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Economy 80 Hartford Business Journal • decemBer 26, 2016 www.HartfordBusiness.com BOOK OF LISTS & ECONOMIC FORECAST 2016-2017 Largest women-owned businesses in Greater Hartford (Ranked by number of local employees as of March 2016) Rank Company Local employees/ Local offices Total employees/ Total offices Type of business Women owner(s) and percent owned Year founded 1 Merry Employment Group Inc. 433 S. Main St., Suite 216 West Hartford, CT 06110 860-561-1002; www.jobs-ct.com 1,200 2 2,000 4 Direct-hire, temporary staffing, payrolling and human-resource consulting Sally Merry 100% 1963 2 Charter Oak Building Maintenance Inc. 1840 Silas Deane Highway Rocky Hill, CT 06067 860-632-5667; www.cobm.net 260 1 260 1 Facility maintenance and janitorial services Kenia M. Thomas 51% 1988 3 Carla's Pasta Inc. 50 Talbot Lane South Windsor, CT 06074 860-436-4042; www.carlaspasta.com 155 1 175 1 Pasta and pesto manufacturer Carla Squatrito 68% 1978 4 Nursing Services Inc. 21 High St. East Hartford, CT 06118 860-568-8881; www.nursingservicesinc.com 150 1 150 1 Licensed and certified home health care, companion/homemaking/ chore services Yvette Roming 45% Melissa Roming 45% Linda Tucker 5% 1980 5 Companions for Living LLC 1216 Farmington Ave., Suite 202 West Hartford, CT 06107 860-882-0802; www.companionsforliving.com 117 1 117 1 Home care Julianne Roth 100% 2005 6 Euro-American Connections & Homecare 1436 Berlin Turnpike, Suite 1-A Berlin, CT 06037 860-829-0208; www.homecare4u.com 105 1 105 1 Homecare agency and registry Maggie Drag 100% 1989 7 iTech Solutions Inc. 30 Stanford Drive Farmington, CT 06032 860-674-1636; www.itechsolutions.com 96 1 163 1 (1) Information technology staffing, consulting and recruiting services Kay Lukas 100% 1995 8 Caring Solutions LLC 5104 Bigelow Commons Enfield, CT 06082 860-745-4026; www.CTcaringsolutions.com 80 1 80 1 Home health care Sandra Sergeant 100% 2000 9 Phoenix Manufacturing Inc. 176 South Road Enfield, CT 06082 860-745-2080; www.phoenix-mfg-inc.com 60 1 60 1 Precision-machined aerospace components Krystyna Paluch 100% 1989 9 The Walker Group 20 Waterside Drive Farmington, CT 06032 860-678-3530; www.TheWalkerGroup.com 60 1 60 1 Managed IT services, IT security, virtualization, wireless technologies, technical advisory services, cloud hosting, backup and disaster recovery, web design, staffing Katherine H. Emery 100% 1986 11 Adams & Knight Inc. 80 Avon Meadow Lane Avon, CT 06001 860-676-2300; www.adamsknight.com 57 1 55 1 Integrated marketing agency; strategic planning, advertising, branding, PR, social media, digital marketing for health care, financial services, consumer and leisure industries Jill Adams 51% 1988 12 Andrew Associates Inc. 6 Pearson Way Enfield, CT 06082 860-253-0000; www.andrewdm.com 56 1 56 1 Solution-based marketing, advertising and direct marketing serving for-profit and nonprofit clients nationwide Judith Knapp 65% 1985 13 Acturus Inc. (2) 270 Farmington Ave., Suite 200 Farmington, CT 06032 860-242-2005; www.acturus.com 54 1 78 5 Market research consultancy Dale Lersch 40% Gigi Ryan-Philion 20% 1978 14 Al's Beverage Co. 1-3 Revay Road East Windsor, CT 06088 860-627-7003; www.alsbeverage.com 50 1 57 2 Manufacturer and distributor of fountain soft drinks Marjorie Feldman Wood 58% Additional woman owner(s) 12% 1996 15 Infoshred 3 Craftsman Road East Windsor, CT 06088 860-627-5800; www.infoshred.com 40 1 40 1 Confidential document destruction and records storage Stacey J. DiPiazza 100% 1997 16 Beacon Light and Supply Co. 180 Walnut St., P.O. Box 1934 Hartford, CT 06120 860-527-8236; beaconlightsupply.com 36 2 36 2 Full-line electrical distributor with internet sales Merle J. Trager 52% Remy J. Schwartz 16% 1932 17 John Michael Associates Inc. 94 Holmes Road Newington, CT 06111 860-666-1414; www.jmalogos.com 35 1 35 1 Promotional-merchandise marketing, branded merchandise, online- fulfillment programs, award/recognition programs, event/trade show marketing, kitting, importing, corporate branding Sara K. Papa 51% 1980 17 Technical Industries Inc. 336 Pinewoods Road Torrington, CT 06790 860-489-2160; www.technicalindustriesinc.com 35 1 49 2 Extrusion, injection and blow molding Susan O. Parent 51% 1994 19 ACT Group 20 Commerce Drive Cromwell, CT 06416 800-548-9929; www.goactgroup.com 33 1 33 1 Office equipment, 3D equipment and services, document management services, and managed-print services Cindi Gondek 51% 1974 20 Post Road Stages Inc. 1105 Strong Road South Windsor, CT 06074 860-644-1531; www.postroadstages.com 30 1 30 1 Bus transportation, tours, charter and line service Priscilla C. Snow 51.5% 1912 21 Blue Fox Run Golf Course 65 Nod Road Avon, CT 06001 860-678-1679; www.bluefoxent.com 25 1 25 1 Golf course and restaurant Lisa Wilson Foley 100% 1997 21 The Computer Co. Inc. 15 Commerce Drive Cromwell, CT 06416 860-635-0500; www.computercompany.net 25 1 26 (3) 3 IT services; computer networking, MS exchange, server replacements, virtual servers, help desk support, security, programming, web development, design and hosting, data center Eileen Hasson 51% 1996 23 Sandair Systems Inc. dba Mainfreight USA 460 Hayden Station Road Windsor, CT 06095 860-687-6946; www.mainfreightusa.com 24 1 24 1 Global logistics company providing domestic and international services including ocean, air, rail and truck, and customs brokerage and warehousing Joann H. Sandler 100% 1991 24 Marketing Solutions Unlimited LLC 109 Talcott Road West Hartford, CT 06110 860-523-0670; www.msuprint.com 22 1 22 1 Offset and digital print and direct mail Heidi Buckley 100% 1991 25 Interpreters and Translators Inc. 263 Main St. Manchester, CT 06042 800-648-0686; www.ititranslates.com 19 1 20 2 Language services, in-person interpreting, document translation, video and telephonic interpreting, CART, c-print, localization and transcreation Elba R. Pagano 51% 1986 Source: Individual companies. Note: The state defines a woman-owned business as one that is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women. In the case of a publicly-owned business, at least 51 percent of the stock is owned by one or more women and the management and daily operations are controlled by one or more women. (1) Sixty-seven employees work remotely. (2) Formerly The Pert Group. Merged with Arizona market research firm MSS on July 1, 2015. (3) This figure was reported incorrectly in our April 11, 2016 list. —Compiled by Heide Martin.