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Economy 78 Hartford Business Journal • decemBer 26, 2016 www.HartfordBusiness.com BOOK OF LISTS & ECONOMIC FORECAST 2016-2017 Connecticut's largest employers (Ranked by number of Connecticut employees as of May 2016) Rank Company Conn. employees 2016/ 2015 Total employees 2016/ 2015 Type of business Person(s) in charge Year founded 1 State of Connecticut State Capitol, 210 Capitol Ave. Hartford, CT 06106 860-566-4840; www.ct.gov 48,912 (1) 51,646 (2) 48,912 51,646 State government Dannel P. Malloy Governor 1788 2 Yale New Haven Health System 789 Howard Ave. New Haven, CT 06519 203-688-4608; www.yalenewhavenhealth.org 19,920 20,071 20,826 21,112 Healthcare system Marna Borgstrom President & CEO 1996 3 Hartford Healthcare 1 State St., Suite 19 Hartford, CT 06103 860-263-4100; hartfordhealthcare.org 18,135 18,107 18,135 18,107 Healthcare system Elliot Joseph President & CEO 1985 4 Yale University (3) 105 Wall St. New Haven, CT 06511 203-432-4771; yale.edu 15,018 (4) 14,787 (5) 15,018 14,787 University Peter Salovey President 1701 5 United Technologies Corp. 10 Farm Springs Road Farmington, CT 06032 860-728-7000; www.utc.com 15,000 24,000 197,000 211,500 Aerospace, elevator, fire, security, air conditioning, building automation, and heating and cooling industries Gregory J. Hayes President & CEO 1929 6 General Dynamics Electric Boat 75 Eastern Point Road Groton, CT 06340 860-433-3000; www.gdeb.com 10,230 9,583 14,297 13,692 Design, build and life cycle support for U.S. nuclear submarines Jeffrey S. Geiger President 1899 7 University of Connecticut (6) 115 N. Eagleville Road Storrs, CT 06269 860-486-2000; www.uconn.edu 9,861 9,932 9,861 9,932 Primary state university Susan Herbst President 1881 8 Wal-Mart Stores Inc. NA NA, CT 800-925-6278; www.walmart.com 8,800 (7) 8,800 2,300,000 2,200,000 Retail Doug McMilllon President & CEO 1962 9 Sikorsky, A Lockheed Martin Company (8) 6900 Main St. Stratford, CT 06615 800-946-4337; sikorsky.com 8,000 (9) NA (10) 15,000 NA (10) Helicopter design, manufacture and service Dan Schultz President 1925 (11) 10 The Travelers Cos. Inc. 1 Tower Square Hartford, CT 06183 860-277-0111; www.travelers.com 7,400 (12) 7,300 30,000 30,000 Property and casualty insurance Brian W. MacLean President & CEO 1864 11 The Hartford Financial Services Group (13) 1 Hartford Plaza Hartford, CT 06155 860-547-5000; www.thehartford.com 7,000 7,000 17,400 17,500 Property and casualty insurance, group benefits and mutual funds Christopher J. Swift Chairman & CEO 1810 12 Mohegan Sun 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd. Uncasville, CT 06382 888-226-7711; mohegansun.com 6,735 6,900 6,735 6,900 Entertainment, gaming, dining, shopping, hotel, spa and meetings and conventions Ray Pineault President 1996 13 Foxwoods Resort Casino 350 Trolley Line Blvd. Mashantucket, CT 06338 800-369-9663; www.foxwoods.com 6,500 5,301 6,500 5,301 Hospitality, entertainment, gaming, retail, dining, golf, spa and hotel Felix D. Rappaport President & CEO 1992 14 Trinity Health - New England (14) 1000 Asylum Ave. Hartford, CT 06105 860-714-4000; www.stfranciscare.com 6,304 5,520 (15) 6,304 5,520 Hospital Christopher M. Dadlez President & CEO 1897 15 Aetna Inc. 151 Farmington Ave. Hartford, CT 06156 860-273-0123; www.aetna.com 6,200 6,126 50,100 50,164 Traditional, voluntary and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services Mark T. Bertolini Chairman & CEO 1853 16 UnitedHealthcare (16) 185 Asylum St. Hartford, CT 06103 800-899-7658; www.uhc.com 5,000 4,300 175,000 117,000 Health insurance Stephen Farrell CEO, UnitedHealthcare of New England 1993 17 City of Waterbury 235 Grand St. Waterbury, CT 