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FCBJ this week BY EMPHASIZING key business drivers in decision-making, CEOs will begin to see greater efficiencies across the board, accountant Mark Fagan writes … 2 GOV. DANNEL P. MALLOY is seeking to invest $1 billion in clean water, which advocates say could help create thousands of jobs … 5 STATE SEN. SCOTT FRANTZ has proposed a bill to give disabled veteran-owned businesses a share of state contracts … 7

RENOVATIONS CENTERED around environmental sustainability are gaining traction, experts say … 16

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HEALTH OFFICIAL SOUNDS ALARM OVER COSTS BY PATRICK GALLAGHER pgallagher@westfairinc.com

proposal to shift thousands of residents covered by Connecticut’s HUSKY Medicaid program to private health plans marketed through a statewide exchange could have a damaging effect on many low earners, state Healthcare Advocate Victoria Veltri warned. The Office of the Healthcare Advocate — the state’s federally designated Consumer Assistance Program under the Affordable Care Act — will partner with the Connecticut

Health Insurance Exchange to educate and enroll individuals in private health plans that will be sold on the exchange, officials announced earlier this month. Veltri warned that changes proposed within Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s budget could make it difficult for many of the state’s low-income residents to afford coverage under the plans that will be marketed through the insurance exchange beginning in October. “For consumers, especially for those with very low incomes, next year is going to be a very tough year for them,” Veltri said.

“We need to do whatever we can to make health care accessible to them. And that’s an uphill climb right now.” Residents with minor children who earn up to 185 percent of the federal poverty level are currently eligible for free health coverage through Connecticut’s HUSKY Medicaid program. While the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires states to provide Medicaid coverage to all legal residents earning up to 133 percent of the poverty level, Malloy’s budget proposal would end coverage for » Health, page 6

STOP AT 65? NO WAY

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Elderly workforce expected to grow in Connecticut BY JENNIFER BISSELL jbissell@westfairinc.com

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FOR MANY WORKING adults, the idea of retiring at 65 is no longer a reality. More than a quarter of men and 16 percent of women living in Connecticut who are over 65 are working, which gives Connecticut the fifth-oldest workforce in the country, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. Over the past two decades, the number of U.S. workers over 65 has increased by about 4 percent, but the Census projects that the over-65 workforce will increase by more than 67 percent from 2015 to 2040. “People want to continue to work,” said Jennifer Gorman, a field representative for the Connecticut Department of Aging. “Most of it is financial need, but some people want to remain active and don’t want to retire.” Beginning with the Older Americans Act, passed by Congress in 1965, a number of resources aimed at helping seniors find employment have been established. With the number of U.S. residents over the age of 65 expected to double by 2030, » Elderly, page 6

THE CEO EVOLUTION

BY MARK L. FAGAN

Time for change in the corner oﬃce THIS IS THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF UPCOMING COLUMNS BY MARK L. FAGAN ON THE ROLE OF THE CEO. Over the past 25 years I have worked with many, many business owners and CEOs. My job most often has required me to understand their businesses, assess myriad risks faced by CEOs and how those risks are mitigated. In the CEO Evolution series, I will identify and discuss key business drivers and how corporate executives can more effectively manage their employees and maximize their company’s potential by utilizing those drivers. Increasing profitability and building a stronger internal culture starts at the top. By working with the management team to create a culture of accountability and by emphasizing key business drivers in decision-making, CEOs will begin to see greater efficiencies across the board. Time, time, time. It is the most precious resource to any business owner – arguably more important than your product, the competitive cost of delivering your product (or service) to the market or the talent of your team. In an ideal world, business owners and top executives would always be thinking strategy: how to convert time, raw materials and product into revenues in a more efficient manner; how to convert revenues into cash; how to add new customers; how to reduce waste; and

how to utilize the entire workforce to its capacity. The fact is, however, that business owners and CEOs more frequently become involved in the day-to-day functions of their business — things like making sure shipments get out the door and attending to customers. They get involved in the noise of the day and get away from setting and monitoring strategies for growth. Take accountants, for example. April is just around the corner. We’ve got dozens of tax returns coming in every day. The partners in an accounting firm may be extremely proficient at preparing tax returns and financials. But if those partners sit there preparing returns all day, that means they’re not out there meeting with attorneys and bankers and trying to generate new business. For owners, CEOs and top executives, it’s more important to develop and focus on the implementation of strategies that can drive business growth, while delegating day-to-day tasks to staff and entrusting those staff to managers. After that, the next step is evaluation. Do you and your management team know their progress as compared to the prior month, or the same month in the prior year? Do you, as CEO know how

the key business drivers of your company are performing on a monthly basis? Imagine if you had the time and the tools to review all the critical data about your business and evaluate it on a consistent basis. What would you do with that information? How could you act upon it? How would you learn from it, and how would you plan ways to improve those aspects of your business that are lacking — or worse, deteriorating? A lot of CEOs will periodically look at some business drivers, but not all of them, and they often won’t evaluate what is causing those numbers to go up or down. Reviewing these indicators on a weekly or monthly basis — and not just once a quarter or once a year, and being the driving force behind activities to improve them — will enable CEOs and the management team to better understand what is contributing to rising or declining sales figures and how to affect change in the organization. Managing in this manner represents the best use of a CEO’s time, and will keep the focus on key drivers that directly affect his or her business. The CEO of a company can do many, many things with his or her time. The best use of that time, though, is to focus on strategic activities and not operational ones. There are others in the company who can take care of day-to-day opera-

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tions. Let them do their jobs, so that you can devote your efforts to keeping your business on track.

