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Index
■ Week in Review: PG. 6
■ Deal Watch: PG. 8
■ The List: PG. 9
■ Movers & Shakers: PG. 22
■ Nonprofit Notebook: PG. 24
■ Opinion & Commentary: PG. 28
Collateral Damage
A lending business headed by the founder of South
Windsor's TicketNetwork has sought to stake its
claim in a growing legal battle over personal seat
licenses between season-ticket holders and the
Los Angeles Rams. PG. 5
Job Shop
In its 77-year history, Connecticut Spring &
Stamping in Farmington has cultivated a varied
700-client roster. Find out how the company has
withstood the test of time. PG. 3
CT construction industry's challenges
among toughest in U.S.
By Patricia Daddona
pdaddona@HartfordBusiness.com
W
hen Allstate Fire Sys-
tems submitted a bid in
August to install sprin-
kler systems as part of a $4 mil-
lion Hartford Public Library inte-
rior-renovation project, five other
companies competed for the job.
While the work, which will
accommodate the library's space-
sharing arrangement with UConn's
downtown Hartford campus and
include buildout of classrooms
and study areas, has not yet been
awarded, the sprinkler-system bids
ranged from $39,400 to more than
$86,000, said Allstate Vice President
David K. Thompson.
The numerous companies
vying for the job underscores
the intense competition for con-
struction work in Connecticut,
experts say, as the industry still
faces a slow recovery from the
Great Recession. Although there
are fewer construction workers
and firms in the state than there
were in 2008, contractors and sub-
contractors are pursuing as many
jobs as they can, making it harder
for firms to win contracts.
That's also putting pressure
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KBE Building Corp. employees worked this summer on construction at the Seabury
Active Life Community in Bloomfield, where an expansion of the facility is under way.
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PGS. 11-21
Recognizing business leaders whose engagement in our business community has had
significant positive economic impact locally and will teach future generations by example.
2016
Jeffrey Glazer
Insurity
Walter Harrison
University of Hartford
Chandler Howard
Liberty Bank
John Lundgren
Stanley Black & Decker
