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www.HartfordBusiness.com • October 22, 2018 • Hartford Business Journal 29 FAMILY BUSINESS AWARDS 2018 Franklin Construction LLC W hen Franklin Construction was founded in 1917 by Francesco Tagliatela, he built single- and multi-family homes. The company even- tually shifted to general contracting work and building apartment housing and it built, owns and manages several apartment communities, the Saybrook Point Inn, Spa, & Marina, and North Haven Health & Racquet. Recent accom- plishments Last year Frank- lin Construction built Canal Cross- ing at Whitneyville West, a class-A apartment com- munity in Ham- den. Upon comple- tion, the company will add 393 new luxury units to its portfolio. Franklin has opened three buildings thus far, all of which were 70 percent leased before receiving each certificate of occupancy. Phase one, which consists of 165 units, is currently 100-percent occupied. Canal Crossing is the company's flag- ship community with many amenities. While building this new community, the company also renovated six of its older apartment buildings' corridors. How do you remain competitive? We remain competitive by keeping up with the trends in our industry and adapting quickly. Continuing educa- tion is a large component of remain- ing competitive. We send our employ- ees to national conferences to seek out the up-and-coming trends we need to be aware of, so we can implement them at our apartment communities. For example, a group of employees re- cently attended the National Apartment Association conference in San Diego. We found there that people are looking for more of a personal experience rather than just a place to live. We quickly found ways to engage residents through free community events such as ice cream socials, barbecues and pet events. Residents see service as the most important amenity we can provide, rather than adding a pool to a proper- ty. We also learned about the impor- tance of adopting more technology into our apartments. How do you instill your family values in your employees? We have a family creed that we read before each of our weekly meetings. One of the principles is "Family First." At the ownership level, this means that we can have heated disagreements with each other at work, but we are still family at the end of the day and must be respect- ful despite differing opinions. 3 RD PLACE — 76-plus employees category Franklin Construction LLC Headquarters: New Haven Industry: Construction Year Founded: 1917 Founder: Francesco Tagliatela Generation Currently Running Company: 3rd and 4th No. of Full-Time Employees: 146 No. of Part-Time Employees: 302 Family Members Currently Employed at Company: Louis Tagliatela Jr., Co-owner: Patricia Tagliatela, Co-owner; Stephen Tagliatela, Co-owner; Lauren Tagliatela, Chief Community Officer. Company Website: www.buildwithfranklin.com The Tagliatela family celebrated their 100 th year in business in 2017. This photo shows three generations of the family business. (From left): Lauren Tagliatela, Louis Tagliatela Jr., Mary Tagliatela, Stephen Tagliatela and Patricia Tagliatela. TRAVEL & EVENT PLANNERS YOU HAVE BEEN TO OUR EVENTS, HAVE YOU TRAVELED WITH US? GROUPS • BUSINESS • LEISURE WE ARE YOUR TRAVEL & EVENT EXPERTS: With over 25 years of experience, let us do the planning for you! SAVING YOU MONEY: We are here to provide you with an exceptional event or travel experience at no extra cost. GOING THE EXTRA MILE: Always going above and beyond, providing you with all the extra benefi ts on your vacation or event. RIDEREVENTS.COM 860.413.9067 SALLY@RIDEREVENTS.COM