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34 Hartford Business Journal • March 18, 2019 • www.HartfordBusiness.com THE LIST Largest women-owned businesses in Greater Hartford Ranked by number of local employees as of March 2019 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% of the stock is owned by one or more women and the management and daily operations are controlled by one or more women. IT= information technology, vCIO=virtual chief information officer. TCA Consulting Group Inc., of Glastonbury, with 25 local employees reported in 2018, did not respond to survey. (1) With a second location at 111 Golf St., Newington; phone 860-666-5600. —Compiled by Heide Martin. WOMEN IN BUSINESS AWARDS 2019 Largest women-owned businesses in Greater Hartford (Ranked by number of local employees as of March 2019) 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 2,326 5 5,054 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; merrystaffing.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 238 1 238 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 208 1 221 1 Specialty frozen filled pasta and pesto manufacturer Carla Squatrito 100% 1978 5 Orion Protective Services Inc. P.O. Box 1602 South Windsor, CT 06074 888-737-2873; orionprotectivesvcs.com 152 2 174 4 Security guard and patrol services Amannda Ramsdell 100% 2010 6 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 7 Companions for Living LLC 312 N. Main St. West Hartford, CT 06117 860-882-0802; www.companionsforliving.com 141 1 141 1 Home care Julianne Roth 100% 2005 8 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 9 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 10 Phoenix Manufacturing Inc. 250 South Road Enfield, CT 06082 860-745-2080; www.phoenix-mfg-inc.com 75 1 75 1 Precision-machined aerospace components Krystyna Paluch 51% 1989 11 Al's Beverage Co. 1-3 Revay Road East Windsor, CT 06088 860-627-7003; www.alsbeverage.com 60 2 80 4 Manufacturer and distributor of fountain soft drinks Marjorie Feldman Wood 58% 1996 12 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 13 Andrew Associates Inc. 6 Pearson Way Enfield, CT 06082 860-253-0000; www.andrewdm.com 56 1 56 1 Full-service direct marketing, advertising, and fulfillment services to health care, financial service, insurance, nonprofit and small business clients nationwide Kristina Bazarian Judith Knapp 53% combined 1985 13 iTech Solutions Inc. 20 Stanford Drive Farmington, CT 06032 860-674-1636; www.itechsolutions.com 56 1 158 1 Information technology staffing, consulting and recruiting services Kay Lukas 100% 1995 15 Infoshred 3 Craftsman Road East Windsor, CT 06088 860-627-5800; www.infoshred.com 48 1 48 1 Confidential document destruction and records storage, e-recycling and logistics Stacey J. Lombardo 100% 1997 16 RED Technologies LLC 10 Northwood Drive Bloomfield, CT 06002 860-218-2428; www.redtechllc.com 45 2 45 2 Remediation, engineering and development contractor with intermodal hazardous waste transfer facility Barbara Westhaver 51% 2001 17 John Michael Associates Inc. 94 Holmes Road Newington, CT 06111 860-666-1414; www.jmalogos.com 40 1 42 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 18 The Walker Group 20 Waterside Drive Farmington, CT 06032 860-678-3530; www.TheWalkerGroup.com 36 1 37 1 Managed IT services, IT security, Wireless Technologies, IT strategy/ vCIO, cloud hosting, backup and disaster recovery, web design and managed digital presence Katherine H. Emery 100% 1986 19 ACT Group 20 Commerce Drive Cromwell, CT 06416 800-548-9929; www.goactgroup.com 27 1 27 1 Office equipment, 3D equipment and supplies and services, document- management services and managed-print services Cindi Gondek 51% 1974 20 Cafe Louise LLC 1156 New Britain Ave. West Hartford, CT 06110 (1) 860-561-0160; cafelouise.com 25 2 NA 2 Catering company, restaurant and bar Louise Albin 99% 1993 20 Sandair Systems Inc. dba Mainfreight USA 460 Hayden Station Road Windsor, CT 06095 860-687-6946; www.mainfreightusa.com 25 1 25 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 22 Energy Efficiencies Solutions 398 Palisado Ave. Windsor, CT 06095 860-690-5522; www.eesgogreen.com 22 1 22 1 Full-service energy conservation company providing services for single family, multifamily and commercial projects statewide Leticia Colon de Mejias 95% 2010 22 The Computer Co. Inc. 15 Commerce Drive Cromwell, CT 06416 860-635-0500; www.computercompany.net 22 1 24 5 IT services, computer networking, MS exchange, server replacements, virtual servers, help desk support, security, programming, web development, design and hosting and data center Eileen Hasson 51% 1996 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% of the stock is owned by one or more women and the management and daily operations are controlled by one or more women. IT= information technology, vCIO=virtual chief information officer. TCA Consulting Group Inc., of Glastonbury, with 25 local employees reported in 2018, did not respond to survey. (1) With a second location at 111 Golf St., Newington; phone 860-666-5600. —Compiled by Heide Martin.