30 Hartford Business Journal • October 24, 2016 www.HartfordBusiness.com
2016 CONNECTICUT FAMILY BUSINESS AWARDS
The Finalists
Family Business Awards Finalists 2016
Listed alphabetically
Company Nomination category
No. of CT
locations
No. of family members employed full time/
No. of family members employed part time
Owner(s)/
Generation leading co. Year founded
A/Z Corp.
46 Norwich Westerly Road, P.O. Box 370
North Stonington, CT 06359
a-zcorp.com
More than 200 full-time
employees
3
2
0
Perry Lorenz
2nd
1968
Acme Wire Products Co. Inc.
7 Broadway Extension, P.O. Box 218
Mystic, CT 06355
acmewire.com
25 to 75 full-time employees 1
3
0
Mary Fitzgerald
Edward Planeta Jr.
Michael Planeta
2nd
1970
Allied Printing Services Inc.
1 Allied Way
Manchester, CT 06042
alliedprinting.com
More than 200 full-time
employees
1
2
0
John Sommers
3rd
1949
Amazing Celebrations & Events
77 Kreiger Lane, Suite 910
Glastonbury, CT 06033
amazingcelebrationsllc.com
Less than 25 full-time
employees
1
2
3
Nancy and Michael Goldstein
1st
2002
Arbors of Hop Brook LP
385 West Center St.
Manchester, CT 06040
arborsct.com
More than 200 full-time
employees
3
2
0
Paul Liistro
2nd
1966
Baribault Jewelers
81 Rankin Road
Glastonbury, CT 06033
baribaultjewelers.com
Less than 25 full-time
employees
1
4
2
Lewis Baribault Jr.
Lewis Baribault III
Christina Baribault-Ortiz
Raeann Baribault-Schwartz
3rd
1948
BioSafe Systems
22 Meadow St.
East Hartford, CT 06074
biosafesystems.com
76 to 199 full-time employees 1
6
0
Robert and Rene Larose
1st & 2nd
1998
Captain John's Sport Fishing Center
15 First St.
Waterford, CT 06385
Less than 25 full-time
employees
1
3
1
Robert Wadsworth
3rd
1945
Caruso's Auto and Body Service Inc.
36 Tunxis Ave.
Bloomfield, CT 06002
carusoautobody.com
Less than 25 full-time
employees
1
4
0
Dolores Caruso
Roger and Terry Michalman
1st & 2nd
1965
Complete Automotive Repair
Specialists
160 Sebethe Drive
Cromwell, CT 06416
carsllc.com
Less than 25 full-time
employees
1
3
0
John Natale
NA
1991
Earthlight Technologies
92 West Road
Ellington, CT 06029
earthlighttech.com
25 to 75 full-time employees 1
5
1
Dana, Tim and Sam Schneider
3rd & 4th
2008
Flamig Farm
7 Shingle Mill Road
West Simsbury, CT 06092
flamigfarm.com
Less than 25 full-time
employees
1
2
1
Nevin and Julie Christensen
3rd
1907
Fortunato Construction Group
99 Old Brickyard Lane
Kensington, CT 06037
fortunatoconstruction.com
Less than 25 full-time
employees
1
3
1
Vincent and Richard Fortunato
1st
1989
Freed Marcroft LLC
419 Main St.
Hartford, CT 06103
freedmarcroft.com
Less than 25 full-time
employees
1
2
0
Meghan Freed
Kristen Marcroft
1st
2012
Garden Barn Nursery & Landscape
228 West St.
Vernon, CT 06066
gardenbarn.com
Less than 25 full-time
employees
1
4
1
Kathy, Dennis, Kim and Shawn
Gliha
1st & 2nd
1981
Gates Auto Group
143 Boston Post Road
North Windham, CT 06256
GatesGetsIt.com
More than 200 full-time
employees
4
4
0
Craig M. and Denton H. Gates
1st & 2nd
1986
Globele Energy LLC
240 Sargent Drive
New Haven, CT 06511
globeleenergy.com
Less than 25 full-time
employees
1
2
3
Elena Cahill
Alex Discepolo
1st
2009
Grass Roots Ice Cream LLC
4 Park Place
Granby, CT 06035
grassrootsicecream.com
Less than 25 full-time
employees
1
2
2
Lee and Eliza Florian
1st
2013
Highland Markets
317 Highland St.
Manchester, CT 06040
highlandparkmarket.com
More than 200 full-time
employees
5
NA
NA
Tim Devanney
2nd & 3rd
1886
Hughes Health & Rehabilitation Inc.
29 Highland St.
West Hartford, CT 06119
hugheshealth.com
76 to 199 full-time employees 1
2
2
Dr. Eugene Flaxman
1st
1961
Jumpin Jonnies
234 Talcottville Road
Vernon, CT 06066
jumpinjonnies.com
Less than 25 full-time
employees
1
1
2
Jason Vaillette
1st
2012
Kloter Farms
216 West Road, Route 83
Ellington, CT 06029
kloterfarms.com
76 to 199 full-time employees 1
12
0
Peter Welti
Mary and Jason Kloter
David Schneider
2nd
1980
Leete-Stevens LLC
61 Soith Road
Enfield, CT 06092
leetestevens.com
Less than 25 full-time
employees
3
2
2
Sean Stevens
4th
1882
