They”™re tops in Trumbull
The TRUMBULL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, an affiliate of the thousand-member BRIDGEPORT REGIONAL BUSINESS COUNCIL, once again partnered with the TRUMBULL ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION to present the 6th annual Business in Bloom Awards recently.
The 11 award recipients were nominated for their commitment to grow their businesses by expanding, relocating, opening or beautifying in Trumbull. Trumbull Chamber of Commerce Chairman Kathleen Eigenrauch of TD BANK said, “The Business in Bloom winners this year all have made significant contributions to the town of Trumbull by investing in their various businesses. Their faith in our community reinforces the fact that Trumbull is not only a great place to live but to do business as well”.
The winners were:
Digital Realty on Merritt Boulevard; New Road Fitness and its association with St. Vincent”™s Health Services; Serenity Body Wellness, which recently opened on Main Street; The Medical Center of Fairfield County, a project of RD Scinto Inc.; Books-A-Million, an Alabama company dating to 1917; Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, a California company that chose Westfield Trumbull to be its first Connecticut location; Goldman Gruder & Woods L.L.C., offering real estate, litigation, bankruptcy, education and business and corporate law services;
Trumbull Smiles Family Dental on Hawley Lane; OR Specialties, providing surgical services;
Shearwater Coffee Roasters, brewers of artisan organic coffees; and the recently renovated Trumbull Marriott.
STAR leads with its heart;Â First County follows
Seen here are David Van Buskirk, business development officer, FIRST COUNTY BANK; Katie Banzhaf, executive director of Norwalk-based STAR; and Connie Spearman, assistant vice president and branch manager of the Westport Avenue branch of First County Bank.
The STAR Rubino Family Center serves infants and children with developmental disabilities and their families from New Canaan, Norwalk, Darien, Westport, Weston and Wilton.
STAR is at 182 Wolfpit Ave. in Norwalk and serves lower Fairfield County with its other offices at TEC in South Norwalk, the Rubino Family Center in Norwalk and more than 25 residential and community-based employment programs throughout Norwalk, Westport, Darien, New Canaan, Wilton, and Weston. It offers early intervention services for 200 infants and toddlers with special needs from birth to age 3.
“We are thankful for years of continuous support from First County Bank,” said Banzhaf. “Their investment in our early-intervention programs for children with developmental disabilities has helped us to sustain and enhance a state recognized program of success and to provide our local Fairfield County families with the confidence and proven methods to meet the challenges of their children”™s developmental needs.”
Experienced builder, new employer
DEROSA BUILDERS L.L.C., a full-service construction company in Greenwich has hired Christopher Hoffman as project manager, citing his “great knowledge and experience in the industry and area.”
Hoffman brings with him 10 years of industry experience. His experience includes journeyman carpenter to supervising high-profile projects and new builds from $10 million-$30 million.
Big dreams come in small backpacks
As a way to help local children go back to school with the supplies they need to succeed, CITIZENS BANK launched its annual Gear for Grades program July 22.
Customers and the public can support the initiative by donating new items like pencils, folders, notebooks, rulers and other supplies at any Citizens Bank branch in Connecticut through Aug. 9. This year”™s program is in partnership with the YMCA of Greater Hartford, the Valley Shore YMCA, the Wallingford YMCA and the Connecticut Association of Foster and Adoptive Parents (CAFAP) for the effort.
Citizens Bank is a division of RBS Citizens N.A., operating its seven-state branch network in Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont. It operates 47 branches and 125 ATMs in Connecticut. The Citizens Bank Foundation is donating 1,000 backpacks to the Gear for Grades program.
“As a company committed to contributing to the health of our local communities, our Gear for Grades program is another way to show our customers that we care, while engaging them in our efforts to support local children,” said Ned Handy, president, Citizens Bank and RBS Citizens, Connecticut.
O”™Connell named online analytics chief for Quinnipiac
Daniel O”™Connell, of Cheshire, has been appointed director of analytics for Quinnipiac University Online, which delivers the school”™s online academic programs.
“My hope is to bring a deep and intrinsic level of analytics and business intelligence, processes and governance to QU Online,” O”™Connell said. “I want to assist the organization in identifying areas of opportunity, reduce risk and increase effectiveness and efficiency.”
QU Online offers two online BS degrees in nursing and health sciences. Additionally, the university offers six online graduate programs, including an MBA; a MS in organizational leadership; a MS in interactive media; an MS teacher leadership; and a Ph.D. in occupational therapy. The university also offers several options for social media training including, a social media boot camp certificate program and an advanced graduate certificate in social media as well as customized corporate training in social media.
Nurse, lawyer, partner
Hagerty has been with the firm since 2008 and focuses on the defense of medical malpractice cases and cases brought against hospitals and assisted living facilities as well as the defense of catastrophic personal injury cases. She received a BS in nursing from Ohio State University and holds a law degree from Ohio State”™s University Moritz College of Law. She is licensed to practice law in Connecticut and Illinois and is also a registered nurse.
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