Leone lauds small business help
State Sen. Carlo Leone, D-Stamford, recently visited principal Bruce More Sr. at the Stamford headquarters of Eastern Land Management Inc., a family-owned small business that performs snow removal and other landscape services. The company benefitted from the state”™s Small Business Express program, an initiative aimed at helping small businesses grow and hire new employees.
With the program”™s help, Eastern Land Management created or retained at least 18 fulltime jobs, and hopes to add more. The positions include new account managers and salespersons, plus landscape and construction workers.
“Helping these companies to grow is essential for getting our economy on the right track again, and that”™s what the Small Business Express Program is all about,” said Leone. “I am proud to be here at Eastern Land Management today. They have been able to take advantage of this program to put more people to work, improve their facility and buy some much-needed equipment. I would encourage other small businesses looking to grow in Stamford and Darien to apply as well.”
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Advanced Specialty Care acquires ENT of Trumbull
Advanced Specialty Care P.C. has acquired ENT and Allergy Associates of Trumbull, which includes Steven Levine M.D., Ted Kramer M.D., and audiologist Varda Schary. In addition to continuing in Trumbull, Levine will be seeing patients at ASC”™s new 5,500-square-foot Norwalk office at 488 Main Ave., across from Merritt 7 Corporate Park.
The acquisition was effective Jan. 1. Besides Norwalk, ASC maintains offices in Danbury, Ridgefield, New Milford and Southbury. The ebsite is: ascdocs.com. The Trumbull office is at 160 Hawley Lane.
The tale of the salon and the skeleton
Dr. Kevin Plancher, founder and chairman of the board of the nonprofit, 9-year-old Orthopaedic Foundation and the third recipient of the Becker Salon Leadership Award, is seen here with Becker Chicaiza, salon owner. The salon, at 268 Mason St. in Greenwich, established the award “to honor outstanding leaders in the community who are making a difference.”
Previously, the salon awarded Shari Shapiro, executive director of Kids in Crisis, and Lucy Day, a founding member and former president of the Breast Cancer Alliance. Clients cast votes for their choice of leaders through the salon website, BeckerSalon.com.
New brand manager for Greenwich Hospitality
Dana Jevarjian joined Greenwich-based Greenwich Hospitality Group as communications brand manager in November. She implements targeted lead development, brand identity, experiences and communication strategies for the group”™s portfolio of hotels, restaurants and spas, including for Delamar Greenwich Harbor; Delamar Southport and soon to be Delamar West Hartford; Artisan Restaurant in Southport; l”™escale Restaurant in Greenwich; Hotel Zero Degrees in Norwalk and Stamford; Mediterraneo Restaurant in Norwalk; The Spa at Delamar in Greenwich and Southport; and three properties in Texas. The website is greenwichhospitality.com.
Murtha Cullina Names 2014 Partners
Lauren Filiberto Hopwood and Keith S. Varian have been elected to the partnership of Hartford-based Murtha Cullina L.L.P.. Varian will work in the firm”™s Stamford office; Filiberto in Hartford.
“I am pleased to welcome Lauren and Keith as partners,” stated Elizabeth J. Stewart, managing partner of Murtha Cullina. “Each is well respected and brings the knowledge and skill to continue, as well as add to, the success of our firm.”
Varian has represented owners, investors and developers of nearly all types of commercial real estate in transactions relating to the development, financing, leasing, acquisition, and management of properties that include office, industrial, retail and apartments. His finance practice includes representing banks and other lending institutions as well as borrowers in real estate-based financings and other forms of asset-based lending.
Hopwood practices employment-based immigration law with a particular emphasis on the health care sector.
CPA nets President”™s Choice Award
Reynolds & Rowella L.L.P., a regional consulting, audit and accounting firm with offices in Ridgefield and New Canaan, announced Scott D. Crane, CPA, has received a President”™s Choice Award from the Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Fairfield County (HBRA) where he serves as treasurer. Crane was given the award by Maureen Hanley-Bellitto, HBRA Board President at a dinner in December. The award was established in order to recognize an individual for efforts contributing to the success of the organization through support of its president.
Crane became a partner of Reynolds & Rowella in 2006. He has worked for 25 years exclusively with privately-held businesses in financial services, construction, real estate, retail, manufacturing, law firms and physicians. He is a member of the AICPA and the New York and Connecticut Societies of CPAs.
Fairchild directs wellness at CT Challenge
The Connecticut Challenge hired Victoria (Tori) Fairchild as the new wellness director for its Fairfield-based Center for Survivorship, “the only standalone survivorship center in the country and an incubator for best practices that will set the model for survivorship programs nationwide.” As wellness director, she is responsible for all programming, staffing and overall operations.
Fairchild”™s expertise is in building and then customizing fitness programs to meet a range of health goals. He background gives the center a central staff person in its second year serving its growing membership. She has worked at an number of Equinox health facilities and led all programs and staffing there before partnering in the opening of the New Canaan-based Oxygen Fitness as general manager.
Ahhhh ”¦ in Wilton
Weight loss in 2014 tops many to-do lists, as do goals to exercise more and to quit unhealthy habits. In short, January marks a time when people seek to better themselves. Enter URA The Spa, Wilton”™s new haven for health and wellness at 444 Danbury Road.
Owner, Heather Bova hails from L.A. and moved to Connecticut a dozen years ago. A resident of Easton and mother of two boys, she has been a fixture in the Wilton community as a former partner in a local spa, where she forged both friendships and a business following. An active member of the Wilton Chamber of Commerce, Bova “is thrilled to launch URA The Spa in the heart of town.” Options in the planning stage include senior discount Mondays and ladies nights. The spa is open Mondays from 10 a.m. ”“ 6 p.m.; Tuesdays/Wednesdays 9 a.m.- 6 p.m.; Thursdays/Fridays 9 a.m.- 8 p.m.; Saturdays 9 a.m.- 6 p.m.; and Sundays 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. For more information, email bewell@urathespa.com.
