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BOOK OF LISTS 2015-2016 Economy www.HartfordBusiness.com December 28, 2015 • HartforD business Journal 77 Largest minority-owned businesses in the Hartford region (Ranked by number of local employees as of Oct. 2015) Rank Company Local employees/ total employees FY 2014 sales/ FY 2013 sales Minority group Company description Person in charge Year founded 1 Charter Oak Building Maintenance Inc. 1840 Silas Deane Hwy. Rocky Hill, CT 06067 860-632-5667; www.cobm.net 300 300 NA NA Hispanic and woman owned Facility maintenance and janitorial services Kenia M. Thomas CEO 1988 2 AI Engineers Inc. 919 Middle St. Middletown, CT 06457 860-635-7740; www.aiengineers.com 116 168 $25,060,000 $18,900,000 South Asian American Full-service consulting-engineering firm specializing in bridge engineering, construction management, inspection, civil engineering, and more Abul Islam President and CEO 1991 3 Martinez Couch & Associates LLC 1084 Cromwell Ave., Ste. A-2 Rocky Hill, CT 06067 860-436-4364; www.MartinezCouch.com 40 40 NA NA Hispanic Civil and wastewater engineering, land surveying, GIS, environmental consulting, construction-phase services Rafael Martinez Managing member 1999 4 Floyd Manufacturing Inc. 5 Pasco Hill Road Cromwell, CT 06416 860-829-1803; www.floydmfg.com 38 38 $4,764 $3,363,000 African American Manufacturer of precision automotive products Alphonso Floyd Co-founder 1987 5 Freeman Companies LLC 36 John St. Hartford, CT 06106 860-251-9550; www.freemancos.com 34 34 $3,011,510 $2,001,067 African American Land surveying, landscape architecture, civil, geotechnical and structural engineering, construction inspection, environmental services Rohan A. Freeman President 2009 6 Springfield Spring Corp. 24 Dell Manor Dr. Bristol, CT 06010 860-584-6560; www.springfieldspring.com 28 55 $9,700,000 $8,300,000 Hispanic Manufacturer of precision-engineered compression springs, extension springs, torsion springs, stampings and light assemblies Norman L. Rodriques President 1942 7 The Computer Co. Inc. 15 Commerce Dr. Cromwell, CT 06416 860-635-0500; www.computercompany.net 23 23 $2,700,000 $2,700,000 Asian and women owned Computer network, cloud, VMware, HIPPA and security audits, database and programming, off-site backup and data-center service, web development Eileen Hasson President 1996 8 Jay's Landscaping 473 Sullivan Ave. South Windsor, CT 06074 860-282-9496; www.jayslandscaping.com 22 22 $2,300,000 $2,300,000 Native American Landscape construction Jay Murtha Sole member 1999 9 Pita Communications LLC dba The Pita Group 40 Cold Spring Road Rocky Hill, CT 06067 860-293-0157; www.thepitagroup.com 20 20 $6,423,313 $4,681,966 Hispanic Advertising, design, strategic marketing, consulting, brand education, digital media and interactive services, video, and more Paul E. Pita CEO, executive creative director 1996 10 Sir Speedy Printing Bloomfield 21 Old Windsor Road Bloomfield, CT 06002 860-242-0303; www.sirspeedy.com/ bloomfield 14 14 $2,800,000 $2,400,000 African American Offset and digital printing, black and white, full color, copying, mailing services posters and banners Mark Jacobs Owner 1985 11 IBC - Industrial Supply Plus Inc. 2 Creamery Brook East Granby, CT 06026 860-246-1618; industrialbuyers.com 12 NA NA NA Hispanic Buying group, integrator and sub- assembly provider in the industrial maintenance, repair and operation marketplace Richard Nunez Chairman 1999 12 Cabrera Services Inc. 50 Founders Plaza, Ste. 207 East Hartford, CT 06118 860-569-0095; www.cabreraservices.com 11 77 $32,368,692 $41,363,315 Hispanic Full-service environmental remediation services for hazardous, toxic and radioactive sites Lorenzo Cabrera CEO 1994 13 Daniel Penn Associates 151 New Park Ave., Ste. 106 Hartford, CT 06106 860-232-8577; www.danielpenn.com 6 11 NA NA Hispanic Management consulting in lean and operational excellence Tony Rodriguez President 1979 14 Away To Go Designs & Chair Cover Linen Rentals 2592 Berlin Tpke. Newington, CT 06111 860-372-4569; www.awaytogodesigns.com 5 5 NA NA African American Party rental, balloons and linens, table and chair cover specialist, delivery and pickup Diane A. Johnson President 1996 14 Native Sons Ltd. 12 Northwest Dr., Unit B Plainville, CT 06062 860-747-3095; www.nativesons.org 5 32 $14,576,900 $10,492,500 Native American Provides building services, construction and maintenance focusing on central plant, waste and water, electrical, low-voltage and life-safety systems Frank M. Chapman President 1997 16 Insurance Connections LLC 15 Lewis St., Ste. 302 Hartford, CT 06103 860-884-1570; insconnectionsllc.com 3 3 NA NA African American Licensed insurance brokering agency, sales and service Eugene J. Mumford Owner and agent 2010 17 C&R Development Co. Inc. 4 Creamery Brook Road East Granby, CT 06026 860-844-8248; crdevco.org 2 7 NA $246,481 African American Construction management Curtis D. Robinson President and owner 1997 Source: Individual companies. NA = Not available. —Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher.