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22 Hartford Business Journal • July 31, 2017 www.HartfordBusiness.com OF NOTE ROBERT SIMPSON HONORED BY THE GEORGE W. CRAWFORD BLACK BAR ASSOCIATION Hartford attorney Robert Simpson was recently honored with the Trailblazer Award, the George W. Crawford Black Bar Association's highest award. The Trailblazer Award recognizes individuals who pro- mote personal growth, leadership development and community ser- vice in the legal profession. Pictured (from left) are: attorney Courtney Chaplin; attorney Robert Simpson; and Delania Barbee, the George W. Crawford Black Bar Association's president-elect. • • • ENERGY EFFICIENCIES SOLUTIONS WINS 2017 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AWARD Windsor-based Energy Efficiencies Solutions received the 2017 Business Construction Award from Capital Workforce Partners. This award is presented to a company showing quality customer service, considerable economic benefits, flourishing employment opportunities and prominent workforce development practices. Please Note: All electronic submissions for Accolades should be sent to news@HartfordBusiness.com. For more information about the Hartford Business Journal's Accolades Page, please visit www.HartfordBusiness.com. ▶ ▶ Nearly 500 people gathered at the Hartford Marriott Downtown to celebrate Stanley Black & Decker's 175th anniversary in a gala celebration called Celebrating the Tools That Built America. The event raised more than $600,000 for Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network (CPBN). Pictured (from left) are: Jerry Franklin, president and CEO of CPBN; Jim Loree, president and CEO of Stanley Black & Decker; Rebecca Loree; Julianne Loree; and Don Allan, executive vice president and CFO of Stanley Black & Decker. PRATT & WHITNEY CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF SPECIAL OLYMPICS FARMINGTON BANK GIVES BACK AT TRAVELERS CHAMPIONSHIP STANLEY BLACK & DECKER CELEBRATES 175TH ANNIVERSARY ▶ ▶ Pratt & Whitney volunteers celebrated 40 years as event sponsors and volunteer hosts of the annual Summer Games of Special Olympics Connecticut. Pictured (from left) are: Dave Erasmus; John Zepp; Nancy Hemingway; Cyndi Esposito; Bill Hemingway; and Bob Gallipeau. ▶ ▶ Farmington Bank sponsored a Celebrity Mini Golf Tournament at the Travelers Championship, which featured celebrity spokesperson Tim Wakefield. Teams were invited to compete for a chance to win a total of $5,000 donated to the charity of their choice. Pictured (from left) are: Mike Schweighoffer, Farmington Bank executive vice president and chief lending officer; John Patrick, Farmington Bank chairman, president and CEO; Tim Wakefield; and Chris Traczyk, Farmington Bank vice president of community development. ACCOLADES & MORE CONNECT WITH OUR AREA'S MOST ACCOMPLISHED EXECUTIVES & LEADERS! CONNECT WITH OUR AREA'S MOST AUGUST 3 | 8-10AM | THE BOND BALLROOM REGISTER TODAY WWW.HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM/OUREVENTS Tickets $75 per person FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS EVENT PLEASE CONTACT ALLISON WILLIAMS AT AWILLIAMS@HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM OR 860-236-9998 X122 PRESENTING SPONSOR: EVENT SPONSOR: EDUCATION LEADERSHIP SPONSOR: CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2017 WINNERS! ANDY BESSETTE Travelers CHERYL CHASE Chase Enterprises SKIP GENGRAS Gengras Motor Cars MARGARET LAWSON Independent Consultant Winners panel discussion moderated by Richard Sugarman, President, Hartford Promise.