakery
801 Windsor St.
Hartford, CT 06120
www.scottsjamaicanbakery.com
25 to 75 full-time employees 4
3
0
Pauline Scott
Gordon Scott
Michael Scott
2nd
1978
HB Communications Inc.
60 Dodge Ave.
North Haven, CT 06473
hbcommunications.com
More than 76 full-time
employees
1
2
0
Dana Barron
2nd
1946
International Cordage East, dba
InCord
226 Upton Road
Colchester, CT 06415
www.incord.com
More than 76 full-time
employees
3
3
2
Meredith Ritz Shay
Edward Ritz
Robin Ritz
2nd
1995
Johndrow Wealth Management
2 Bridgewater Road, Suite 101
Farmington, CT 06032
www.farmingtonriverfgjwm.com
Less than 25 full-time
employees
1
2
1
Lori Johndrow
Magdalena Johndrow
2nd
1984
Keating Agency Insurance
10 Arapahoe Road
West Hartford, CT 06107
www.keatingagency.com
Less than 25 full-time
employees
1
2
1
Michael Keating
2nd
1969
Lotus Hospitality
2253 Berlin Turnpike, Suite 100
Berlin, CT 06037
lotushospitality.net
Less than 25 full-time
employees
6
6
0
Gaurang Desai
Vaishali Desai
2nd
1979
Martin Rosol's Inc.
45 Grove St.
Less than 25 full-time
employees
1
3
0
Sarah Rosol
4th
1928
