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22 Hartford Business Journal • November 7, 2016 www.HartfordBusiness.com OF NOTE AMENTA EMMA WINS DESIGN AWARDS Hartford design firm Amenta Emma was honored with a Citation Award for Excellence in Architecture as well as a People's Choice Award by the American Institute of Architects for its Symmetry Partners project in Glastonbury. • • • CONSUMER COUNSEL NAMED STATE BROADBAND CHAMPION OF THE YEAR Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz, who has led an effort to edu- cate municipalities and consumers on the potential benefits of ultra- high-speed gigabit internet access, received the 2016 Local Internet Choice State Champion Award, a national honor awarded by the Coalition for Local Internet Choice. • • • CDM SMITH EMPLOYEE NAMED TO NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT BOARD The Construction Management Association of America announced that CDM Smith's Brian McCarthy, based in Hartford, will serve as a national board member for the association. McCarthy is an associate and a member of CDM Smith's program and construction manage- ment leadership team. Please Note: All electronic submissions for Accolades should be sent to news@HartfordBusiness.com. ▶ ▶ RCN Capital employees recently teamed up with Habitat for Humanity during their 23rd annual two week long Build-A-Thon. The South Windsor-based company provided 24 of their employees to work on two homes on Main Street in Hartford's North End. RCN CAPITAL VOLUNTEERS WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY ACCOLADES & MORE The exterior design of Symmetry Partner's new Glastonbury headquarters. www.thenorthhouse.com 1 Nod Road, Avon, CT • 860-404-5951 Standard hotel conference rooms can get boring. Add some flair and charm to your next meeting! Our ballroom and restaurant areas, such as the Forge Room, offer unique meeting spaces to plan a memorable event that will keep everyone excited, and fed too. Follow us! The North House Go ahead, schedule a visit. Add charac er & his ory to your next busine even TAVERN • FINE DINING • EVENTS ▶ ▶ SI Financial Foundation awarded $2,000 to the Mystic Area Shelter & Hospitality Inc. (MASH) and its Shelter Diversion and Homelessness Prevention Project. This project works to divert families from shelters when possible to help avoid trauma and shelter expense. Pictured (from left) are: Jeff Anderson, MASH executive director; Kathryn Playdon, Stonington & Pawcatuck branch manager; and Kathy Keller, MASH director of development. SI FINANCIAL FOUNDATION AWARDS THE MYSTIC AREA SHELTER & HOSPITALITY INC. NY • CT • www.cocommunications.com • 860.676.4400