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22 Hartford Business Journal • February 22, 2016 www.HartfordBusiness.com OF NOTE ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS OF CT HONORS LOCAL CONSTRUCTION FIRMS Associated Builders and Contractors of Connecticut recently hosted its 14th annual Excellence in Construction awards ceremony with nearly 700 professionals from the industry in attendance. The event hon- ored construction companies and subcontractors that performed work on outstanding construction projects completed as of Oct. 2015. Among the winners were: KBE Building Corp. and QSR Steel Corp., which won Best of the Best safety awards: Marcum LLP, Associate Member of the Year; United Steel Inc., Specialty Contractor of the Year; Modern Mechanical Systems Inc., Contractor of the Year; C.E. Floyd Co. Inc., Cianbro Corp., KBE Building Corp., Viking Construction Inc., each won Excellence in Construction awards; and Associated Construction, A.P. Construction LLC, Electrical Contractors Inc., The Middlesex Corp., and United Steel Inc., received Merit Awards. • • • STEVENS NAMED PRESIDENT OF CT SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES Lisa Stevens of S&S Management Services in Bloomfield was elected pres- ident of the Connecticut Society of Association Executives (CSAE). Stevens, an association executive for S&S Management Services, previously served as vice president of CSAE, which provides professional development, educational and networking opportunities to strengthen the work of association executives. • • • STERLING MOVING AND STORAGE'S RYAN RANKED AMONG TOP U.S. SALESPEOPLE Professional moving company North American Van Lines announced that Paul Ryan of Suffield, a salesperson for Bozrah-based Sterling Moving and Storage, achieved first place in national rankings for the company's Top 200 Consumer Salespeople in 2015. Ryan sold over 300 relocations in 2015 — more than a 40 percent increase in sales over 2014. Ryan will be honored at the North American's PSA & PRO Sales Conference. Please Note: All electronic submissions for Accolades should be sent to news@HartfordBusiness.com. For more information about the Hartford Business Journal's Accolades Page, please visit www.HartfordBusiness.com. ▶ ▶ Hartford nonprofit Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters recently celebrated its 50th Anniversary in Connecticut with an event held at the Connecticut Historical Society in Hartford. Corporate Champions plaques were presented to 34 state businesses that have provided ongoing financial support and counsel to Nutmeg during its half century of serving children in need. One of the companies recognized was Aetna. Pictured (from left) are: Andy Fleischmann, president and CEO of Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters; and Dr. Garth Graham, president of the Aetna Foundation. ▶ ▶ The Farmington Bank Community Foundation recently donated 46,000 diapers to more than 25 social-service agencies, food pantries and local towns' human services departments in Greater Hartford and western Massachusetts. Over 50 Farmington Bank employees used personal cars, SUVs and trucks to load and deliver 650 cases of diapers worth $11,000. Pictured (from left) are: Farmington Bank Chairman, President and CEO, John J. Patrick, Jr.; Gifts of Love Avon Executive Director Diana Goode; and Farmington Bank's Stacey Uccello, Heather Piteo and Dena Martinelli. URBAN ENGINEERS WINS LOCAL ENGINEERING AWARD NUTMEG BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY FARMINGTON BANK DONATES THOUSANDS OF DIAPERS TO HELP FAMILIES IN NEED ▶ ▶ Urban Engineers Inc. and the city of New Britain won the 2016 Engineering Excellence Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Connecticut for the Complete Streets Master Plan for downtown New Britain. New Britain is reinventing its downtown in conjunction with CTfastrak, the state's rapid transit bus system. Pictured (from left) are: Mark Kinnee, Urban Engineers; Michael Cegan, Richter & Cegan Inc.; Robert Talbot, Urban Engineers; Erika Rush, Urban Engineers; Robert Trottier, city of New Britain; CJ Gandza, city of New Britain; and Jason Cardinal, Urban Engineers. Associated Construction and A.P. Construction LLC workers and subcon- tractors (shown above) recently won Merit Awards. Lisa Stevens Paul Ryan ACCOLADES & MORE