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48 HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | DECEMBER 27, 2021 ECONOMY Largest women-owned businesses in Greater Hartford (Ranked by number of local employees as of March 2021) 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 860-928-2466; merrystaffing.com 1,200 3 1,800 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 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 5 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 6 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% (1) 1989 N 7 Caring Solutions LLC 5104 Bigelow Commons Enfield, CT 06082 860-745-4026; www.CTcaringsolutions.com 67 (2) 1 67 (2) 1 Home health care Sandra Sargeant 100% 2000 N 8 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 9 Adams & Knight Inc. 80 Avon Meadow Lane Avon, CT 06001 860-676-2300; www.adamsknight.com 64 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 10 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 11 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 12 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 13 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 14 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 15 RED Technologies LLC 173 Pickering St. Portland, CT 06480 860-342-1022; www.redtechllc.com 35 2 35 2 Remediation, engineering and development contractor with intermodal hazardous waste transfer facility Barbara Westhaver 51% 2001 N 16 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 17 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 18 Sandair Systems Inc. dba Mainfreight USA 551 Marshall Phelps Road Windsor, CT 06095 860-687-6946; www.mainfreight.com 25 (3) 1 25 (3) 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 19 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 20 iTech Solutions Inc. 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 21 Crosskey Architects LLC 750 Main St., Suite 150 Hartford, CT 06103 860-724-3000; www.crosskey.com 20 1 20 1 Multifamily housing, historic preservation, community planning, education Laura Crosskey 51% 1984 Y 21 Richards Machine Tool Co. Inc. 187 Stamm Road Newington, CT 06111 860-436-2938; www.richardscnc.com 20 1 20 1 Manufacturing and engineering in aerospace Dorothy B. Weber Lillian Bartkowicz Ashley Bartkowicz 25% each 1978 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. Carla's Pasta Inc. is no longer on this list after being acquired in April 2021 for $26.3 million by Tribe 9 Foods of Wisconsin. 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) As beneficiary to trust. (2) Anticipated to be 80, post-COVID outbreak. (3) Data from 2020. —Compiled by Heide Martin.