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33 HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | March 28, 2022 THE LISTS Largest women-owned businesses in Greater Hartford Ranked by number of local employees as of March 2022 Largest women-owned businesses in Greater Hartford Ranked by number of local employees as of March 2022 Company Employees Local/ Total Offices Local/ Total Description Woman owner(s)/ % Ownership WBE certified?/ Year founded 1 Companions & Homemakers 613 New Britain Ave. Farmington, CT 06032 860-677-4948 • www.companionsandhomemakers.com 2,241 4,439 5 10 Home care service for older adults Linda Joy Grigerek 100% N 1990 2 Merry Employment Group Inc. 18 Vine St. New Britain, CT 06052 860-928-2466 • merrystaffing.com 1,200 1,800 1 2 Direct-hire, temporary staffing, payroll and human-resource consulting Sally Merry 100% n/a 1963 3 Charter Oak Building Maintenance Inc. 3466 Main St. Hartford, CT 06120 860-632-5667 • www.cobm.net 250 250 1 1 Facility maintenance and janitorial services Kenia M. Thomas 100% Y 1988 4 Euro-American Connections & Homecare 1436 Berlin Turnpike, Suite 1-A Berlin, CT 06037 860-829-0208 • www.homecare4u.com 133 133 1 1 Homecare agency and registry, woman-owned Maggie Drag 100% Y 1989 5 iTech Solutions Inc. 20 Stanford Drive Farmington, CT 06032 860-674-1636 • www.itechsolutions.com 80 170 1 16 Information technology staffing, consulting and recruiting services Ann Ramakumaran 100% Y 1995 6 Phoenix Manufacturing Inc. 250 South Road Enfield, CT 06082 860-745-2080 • www.phoenix-mfg-inc.com 78 78 1 1 Precision-machined aerospace components Krystyna Paluch 51% (1) N 1989 7 M. Frank Higgins & Co. Inc. 199 White Oak Drive Berlin, CT 06037 860-953-6826 • www.mfhiggins.com 75 75 1 1 Commercial flooring and floor care specialist; furnish and install all types of flooring; floor maintenance Kathleen Cloud 51% Y 1952 8 Nursing Services Inc. 21 High St. East Hartford, CT 06118 860-568-8881 • www.nursingservicesinc.com 65 65 1 1 Family owned and operated; health care services including visiting nurses, therapists and home health aides to residents in the Greater Hartford area Melissa Roming 50% Yvette Roming 50% N 1980 9 Adams & Knight Inc. 80 Avon Meadow Lane Avon, CT 06001 860-676-2300 • www.adamsknight.com 64 64 1 1 Branding and marketing agency: branding, advertising, paid media, PR, social media, influencer marketing, content marketing, video storytelling, web design/development, digital marketing and marketing technology Jill M. Adams 51% Y 1988 10 Andrew Associates Inc. 6 Pearson Way Enfield, CT 06082 860-253-0000 • www.andrewdm.com 57 57 1 1 Direct marketing and advertising company, data management, mailing and creative services Judith Knapp 10% Kristina Bazarian 43% Y 1985 11 Caring Solutions LLC 5104 Bigelow Commons Enfield, CT 06082 860-745-4026 • www.CTcaringsolutions.com 55 55 1 1 Home health care Sandra Sergeant 100% N 2000 12 Interpreters and Translators Inc. 232 Williams St. East Glastonbury, CT 06033 860-647-0686 • ititranslates.com 46 46 1 3 Multicultural language solution provider for a variety of industries including healthcare, manufacturing, aerospace, education, government, legal, marketing and corporations Elby Pagano 51% Y 1986 13 John Michael Associates Inc. 94 Holmes Road Newington, CT 06111 860-666-1414 • www.jmalogos.com 43 43 1 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% Y 1980 14 SERVPRO of Bloomfield/Enfield 100 Peters Road Bloomfield, CT 06002 860-216-2785 • servprobloomfieldenfield.com 40 47 4 4 Fire and water cleanup restoration company Noemi T. DiCristofaro 100% Y 2012 15 Infoshred 3 Craftsman Road East Windsor, CT 06088 860-627-5800 • www.infoshred.com 37 37 1 1 Confidential document destruction and records storage, e- recycling and logistics Stacey J. Lombardo 100% Y 1997 16 Marketing Solutions Unlimited LLC 109 Talcott Road West Hartford, CT 06110 860-523-0670 • www.msuprint.com 35 35 2 2 Commercial print and direct mail union vendor Heidi Buckley 100% Y 1991 16 RED Technologies LLC 173 Pickering St. Portland, CT 06480 860-342-1022 • www.redtechllc.com 35 35 1 1 Remediation, engineering and development contractor with intermodal hazardous waste transfer facility Barbara Westhaver 51% N 2001 16 The Walker Group 20 Waterside Drive Farmington, CT 06032 860-678-3530 • www.TheWalkerGroup.com 35 40 1 1 Managed IT services, IT security, wireless technologies, IT strategy/vCIO, cloud hosting, backup and disaster recovery, web design and managed digital presence Katherine H. Emery 100% Y 1986 19 Al's Beverage Co. 1-3 Revay Road East Windsor, CT 06088 860-627-7003 • www.alsbeverage.com 28 55 1 3 Manufacturer and distributor of fountain soft drinks Marjorie Feldman Wood 58% n/a 1996 19 Sandair Systems Inc. dba Mainfreight USA 551 Marshall Phelps Road Windsor, CT 06095 860-687-6946 • www.mainfreight.com 28 28 1 1 Global logistics company providing domestic and international services including ocean, air, rail and truck, and customs brokerage and warehousing Joann Sandler 100% Y 1991 21 Energy Efficiencies Solutions 77 Pierson Lane Windsor, CT 06095 860-580-9076 • www.eesgogreen.com 27 27 1 1 Energy conservation services for Conn. residents; energy audits. insulation, windows and energy saving projects statewide Leticia Colon de Mejias 100% n/a 2010 22 Darter Specialties Inc. 500 Cornwall Ave. Cheshire, CT 06410 203-699-9805 • www.darterspecialties.com 25 25 1 1 Create web-stores; manufacturer of decorated soft goods, apparel and uniforms primarily for businesses and schools nationwide; promo products; in-house art Alice Darter 51% Y 1990 Source: Each company via survey. (1) As beneficiary to trust. --Compiled by Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com.