Hartford Business Journal

18 Hartford Business Journal • November 21, 2016 www.HartfordBusiness.com Cronin and Co. adds to media and analytics team Glastonbury-based marketing communications agency Cronin and Co. LLC has hired Sarah Morin as a media and analytics associate. She previously worked for Bluespire Senior Living. Voya Financial appoints employee benefits president Voya Financial Inc. announced that Rob Grubka has been named president of employee benefits, reporting to Alain Karaoglan, Voya's chief operating officer. He will also serve on Voya's operating com- mittee, collaborating on overall business strategy and key corporate initiatives. Grubka, based in Windsor, has served as chief risk officer for retirement and annuities since joining Voya in 2015. Prior to that, he was with Lincoln Financial for 14 years, where he held several leadership roles, most recently serving as president of group protection. The Residence at South Windsor Farms gets new sales, marketing director LCB Senior Living LLC, owner and operator of The Residence at South Windsor Farms in South Wind- sor, which offers independent, assisted and reflec- tions memory-care options for local seniors, has selected Ann Duke as the community's sales and marketing director. Duke has nearly 30 years of sales experience within the elder-care industry and has held positions as a sales director for several different elder-care institu- tions since 2000. Coastal Carriers of CT president to chair state trade group John Pruchnicki, president of Coastal Carriers of Connecticut, was recently elected as the next chairman of the board of the Motor Transport As- sociation of Connecticut (MTAC), effective Jan. 1. Pruchnicki will hold the position at MTAC, a state- wide trade association representing more than 650 member companies that operate commercial motor vehicles in and through Connecticut, for two years. Horton search firm names managing director Horton International-North America, a principal partner of Horton Group International Ltd., a global re- tained executive search and advisory firm, said James D. Utterback has joined the West Hartford company as managing director in the firm's healthcare and life- sciences practice. He will focus within the healthcare information technology and services sectors. Throughout his 30-year career in operating CEO roles, human capital and executive search, Utter- back has accumulated leadership experience in sectors that include diagnostic imaging, healthcare technology, pharmaceuticals, hospitals, medical devices and wearables, as well as private-equity consulting. He has worked and lived in the United States, Eu- rope, Africa and India and has run New York Stock Exchange-traded and startup organizations and joins Horton International from another executive search firm, where he completed numerous execu- tive search assignments. UHart's Harrison named to Newman's Own Foundation advisory board Newman's Own Foundation, established by Paul Newman to use the profits and royalties from the sale of Newman's Own products to support chari- table causes, has appointed University of Hartford President Walter Harrison to its advisory board. Before joining the University of Hartford in 1998, Harrison was vice president for university relations and secretary for the University of Michigan. Phase Zero Design promotes interior designer to project manager Phase Zero Design, a national architecture, interior design and planning services firm, announced the promotion of interior designer Amanda Johnson to project manager in its Simsbury office. Johnson has been with Phase Zero for three years and leads its team for the Foot Locker account. Johnson started her career at Spec's Design Group, based in Springfield, where she ran the McDonald's refresh program while also working on retail rollout programs for Barnes & Noble College Bookstores, Nine West, Jones New York, Easy Spirit and Kasper. CT Bankers Association announces 2016-17 chairman, other officers The Connecticut Bankers Association has named B. Michael Rauh its 2016-17 chairman. Rauh is president and CEO of Chelsea Groton Bank in Gro- ton, a position he's held since 2010. Before that, he spent 19 years with Washington Trust Co. Officers' terms end in Nov. 2017. Others elected include: first vice chairman, Michael J. Casparino, president, northern Connecticut, People's United Bank, Bridgeport; second vice chairman, Stephen L. Lewis, president and CEO, Thomaston Savings Bank; past chairman, Richard J. Cantele Jr., presi- dent and CEO, Salisbury Bank & Trust; and president and CEO, Lindsey R. Pinkham, president and CEO, Connecticut Bankers Association. CT Convention & Sports Bureau elects new board members The Connecticut Convention & Sports Bureau (CTCSB) has elected John A. O'Toole as assistant treasurer of its board of directors, and added Con- necticut state Sen. Paul Formica and Andrew Wolf as the bureau's newest board members. O'Toole is leader of community relations and eco- nomic development for Eversource. Formica has been the senator for southeastern Connecticut's 20th Senate District since 2015, rep- resenting the residents of Bozrah, East Lyme, a por- tion of Montville, New London, Old Lyme, a portion of Old Saybrook, Salem and Waterford. Wolf is director of the city of New Haven's De- partment of Arts, Culture and Tourism. Hartford Parking Authority gets new director of operations Kenya Smith recently accepted a position at the Hartford Parking Authority as director of operations/ associate director. Smith's work experience includes program coor- dinator for the town of South Windsor and assistant to the tax collector in the town of Windsor. MOVERS & SHAKERS Sarah Morin Walter Harrison Ann Duke Rob Grubka Amanda Johnson James D. Utterback 14-Nov ECONOMICS Land area (sq. miles) 28.0 Business profile (2014) Pop./sq. mile (2010) 919 Sector Units Median age (2010-14) 43 Construction 108 814 Households (2010-14) 9,606 Manufacturing 89 2,757 Median HH Inc. (2010-14) $94,217 Wholesale Trade 122 1,164 107 1,390 Population (2010-14) Total government 21 1,173 2000 24,412 2010 25,709 2014 25,795 2020 26,172 LABOR FORCE Commuters (2014) Race/Ethnicity (2010-14) Commuters into town from: White 20,085 South Windsor 1,684 638 Black 1,328 Manchester 982 508 Asian Pacific 2,650 East Hartford 836 386 Native American 47 Town % State % Hartford 671 Other/Multi-race 761 3,827 21% 28% Hispanic 1,436 1,455 8% 7% 9,145 51% 37% Labor Force (Residence) 13,869 HOUSING 13,153 Housing stock (2010-14) GOVERNMENT 716 Existing units (total) 10,074 5.2% % single unit 74.0% New permits auth. (2015) 43 Place of Work (2014) as % existing units 0.40% 954 Demolitions (2015) 2 12,661 Residential sales (2013) 280 2,757 Median price $272,100 TOP 5 GRAND LIST Top 5 Employers Company Amount % of Net $59.8M 2.30% $30.7M 1.20% FedEx Ground Package $15.7M 0.60% $14.6M 0.50% DST Realty $14.4M 0.50% Federated Retail Holdings (Macy's Warehouse) Employment DST Output Macy's South Windsor 1540 Sullivan Avenue, South Windsor, CT 06074 (860) 644-2511 Annual debt service (2014) as % of expenditures as % of state average per capita Educational attainment (2010-14) Persons age 25 or older High school graduate Associate's Degree 123.8% Retail Trade Ellington Vernon Enfield Employed Unemployed 56.3% Government form as % of expenditures Unemployment Rate # of units Total Employment Manufacturing Employment Total revenue (2014) Per capita tax (2014) $61,644,876 Total indebtedness (2014) Total expenditures (2014) as % of state average $110,615,994 Evergreen Walk Lifestyle Ctr Connecticut Light & Power $2,387 $3,525,312,497 5.1% $5,598,435 103.0% Bachelor's or more Equalized net grand list (2014) Rockville Financial Inc as % of state average 94% Clear Edge Power per capita $136,518 Electro-Methods Inc $3,341 Council-Manager $109,559,718 SOUTH WINDSOR Town Hall: 1540 Sullivan Avenue, South Windsor, CT 06074 (860) 644-2511 TOWN PROFILE Source: Connecticut Economic Resource Center, www.cerc.com

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