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Best Places To Work In CT 2014 www.HartfordBusiness.com March 24, 2014 • Hartford Business Journal BPTW-11 Meet the Winners Large Company Category #7 ICON International, Inc. I CON International is a specialized finance company. For almost 30 years, the company has focused exclusively on corporate barter transactions to help companies restore value to underperforming assets and to fund corporate expenses. Every transaction is designed to deliver maximum value for clients. By working closely with clients to address new business challenges as they occur, ICON's experienced team has pioneered many of the corporate barter innovations that have become standard industry practice. The firm caters to employees by offering employee bonus- es, having a gym at the office everyone can use, offering dress down days, involving them in the community through the Stamford Boys & Girls Club and sponsoring the club's 5K run each year, participating in various sports leagues throughout the year, and even offering paternity leave for fathers who have or adopt children. The ICON team at the Stamford Boys & Girls Club's RFR 5K Race in May. #8 Burns & McDonnell B urns & McDonnell provides engineering, architecture, construction, environmental, and consulting services to clients throughout North America and abroad. The team of more than 4,300 engineers, architects, scientists, planners, estimators, economists, technicians, and other professionals work together with one goal in mind – to make clients suc- cessful. Founded in 1898, Burns & McDonnell is 100 percent employee-owned and has been named to Hartford Business Journal's Best Places to Work in Connecticut list for the past three years. The company prides itself on its employee owner- ship culture and the difference it makes in everything the firm does. It not only changes the way Burns thinks, it changes the way Burns' employees work, enhancing credibility in the industries served. Burns employees participate in the annual Bike MS event to aid people with multiple sclerosis. #9 Bearingstar Insurance B earingstar Insurance Agency, honored for the fourth con- secutive year, is a member of the Arbella Insurance Group that specializes in risk identification and protection for Con- necticut businesses, families, and individuals. Expert agents at 11 locations across the state work to find the right protec- tion for clients' home, auto, or commercial insurance needs. Bearingstar is one of the top places to work because of its commitment to community and teamwork. Employees value how approachable the management team is, right up to the company president. Bearingstar created communication and focus groups to seek input from staff at all levels when mak- ing company-wide decisions. Bearingstar supports a number of local charitable groups – including !MPACT and the Con- necticut Association of Schools – and gives employees oppor- tunities to volunteer. The company is truly committed to the success and happiness of its 85 employees. Bearingstar awards a $50,000 check for the !MPACT charity, which tries to eliminate accidents caused by inexperienced drivers. As accounting professionals, it's no surprise that we take a lot of pride in reconciling the smallest details for our clients. But it's just as important to see the big picture. We take the time to get to know our clients and understand each business, its goals, its opportunities and its threats. We think this makes us a little different. Our clients tell us it makes us better. Federman, Lally & Remis – Not Your Typical Bean Counters. See the forest. See the trees. 231 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06032 | 860-678-7100 | www.flrcpa.com