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48 n e w h a v e n B I Z | O c t o b e r 2 0 1 9 | n e w h a v e n b i z . c o m 2 019 BOOK OF LISTS Oldest Companies, Greater New Haven (In order of founding year) Sources: New England Business Media survey archives, Connecticut Historical Society Waterman Research Center, Connecticut Business Registration Data Portal made available through a partnership of the Office of the Secretary of State and the Connecticut Data Collaborative, company websites and news reports. Note: N/A = Not available. (1) To be included, companies must have been founded in Connecticut, with continuous operations in the state since founding, regardless of mergers, ownership changes or other organizational restructuring. (2) One of five divisions of OGS Technologies Inc. since 2000. —Compiled by research@nebusinessmedia.com. Oldest Companies, Greater New Haven (In order of founding year) Rank Company (1) Year founded Type of business Person(s) in charge 1 Field View Farm 707 Derby Ave. Orange, CT 06477 203-795-0571; N/A 1639 Farming and agricultural equipment Walter Hine Dorothy Hine 2 Lyman Farm Inc. d/b/a Lyman Orchards 32 Reeds Gap Road Middlefield, CT 06455 860-349-1793; www.lymanorchards.com 1741 Over 1,100 scenic acres with Pick Your Own Orchards, scratch bakery, fruits and vegetables, cafe, cheese and more; beginner and championship public golf on 45 holes John Lyman III Stephen L Ciskowski Gary Jalbert 3 Clover Nook Farm 50 Fairwood Road Bethany, CT 06524 203-393-2929; www.clovernookfarm.com 1765 Family farm Eric Demander Debbie Demander 4 Griswold Inn 36 Main St. Essex, CT 06426 860-767-1776; www.griswoldinn.com 1776 Lodging, hospitality and retail Alan Barone 5 Platt Bros. & Co. 2670 So. Main St., Box 1030 E. Waterbury, CT 06721 203-753-4194; www.plattbros.com 1797 Zinc and zinc-based alloys David Mieczkowski 6 New Haven Register 100 Gando Drive New Haven, CT 06513 203-789-5200; www.nhregister.com 1812 News media, video, advertising, sales Mike DeLuca 6 Waterbury Button Co. (2) 1855 Peck Lane Cheshire, CT 06410 203-271-9055; www.waterburybutton.com 1812 Buttons for fashion, golf and military uniforms; badges for Homeland Security and law enforcement personnel Sal Geraci 8 Yale-New Haven Hospital 20 York St. New Haven, CT 06510 203-688-4242; www.ynhh.org 1826 Nonprofit teaching hospital Marna Borgstrom 9 C. Cowles & Co. 126 Bailey Road North Haven, CT 06473 203-865-3117; www.ccowles.com 1838 Heating equipment, burners and controls, precision plastic molding Lawrence C. Moon Jr. 10 Republican-American 389 Meadow St., P.O. Box 2090 Waterbury, CT 06722 203-574-3636; www.rep-am.com 1844 News media William J. Pape II 11 Lyon & Billard Lumber Co. 38 Gypsy Lane Meriden, CT 06450 203-235-4487; www.lyonbillard.com 1847 Lumber and building supplies retailer Edd Goralnik 12 Timex Group 555 Christian Road Middlebury, CT 06762 203-346-5000; www.timex.com 1854 Watch manufacturer Tobias Reiss-Schmidt 13 Acme United Corp. 55 Walls Drive, Suite 201 Fairfield, CT 06284 800-835-2263; www.acmeunited.com 1867 Supplier of innovative cutting, measuring, first aid and sharpening products Walter C. Johnsen 13 Record-Journal 11 Crown St. 2 Middlefield, CT 06455 860-349-1793; www.lymanorchards.com championship public golf on 45 holes Gary Jalbert 3 Clover Nook Farm 50 Fairwood Road Bethany, CT 06524 203-393-2929; www.clovernookfarm.com 1765 Family farm Eric Demander Debbie Demander 4 Griswold Inn 36 Main St. Essex, CT 06426 860-767-1776; www.griswoldinn.com 1776 Lodging, hospitality and retail Alan Barone 5 Platt Bros. & Co. 2670 So. Main St., Box 1030 E. Waterbury, CT 06721 203-753-4194; www.plattbros.com 1797 Zinc and zinc-based alloys David Mieczkowski 6 New Haven Register 100 Gando Drive New Haven, CT 06513 203-789-5200; www.nhregister.com 1812 News media, video, advertising, sales Mike DeLuca 6 Waterbury Button Co. (2) 1855 Peck Lane Cheshire, CT 06410 203-271-9055; www.waterburybutton.com 1812 Buttons for fashion, golf and military uniforms; badges for Homeland Security and law enforcement personnel Sal Geraci 8 Yale-New Haven Hospital 20 York St. New Haven, CT 06510 203-688-4242; www.ynhh.org 1826 Nonprofit teaching hospital Marna Borgstrom 9 C. Cowles & Co. 126 Bailey Road North Haven, CT 06473 203-865-3117; www.ccowles.com 1838 Heating equipment, burners and controls, precision plastic molding Lawrence C. Moon Jr. 10 Republican-American 389 Meadow St., P.O. Box 2090 Waterbury, CT 06722 203-574-3636; www.rep-am.com 1844 News media William J. Pape II 11 Lyon & Billard Lumber Co. 38 Gypsy Lane Meriden, CT 06450 203-235-4487; www.lyonbillard.com 1847 Lumber and building supplies retailer Edd Goralnik 12 Timex Group 555 Christian Road Middlebury, CT 06762 203-346-5000; www.timex.com 1854 Watch manufacturer Tobias Reiss-Schmidt 13 Acme United Corp. 55 Walls Drive, Suite 201 Fairfield, CT 06284 800-835-2263; www.acmeunited.com 1867 Supplier of innovative cutting, measuring, first aid and sharpening products Walter C. Johnsen 13 Record-Journal 11 Crown St. Meriden, CT 06450 203-235-1661; www.myrecordjournal.com 1867 Print and digital daily newspaper Eliot White 15 Bridgeport Hospital 267 Grant St. Bridgeport, CT 06610 203-384-3000; www.bridgeporthospital.org 1878 Nonprofit teaching hospital William M. Jennings Sources: New England Business Media survey archives, Connecticut Historical Society Waterman Research Center, Connecticut Business Registration Data Portal made available through a partnership of the Office of the Secretary of State and the Connecticut Data Collaborative, company websites and news reports. Note: N/A = Not available. (1) To be included, companies must have been founded in Connecticut, with continuous operations in the state since founding, regardless of mergers, ownership changes or other organizational restructuring. (2) One of five divisions of OGS Technologies Inc. since 2000. —Compiled by research@nebusinessmedia.com.