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www.CTGreenGuide.com (860) 236-9998 Editor, Connecticut Green Guide Matt Pilon Editor, Hartford Business Journal Greg Bordonaro News Editor, Hartford Business Journal Gregory Seay Web Editor Patricia Daddona President and Publisher Joe Zwiebel Associate Publisher Donna Collins Office Manager Jessica Baker Events Manager Amy Orsini Events Coordinator Kaleigh Hickey Advertising Director Christian J. Renstrom Sr. Accounts Manager David Hartley Sr. Accounts Manager William C. Lambot Sr. Accounts Manager John Vuillemot Sr. Accounts Manager Marisa Wright Accounts Manager Anabela Maia Human Resource Director Kim Vautour Credit and Collections Manager Raki Zwiebel Production Director/ Marketing Coordinator Lynn Mika Art Director Christopher Wallace CEO Peter Stanton President & Group Publisher Joseph Zwiebel COO/CFO Mary Rogers Subscriptions: To subscribe, please visit HartfordBusiness.com, email hartfordbusiness@cambeywest.com, or call (845) 267-3478. Advertising: For advertising information, please call (860) 236-9998. Please address all correspondence to: Hartford Business Journal, 15 Lewis Street, Suite 200, Hart ford CT 06103. News Department: If you have a news item: Call us at (860) 236-9998, fax us at (860) 570-2493, or e-mail us at editorial@HartfordBusiness.com Hartford Business Journal accepts no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts or materials and in general does not return them to the sender. Connecticut Green Guide is published quarterly by New England Business Media LLC, 15 Lewis Street, Suite 200, Hartford CT 06103. Tel: (860) 236-9998 Fax (860) 570-2493 Copyright 2016. All rights reserved. Postmaster: Please send address changes to: Hartford Business Journal P.O. Box 330, Congers, NY 10920-9894 GreenGuide C O N N E C T I C U T www.copyright.com A publication of Hartford Business Journal www.CTGreenGuide.com FALL 2016 • CONNECTICUT GREEN GUIDE 3 Leaders and Entrepreneurs T his issue of Connecticut Green Guide is anchored by a special section highlighting the winners of the GreenCircle Awards — an annual awards series organized by the Depart - ment of Environmental Protection (DEEP) to highlight business, institutions and individuals who have shown lead- ership in energy efficiency and reducing their impact on the environment. This year's winners were honored at a late May ceremony organized by the Hartford Business Journal and Green Guide at Infinity Music Hall in Hartford's Front Street District. But enough from me about GreenCircle. Let DEEP Com- missioner Rob Klee tell you more about the awards in his introduction on Pg. 9. A profile of each of the 15 winning projects selected from nearly 60 finalists follows. On Pg. 6, check out the latest about lithium-ion bat- tery entrepreneur Christina Lampe-Onnerud's plans for her new Connecticut startup, Cadenza Innovation. Lampe-Onnerud founded a successful battery company in Massachusetts over a decade ago. As a reporter at our sister paper, the Worcester Business Journal, I covered some of the company's developments in 2011 and 2012. Lampe- Onnerud is hoping to build another successful company, this time in the Nutmeg State, and she's off to a good start. Be sure to check out the News Cycle briefs on Pg. 4 for some quick-hit energy news. On Pg. 5, our Smart Business feature details a recent energy-efficient lighting overhaul at the Veterans Health Administration in West Haven. Finally, our ECOmpany segment on Pg. 30 features a unique green roof installed by one of the state's hospitals. If you haven't yet, please subscribe to our free Green Guide email newsletter, which comes out every Thurs- day, at hartfordbusiness.com/enews. Are you a Connecticut company doing something unique with energy or efficiency? Reach out to me at mpilon@hartfordbusiness.com. Thanks for reading. Matt Pilon Editor FROM THE EDITOR COVER IMAGES | LEAF WREATH: BARBALISS, VECTORSTOCK.COM; GREEN WAVE: VALENTY, VECTORSTOCK.COM

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