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32 Hartford Business Journal•April6,2015 www.HartfordBusiness.com Women In Business 2015 Largest women-owned businesses in the Hartford region (Ranked by number of local employees as of March 2015) Rank Company Local employees/ Local offices Total employees/ Total offices Type of business Women owner(s) and percent owned Year founded 1 Companions & Homemakers 613 New Britain Ave. Farmington, CT 06032 860-677-4948; www.companionsandhomemakers.com 2,250 4 3,000 NA Home care service for older adults Linda Grigerek 100% 1990 2 Merry Employment Group Inc. 433 S. Main St., Ste. 216 West Hartford, CT 06110 860-561-1002; www.jobs-ct.com 1,000 2 2,000 4 Direct-hire, temporary staffing, payrolling and human resource consulting Sally Merry 100% 1963 3 Charter Oak Building Maintenance Inc. 1840 Silas Deane Hwy. Rocky Hill, CT 06067 860-632-5667; www.cobm.net 320 1 320 1 Facility maintenance/janitorial services Kenia M. Thomas 51% 1988 4 Nursing Services Inc. 21 High St. East Hartford, CT 06118 860-568-8881; www.nursingservicesinc.com 145 1 140 1 Licensed and certified home health care, companion/ homemaking/chore services Linda Tucker 5% Yvette Roming 45% Melissa Roming 5% 1980 5 Companions for Living LLC 1216 Farmington Ave., Ste. 202 West Hartford, CT 06107 860-882-0802; www.companionsforliving.com 124 NA NA NA Home health care Julianne Roth 100% 2005 6 Corporate Translations Inc. 77 Hartland St. East Hartford, CT 06108 860-727-6000; www.corptransinc.com 115 1 137 5 Provider of translation and linguistic validation solutions exclusively for the life science industry Mary Gawlicki 51% 1990 7 Euro-American Connections & Homecare 1200 Farmington Ave. Berlin, CT 06037 860-829-0208 ; www.homecare4u.com 101 1 101 1 Home care agency and registry Maggie Drag 100% 1989 8 iTech Solutions Inc. 30 Stanford Dr. Farmington, CT 06032 860-674-1636; www.itechsolutions.com 90 1 152 NA Information technology staffing, consulting and recruiting services Kay Lukas 100% 1995 9 Caring Solutions LLC 5104 Bigelow Cmns. Enfield, CT 06082 860-745-4026; www.CTcaringsolutions.com 80 1 80 1 Home health care Sandra Sergeant 100% 2000 10 The Walker Group 20 Waterside Dr. Farmington, CT 06032 860-678-3530; www.TheWalkerGroup.com 75 1 75 1 Managed IT services, IT security, virtualization, wireless technologies, technical advisory services, cloud hosting, backup and disaster recovery, web design, staffing Katherine H. Emery 100% 1986 11 Phoenix Manufacturing Inc. 176 South Rd. Enfield, CT 06082 860-745-2080; www.phoenix-mfg-inc.com 62 1 62 1 Precision machined aerospace components Krystyna Paluch 100% 1989 12 The Pert Group 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 200 Farmington, CT 06032 860.242.2005 ; thepertgroup.com 60 1 89 3 Market research consultancy Dale Lersch 67% Gigi Ryan-Philion 33% 1978 13 Adams & Knight Inc. 80 Avon Meadow Ln. Avon, CT 06001 860-676-2300; www.adamsknight.com 57 1 57 1 Marketing agency offering advertising, branding, PR, social media, digital marketing, strategic planning and solutions for clients in health care, financial services and consumer industries Jill Adams 51% 1988 14 Andrew Associates Inc. 6 Pearson Way Enfield, CT 06082 800-253-0000; www.andrewdm.com 56 1 56 1 Solution based marketing, advertising and direct marketing serving for-profit and nonprofit clients nationwide Judith Knapp 70% 1985 15 Post Road Stages Inc. 1105 Strong Rd. South Windsor, CT 06074 860-644-1531; www.postroadstages.com 50 1 50 1 Bus transportation, tours, charter