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2024 FAMILY BUSINESS AWARDS CATEGORY WINNERS: 51-200 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES B6 HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | APRIL 29, 2024 Niro Facilities Management Niro Facilities Management provides total facilities management services for landscap- ing, snow removal and janitorial services. Tell us about your recent accomplishments. In 2024, we officially launched Niro Facilities Management, which is our new company and "home." We formerly were known as The Niro Companies. We started in the pandemic days supporting our partners with janitorial services. In March 2024, Niro Outdoor Designs launched our residential hardscape business, where we elevate your outdoor experience. What are your family values and how do they contribute to your business success? The core of everything we do originates with family. From starting our business to supporting our father's illness to careers for our family to grow. We take pride in our family culture. Our family values are built on dependability, loyalty and compassion. Where do you see your business in the next 5 years? In the next five years, we are on track to execute our strategic plans of being a dominant force and leader of facility-related services inside the tri-state area with expansion over the HQ: BERLIN INDUSTRY: FACILITIES SERVICES YEAR FOUNDED & FOUNDERS: 2012, ANTHONY NIRO, NICHOLAS NIRO AND PETER NIRO FAMILY MEMBERS CURRENTLY EMPLOYED AT COMPANY: ANTHONY NIRO, PRESIDENT, BROTHER; NICHOLAS NIRO, CFO, BROTHER; PETER NIRO, OWNER, BROTHER; AMANDA GERMANO, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, COUSIN; JOSIE LEWIS, ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, AUNT GENERATION CURRENTLY RUNNING COMPANY: 3RD FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 60 PART-TIME EMPLOYEES: 220 WEBSITE: WWW.NIROFM.COM ANNUAL REVENUE: $15 TO $20 MILLION Northeast. We will lead the market in total facili- ties services for snow, landscaping and janitorial services. We have exciting plans for the Greater Hartford area, with a full announcement to be released in the near future. The Lyman Farm Inc. The Lyman Farm Inc. is the operator of Lyman Orchards in Middlefield, a diversified provider of family entertainment, food and recreation. Lyman Orchards offers family-friendly events, pick-your-own fruit, a farm market, award-winning pies, sunflower and corn mazes, and a year-round golf course. Tell us about your recent accomplishments. Lyman Orchards recently acquired the assets of Something Sweet out of bankruptcy in 2021, allowing us to grow our wholesale bakery operation. Lyman Orchards has also created a year-round destination for people of all ages. What are your family values and how do they contribute to your business success? Our family values are integrity, commitment to excellence, innovation and stewardship. These contribute to our business success by acknowledging what our guests and employ- ees appreciate about our business and finding ways to expand and evolve as we continue to be a favorite family destination in Connecticut. Where do you see your business in the next five years? A successful transition to the ninth generation, a well-recognized regional destination for families, and a large wholesale division of Lyman food products. Do you have a business succession plan? At two levels: Board of Directors — recruit talented outside directors and transition family directors to the ninth generation. Management — retain a talented non-family management team and bring on two to three key ninth-generation members. HQ: MIDDLEFIELD INDUSTRY: FARMING YEAR FOUNDED & FOUNDER: 1741, JOHN AND HOPE LYMAN; INCORPORATED IN 1949, FIRST PRESIDENT, JOHN LYMAN SR.; CURRENT PRESIDENT, GARY JALBERT FAMILY MEMBERS CURRENTLY EMPLOYED AT COMPANY: JOHN LYMAN III, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY AND TREASURER GENERATION CURRENTLY RUNNING COMPANY: 8TH FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: 140 PART-TIME EMPLOYEES: 170 WEBSITE: WWW.LYMANORCHARDS.COM Visit the Awd-Winning Visit the Awd-Winning Make family memories that will last a lifetime by coming down to Lyman Orchards. This family-owned business spans back 283 years over 37 acres to provide visiting families with its New England charm, innovation, history, and farm fun. Visit Lyman Orchards today to take part in family traditions carried on by the most recent generation of Lymans. Visit lymanorchards.com to learn more. 860.349.6015 • 105 South St., Middlefield, CT Lyman Orchards! Lyman Orchards!