Hartford Business Journal

www.HartfordBusiness.com May 18, 2015 • Hartford Business Journal 23 Mintz + Hoke promotes controller Avon communications firm Mintz + Hoke has pro- moted Amarilis Guerra to controller. She is respon- sible for maintaining accounting records, controls and budgets, and ensuring that procedures and reporting comply with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Guerra also works closely with Bauza & Associ- ates, a multicultural advertising agency. Frontier Communications appoints CT communications manager Broadband, television, voice and data services pro- vider Frontier Communications Corp. recently appointed Liz Grey Godbout as communications manager for Connecticut operations. Godbout will develop, manage and execute communications for Frontier's external and internal audiences, including media, customers, com- munity and civic organizations and employees. Godbout most recently was editor-at-large of Hartford Magazine and New Haven Living Magazine for CT1 Media. Corporate attorney joins McCarter & English Karen Culton, a corporate attorney who handles mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and other stra- tegic transactions, has joined McCarter & English LLP as special counsel in the firm's corporate, securities and business transactions practice group. Culton, based out of the firm's Hartford of - fice, represents clients in a range of corporate and transactional matters, in- cluding those involving intellectual property. Culton most recently was general counsel of a large data software and analytics company. University of St. Joseph names nursing program director The University of St. Joseph in West Hartford re- cently named Gina Reiners director of its Doctor of Nursing Practice program. Reiners also is an assistant professor of nursing and director of the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitio- ner program. She is a member of the Connecticut Board of Nursing Examiners, a position she was appointed to by Gov. Malloy in 2013. Avon's Ironwood Capital promotes three to senior-level positions Ironwood Capital, an Avon-based private equity firm, has promoted Alex Levental, Zachary Luce and Paul Witinski to managing director, chief finan- cial officer and director, respectively. Levental's primary responsibilities include deal origi- nation, structuring and execution, industry research and portfolio management. Prior to joining Ironwood Capital in 2005, Levental was a vice president of market devel- opment and strategic planning for CCA Global Partners. Luce is responsible for financial management and controls, external financial and regulatory re- porting and limited partner reporting, with additional responsibilities in development and management of internal systems and controls, cash management and portfolio management. Luce worked as an au- ditor in public accounting with McGladrey and CCR LLP before joining Ironwood Capital in 2010. Witinski is responsible for investment opportunity analysis and portfolio company monitoring, including analysis of market and competitive trends, identifying business development and growth strategies, and as- sessing exit opportunities. He joined the company in 2012 from McKinsey & Co., where he consulted primar- ily on operations and supply chain management. TD Bank names assistant VP, store manager in Hartford TD Bank has named Angel M. Bonilla as assistant vice president, store manager of the 2035 Broad St., location in Hartford. He will oversee new business de- velopment, consumer and business lending, personnel management and day-to-day operations at the store. Before joining TD Bank, Bonilla was branch man- ager at First Niagara Bank in Hartford's Parkville neighborhood. JANUS Associates CEO elected vice-chair of statewide technology group Stamford-based JANUS Associates, an informa- tion security company that also has an office in Hart- ford, says President and CEO Patricia A.P. Fisher has been elected vice chair of the Connecticut Technol- ogy Council. Fisher will lead the newly created Cyber Security Task Force for CTC, a statewide association of technology-oriented companies and institutions. The CTC Cyber Security Task Force's goal is to address cyber security issues CTC members regu- larly face. Votto Vines appoints VP of East Coast chain sales Hamden-based Votto Vines Importing has ap- pointed Chris Reynolds as vice president of East Coast chain sales. His primary responsibilities will be to initiate, develop and maintain chain store sales across the Eastern seaboard. Reynolds, based in Richmond, Va., has 15 years of experience in the wine sales industry, working with imported and domestic portfolios. Glastonbury's Cronin and Co. announces new hire, promotions Cronin and Co. LLC, a full-service independent mar- keting communications agency based in Glastonbury, recently announced the hiring one new employee and promotion of several others. Jeremy Maendel joined the agency's interactive team as a front-end developer/interaction designer. He previously worked for Label Interactive in Southbury. Frank Rinaldi has been promoted from manage- ment supervisor to account director on the agency's account service team. He joined the agency in 2012. Sarah Melnitsky has been promoted from account supervisor to senior account supervisor on the agen- cy's public relations team. She joined Cronin in 2006. Charlene Durham has been promoted from ac- count supervisor to senior account supervisor on the agency's public relations team. She joined the agency in 2008. Suzanne Carbonella has been promoted from senior account executive to account supervisor on the agency's account service team. She joined Cro- nin in 2013. Shannon Cunningham has been promoted from media planner/buyer to senior media planner/buyer on the agency's media and analytics team. She joined the agency in 2012. MOVERS & SHAKERS Amarilis Guerra Karen Culton Liz Grey Godbout 4-May ECONOMICS Land area (sq. miles) 41 Business profile (2013) Pop./sq. mile (2011) 276 Sector Units Median age (2011) 46 Construction 32 114 Households (2011) 4,439 Manufacturing NA NA Median HH Inc. (2011) $97,851 Retail Trade 33 498 24 341 Population (2012) 27 197 2000 10,347 Total Government 12 464 2010 11,124 Local/Municipal Government 9 446 2012 11,243 2020 11,696 LABOR FORCE Commuters (2011) Race/Ethnicity (2012) Commuters into town from: White 10,720 Granby 554 65 Black 174 Simsbury 134 58 Asian Pacific 112 Windsor 90 51 Native American 0 Town % State % Hartford 80 43 Other/Multi-race 237 1,601 20% 28% East Granby 70 Hispanic 387 622 8% 7% 4,485 55% 36% Labor Force (Residence) 6,249 HOUSING 5,889 Housing stock (2012) GOVERNMENT 360 Existing units (total) 4,547 5.8% % single unit 94.5% New permits auth. (2012) 4 Place of Work (2013) as % existing units 0.09% 268 Demolitions (2012) 1 2,340 Residential sales (2011) 98 NA Median price $286,250 TOP 5 GRAND LIST Top 5 Employers Company Amount % of Net $8.5M 0.9% $4.3M 0.5% Baygrape Associates $4.0M 0.4% $3.2M 0.3% $280M 0.3% Employment Super Stop & Shop Meadow Brook of Granby Granby 15 North Granby Road Granby, CT 06035 (860) 844 5308 Annual debt service (2012) as % of expenditures as % of state average per capita Educational attainment (2012) Persons age 25 or older High school graduate Associate's Degree 109.2% Health Care and Social Assistance Enfield Hartland West Hartford Suffield Accommodations and Food Service Employed Unemployed 54.2% Government form as % of expenditures Unemployment Rate # of units Total Employment Manufacturing Employment Total revenue (2012) Per capita tax (2012) $23,681,404 Total indebtedness (2012) Total expenditures (2012) as % of state average $43,587,000 Halmar Inc Granby Holdings Granby Developers Connecticut Light & Power $2,106 $1,397,471,124 7.9% $3,430,415 93.4% Bachelor's or more Equalized net grand list (2010) Salmon Brook Veterinary Hospital as % of state average 86% Granby Memorial High School per capita $124,297 Geissler's Supermarket $2,818 Council-Manager $43,678,546 GRANBY Town Hall: 15 North Granby Road Granby, CT 06035 (860) 844-5308 TOWN PROFILE Source: Connecticut Economic Resource Center, www.cerc.com

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