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22 HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | AUGUST 9, 2021 The Lists 16 1 Laticrete Park North Bethany, CT 06524 N/A; laticrete.com Manufacturing; construction materials, family-owned CEO 1956 17 Trefz Corp. 10 Middle St. Bridgeport, CT 06604 203-367-3621; trefzmcdonalds.com Restaurant management; operates 49 McDonald's restaurants, family-owned Chris Trefz CEO 1964 18 Franklin Products 153 Water St. Torrington, CT 06790 860-482-0266; franklinproductsinc.com Manufacturing; airline seat cushions and upholstery Kerri Picard President 1988 19 Whelen Engineering Winthrop Road Chester, CT 06412 860-526-9504; whelen.com Manufacturing; warning systems, lights, sirens Geoff Marsh President & CEO 1952 20 Lee Co. 2 Pettipaug Rd. Westbrook, CT 06498 (860) 399-6281; www.theleeco.com Manufacturing; precision fluid control products, family-owned William Lee President & CEO 1948 21 AQR Capital 2 Greenwich Plaza Greenwich, CT 06830 203-742-3600; aqr.com Hedge fund Cliff Asness Managing & Founding Principal 1998 22 Data Mail Inc. 240 Hartford Ave. Newington, CT 06111 860-666-0399; data-mail.com Direct marketing, family-owned Andy Mandell Owner 1971 23 Healthtrax Fitness & Wellness 622 Hebron Ave. Suite 200A Glastonbury, CT 06033 860-633-5572; healthtrax.com Health & fitness centers Kenneth Navarro CEO 1979 24 Precision Resource 25 Forest Parkway Shelton, CT 06484 203-925-0012; precisionresource.com Manufacturing; fineblanking Peter Wolcott CEO 1947 25 Day Pitney LLP 242 Trumbull St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-275-0100; www.daypitney.com Legal services Thomas Goldberg 1918 26 O & G Industries 112 Wall St. Torrington, CT 06790 860-489-9261; ogind.com Construction, family-owned David Oneglia President 1923 27 Manafort Bros. Inc. 414 New Britain Ave. Plainville, CT 06062 860-229-4853; manafort.com Heavy construction, family owned James Manafort Jr. President 1919 28 R.T. Vanderbilt Holding Co. Inc. 30 Winfield St. Norwalk, CT 06855 203-295-2141; rtvanderbilt.com Minerals and chemicals Hugh Vanderbilt CEO 1916 29 Pride's Corner Farms 122 Waterman Road Lebanon, CT 06249 800-437-5168; pridescorner.com Wholesale plant farm, family-owned Mark Sellew President 1979 30 Robinson & Cole LLP 280 Trumbull St. Hartford, CT 06103 800-826-3579; www.rc.com Legal services Stephen Goldman Managing partner 1845 31 Purdue Pharma LP 1 Stamford Forum, 201 Tresser Blvd. Stamford, CT 06901 800-745-7445; www.purduepharma.com Pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution Mark Timney President & CEO 1991 32 Siemon Co. 60 Echo Lake Dr. Watertown, CT 06795 860-945-4200; www.siemon.com IT infrastructure, family-owned Henry Siemon President & CEO N/A 33 Fairfield Catering Group 506 Candlewood Lake Road Brookfield, CT 06804 203-775-4442; fairfieldcaterers.com Catering and events John Royce Thomas Montague Co-founder & partners 1989 34 O.F. Mossberg & Sons. 7 Grasso Ave. North Haven, CT 06473 203-230-5300; mossberg.com Manufacturing; firearms, family-owned Iver Mossberg CEO 1919 35 Connecticut Spring & Stamping Corp. 48 Spring Lane Farmington, CT 06032 860-677-1341; www.ctspring.com Manufacturing; springs, stampings, machined components, family-owned Peter Youmans CEO 1939 36 MBI Inc. 47 Richards Ave. Norwalk, CT 06857 203-853-2000; mbi-inc.com Consumer products, including The Danbury Mint Peter Maglathlin CEO 1969 37 Alinabal Inc. 28 Woodmont Road Milford, CT 06460 203-877-3241; alinabal.com Manufacturing Samuel Bergami Jr. CEO, co-owner 1913 38 Barnum Financial Group 6 Corporate Drive Shelton, CT 06484 203-513-6000; www.barnumfinancialgroup.com Financial services Paul Blanco Founder & CEO 1950 39 Higgins Group Private Brokerage 1499 Post Road Fairfield, CT 06824 203-254-9000; higginsgroup.com Real estate brokerage, family-owned Rick Higgins Founder and principal broker 1997 40 Hobson & Motzer Inc. 30 Airline Drive Durham, CT 06422 860-349-1756; hobsonmotzer.com Manufacturing; precision metal stamping and advanced machining, family-owned Frank Dworak Bruce Dworak Chairman President 1912 41 Sai Systems International 5 Research Drive Shelton, CT 06484 203-929-0790; www.saisystems.com Information technology, minority-owned, woman-owned Ramesh Wadhwani CEO 1987 42 Sonalysts 215 Parkway North Waterford, CT 06385 Media & professional services, employee-owned Milt Stretton President 1973 77 Bender Plumbing Supplies 580 Grand Ave. New Haven, CT 06511 203-498-5181; benderplumbing.com Retail & wholesale plumbing supplies Max Bender CEO 1946 78 