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26 HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | APRIL 3, 2023 The Lists Minority-owned businesses in Greater Hartford Ranked by number of local employees, then number of total employees as of March 2023 Company Local employees/ total employees Revenue FY 2022/ FY 2021 Description Minority owner(s)/ % ownership MBE certified?/ minority affiliation/ year founded 1 Charter Oak Building Maintenance Inc. 3466 Main St., Hartford, CT 06120 860-632-5667; cobm.net 250 250 N/A N/A Facility maintenance and janitorial services Kenia M. Thomas CEO 51% Yes Hispanic (1) 1988 2 AI Engineers Inc. 919 Middle St., Middletown, CT 06457 860-635-7740; aiengineers.com 152 280 $55,500,000 $46,000,000 Consulting engineering firm specializing in bridges, transportation, construction, civil, water/wastewater, building systems, survey, mapping and design-build Abul Islam President & CEO 99% Yes South Asian 1991 3 iTech Solutions Inc. 20 Stanford Drive, Farmington, CT 06032 860-674-1636; itechsolutions.com 103 218 N/A $17,000,000 Information technology staffing, consulting and recruiting services Ann Ramakumaran CEO 100% Yes South Asian (1) 1995 4 GM2 Associates Inc. 115 Glastonbury Blvd., Glastonbury, CT 06033 860-659-1416; gm2inc.com 86 162 N/A N/A Engineering and survey services to federal, state, municipal and private clients within the transportation, energy, rail, education and private development markets Manish K. Gupta President & CEO -- (2) Yes Indian 1988 5 Garg Consulting Services Inc. 2096A Silas Deane Highway, Rocky Hill, CT 06067 860-563-0582; gargengineering.com 57 79 N/A N/A Multi-disciplinary engineering firm Eugene Y. Chuang President & CEO 100% Yes Asian Pacific and Pacific Islander 1990 6 Interpreters and Translators Inc. 232 Williams St. East, Glastonbury, CT 06033 860-647-0686; ititranslates.com 46 46 N/A N/A Multicultural language solution provider for healthcare, manufacturing, aerospace, education, government, legal, marketing and more Francesco Pagano President 49% Yes Hispanic (1) 1986 7 DACRUZ Manufacturing (3) 100 Broderick Road, Bristol, CT 06010 860-584-5315; dacruzmfg.com 45 45 N/A N/A Contract manufacture of precision machined components for automotive, aerospace, industrial hardware and medical metals industries Victor P. DaCruz Owner & president Yes Hispanic-Iberian Peninsula 1981 8 SERVPRO of Bloomfield/Enfield 100 Peters Road, Bloomfield, CT 06002 860-216-2785; servprobloomfieldenfield.com 40 47 N/A $11,820,769 Fire and water cleanup restoration services Noemi T. DiCristofaro Owner (4) 100% No Hispanic (1) 2012 9 Martinez Couch & Associates LLC 1084 Cromwell Ave., Suite A-2, Rocky Hill, CT 06067 860-436-4364; MartinezCouch.com 36 36 N/A N/A Civil engineering, water/wastewater engineering, land and construction surveying, asset management and GIS services, regulatory compliance, subsurface utility engineering, construction phase services A. Rafael Martinez Managing member 51% Yes Hispanic 1999 10 Infowave Systems Inc. 10 Waterchase Drive, 3rd Floor, Rocky Hill, CT 06067 860-760-7600; infowavesystems.com 35 135 N/A N/A Information technology solutions and services focused on health care industry Ravi Obbu CEO 30% Sai Alahari 30% Srinivas Pendyala 30% Srilatha Velivala 10% Yes South Asian 1998 11 Aquiline Drones 20 Lindbergh Drive, Hartford-Brainard Airport, Hartford, CT 06114 860-361-7958; aquilinedrones.com 32 66 N/A N/A Engineering, manufacturing and system integration of unmanned drones; pilot training, commercial UAV insurance, MRO services, aviation cloud services, drone-on-demand application, showroom Barry Alexander Founder & CEO 100% No Black American 2019 12 Jay's Landscaping 473 Sullivan Ave., South Windsor, CT 06074 860-282-9496; jayslandscaping.com 32 32 $2,730,000 $2,800,000 Landscape construction Jay Murtha Sole member 100% Yes Native American 1984 13 Energy Efficiencies Solutions 77 Pierson Lane, Unit E, Windsor, CT 06095 860-580-9076; eesgogreen.com 31 32 $2,500,000 $1,200,000 Energy conservation services for Conn. residents; energy audits, insulation, heat pump upgrades, energy assessments, windows upgrades and energy saving upgrades Leticia Colon de Mejias CEO 100% Yes Hispanic and Native American (1) 2010 14 Springfield Spring & Stamping Corp. (5) 24 & 34 Dell Manor Drive, Bristol, CT 06010 860-584-6560; springfieldspring.com 30 65 $12,200,000 $13,400,000 Manufacturer of precision-engineered compression springs, extension springs, torsion springs, stampings and light assemblies; medical and commercial registered quality management Norman L. Rodriques President 51% Yes Hispanic 1942 15 Freeman Cos. LLC 36 John St., Hartford, CT 06106 860-251-9550; freemancos.com 30 30 $5,678,519 $5,426,603 Surveying, landscape architecture, civil, geotech, transportation, traffic, civil engineering, environmental sciences, hazardous materials, construction support and owner's representation Rohan A. Freeman President & CEO 100% Yes Black American 2009 16 Tri State Materials Testing Lab LLC 60 Woodlawn Road, Berlin, CT 06037 203-949-7733; tristate-testing.com 25 25 N/A N/A Construction materials testing and special inspections Habib A. Chaudhary Principal 51% Yes Asian Pacific American and Pacific Islander 2012 17 Orissa LLC 45 Andover Drive, Rocky Hill, CT 06067 860-310-5700; orissallc.com 15 15 N/A N/A Post-construction and janitorial commercial cleaning services Tejal Vallam Owner 100% Yes Asian American (1) 2006 17 Russell and Dawson Inc. 1111 Main St., East Hartford, CT 06108 860-289-1100; rdaep.com 15 15 $1,700,000 $1,500,000 Architecture, space planning, structural, mechanical and electrical engineering, construction administration, programming, interior design, code compliance and historic preservation Chirag Thaker President 100% Yes South Asian 1965 17 Susaya Construction Co. Inc. 79 West Dudley Town Road, Bloomfield, CT 06002 860-242-7107; susayaconstruction.com 15 15 $1,104,563 $1,193,853 Commercial and residential concrete sidewalks, driveways and patios, granite curbing, site work, excavation, trucking, decorative stamp concrete, driveway aprons, handicap ramps and pads Roger Susaya Vice president 50% Michael James Susaya President 50% Yes Hispanic 1978 20 Zuvic, Carr and Associates Inc. 40 Cold Spring Road, Rocky Hill, CT 06067 860-436-4901; zuvic.com 13 13 N/A N/A Full-service civil and environmental engineering consulting firm Marici Zuvic President 53% Yes Hispanic (1) 1988 Source: Each company via survey. Note: N/A = Not available. (1) Also woman-owned. (2) Majority shareholder, percent ownership undisclosed. (3) Data from 2022 survey. (4) Also owns construction company Sante Builders LLC. (5) Headquarters in East Longmeadow, Mass. -Compiled by Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com. MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES IN GREATER HARTFORD Ranked by number of local employees, then number of total employees as of March 2023