Hartford Business Journal

www.HartfordBusiness.com • May 21, 2018 • Hartford Business Journal 17 Movers & Shakers S. Catherine (Katy) Longley will be promoted to executive vice president and chief operating officer of The Jackson Laboratory (JAX), a nonprofit biomedical research institute, effective July 1. She will provide strategic leadership, direction and management for all operational functions and procedures for JAX. She will replace Charles (Chuck) Hewett, who will be retiring after 15 years. Longley has been vice president and chief financial officer of JAX since Aug. 2016. She also serves as the institutional official for animal welfare and chairs JAX's 403(b) retirement plan committee. Nancy S. Hunter has relocated Hunter Law LLC, a general practice law firm, to Cromwell from Durham. Hunter advises individuals, families, businesses and organizations on legal matters related to personal injury, workers' compensation, real estate and wills/ estate planning. Hunter established the firm in 2015 after working 11 years at law firms in New Haven, Hamden, New Britain and New London, where she primarily focused on personal injury matters. Sue Chmieleski has been appointed healthcare industry leader, North America, within the corporate risk and broking (CRB) segment for Willis Towers Watson, a global advisory and brokerage. Chmieleski, working in the company's Hartford office, will be responsible for strategy and enhancing the company's value for serving healthcare organizations, including hospitals, integrated delivery systems, physician groups, long-term care facilities and managed-care organizations. Melissa McDermott has been promoted to head of pricing for global lines in Hartford for XL Catlin's insurance operations. McDermott will be responsible for driving portfolio and technical excellence across the global lines portfolio. As part of this role, she will sit on the pricing leadership team as well as the global lines leadership team. McDermott has 20 years of reserving and insurance pricing experience, and joined XL Catlin seven years ago in actuarial financial reporting. She most recently was deputy head of pricing for the North America business group. Dr. Kristen Zarfos, a breast surgeon, has rejoined Middlesex Hospital, where she worked from 1987 to 1999. During that time, she was a leader in the national fight to force health maintenance organizations to cover hospital stays for mastectomy patients and she remains a passionate advocate for women's health issues. Zarfos, who was most recently director of The Hospital of Central Connecticut's Comprehensive Breast Health Center, practices in both Middletown and Westbrook. Ray Chase has been appointed senior vice president and director of personal lines for People's United Insurance Agency, a subsidiary of People's United Bank, and from his base in Hartford will lead a team serving Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont with tailored insurance offerings. Chase has 15 years of experience, including at Wachovia Bank, where he served as vice president and senior financial specialist. Fran Knights and Gina Robinson recently joined E.A. Quinn Landscape Contracting Inc. of Glastonbury — Knights in the newly created position of sales manager and Robinson as construction administrator. Knights will oversee various sales functions across all markets, with an initial focus on residential design/build and commercial maintenance. She previously worked for Big Fish Promotions in Glastonbury as vice president and general manager. Robinson will work in the estimating, procurement and accounting areas and has more than 17 years of experience in the construction industry as an office manager and construction administrator for New England Building Products in Meriden. Nancy S. Hunter Sue Chmieleski Dr. Kristen Zarfos Ray Chase Government Total revenue (2015) $110,593,641 Per capita tax $2,789 Total expenditures $110,533,307 Total indebtedness $72,341,466 as % of expenditures 65.4% Annual debt service $8,180,230 Moody's Bond Rating Aa1 Actual Mill Rate 30.25 Net Grand List $2,698,424,306 Housing stock Existing units 10,413 % single unit 78% New permits (2015) 41 as % of existing units 0.4% Demolitions 2 Residential sales NA Median price $337,800 Top 5 grand list Company Amount CT Light & Power $41.9M Industrial Ave $37.8M Bozzuto's Inc $32.9M WE 350 Knotter Cheshire LLC $18.3M Macy's Corp Services Inc. $17.4M Town Profile Cheshire Town Hall address: 84 South Main Street, Cheshire, CT 06410 (203) 271-6660 News Around Town ■ ■ In April, Sky Management Services LLC paid $2.05M for four industrial buildings totaling 210,000 square feet on West Johnson Avenue in Cheshire. ■ ■ In December, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties acquired Sally Bowman Real Estate, a boutique real estate firm in Cheshire. ■ ■ A 33,000-square-foot Cheshire manufacturing-warehouse at 210 Realty Drive recently sold for $925,000 to pavement-coatings maker-distributor Dalton Enterprises. General Land area (sq. miles) 33 sq. mi. Households 9,937 Median household income $106,489 Poverty Rate 2.3% Crime Rate (per 100,000 residents) 834 Population 2000 28,543 Projected 2020 28,257 Median age 44 Largest age demographic 45-64 (33%) Educational attainment (2012) Persons age 25 or older % of population High school graduate 21% Associate's Degree 6% Bachelor's or more 53% Labor Force (Residence) Employed 14,859 Unemployed 588 Unemployment Rate 3.8% Place of work # of units 952 Total Employment 15,960 Economics Business profile Sector Units Employ- ment Construction 80 620 Manufacturing 46 1,679 Wholesale Trade 109 1,905 Retail Trade NA NA Health Care and Social Assistance 97 1,740 Total government 26 2,087 Major Employers • Bozzuto's • State of CT • UTC Aerospace • Town of Cheshire • Macy's Source: Connecticut Economic Resource Center Fran Knights Gina Robinson

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