Cly-Del Manufacturing Co. 151 Sharon Road Waterbury, CT 06705 203-574-2100; clydelmanufacturing.com Manufacturing; metal goods, family-owned Robert Garthwait Jr. CEO 1939 79 Dichello Distributors 55 Marsh Hill Road Orange, CT 06477 203-891-2100; N/A Distributor of spirits, wine, and beer John Hall President 1933 80 Edge Technology Services 116 Washington Ave., 2nd floor North Haven, CT 06473 860-635-3342; edgets.com IT staffing & consulting Ralph Durante President & Founding Partner 2000 81 Electro-Methods Inc. 330 Governor's Highway South Windsor, CT 06074 860-289-8661; electro-methods.com Manufacturing; aerospace components Randy Fries President 1965 82 Ferguson 112 Northwest Drive Plainville, CT 06062 860-747-4566; fergusoncontractors.com Specialty contractor, family-owned Ryan Ferguson President 1925 83 Jarvis Products Corp. 33 Anderson Road Middletown, CT 06457 860-347-7271; jarvisproducts.com Manufacturing; meat and poultry processing equipment 1902 84 Really Good Stuff 5 Research Drive, Suite 150 Shelton, CT 06484 203-261-1920; reallygoodstuff.com Educational materials Tim Kochuba President 1992 85 Underwater Construction Corp. 110 Plains Road Essex, CT 06426 860-767-8256; uccdive.com Commercial diving and marine construction Raymond Palumbo President & CEO 1969 86 William B. Meyer Inc. 255 Long Beach Blvd. Stratford , CT 06615 800-727-5985; williambmeyer.com Office and residential moving, storage, records management, rigging, library relocation, family-owned Mike Racette CEO 1915 87 Acme Monaco Corp. 75 Winchell Drive New Britain, CT 06052 860-224-1349; www.acmemonaco.com Manufacturing; metal formed products, wire products for the medical community, family- owned Lucas Karabin Rebecca Karabin-Ahern Co-presidents 1947 88 CNC Software 671 Old Post Road Tolland, CT 06084 860-875-5006; mastercam.com Software, family-owned Meghan West President 1983 89 Euro-American Connections & Homecare 1436 Berlin Turnpike, Suite 1-A Berlin, CT 06037 860-829-0208; www.homecare4u.com Homecare agency and registry, woman-owned Maggie Drag 1989 90 Peter Paul Electronics Co. 480 John Downey Drive New Britain, CT 06051 860-229-4884; peterpaul.com Manufacturing; valves, family-owned Mark Mangiafico President 1947 91 TOMZ Corp. 47 Episcopal Road Berlin, CT 06037 860-829-0670; www.tomz.com Manufacturing: medical devices Tom Matulaniec President 1988 92 Fletcher Business Group (FBG) 91 Clark Drive East Berlin, CT 06023 860-828-3400; fletcher-terry.com Manufacturing Jim Welch CEO 1868 93 Santa Energy 154 Admiral St. Bridgeport, CT 06605 855-951-5172; santaenergy.com Heating oil and propane delivery, HVAC installation and service, family-owned Kory Arthur CEO 1940 94 Whittlesey 280 Trumbull St., 24th Floor Hartford, CT 06103 860-522-3111; www.WAdvising.com Accounting, advising Drew Andrews 1961 95 Braxton Manufacturing 858 Echo Lake Road Watertown, CT 06795 860-274-6781; braxtonmfg.com Manufacturing; deep-drawn metal stampings Tom Ordway CEO 1964 96 Thurston Foods Inc. 30 Thurston Drive Wallingford, CT 06492 800-982-2227; thurstonfoods.com Food wholesaler, family-owned Peter Malone CEO 1947 97 Fiberoptic Tech Inc. 1 Quasset Road Pomfret Center, CT 06259 800-433-5248; fiberopticstech.com Manufacturing; fiber optics Steven Giamundo President 1977 98 Arthur G. Russell 750 Clark Ave. Bristol, CT 06010 860-583-4109; arthurgrussell.com Manufacturing; custom assembly machinery, medical device assembly Mark Burzynski President 1945 99 Connecticut Laminating Co. 162 James St. New Haven, CT 06513 203-787-2184; ctlaminating.com Laminating, custom printing on plastic, ID products, minority-owned Henry Snow President 1958 100 United Aluminum 100 United Drive North Haven, CT 06473 203-239-5881; unitedaluminum.com Manufacturing; rolled aluminum, family-owned John Lapides President 1891 EDITOR'S NOTE: This is Hartford Business Journal's inaugural list of the state's largest privately-held companies and the rankings are based on number of company employees. HBJ approximated company employee counts using a variety of data sources including the Connecticut Department of Labor, company websites, news reports and press releases, and third-party website data. To help us improve this list we need your help, specifically information on the number of people employed at your company. If you have data to share, or you think your business belongs on this list, please contact Lead Researcher Timothy Doyle at tdoyle@nebusinessmedia.com. —Compiled by Timothy Doyle. Largest privately-held companies in Connecticut (ranked by employees company-wide)