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28 HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | APRIL 1, 2024 THE LISTS Women-owned businesses in Greater Hartford Ranked by number of local employees, then number of total employees Company Local employees/ total employees Local offices/ total offices Description Woman owner(s)/ % ownership WBE certified?/ year founded 1 Charter Oak Building Maintenance Inc. 3466 Main St. Hartford, CT 06120 860-632-5667; cobm.net 225 225 1 1 Facility maintenance and janitorial services Kenia M. Thomas CEO 51% Yes 1988 2 Euro-American Connections & Homecare 1436 Berlin Turnpike, Suite 1-A Berlin, CT 06037 860-829-0208; homecare4u.com 140 140 1 1 Home care agency and registry Maggie Drag Owner 100% Yes 1989 3 Phoenix Manufacturing Inc. 250 South Road Enfield, CT 06082 860-745-2080; phoenix-mfg-inc.com 83 83 1 1 Precision-machined aerospace components Krystyna Paluch President & CEO 51% (1) No 1989 4 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 (2) Executive VP 50% No 1980 5 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 CEO 51% Yes 1988 6 Andrew Associates Inc. 6 Pearson Way Enfield, CT 06082 860-253-0000; andrewdm.com 50 50 1 1 Direct marketing and advertising with execution and creative services for health care, insurance, financial services, utilities, education, nonprofit and government Kristina Bazarian (3) CFO 43% Yes 1985 6 Caring Solutions LLC 5104 Bigelow Commons Enfield, CT 06082 860-745-4026; CTcaringsolutions.com 50 50 1 1 Home health care Sandra Sergeant Owner 100% No 2000 6 Connecticut Valley Brewing Co. 765 Sullivan Ave. South Windsor, CT 06074 860-644-2707; ctvalleybrewing.com 50 50 1 1 Brewery, restaurant, bakery, cafe and roastery Loretta Palauskas Member 52% No 2012 6 M. Frank Higgins & Co. Inc. 199 White Oak Drive Berlin, CT 06037 860-953-6826; mfhiggins.com 50 85 1 1 Commercial flooring and floor care specialist Kathleen Cloud President 51% Yes 1952 10 John Michael Associates Inc. 94 Holmes Road Newington, CT 06111 860-666-1414; jmalogos.com 47 47 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 CEO 51% Yes 1980 11 Avid Marketing Group (AMG) 100 Corporate Place, Suite 200 Rocky Hill, CT 06067 860-436-3004; avidinc.com 46 79 1 1 Digital shopper marketing for CPG brands DeAnna Drapeau Managing partner 51% Yes 1986 12 RED Technologies LLC 173 Pickering St. Portland, CT 06480 860-342-1022; redtechllc.com 45 45 1 1 Remediation, engineering and development contractor with intermodal hazardous waste transfer facility Barbara Westhaver President 51% No 2001 13 SERVPRO of Bloomfield & Enfield 100 Peters Road Bloomfield, CT 06002 860-216-2785; servprobloomfieldenfield.com 43 48 4 4 Fire and water cleanup restoration services Noemi T. Garcia Owner 100% Yes 2012 14 Infoshred 3 Craftsman Road East Windsor, CT 06088 860-627-5800; infoshred.com 40 40 1 1 Confidential document destruction and records storage, e- recycling and logistics Stacey J. Lombardo President & founder 100% Yes 1997 15 Marketing Solutions Unlimited LLC 109 Talcott Road West Hartford, CT 06110 860-523-0670; msuprint.com 31 31 2 2 Commercial print and direct mail union vendor Heidi Buckley CEO & founder 100% Yes 1991 16 Sandair Systems Inc. dba Mainfreight USA 551 Marshall Phelps Road Windsor, CT 06095 860-687-6946; mainfreight.com 30 30 1 1 Global logistics including ocean, air, rail and truck with customs brokerage and warehousing Joann Sandler Owner 100% Yes 1991 17 Flavor Smart Beverage Group (4) 1-3 Revay Road East Windsor, CT 06088 860-627-7003; flavorsmart.com 28 59 1 4 Manufacturer and distributor of fountain soft drinks Marjorie Feldman Wood Owner 58% N/A 1996 17 Hopewell Health Solutions 33 Pratt St. Glastonbury, CT 06073 860-377-7627; hopewellhealthsolutions.com 28 28 7 Multi-specialty mental health group practice Kristine Schlichting Owner 100% Yes 2013 19 Richards Machine Tool Co. Inc. 187 Stamm Road Newington, CT 06111 860-436-2938; richardscnc.com 25 25 1 1 Aerospace manufacturing and engineering Ashley Bartkowitz Lillian Bartkowitz Dorothy Weber Co-owners 75% (5) Yes 1980 20 Advanced Scaffold Services of New England LLC 620 Oakwood Ave. West Hartford, CT 06110 860-542-2222; advscaffold.com 23 23 1 1 Scaffold products and access for commercial construction, new or rehab, along with labor to construct and dismantle Laura Trinks Owner & partner 51% Yes 2011 21 iTech Solutions Inc. 20 Stanford Drive Farmington, CT 06032 860-674-1636; itechsolutions.com 20 126 1 3 Information technology staffing, consulting and recruiting services Ann Ramakumaran CEO 100% Yes 1995 21 Orissa LLC 45 Andover Drive Rocky Hill, CT 06067 860-310-5700; orissallc.com 20 20 1 1 Post-construction and janitorial commercial cleaning services Tejal Vallam Owner 100% Yes 2006 23 SIFCO Inc. 2643 Day Hill Road, P.O. Box 787 Windsor, CT 06095 860-688-3331; sifcoinc.net 19 19 1 1 Commercial painting and finishes subcontractor Sally A. Sayadoff President & owner 100% Yes 2004 Source: Each company via survey as of Q1 2024. Note: Unable to confirm data for New Britain-based Merry Employment Group Inc. by press time; reported 1,200 local employees in Q1 2023. (1) As beneficiary to trust. (2) Also, Yvette Roming, President, 50% owner. (3) Also, Judith Knapp, 10% owner. (4) Formerly Al's Beverage Co.; renamed in October 2023 to include all subsidiaries. (5) Each 25% owners. --Compiled by Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com. WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES IN GREATER HARTFORD Ranked by number of local employees, then number of total employees