30 Hartford Business Journal • October 23, 2017 • www.HartfordBusiness.com
Source: Hartford Business Journal Family Business Awards nominations.
— Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher.
THE LIST
Family Business Awards Finalists 2017
Listed alphabetically
Family Business Awards Finalists 2017
Listed alphabetically
Company Nomination category
No. of CT
locations
No. of family members employed full time/
No. of family members employed part time
Owner(s)/
Generation leading co. Year founded
Acme Wire Products Co. Inc.
7 Broadway Extension, P.O. Box 218
Mystic, CT 06355
acmewire.com
25 to 75 full-time employees 1
3
0
Edward Jr. and Michael Planeta
Mary Fitzgerald
2nd
1970
Amodio & Co.
210 Main St.
Farmington, CT 06034
amodio.com
Less than 25 full-time
employees
1
2
0
Frank and Eric Amodio
3rd
1919
Daswani Clothiers
959 Farmington Ave.
West Hartford, CT 06107
daswaniclothiers.com
Less than 25 full-time
employees
1
1
2
Jack Daswani
2nd
1977
Educational Playcare LTD
555 Day Hill Road
Windsor, CT 06095
www.educationalplaycare.com
More than 200 full-time
employees
15
5
0
Jane Porterfield
1st
1986
Farley-Sullivan Funeral Homes
34 Beaver Road
Wethersfield, CT 06109
Less than 25 full-time
employees
2
3
1
Thomas and Kevin Sullivan
3rd
1943
Flamig Farm
7 Shingle Mill Road
West Simsbury, CT 06092
flamigfarm.com
Less than 25 full-time
employees
1
2
1
Nevin and Julie Christensen
3rd
1907
Gates Auto Group
143 Boston Post Road
North Windham, CT 06256
GatesGetsIt.com
More than 200 full-time
employees
4
4
0
Craig M. and Denton H. Gates
1st & 2nd
1986
Hillside Automotive Center Inc.
54 Hillside Ave.
Hartford, CT 06106
www.hillsideautomotive.com
Less than 25 full-time
employees
1
2
0
Gary and Marie Pelletier
1st
1985
iTech Solutions Inc.
20 Stanford Drive, 2nd Floor
Farmington, CT 06032
www.itechsolutions.com
76 to 199 full-time employees 1
3
1
Kay Lukas
1st
1995
LATICRETE
1 LATICRETE Park North
Bethany, CT 06524
laticrete.com
More than 200 full-time
employees
1
6
0
David and Henry Rothberg
1st
1956
Lindsey Limousine
200 Addison Road
Windsor, CT 06095
www.lindseylimo.com
Less than 25 full-time
employees
2
2
0
Michael and Karen Lindsey
1st
1989
Mercantile Development Inc.
10 Waterview Drive
Shelton, CT 06484
www.mdiwipers.com
25 to 75 full-time employees 1
4
0
Lucia Furman
Calla Morgan
Jenna Fankhanel
3rd
1947
MJP Wealth Advisors
790 Farmington Ave., Building 3
Farmington, CT 06032
www.mjpassociates.com
Less than 25 full-time
employees
2
2
1
Brian and Michele Vendig
2nd
1981
Pennsylvania Globe Gaslight Co.
300 Shaw Road
North Branford, CT 06471
www.pennglobe.com
Less than 25 full-time
employees
1
4
2
Marcia LaFemina
Michelle Stonier
Ronald and Dorothy Lahner
2nd
1877
Powerstation Events
1718 Highland Ave.
Cheshire, CT 06410
www.powerstationevents.com
25 to 75 full-time employees 1
8
0
Alfred Vagnini
1st
1983
Schaller Auto World
55 Veterans Drive
New Britain, CT 06051
www.schallerauto.com
76 to 199 full-time employees 3
4
0
Art Sr., Art Jr., Ron and Robert
Schaller
Mark Smith
3rd
1953
The North House
1 Nod Road
Avon, CT 06001
thenorthhouse.com
25 to 75 full-time employees 2
5
0
Christina, Phillip, Christopher,
Nicholas and Katrina Chabot
1st
2016
VIP Exclusive Lines
7 Church St., Suite 318E
East Hartford, CT 06108
Less than 25 full-time
employees
1
3
0
Zo Mitchell
Rok Rabsat
Loma Leona Lightner
1st
2010
VMS Construction Co.
162 Lake St.
Vernon, CT 06066
vmscc.com
25 to 75 full-time employees 1
4
1
Victor Serrambana
Victor Serrambana Jr.
2nd
1982
WEPCO Plastics Inc.
27 Industrial Park Access Road
Middlefield, CT 06455
wepcoplastics.com
Less than 25 full-time
employees
1
5
0
Wally Parmelee
2nd
1985
Source: Hartford Business Journal Family Business Awards nominations.
—Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher.
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