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22 Hartford Business Journal • October 17, 2016 www.HartfordBusiness.com OF NOTE HALLORAN & SAGE PARTNER ELECTED TO EASTERN STATES EXPOSITION'S BOARD OF CORPORATORS Richard Roberts, a partner at Halloran & Sage LLP's Hartford office, was recently elected to the Eastern States Exposition's board of corporators. The volunteer board is comprised of noted civic, business and agricultural leaders from all six New England states. Roberts is one of 24 individuals from Connecticut currently serving as a corporator. • • • WEBSTER BANK SELECTED AS BUSINESS OF THE YEAR Webster Bank has been chosen as the Business of the Year by the Northeastern Economic Developers Association. John Guy, executive vice president and director of business banking, accepted the award on Webster's behalf. The award is given each year to a regional for-profit company that has shown outstanding and continued commitment to the economic well-being of the communities it serves. • • • CERC RECEIVES RECOGNITION FROM NORTHEASTERN ECONOMIC DEVELOPERS ASSOCIATION The Connecticut Economic Resource Center has been presented with the Marketing Award for Outstanding Visual Marketing and Promotion for Economic Development by the Northeastern Economic Developers Association. ▶ ▶ Bank of America employee volunteers (shown left) teamed up with Hartford Area Habitat for Humanity to build homes for local Hartford families. The build was part of the third Habitat Global Build Week, hosted in celebration of the bank's 30-year commitment to Habitat for Humanity. OTIS ELEVATOR DONATES TO MERCY HOUSING AND SHELTER BANK OF AMERICA BUILDS HOME WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY ▶ ▶ Otis Elevator recently donated funds to assist with the purchase of the Roped Hydraulic elevator at Mercy Housing and Shelter's St. Elizabeth House. An open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to celebrate the organization's "A Time for Mercy" campaign and the restoration and improvements to St. Elizabeth House. Pictured (from left) are: James Weeks, Shannon Cowles and Courtney Colabrese. ACCOLADES & MORE P.O. Box 2468, New Britain, CT 06050 800.969.3837 nteriors.com Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring Keep your exterior colorful and festive year round with our exterior seasonal program! indoor / outdoor plantscapes • holiday decor From Central Connecticut's trusted business news source. It's the up-to-date information you need to do better business! Get local breaking business news daily! Sign up today at HartfordBusiness.com: Click on the 'subscribe' button HBJToday and Richard Roberts John Guy 2016 Presented By: event Partners: #HBJLTA To register, visit: HartfordBusiness.com/event/lifetime or contact Kaleigh Hickey at khickey@HartfordBusiness.com or call 860.236.9998 ext. 137 November 2, 2016 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. The Bond Ballroom, 338 Asylum Street, Hartford Single ticket price: $75; Table of ten: $700 Join Us in recognizing these deserving business leaders! event sPonsor: Presenting sPonsor: Jeffrey Glazer Insurity Walter Harrison University of Hartford Chandler Howard Liberty Bank John Lundgren Stanley Black & Decker R EG I S T E R TO DAY !