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22 Hartford Business Journal • April 18, 2016 www.HartfordBusiness.com OF NOTE THE BURKE GROUP RANKS AS TOP SALES TEAM AT COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL BROKERAGE The Burke Group, a Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage sales team affiliated with the company's South Windsor office, has ranked as Coldwell's No. 1 affiliated sales team for units sold in 2015. The Burke Group sold nearly 143 units in 2015. Led by Brian Burke, the team consists of Jessica Stalmach, Brandy Oliver and Scott Gallagher. • • • SBA ANNOUNCES 2016 SMALL BUSINESS WEEK WINNERS Victoria and Peter Newman, founder and CEO, respectively, of Greenwich Education Group, have been named the U.S. Small Business Administration's 2016 Connecticut Small Business Persons of the Year, SBA's top award. The Newmans are among several suc- cessful small business owners in the state who will be recognized during SBA's national small business week, May 1-7. Other honorees include: • The Chapman Manufacturing Co., Tracy Camassar, Woman-Owned Small Business. • Jackson Chevrolet, Tamera Jackson, Family-Owned Small Business. • Walt Medina & Associates, Walt Medina, Veteran-Owned Small Business. • Pay Forward Inc., Raymond Hayes, Veteran Advocate Champion. • Crystal Ballroom of New Britain, Alina Wegrzyniak, CT Microenterprise Award. • Benay Enterprises, Dawn Reshen-Doty, Minority-Owned Small Business. • Charles Computer Services, Foster Charles, Young Entrepreneur Small Business. • Farmington Bank, Andreas Kapetanopoulos, Financial Services Champion. • Educational Play Care, Jane Porterfield, Entrepreneurial Success. • Jonal Laboratories, Marc Nemeth, Exporter of the Year. • McLaughlin Research Corp., James D. Bouthillier, Region 1 Prime Contractor of the Year. • • • CT INC. SUPPORTS UCONN WOMEN'S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP CELEBRATION Organizers of the NCAA champion UConn women's basketball cele- bration in Hartford raised $55,000 to cover the costs of the recent 2016 championship parade and rally. The following businesses contributed funds to the 2016 celebration: Webster Bank; Mohegan Sun; The Travelers Cos. Inc.; Eversource; CT Lottery; The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co.; Bank of America; Moe's Southwest Grill; ProHealth Physicians; The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.; Aetna; Frontier Communications; Virtus Investment Partners; and SNY. The following companies provided substantial in-kind services: The Hartford Courant; American Medical Response | AMR; Peter Pan Bus Lines; XL Color; Manafort Brothers; XL Center; and New Country BMW of Hartford. • • • BLUMSHAPIRO NAMED NO. 1 NEW ENGLAND ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR 2016 BlumShapiro has been selected as the No. 1 accounting firm in the New England region for the second consecutive year by Accounting Today. Accounting Today's 2016 Top 100 Firms, the publication's annual survey, is based on total revenues, total employees and man- agement advisory services or consulting. BlumShapiro repeated its ranking as the Top Firm in New England with revenues of $72.7 million in 2015, an increase of more than 6 percent over the previous year. ▶ ▶ William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage & Insurance recently hosted their first annual fundraising event to benefit the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation. The Raveis Ride + Walk raised over $500,000 for cancer research. The William Raveis Charitable Fund created a Fellowship Award with the proceeds from last year's event. They are planning their second annual fundraiser for October. Pictured (from left) are: Lorraine Egan, president and CEO of the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation; and Meghan Raveis, managing director of the William Raveis Charitable Fund. ▶ ▶ Day Pitney attorneys Benjamin Nissim, Thomas Farrish, Michael Fitzpatrick and Andraya Pulaski were named the 2016 Coleman Award winners in recognition of their commitment to pro-bono work. This year's Coleman Award winners dedicated a total of more than 840 hours of their time to pro- bono service. Pictured (from left) are Pulaski, Nissim and Farrish. ST. FRANCIS FOUNDATION RECEIVES GIFT FROM LEA'S FOUNDATION WILLIAM RAVEIS HOSTS ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT FOR CANCER RESEARCH DAY PITNEY ATTORNEYS HONORED WITH PRO BONO AWARD ▶ ▶ The Lea's Foundation for Leukemia Research recently pledged $762,000 to the St. Francis Foundation to fund leukemia research. The Lea's Foundation, located in Hartford, started its partnership with St. Francis in 2013. This additional pledge will allow St. Francis to expand clinical trials and offer the highest-level cancer care for patients. Pictured (from left) are: Nicholas Stamboulis and Andrea Oddi, Lea's Foundation for Leukemia Research board members; and John F. Rodis, president, St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center. ACCOLADES & MORE Brian Burke