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www.HartfordBusiness.com February 20, 2017 • Hartford Business Journal 31 6 Nicola | Yester CT Headquarters: Glastonbury Industry: Accounting Website: www.nicola-yester.com Top CT Executive: Norman J. Yester, President N icola | Yester provides full-service account- ing/financial services, tax, attestation and management advisory services, financial plan- ning, as well as expertise in manufacturing, construction, restaurant/hospitality and retail industries. Employee Benefits: Free lunch Fridays and din- ners during tax season. Fun & Relaxation: WOW committee plans and provides cookouts, healthy snacks, movie night and book club. Community Service: Employees (shown above) participate in Habitat for Humanity. Healthy Living: Provides healthy snacks during busy season and massage therapy. Sounding Board: Hosts quarterly town hall meet- ings and employee-satisfaction surveys. 5 Celldex Therapeutics CT Headquarters: Branford Industry: Biotechnology Website: www.celldex.com Top CT Executive: Elizabeth Crowley, Senior Vice President & Chief Product Development Officer C elldex, whose employees are shown outside the Branford office, is a biotech company developing targeted therapeutics to address devastating diseases. Employee Bonuses: Celldex offers incentive stock options to all full-time employees. Fun & Relaxation: Hosts happy hours, potluck barbecues and boat tours all aimed at team building. Healthy Living: The whole company participated in the biggest loser wellness challenge and winners received prizes. Community Service: Employees raise money for and participate in the annual Brain Tumor, Path of Hope walk in Madison. Communication Tools: An anonymous survey is sent to every employee regarding internal communications with the opportunity for employees to give suggestions. 4 Connecticut Wealth Management LLC CT Headquarters: Farmington Industry: Financial Services Website: www.ctwealthmgmt.com Twitter: @CTWEALTH Top CT Executive: Kevin Leahy, President & CEO C onnecticut Wealth Management is an inde- pendent, fee-based firm that provides finan- cial planning and wealth management services. Employee Bonuses: Incentive compensa- tion is based half on personal performance and half on client retention. Employee Recogni- tion: After five years with the company, employees receive a $5,000 bonus to be spent on an extra week's vacation. Fun & Relaxation: Hosts many company events — ice cream truck visits for employ- ees and their families, day at Brownstone Discovery Park, paint ball, cookouts, taco Tuesday, and fresh fruit Fridays (shown in the company photo above). Community Service: Provides pro-bono planning services for Ascend Mentoring in Windsor. Being Green: Installed a water-filtration system so that employees don't use bottled water. Communication Tools: Hosts at least one full day off-site where all employees are asked how to improve the organization. SMALL / MEDIUM COMPANY CATEGORY 7 IT Direct CT Headquarters: West Hartford Industry: Technology Website: www.GettingYouConnected.com Twitter: @ITDTech Top CT Executive: Ari Santiago, President I T Direct is an information technology company that helps small and mid-size organizations drive efficiency and produc- tivity by making sure the systems they need are fast, reliable and secure. Employees are shown above enjoying a company lunch. Employee Benefits: Offers unlimited paid-time off and flex time. Employee Recognition: Have a "Caught Some- one" program where all staff are acknowledged and appreciated for their efforts and rewarded for going above and beyond. Fun & Relaxation: Have a keg in the training room for end-of-day relaxation and team building. Also hosts video game contests and movie nights. Training: Provides weekly one-on-one coaching to develop employees and provide them with a support system of growth. Being Green: Collects computers, printers, moni- tors and batteries from clients and recylces them with an appropriate recycling company.