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DECEMBER 26, 2017 • HARTFORD BUSINESS JOURNAL | 29 Largest minority-owned businesses in Greater Hartford (Ranked by number of local employees and then total employees as of June 2017) Rank Company Local employees/ Total employees FY 2016 sales/ FY 2015 sales Minority group Company description Person in charge/ Year founded 1 Charter Oak Building Maintenance Inc. 1840 Silas Deane Highway Rocky Hill, CT 06067 860-632-5667; www.cobm.net 273 273 NA NA Hispanic (1) Facility maintenance and janitorial services Kenia M. Thomas CEO/ 1988 2 AI Engineers Inc. 919 Middle St. Middletown, CT 06457 860-635-7740; www.aiengineers.com 125 176 $33,170,000 $31,600,000 South Asian Full-service consulting engineering firm specializing in bridge engineering, construction management and inspection, civil engineering, M/E/P and design-build services Abul Islam President & CEO/ 1991 3 GM2 Associates Inc. 90 Brainard Road Hartford, CT 06114 860-263-8484; www.gm2inc.com 65 65 $9,000,000 $9,990,000 Indian Structural and heavy civil engineering, hydraulics and drainage, inspections for bridges, structures, inspections and permitting Madan M. Gupta President/ 1988 4 Garg Consulting Services Inc. 2096 A Silas Deane Highway Rocky Hill, CT 06067 860-563-0582; www.gargengineering.com 58 68 NA NA Asian Pacific American and Pacific Islander Multi-disciplinary engineering firm Eugene Y. Chuang President & CEO/ 1990 5 Floyd Manufacturing Inc. 5 Pasco Hill Road Cromwell, CT 06416 860-829-1803; www.floydmfg.com 42 42 NA $6,108,000 African American Manufacturer of precision-automotive products Alfonso Floyd President/ 1987 6 Freeman Companies LLC 36 John St. Hartford, CT 06106 860-251-9550; www.freemancos.com 34 34 $3,800,000 $3,500,000 African-American Multi-disciplinary site and landscape design, engineering, environmental and construction support services Rohan A. Freeman President/ 2009 7 Energy Efficiencies Solutions 398 Palisado Ave. Windsor, CT 06095 860-690-5522; www.eesgogreen.com 30 30 $2,187,151 $1,990,987 Hispanic (1) Full-service energy conservation company Leticia Colon de Mejias CEO/ 2010 8 Springfield Spring Corp. 24 Dell Manor Drive Bristol, CT 06010 860-584-6560; www.springfieldspring.com 28 55 $11,400,000 $10,200,000 Hispanic Manufacturer of precision-engineered compression springs, extension springs, torsion springs, stampings and light assemblies; medical and commercial registered quality management Norman L. Rodriques President/ 1942 9 The Computer Co. Inc. 15 Commerce Drive Cromwell, CT 06416 860-635-0500; www.computercompany.net 22 23 $2,700,000 $2,700,000 Asian (1) IT services, computer networking, MS exchange, server replacements, virtual servers, help desk support, security, programming, web development, design and hosting, data center Eileen Hasson President/ 1996 10 Zuvic, Carr and Associates Inc. 40 Cold Spring Road Rocky Hill, CT 06067 860-436-4901; www.zuvic.com 20 20 $2,800,000 $3,185,000 Hispanic (1) Full-service, civil and environmental engineering consulting firm Marici Zuvic President/ 1988 11 Interpreters and Translators Inc. 263 Main St. Manchester, CT 06042 800-648-0686; www.ititranslates.com 17 19 NA NA Hispanic (1) Language services, in-person interpreting, document translation, video and telephonic interpreting, CART, C- print, localization and transcreation Elba R. Pagano CEO/ 1986 12 Orissa LLC 870B Four Rod Road Berlin, CT 06037 860-310-5700; www.orissallc.com 15 2,540 $1,150,000 $850,000 Asian American (1) Post-construction and janitorial commercial cleaning services Tejal Vallam Owner/ 2008 13 Cabrera Services Inc. 50 Founders Plaza, Suite 207 East Hartford, CT 06108 860-569-0095; www.cabreraservices.com 15 80 $36,191,358 $43,472,043 Hispanic Environmental remediation contractor, full-scope turnkey radiological remediation projects Lorenzo Cabrera Chairman & CEO/ 1994 14 Pita Communications LLC dba The Pita Group 40 Cold Spring Road Rocky Hill, CT 06067 860-293-0157; www.thepitagroup.com 15 15 $3,665,711 $5,321,808 Hispanic Advertising, design, strategic marketing, consulting, brand education, digital media and interactive services, video, broadcast productions, PR and more Paul E. Pita Executive creative director & CEO/ 1996 15 HiNT Peripherals Corp. 46 Gracey Ave. Meriden, CT 06451 203-634-4468; www.hintmounts.com 14 14 NA NA Hispanic Custom designer and manufacturer of mounting systems and electronic accessories for mobile equipment Oscar Gimenez President & CEO/ 1987 15 Sir Speedy Printing Bloomfield 21 Old Windsor Road Bloomfield, CT 06002 860-242-0303; www.sirspeedy.com/ bloomfield 14 14 $3,200,000 $3,000,000 Black Offset and digital printing, black and white, full color, copying, mailing services, posters and banners Mark L. Jacobs Owner/ 1985 17 Susaya Construction Co. Inc. 79 West Dudley Town Road Bloomfield, CT 06002 860-242-7107; www.susayaconstruction.com 13 13 $997,000 $966,000 Hispanic Commercial and residential concrete sidewalks, driveways and patios, granite curbing, site work, excavation, trucking, decorative stamp concrete and overlay Michael James Susaya President/ 1978 18 Daniel Penn Associates 151 New Park Ave., Suite 106 Hartford, CT 06106 860-232-8577; www.danielpenn.com 10 10 (2) NA NA Hispanic Management consulting in lean and operational excellence Tony Rodriguez President/ 1979 18 Tire City LLC 306 Silver Lane East Hartford, CT 06118 860-895-9166; www.mytirecity.com 10 10 $1,300,000 $1,400,000 Mixed African American Tires, custom wheels, and alignments Michael Gainer Member/ 2002 Source: Each company via survey. Notes: IT = information technology, M/E/P = mechanical/electrical/plumbing, MS = Microsoft, NA = Not available. (1) Also woman-owned. (2) An additional four independent contractors support the business. —Compiled by Heide Martin. LARGEST MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES IN GREATER HARTFORD (Ranked by number of local employees and then total employees as of June 2017) ECONOMY