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BOOK OF LISTS 2015-2016 Economy www.HartfordBusiness.com December 28, 2015 • HartforD business Journal 75 Connecticut's largest employers (Ranked by number of Connecticut employees as of May 2015) Rank Company Conn. employees 2015/ 2014 Total employees 2015/ 2014 Conn. locations Type of business Person(s) in charge Year founded 1 State of Connecticut State Capitol, 210 Capitol Ave. Hartford, CT 06106 860-566-4840; www.ct.gov 51,646 (1) 51,592 (2) 51,646 51,592 NA State government Dannel P. Malloy Governor 1788 2 United Technologies Corp. 10 Farm Springs Road Farmington, CT 06032 860-728-7000; www.utc.com 24,000 25,000 211,500 212,000 NA Aerospace, elevator, fire, security, air conditioning, building automation, and heating and cooling industries Gregory J. Hayes President & CEO 1929 3 Yale New Haven Health System 789 Howard Ave. New Haven, CT 06519 203-688-4608; www.yalenewhavenhealth.org 20,071 18,869 21,112 19,744 NA Healthcare system Marna Borgstrom President & CEO 1996 4 Hartford Healthcare 1 State St., Ste. 19 Hartford, CT 06103 860-263-4100; hartfordhealthcare.org 18,107 18,597 18,107 18,597 159 Healthcare system Elliot Joseph President & CEO 1985 5 Yale University 105 Wall St. New Haven, CT 06511 203-432-4771; yale.edu 14,787 (3) 14,787 (4) 14,787 14,787 NA University Peter Salovey President 1701 6 General Dynamics Electric Boat 75 Eastern Point Road Groton, CT 06340 860-433-3000; www.gdeb.com 9,583 8,896 13,692 12,165 2 (5) Design, build and life cycle support for U.S. nuclear submarines Jeffrey S. Geiger President 1899 7 Wal-Mart Stores Inc. NA NA, CT 800-925-6278; www.walmart.com 8,800 9,289 (6) 2,200,000 (7) 2,200,000 39 Retail Doug McMilllon President & CEO 1962 8 The Travelers Cos. Inc. 1 Tower Sq. Hartford, CT 06183 860-277-0111; www.travelers.com 7,300 7,400 30,000 28,000 NA Property and casualty insurance Alan D. Schnitzer CEO Brian MacLean President & COO 1864 9 The Hartford Financial Services Group 1 Hartford Plaza Hartford, CT 06155 860-547-5000; www.thehartford.com 7,000 7,000 17,500 18,800 3 Property and casualty insurance, group benefits, mutual funds Christopher J. Swift Chairman & CEO 1810 10 Mohegan Sun 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd. Uncasville, CT 06382 888-226-7711; mohegansun.com 6,900 7,300 (8) 6,900 7,300 (8) NA Entertainment, gaming, dining, shopping, hotel, spa and meetings/conventions Ray Pineault President & general manager 1996 11 Aetna Inc. 151 Farmington Ave. Hartford, CT 06156 860-273-0123; www.aetna.com 6,126 6,152 50,164 47,500 8 Traditional, voluntary and consumer-directed health insurance products Mark T. Bertolini Chairman & CEO 1853 12 General Electric Co. 3135 Easton Tpke. Fairfield, CT 06828 203-373-2211; www.ge.com 5,800 5,300 302,400 303,500 NA Technology and financial services Jeffrey R. Immelt CEO 1878 13 St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center (9) 114 Woodland St. Hartford, CT 06105 860-714-4000; www.stfranciscare.com 5,520 5,604 5,520 5,604 2 Hospital John F. Rodis President (10) 1897 14 Foxwoods Resort Casino 350 Trolley Line Blvd. Mashantucket, CT 06338 800-369-9663; www.foxwoods.com 5,301 7,600 5,301 7,600 NA Hospitality, entertainment, gaming, retail, dining, golf, spa and hotel Felix D. Rappaport President & CEO 1992 15 City of Waterbury 235 Grand St. Waterbury, CT 06702 203-574-6712; www.waterburyct.org 4,812 NA 4,812 NA NA Municipal government Neil O'Leary Mayor 1686 16 City of New Haven 165 Church St. New Haven, CT 06510 203-946-8200; www.cityofnewhaven.com 4,608 4,379 4,608 4,379 1 Municipal government Toni N. Harp Mayor 1638 17 UnitedHealth Group (UnitedHealthcare) 185 Asylum St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-702-5000; www.uhc.com 4,300 4,300 117,000 110,000 4 Commercial and individual health plans, Medicare plans Jim Bedard CFO & COO, Northeast region Mike Matteo Chief growth officer, Optum 1974 18 Cigna Corp. (11) 900 Cottage Grove Road Bloomfield, CT 06002 860-226-6000; www.cigna.com 4,200 4,200 37,000 (12) 36,500 NA Global health services; medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, vision, supplemental benefits, plus group life, accident and disability insurance David M. Cordani President & CEO 1792 19 ESPN (13) ESPN Plaza, 935 Middle St. Bristol, CT 06010 888-549-3776; espn.go.com 4,000 4,000 7,700 7,000 1 Sports media John Skipper President 1979 20 Hartford Public Schools 960 Main St., 8th Floor Hartford, CT 06103 860-695-8876; www.hartfordschools.org 3,608 3,475 3,608 3,475 NA Municipal school department Beth Schiavino-Narvaez Superintendent 1636 (14) 21 Eversource Energy (15) 56 Prospect St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-286-5000; www.eversource.com 3,000 3,679 8,248 8,496 30 Energy delivery Thomas May President & CEO 1966 22 Eastern Connecticut Health Network (16) 71 Haynes St. Manchester, CT 06040 860-533-3414; www.echn.org 2,902 2,982 2,992 3,076 46 Healthcare system Peter J. Karl President & CEO 1995 23 Frontier Communications 401 Merritt 7 Norwalk, CT 06851 800-921-8101; frontier.com 2,841 2,677 17,800 17,400 NA Broadband, voice, video, wireless Internet data access, data security solutions and technical support, carrier services, specialized bundles, advanced communications for medium, large and commercial businesses Daniel J. McCarthy President & CEO 1935 Source: Individual employers, government and company websites, news reports. Note: NA = Not available. (1) The latest available number is for Feb. 2015 and from the state of Connecticut Office of Policy and Management. (2) The latest available number is for Sept. 2014 and from the state of Connecticut Office of Policy and Management. (3) Figure from fall 2014. (4) Figure from fall 2013. (5) Groton and New London. (6) As of Feb. 16, 2014. (7) Approximate as of end of FY 2015 (Jan. 31, 2015). (8) Data from 2013. (9) On Oct. 1, 2015 St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center merged with Michigan-based Trinity Health. (10) John F. Rodis becomes St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center's new president Jan. 1, 2016. He replaces Christopher M. Dadlez, who is now president and CEO of Trinity Health - New England, the new parent company of St. Francis Hospital. (11) Data was taken from the Consumer Report Card on Health Insurance Carriers in Connecticut published Oct. 2015 by the Connecticut Insurance Department. Data is from the end of 2014. (12) Number of worldwide employees. (13) Figures take into account the layoff of 300 employees worldwide announced in Oct. 2015. Two-thirds of the layoffs affect Bristol employees. (14) City founding date. (15) Formerly called Northeast Utilities. Dual headquarters, also in Boston, Mass. (16) Includes Manchester Memorial Hospital, Rockville General Hospital and wholly owned subsidiaries. —Compiled by Roger Magnus.