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42 Hartford Business Journal • April 6, 2020 • www.HartfordBusiness.com WOMEN IN BUSINESS AWARDS 2020 Largest women-owned businesses in Greater Hartford Ranked by number of local employees as of March 2020 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 man- agement and daily operations are controlled by one or more women. Companies included on this list self-report as women-owned businesses. Some businesses may not hold current Women Business Enterprise (WBE) certification. 3D=3 dimensional, IT=information technology, vCIO=virtual chief information officer. (1) Data from 2019. (2) Acquired by Ampcus Inc. of Va. in January 2020; will remain headquartered in Farmington and retain name and brand. (3) Founder and CEO of Ampcus Inc. Kay Lukas, former CEO of iTech Solutions Inc. retired upon acquisition by Ampcus. —Compiled by Heide Martin. Largest women-owned businesses in Greater Hartford (Ranked by number of local employees as of March 2020) 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 2,416 5 5,469 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. 3466 Main St. Hartford, CT 06120 860-632-5667; www.cobm.net 260 1 260 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 191 1 203 1 Specialty frozen filled-pasta and pesto manufacturer Carla Squatrito 51% 1978 5 Euro-American Connections & Homecare 1436 Berlin Turnpike, Suite 1-A Berlin, CT 06037 860-829-0208; www.homecare4u.com 190 1 190 1 Homecare agency and registry Maggie Drag 100% 1989 6 Companions for Living LLC 312 N. Main St. West Hartford, CT 06117 860-882-0802; www.companionsforliving.com 176 1 176 1 Home care Julianne Roth 100% 2005 7 Orion Protective Services Inc. (1) 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 8 Nursing Services Inc. 21 High St. East Hartford, CT 06118 860-568-8881; www.nursingservicesinc.com 120 1 120 1 Licensed and certified home health care, companion, homemaking and chore services Melissa Roming 50% Yvette Roming 50% 1980 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 87 1 87 1 Precision-machined aerospace components Krystyna Paluch 51% 1989 11 Adams & Knight Inc. 80 Avon Meadow Lane Avon, CT 06001 860-676-2300; www.adamsknight.com 65 1 65 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 M. Frank Higgins & Co. Inc. 780 North Mountain Road Newington, CT 06111 860-953-6826; www.mfhiggins.com 63 1 63 1 Commercial flooring specialist; furnishing and installation Kathleen Cloud 51% 1952 13 Al's Beverage Co. 1-3 Revay Road East Windsor, CT 06088 860-627-7003; www.alsbeverage.com 60 1 80 3 Manufacturer and distributor of fountain soft drinks Marjorie Feldman Wood 58% 1996 14 Andrew Associates Inc. 6 Pearson Way Enfield, CT 06082 860-253-0000; www.andrewdm.com 54 1 54 1 Full service advertising and direct marketing company Kristina Bazarian 43% Judith Knapp 10% 1985 15 Infoshred 3 Craftsman Road East Windsor, CT 06088 860-627-5800; www.infoshred.com 45 1 45 1 Confidential document destruction and records storage, e-recycling and logistics Stacey J. Lombardo 100% 1997 15 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 42 1 45 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 37 1 39 1 Managed IT services, IT security, Wireless Technologies, IT strategy/vCIO, cloud hosting, backup and disaster recovery, web design and managed digital presence Katherine Emery 100% 1986 19 iTech Solutions Inc. (2) 20 Stanford Drive Farmington, CT 06032 860-674-1636; www.itechsolutions.com 30 1 195 1 Information technology staffing, consulting and recruiting services Ann Ramakumaran 100% (3) 1995 20 ACT Group 20 Commerce Drive Cromwell, CT 06416 800-548-9929; www.goactgroup.com 26 1 26 1 Office equipment, 3D equipment and supplies and services, document-management services and managed-print services Cindi Gondek 51% 1974 21 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 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. Companies included on this list self-report as women-owned businesses. Some businesses may not hold current Women Business Enterprise (WBE) certification. 3D=3 dimensional, IT=information technology, vCIO=virtual chief information officer. (1) Data from 2019. (2) Acquired by Ampcus Inc. of Va. in January 2020; will remain headquartered in Farmington and retain name and brand. (3) Founder and CEO of Ampcus Inc. Kay Lukas, former CEO of iTech Solutions Inc. retired upon acquisition by Ampcus. —Compiled by Heide Martin.

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