06702 203-574-6712; www.waterburyct.org 4,822 4,812 4,822 4,812 Municipal government Neil O'Leary Mayor 1686 18 Cigna Corp. 900 Cottage Grove Road Bloomfield, CT 06002 860-226-6000; www.cigna.com 4,200 4,200 39,300 (17) 37,000 Global health services; medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, vision, supplemental benefits, plus group life, accident and disability insurance David M. Cordani President & CEO 1792 19 ESPN ESPN Plaza, 935 Middle St. Bristol, CT 06010 888-549-3776; espn.go.com 4,000 4,000 8,000 7,700 Sports media John Skipper President 1979 20 Eversource Energy (18) 56 Prospect St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-286-5000; www.eversource.com 3,333 3,000 7,814 8,248 Energy delivery James J. Judge President & CEO 1966 21 Pfizer Inc. 235 E. 42nd St. New York, NY 10017 212-733-2323; www.pfizer.com 3,000 NA 97,900 NA Pharmaceutical research, development and manufacturing Ian C. Read CEO 1849 22 Eastern Connecticut Health Network (19) 71 Haynes St. Manchester, CT 06040 860-533-3414; www.echn.org 2,817 2,902 2,902 2,992 Healthcare system Michael Collins (20) Interim CEO 1995 23 Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. 900 Ridgebury Road Ridgefield, CT 06877 800-344-3095; us.boehringer-ingelheim.com 2,700 (21) 2,700 47,000 NA Research, development, manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceuticals Paul R. Fonteyne President & CEO, USA 1885 Source: Each employer via survey, government and company websites, news reports. Note: City of New Haven, with 4,608 employees in 2015, did not respond to the 2016 survey. Likewise, Hartford Public Schools reported 3,608 employees in 2015. NA = Not available. (1) Best estimate as of June 22, 2016. (2) Figure from Feb. 2015 and from the state of Connecticut Office of Policy and Management. (3) Includes Yale School of Medicine. (4) Figure from fall 2015. (5) Figure from fall 2014. (6) Includes University of Connecticut School of Medicine. (7) Approximate figure as of March 2016. (8) On Nov. 6, 2015, Lockheed Martin acquired Sikorsky Aircraft from Farmington-based United Technologies Corp. for $9 billion. (9) On August 31, 2016, Lockheed Martin announced that a reduction in workforce would affect 109 employees in Connecticut. (10) Headcount was calculated as part of United Technologies Corp. in 2015. (11) Lockheed Co. was founded in 1912; in 1995, Lockheed Corp. merged with Martin Marietta, also founded in 1912 as the Glenn L. Martin Co., to form today's Lockheed Martin. (12) Employee numbers are approximate. (13) Completed acquisition of Georgia-based Maxum Specialty Insurance Group for $168 million in cash in July 2016. (14) Includes St. Francis Hospital, Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital and Johnson Memorial Hospital. (15) Figure reflects St. Francis and Mount Sinai hospitals as Johnson Memorial was not part of the organization in 2015. (16) Oxford and Golden Rule health insurance companies are brands under the UnitedHealthcare umbrella. (17) Worldwide employees. (18) Formerly called Northeast Utilities. Dual headquarters, also in Boston, Mass. (19) Includes Manchester Memorial Hospital, Rockville General Hospital and wholly owned subsidiaries. ECHN was recently acquired by Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings. (20) Michael Collins was named interim CEO of Eastern Connecticut Health Network in Oct. 2016, replacing former president and CEO Peter Karl, who resigned effective Sept. 30, for health reasons. (21) On Feb. 19, 2016, an upcoming layoff was announced at the Ridgefield facility without quantifying the scope of the workforce reduction. —Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher.