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30 Hartford Business Journal • June 6, 2016 www.HartfordBusiness.com OF NOTE ST. FRANCIS SELECTS ANNUAL PHYSICIAN OF THE YEAR The St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center Distinguished Physician of the Year award has been presented to Drs. Richard L. ZuWallack and Saumitra R. Bannerjee. ZuWallack is the associate chief of pulmonary and critical care medi- cine at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center. Bannerjee is section chief of colon and rectal surgery. • • • LYMAN ORCHARDS' EVP RECEIVES TOURISM LEGACY LEADER AWARD John Lyman III, executive vice president of Lyman Orchards, received the Tourism Legacy Leader Award from Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, in con- junction with the Connecticut Office of Tourism as part of the annual Connecticut Governor's Conference. The award recognizes individuals and organizations who have advanced statewide tourism and made an impact on the tourism industry. • • • CRDA-FUNDED PROPERTY EARNS RECOGNITION The Capital Region Development Authority has earned the 2015 Blue Ribbon Award from Commercial Real Estate Women for the transfor- mation of Hartford's 777 Main Street high-rise from commercial to residential use. The Blue Ribbon Award is the organization's highest distinction and given to the redevelopment of the best new multifami- ly and the best sustainable design project. • • • FARMINGTON BANK VP NAMED FINANCIAL SERVICES CHAMPION Farmington Bank's Senior Vice President and Director of Small Business Lending Andreas Kapetanopoulos was recently named the 2016 Financial Services Champion of the Year for Connecticut by the Small Business Administration. The award is presented annually to an individual who encourages small business lend- ing and makes other significant contri- butions through advocacy efforts to advance small business interests. ▶ ▶ Harvard Pilgrim Health Care employees partnered with Hands on Hartford for the third annual Employee Service Day at three different locations across Hartford. Mayor Luke Bronin joined the more than 30 volunteers, helping to plant raised garden beds at Breakthrough II Magnet School, planting container gardens with senior residents of The Retreat, and participating in general maintenance projects at My Sisters' Place. Pictured (from left) are: Bronin; Breakthrough II Magnet School students; and Janelle Woods-McNish, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation's director of giving and service. ▶ ▶ Farmington Bank recently welcomed high school students from Kingswood-Oxford to the bank's West Hartford Center office during the third annual Junior Achievement Career Walk. The program provides West Hartford high school students with an inside look at the range of businesses and career opportunities in their own community. Pictured (from left) are: Roshan Patel, Farmington Bank branch manager; and Kingswood-Oxford students. CT GETS FIRST GLIMPSE OF PRATT'S PUREPOWER GEARED TURBOFAN IN ACTION HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE EMPLOYEES PROVIDE DAY OF SERVICE FARMINGTON BANK HOSTS JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT CAREER WALK ▶ ▶ An Airbus A320neo, powered by Pratt & Whitney's PurePower Geared Turbofan engines, flew over Pratt & Whitney's West Palm Beach, Fla., and East Hartford and Middletown facilities, before landing at Bradley International Airport for the first time in mid May. Engines for this aircraft are assembled in Middletown and West Palm Beach, Fla. The Airbus A320neo also contains equipment from Pratt & Whitney sister division UTC Aerospace Systems, including engine controls and accessories for the Geared Turbofan engine, nacelle systems, wheels and brakes, flight controls, cabin pressure and controls, electric power generation and actuation systems and ventilation systems. ACCOLADES & MORE Pictured (from left) are Drs. Saumitra Banerjee and Richard ZuWallack. Andreas Kapetanopoulos 140 Progress Drive • Manchester, CT (860) 645-9090 • www.TEDESK.com See our online virtual showroom 360 tour! Over 40,000 sq. ft. - Open to the public - 6 days a week Items are Pre-owned, While they last. Not applicable on refurbished or new items. Delivery additional. A Veteran-Owned Company Since 1992 HBJ readers: see your special discount offer at TEDesk.com/HBJ SMART & SAVVY BUSINESS OWNERS CHOOSE TRANSFER! Wow! 45,000 Sq. Ft. Office Furniture Showroom! QUALITY, PRE-OWNED = 60%-80% SAVINGS "WALK THROUGH" OUR VIRTUAL SHOWROOM TOUR ONLINE AT WWW.TEDESK.COM Visit us at Booth #245 Officially Produced by: Now available are official PDF REPRINTS of your Article for your MARKETING usage All copyright fees included Share the excitement of being published! Connecticut Green Guide, Hartford Business Journal and HartfordBusiness.com content is copyrighted. Visit HartfordBusiness. com/reprints for more info on article usage and obtaining copyright permissions. For article reprint info & pricing, contact: Jessica Baker jbaker@HartfordBusiness.com or 860.236.9998 ext. 122 or visit HartfordBusiness.com/reprints