and line service Priscilla Snow 100% 1912 16 Infoshred 3 Craftsman Rd. East Windsor, CT 06088 860-627-5800; www.infoshred.com 34 1 34 1 Confidential document destruction and records storage Stacey J. DiPiazza 100% 1997 17 ACT Group 20 Commerce Dr. Cromwell, CT 06416 860-632-9294; www.goactgroup.com 32 1 32 1 Office equipment, 3D printers and document management services to thousands of businesses and organizations across Connecticut and western Massachusetts Cindi Gondek 51% 1974 17 John Michael Associates Inc. 94 Holmes Rd. Newington, CT 06111 860-666-1414; www.jmalogos.com 32 1 32 1 Promotional merchandise marketing, branded merchandise, online fulfillment programs, award/ recognition programs, event/trade show marketing, kitting, importing, corporate branding Sara K. Papa 51% 1980 19 Technical Industries Inc. 336 Pinewoods Rd. Torrington, CT 06790 860-489-2160; www.technicalindustriesinc.com 30 1 30 1 Extrusion, injection and blow molding Susan O. Parent 51% 1994 19 Beacon Light and Supply Co. 180 Walnut St., P.O. Box 1934 Hartford, CT 06144 860-527-8236; www.beaconlightsupply.com 30 2 30 2 Full-line electrical distributor with internet sales and residential showroom Merle J. Trager 52%, Remy J. Schwartz 16% 1932 21 Marketing Solutions Unlimited LLC 109 Talcott Rd. West Hartford, CT 06110 860-523-0670; www.msuprint.com 25 1 25 1 Print and direct mail Heidi Buckley 100% 1991 21 The Computer Co. Inc. 15 Commerce Dr. Cromwell, CT 06416 860-635-0500; www.computercompany.net 25 1 25 1 IT services such as computer networking, MS exchange, server replacements, virtual servers, help desk support, security, programming, Web development, design and hosting Eileen Hasson 51% 1996 23 Sandair Systems Inc. dba Mainfreight USA 460 Hayden Station Rd. Windsor, CT 06095 860-687-6946; www.mainfreightusa.com 23 NA NA NA Global logistics company providing domestic and international services including ocean, air, rail and truck, and customs brokerage and warehousing Joann H. Sandler 100% 1991 24 Interpreters and Translators Inc. 263 Main St. Manchester, CT 06042 800-648-0686; www.ititranslates.com 15 1 15 2 Language services: in-person interpreting, document translation, video and telephonic interpreting, CART, c- print, localization and transcreation Elba R Pagano 51% 1986 25 Atria Inc. 252 Farm Meadow Ln. Cheshire, CT 06410 203-753-6200; www.atriainc.com 14 1 14 1 Corporate horticultural services: interiorscape design, interior plants and greenwalls, as well as urban garden design and exterior plantscapes Joanne Crowle 60% 1994 26 Cafe Louise Catering LLC 1156 New Britain Ave. West Hartford, CT 06110 860-561-0160; www.cafelouise.com 10 1 10 1 Catering company Louise Albin 100% 1993 26 Darter Specialties Inc. 514 Cornwall Ave. Cheshire, CT 06410 203-699-9805; www.darterspecialties.com 10 1 10 1 Company web-stores, embroidery, screen and direct- to-garment printing of clothing/soft goods, full-color signs and banners, promotional incentive products, laser engraving, fulfillment services Alice C. Darter 51% 1990 Source: Individual companies. Notes: The state defines a woman-owned business as one that is at least 51-percent owned by one or more women. In the case of a publicly owned business at least 51 percent of the stock is owned by one or more women and the management and daily operations is controlled by one or more women. Diversified Building Services Inc. and VERTEX Inc. appeared on the list last year, however did not respond to survey this year. —Compiled by Roger Magnus. The LisT