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HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | APRIL 3, 2023 27 THE LISTS Women-owned businesses in Greater Hartford Ranked by number of local employees as of March 2023 Company Local employees/ total employees Local offices/ total offices Description Woman owner(s)/ % ownership WBE certified?/ year founded 1 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 2 Charter Oak Building Maintenance Inc. 3466 Main St. Hartford, CT 06120 860-632-5667; cobm.net 250 250 1 1 Facility maintenance and janitorial services Kenia M. Thomas 51% Y 1988 3 Euro-American Connections & Homecare 1436 Berlin Turnpike, Suite 1-A Berlin, CT 06037 860-829-0208; homecare4u.com 136 136 1 1 Home care agency and registry Maggie Drag 100% Y 1989 4 iTech Solutions Inc. 20 Stanford Drive Farmington, CT 06032 860-674-1636; itechsolutions.com 103 218 1 N/A Information technology staffing, consulting and recruiting services Ann Ramakumaran 100% Y 1995 5 M. Frank Higgins & Co. Inc. 199 White Oak Drive Berlin, CT 06037 860-953-6826; mfhiggins.com 75 75 1 1 Commercial flooring and floor care specialist Kathleen Cloud 51% Y 1952 6 Phoenix Manufacturing Inc. 250 South Road Enfield, CT 06082 860-745-2080; phoenix-mfg-inc.com 74 74 1 1 Precision-machined aerospace components Krystyna Paluch 51% (1) N 1989 7 Nursing Services Inc. 21 High St. East Hartford, CT 06118 860-568-8881; nursingservicesinc.com 65 65 1 1 Family owned and operated healthcare services including visiting nurses, therapists and home health aides Melissa Roming 50% Yvette Roming 50% N 1980 8 Adams & Knight Inc. 80 Avon Meadow Lane Avon, CT 06001 860-676-2300; adamsknight.com 64 64 1 1 Branding and marketing agency Jill M. Adams 51% Y 1988 9 Andrew Associates Inc. 6 Pearson Way Enfield, CT 06082 860-253-0000; andrewdm.com 56 56 1 1 Direct marketing and advertising company, data management, mailing and creative services Judith Knapp 10% Kristina Bazarian 43% Y 1985 10 Caring Solutions LLC 5104 Bigelow Commons Enfield, CT 06082 860-745-4026; CTcaringsolutions.com 50 50 1 1 Home health care Sandra Sergeant 100% N 2000 11 John Michael Associates Inc. 94 Holmes Road Newington, CT 06111 860-666-1414; jmalogos.com 46 46 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 12 SERVPRO of Bloomfield/Enfield 100 Peters Road Bloomfield, CT 06002 860-216-2785; servprobloomfieldenfield.com 40 47 4 4 Fire and water cleanup restoration services Noemi T. DiCristofaro 100% Y 2012 13 Infoshred 3 Craftsman Road East Windsor, CT 06088 860-627-5800; infoshred.com 38 38 1 1 Confidential document destruction and records storage, e- recycling and logistics Stacey J. Lombardo 100% Y 1997 13 The Walker Group 20 Waterside Drive Farmington, CT 06032 860-678-3530; TheWalkerGroup.com 38 42 1 1 Managed IT services, IT security, wireless technologies, IT strategy, cloud hosting, backup and disaster recovery, web design and managed digital presence Katherine H. Emery 100% Y 1986 15 Marketing Solutions Unlimited LLC 109 Talcott Road West Hartford, CT 06110 860-523-0670; msuprint.com 35 35 2 2 Commercial print and direct mail union vendor Heidi Buckley 100% Y 1991 15 RED Technologies LLC 173 Pickering St. Portland, CT 06480 860-342-1022; redtechllc.com 35 35 1 1 Remediation, engineering and development contractor with intermodal hazardous waste transfer facility Barbara Westhaver 51% N 2001 17 Darter Specialties Inc. 500 Cornwall Ave. Cheshire, CT 06410 203-699-9805; darterspecialties.com 32 32 1 1 Web stores, decorated soft goods, apparel and uniforms primarily for businesses and schools, promo products, in-house art Alice Darter 51% Y 1990 18 Energy Efficiencies Solutions 77 Pierson Lane, Unit E Windsor, CT 06095 860-580-9076; eesgogreen.com 31 32 1 1 Energy conservation services for Conn. residents; energy audits, insulation, heat pump upgrades, energy assessments, windows upgrades and energy saving upgrades Leticia Colon de Mejias 100% N/A 2010 19 Transcription Plus LLC 20 East Main St. Avon, CT 06001 860-583-2818; transcriptionplus.net 29 29 1 3 Federal, state, municipal and legislative documentation; medical records including meeting minutes, policy and procedure manuals, interviews Mary Goehring 100% Y 1989 20 Al's Beverage Co. 1-3 Revay Road East Windsor, CT 06088 860-627-7003; alsbeverage.com 28 59 1 4 Manufacturer and distributor of fountain soft drinks Marjorie Feldman Wood 58% N/A 1996 21 Sandair Systems Inc. dba Mainfreight USA 551 Marshall Phelps Road Windsor, CT 06095 860-687-6946; mainfreight.com 26 26 1 1 Global logistics including ocean, air, rail and truck with customs brokerage and warehousing Joann Sandler 100% Y 1991 22 New England Bioassay (NEB) Inc. (2) 77 Batson Drive Manchester, CT 06042 860-643-9560; nebio.com 23 23 1 1 Environmental testing laboratory with aquatic toxicity testing for industrial, municipal, environmental engineering and risk assessment clients Kimbelry Wills 75% Y 1986 23 Hopewell Health Solutions (3) 33 Pratt St. Glastonbury, CT 06073 860-377-7627; hopewellhealthsolutions.com 22 22 4 4 Multi-specialty mental health group practice Kristine Schlichting 100% Y 2013 Source: Each company via survey. Note: N/A = Not available. (1) As beneficiary to trust. (2) A division of GZA GeoEnvironmental Inc. (3) Three office locations in Glastonbury and one in West Hartford. --Compiled by Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com. WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES IN GREATER HARTFORD Ranked by number of local employees as of March 2023