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ECONOMY 40 | HARTFORD BUSINESS JOURNAL • DECEMBER 24, 2018 Largest women-owned businesses in Greater Hartford (Ranked by number of local employees as of February 2018) Rank Company Local employees/ Local offices Total employees/ Total offices Type of business Women owner(s) and percent owned Year founded 1 Companions & Homemakers 613 New Britain Ave. Farmington, CT 06032 860-677-4948; www.companionsandhomemakers.com 2,260 5 4,877 11 Homecare service for older adults Linda J. Grigerek 100% 1990 2 Merry Employment Group Inc. 1481 Pleasant Valley Road Manchester, CT 06042 860-561-1002; www.jobs-ct.com 1,200 3 1,800 4 Direct-hire, temporary staffing, payrolling and human-resource consulting Sally Merry 100% 1963 3 Charter Oak Building Maintenance Inc. 1840 Silas Deane Highway Rocky Hill, CT 06067 860-632-5667; www.cobm.net 265 1 265 1 Facility maintenance and janitorial services Kenia M. Thomas 51% 1988 4 Carla's Pasta Inc. 50 Talbot Lane South Windsor, CT 06074 860-436-4042; www.carlaspasta.com 231 1 247 1 Specialty frozen filled pasta and pesto manufacturer Carla Squatrito 100% 1978 5 Nursing Services Inc. 21 High St. East Hartford, CT 06118 860-568-8881; www.nursingservicesinc.com 150 1 150 1 Licensed and certified home health care, companion, homemaking and chore services Melissa Roming 45% Yvette Roming 45% Linda Tucker 5% 1980 6 Companions for Living LLC 312 N. Main St. West Hartford, CT 06117 860-882-0802; www.companionsforliving.com 143 1 143 1 Home care Julianne Roth 100% 2005 7 Euro-American Connections & Homecare 1436 Berlin Turnpike, Suite 1-A Berlin, CT 06037 860-829-0208; www.homecare4u.com 105 1 105 1 Homecare agency and registry Maggie Drag 100% 1989 8 Caring Solutions LLC 5104 Bigelow Commons Enfield, CT 06082 860-745-4026; www.CTcaringsolutions.com 100 1 100 1 Home health care Sandra Sargeant 100% 2000 9 iTech Solutions Inc. 20 Stanford Drive Farmington, CT 06032 860-674-1636; www.itechsolutions.com 69 1 172 1 Information technology staffing, consulting and recruiting services Kay Lukas 100% 1995 10 Andrew Associates Inc. 6 Pearson Way Enfield, CT 06082 860-253-0000; www.andrewdm.com 60 1 60 1 Full-service direct marketing, advertising, and fulfillment services to health care, financial service, insurance, nonprofit and small business clients nationwide Ginny Knapp Kristina Bazarian 53% combined 1985 11 Adams & Knight Inc. 80 Avon Meadow Lane Avon, CT 06001 860-676-2300; www.adamsknight.com 58 1 59 1 Integrated marketing agency; strategic planning, advertising, branding, PR, social media, digital marketing for health care, financial services, consumer and leisure industries Jill Adams 51% 1988 12 Phoenix Manufacturing Inc. 250 South Road Enfield, CT 06082 860-745-2080; www.phoenix-mfg-inc.com 57 1 57 1 Precision-machined aerospace components Krystyna Paluch 100% 1989 13 Al's Beverage Co. 1-3 Revay Road East Windsor, CT 06088 860-627-7003; www.alsbeverage.com 50 1 67 3 Manufacturer and distributor of fountain soft drinks Marjorie Feldman Wood 58% Additional women owners 12% 1996 14 Infoshred 3 Craftsman Road East Windsor, CT 06088 860-627-5800; www.infoshred.com 46 1 46 1 Confidential document destruction and records storage Stacey J. Lombardo 100% 1997 15 The Walker Group 20 Waterside Drive Farmington, CT 06032 860-678-3530; www.TheWalkerGroup.com 40 1 40 1 Managed IT services, IT security, virtualization, wireless technologies, IT strategy/vCIO, cloud hosting, backup and disaster recovery, web design and managed digital presence Katherine H. Emery 100% 1986 16 John Michael Associates Inc. 94 Holmes Road Newington, CT 06111 860-666-1414; www.jmalogos.com 39 1 40 1 Promotional merchandise marketing, branded merchandise, online-fulfillment programs, award and recognition programs, event and trade show marketing, kitting, importing and corporate branding Sara K. Papa 51% 1980 17 Cafe Louise LLC 1156 New Britain Ave. West Hartford, CT 06110 (1) 860-561-0160; www.cafelouise.com 30 2 30 2 Catering company, restaurant and bar Louise Albin 99% 1993 17 Technical Industries Inc. 336 Pinewoods Road Torrington, CT 06790 860-489-2160; www.technicalindustriesinc.com 30 1 48 2 Extrusion, injection and blow molding Susan O. Parent 51% 1994 19 ACT Group 20 Commerce Drive Cromwell, CT 06416 800-548-9929; www.goactgroup.com 28 1 28 1 Office equipment, 3D equipment and supplies and services, document-management services and managed-print services Cindi Gondek 51% 1974 20 Away To Go Party Rentals & Decorating Services 2592 Berlin Turnpike Newington, CT 06111 860-372-4569; www.awaytogodesigns.com 25 1 25 1 Party rental, balloons and linens, table and chair cover specialist, centerpieces, party merchandise, back drop, and Throne Chair delivery and pickup Diane Johnson 100% 1996 20 Energy Efficiencies Solutions 398 Palisado Ave. Windsor, CT 06095 860-690-5522; www.eesgogreen.com 25 3 25 3 Full-service energy conservation company providing services for single family, multifamily and commercial projects statewide Leticia Colon de Mejias 95% 2010 20 TCA Consulting Group Inc. 39 New London Turnpike, Suite 220 Glastonbury, CT 06033 860-657-8411; www.tcagroup.com 25 1 100 2 Staffing and temporary help Dorothy Cassandra 70% Gayle Adam 10% Kelly Beard 10% 1987 23 Sandair Systems Inc. dba Mainfreight USA 460 Hayden Station Road Windsor, CT 06095 860-687-6946; www.mainfreightusa.com 24 1 24 1 Global logistics company providing domestic and international services including ocean, air, rail and truck, and customs brokerage and warehousing Joann H. Sandler 100% 1991 24 IQ Telecom 78 Beaver Road Wethersfield, CT 06109 860-882-0500; iqt360.com 20 1 50 2 Full-service telecommunications, life cycle management from procurement to payment Ann Flynn 75% Susan King 25% 2001 Source: Each company via survey. Notes: The state defines a woman-owned business as one that is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women. In the case of a publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the stock is owned by one or more women and the management and daily operations are controlled by one or more women. Post Road Stages of South Windsor has changed ownership such that Priscilla Snow is no longer majority owner. The company is no longer women-owned, however it is still family-owned. Actûrus of Farmington was sold to MetrixLab US in Oct. 2017 and is no longer women-owned. CART=communication access realtime translation, IT= information technology, vCIO=virtual chief information officer (1) With a second location at 111 Golf St., Newington; phone 860-666-5600. —Compiled by Heide Martin. LARGEST WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES IN GREATER HARTFORD (Ranked by number of local employees as of February 2018)