Hartford Business Journal

25 Hartford Business Journal | April 5, 2021 | HartfordBusiness.com The Lists Largest women-owned businesses in Greater Hartford (Ranked by number of local employees as of March 2021) Rank Company Local employees/ Local offices Total employees/ Total offices Type of business Women owner(s) and percent owned Year founded/ WBE certified? 1 Companions & Homemakers 613 New Britain Ave. Farmington, CT 06032 860-677-4948; www.companionsandhomemakers.com 2,241 5 4,439 11 Homecare service for older adults Linda J. Grigerek 100% 1990 N 2 Merry Employment Group Inc. 18 Vine St. New Britain, CT 06052 860-561-1002; merrystaffing.com 1,200 (1) 3 1,800 (1) 4 Direct-hire, temporary staffing, payrolling and human-resource consulting Sally Merry 100% 1963 NA 3 Charter Oak Building Maintenance Inc. 3466 Main St. Hartford, CT 06120 860-632-5667; www.cobm.net 240 1 240 1 Facility maintenance and janitorial services Kenia M. Thomas 51% 1988 Y 4 Carla's Pasta Inc. 50 Talbot Lane South Windsor, CT 06074 860-436-4042; www.carlaspasta.com 191 (1) 1 203 (1) 1 Specialty frozen filled-pasta and pesto manufacturer Carla Squatrito 51% 1978 Y 5 Euro-American Connections & Homecare 1436 Berlin Turnpike, Suite 1-A Berlin, CT 06037 860-829-0208; www.homecare4u.com 133 1 133 1 Homecare agency and registry Maggie Drag 100% 1989 Y 6 Nursing Services Inc. 21 High St. East Hartford, CT 06118 860-568-8881; www.nursingservicesinc.com 100 1 100 1 Licensed and certified home health care, companion, homemaking and chore services Melissa Roming Yvette Roming 50% each 1980 N 7 Phoenix Manufacturing Inc. 250 South Road Enfield, CT 06082 860-745-2080; www.phoenix-mfg-inc.com 80 1 80 1 Precision-machined aerospace components Krystyna Paluch 51% (2) 1989 N 8 Caring Solutions LLC 5104 Bigelow Commons Enfield, CT 06082 860-745-4026; www.CTcaringsolutions.com 67 (3) 1 67 (3) 1 Home health care Sandra Sargeant 100% 2000 N 9 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 Y 9 M. Frank Higgins & Co. Inc. 199 White Oak Drive Berlin, CT 06037 860-953-6826; www.mfhiggins.com 65 1 65 1 Commercial flooring and floor care specialist; furnish and install all all types of flooring; floor maintenance Kathleen Cloud 51% 1952 Y 11 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 NA 12 Andrew Associates Inc. 6 Pearson Way Enfield, CT 06082 860-253-0000; www.andrewdm.com 55 1 55 1 Full service advertising and direct marketing company Kristina Bazarian 43% Judith Knapp 10% 1985 Y 13 John Michael Associates Inc. 94 Holmes Road Newington, CT 06111 860-666-1414; www.jmalogos.com 44 1 44 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 Y 14 The Walker Group 20 Waterside Drive Farmington, CT 06032 860-678-3530; www.TheWalkerGroup.com 42 1 42 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 Y 15 Infoshred 3 Craftsman Road East Windsor, CT 06088 860-627-5800; www.infoshred.com 37 1 37 1 Confidential document destruction and records storage, e- recycling and logistics Stacey J. Lombardo 100% 1997 Y 16 RED Technologies LLC 10 Northwood Drive Bloomfield, CT 06002 860-218-2428; www.redtechllc.com 35 2 35 2 Remediation, engineering and development contractor with intermodal hazardous waste transfer facility Barbara Westhaver 51% 2001 N 17 Interpreters and Translators Inc. 232 Williams St. East Glastonbury, CT 06033 860-647-0686; ititranslates.com 29 1 30 2 Multicultural language solution provider for a variety of industries including healthcare, manufacturing, aerospace, education, government, legal, marketing and corporations Elby Pagano 51% 1986 Y 18 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 Y 19 Sandair Systems Inc. dba Mainfreight USA 551 Marshall Phelps Road Windsor, CT 06095 860-687-6946; www.mainfreightusa.com 25 (1) 1 25 (1) 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 NA 20 SIFCO Inc. 2643 Day Hill Road, P.O. Box 787 Windsor, CT 06095 860-688-3331; www.sifcoinc.net 24 1 24 1 Commercial painting and finishes subcontractor Sally A. Sayadoff 100% 2004 Y 21 iTech Solutions Inc. (4) 20 Stanford Drive Farmington, CT 06032 860-674-1636; www.itechsolutions.com 22 1 170 NA Information technology staffing, consulting and recruiting services Ann Ramakumaran 100% 1995 Y 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. 3D=3 dimensional, IT=information technology, NA=not available, vCIO=virtual chief information officer. West Hartford's Companions for Living was sold to Home Care Assistance Corp. and is no longer woman-owned. Cromwell's The Computer Company was sold and is no longer woman-owned. (1) Data from 2020. (2) As beneficiary to trust. (3) Anticipated to be 80, post-COVID outbreak. (4) Acquired by Ampcus Inc. of Va. in January 2020; will remain headquartered in Farmington and retain name and brand. —Compiled by Heide Martin. Largest women-owned businesses in Greater Hartford (Ranked by number of local employees as of March 2021))

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