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22 Hartford Business Journal • April 24, 2017 www.HartfordBusiness.com OF NOTE NORCOM'S MARKETING TEAM TAKES GOLD AT THE FINANCIAL MARKETING AWARDS Norcom Mortgage and Insurance's marketing department won gold at the New England Financial Marketing Awards. Norcom's marketing team, based in Avon, submitted their entry into the internal marketing category on their Annual Intern Lip Sync Battle. • • • AMENTA EMMA BRINGS HOME TOP HONORS AT NEW ENGLAND DESIGN AWARDS Amenta Emma Architects was honored with two awards at the 10th annual IIDA New England Design Awards ceremony in Boston. The firm won Best in Show for its work on the Quinnipiac University Brand Strategy Group and Best in Connecticut for designing Symmetry Partners' new corporate headquarters in Glastonbury. • • • CT LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS ANNOUNCE 2017 PROFESSIONAL AWARD WINNERS The Connecticut Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects has announced the winners of its annual Connecticut Professional Awards competition. The awards recognize excellence in landscape architectural design, planning and analysis, communication and research. The award recipients included: Wesley Stout Associates, New Canaan; BL Companies, Meriden; Stantec Consulting, Hamden; Milone & MacBroom Inc., Cheshire; Wesley Stout Associates, New Canaan; Anne Penniman Associates LLC, Essex; University of Connecticut Community Research and Design Collaborative, Storrs; and TO Design LLC, New Britain. Please Note: All electronic submissions for Accolades should be sent to news@HartfordBusiness.com. ▶ ▶ Steisy Comielle-Gonzalez and Tom O'Neil of the Connecticut Department of Labor Credit Union talked with students and other visitors about topics related to finance including the importance of saving money, managing their finances, retirement planning and identity protection during the 4th Annual Financial Education Expo. It was held at the Hartford Job Corps Academy and was attended by 15 organizations. ▶ ▶ United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut recently celebrated its 92nd Annual Meeting and Presentation of the 2016 Community Service Award, the organization's highest volunteer honor. Pictured (from left) are: James P. O'Meara, chair, United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut board of directors; Paula S. Gilberto, president and CEO, United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut; 2016 Community Service Award recipients Janet Flagg and Wayne S. Rawlins; and, 2015 Community Service Award recipient, Chester Paul Beach Jr. SOUTH WINDSOR CHAMBER HOSTS GREATER HARTFORD WOMEN'S CONFERENCE CT DEPARTMENT OF LABOR CREDIT UNION HELPS AT FINANCIAL EDUCATION EXPO UNITED WAY CELEBRATES COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS ▶ ▶ The South Windsor Chamber of Commerce recently held the 10th Annual Greater Hartford Women's Conference. Women of all walks of life gathered for a day of professional and personal development, education and networking. Kathy McAfee (shown second from left), keynote speaker and local author, attended and signed copies of her latest book, "Stop Global Boring." ACCOLADES & MORE Subscribe online: www.HartfordBusiness.com/subscribe Delivering Business. When you need information to grow your business, we deliver! Subscribe today to receive weekly issues in print and digital, plus special publications and full online access!