Mark L. Fagan, CPA, is the managing partner of Citrin Cooperman’s Connecticut office. Citrin Cooperman is a full-service accounting and consulting firm with offices in Norwalk, White Plains, N.Y., New York City, Philadelphia and Livingston, N.J. Mark can be reached at mfagan@citrincooperman.com or (203) 847-4068.

NEWS IN BRIEF

SAC CLIENTS ASK TO WITHDRAW $1.7B

Clients of Stamford hedge fund giant SAC Capital Advisors L.P. have asked to withdraw $1.7 billion in funds, representing more than a quarter of the firm’s outside investments, according to multiple reports. The withdrawal requests come in the midst of a federal insider trading investigation that has targeted a number of former SAC Capital employees. SAC clients looking to withdraw funds by the end of the first quarter were required to have notified the firm by Feb. 14. It is unknown how the exodus of client funds will impact the firm. Last week, Blackstone Group L.P., which is among SAC Capital’s largest outside investors, said it would maintain most of its $550 million in funds invested with SAC for at least three more months as it keeps tabs on the federal investigation. Between 50 percent and 60 percent

of the $15 billion in assets managed by SAC Capital belong to founder Steven A. Cohen and the firm’s employees.

SURVEY PROJECTS MUSIC INDUSTRY GROWTH

Music industry executives say an increase in consumer demand will lead to higher overall sales and a higher proportion of online sales in 2013, according to a new survey by GE Capital’s Commercial Distribution Finance (CDF) unit. Forty-three percent of those who responded to the January survey said they expect their sales to increase by 10 percent or more this year, while another 38 percent say they expect sales to increase between 5 and 10 percent. The data represent a slight shift from a year ago, when 54 percent of respondents said they expected sales growth of 10 percent or more and a quarter of respondents said they expected sales to grow

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between 5 and 10 percent. More respondents said online sales would be a significant component of their sales, based on the survey results. Twenty-seven percent said online sales would comprise between 15 and 45 percent of their business, while a year ago, 20 percent said online sales would be at the latter levels. GE Capital, based in Norwalk, is a subsidiary of General Electric Co., headquartered in Fairfield.

AGREEMENT REACHED WITH E-BOOK PUBLISHER

Holtzbrinck Publishers L.L.C., which does business as Macmillan, has reached a preliminary agreement with Connecticut and 32 other states over allegations that the publisher engaged in price-fixing and collusion in the market for e-books. The agreement, if finalized and approved by the court, would grant

e-book outlets greater freedom to reduce the prices of e-book titles and would provide $12 million to compensate affected consumers in the 33 states that are party to the lawsuit, Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen said. Settlements over the price-fixing allegations have been reached and approved with three other e-book publishers: Hachette Book Group Inc., HarperCollins Publishers L.L.C. and Simon & Schuster Inc. The latter settlements were joined by the attorneys general of 49 states, U.S. territories and the District of Columbia. The settlements’ final approval provides $69 million for affected consumers. Final approval paves the way for the affected consumers to receive $69 million in consumer restitution. Litigation between the states and Apple Inc. and Penguin Group is ongoing. — Patrick Gallagher

Thousands rally for tighter gun laws as manufacturers voice concern BY JENNIFER BISSELL jbissell@westfairinc.com

ll eyes are on Connecticut as the state General Assembly’s 50-member bipartisan task force on gun violence prevention and children’s safety makes progress on its legislative recommendations. Since the Dec. 14 shooting in Newtown, thousands of advocates for gun control and gun rights have gathered for marches, legislative hearings and speeches by politicians. Roughly 5,500 advocates for stricter gun-control legislation gathered in Hartford to mark the two-month anniversary of the shooting, while the group Connecticut Against Gun Violence (CAGV) has continued to keep pressure on legislators with a Feb. 19 announcement that more than 300 clergy and 45 religious groups support their legislative agenda. “The NRA thinks the Newtown effect will go away,” Gov. Dannel P. Malloy told thousands at the Feb. 14 March for Change rally. “Every day that we delay making common sense changes on a national

basis is a day in which more innocent individuals will die because we failed to act. What’s going to happen in this nation is Newtown will have forever changed it.” Gun-control advocates in Hartford and Washington are pushing for a ban on military-style semiautomatic weapons and high-capacity magazines, as well as universal background checks. Yet while they remain very visible, General Assembly members say the number of letters in favor of Second Amendment rights outweigh those in favor of stricter laws 100 to 1. Additionally, Connecticut is home to some of the largest gun manufacturers in the country. In 2011, industry representatives said they contributed $1.3 billion annually to the state’s economy. Colt’s Manufacturing Co. L.L.C., O.F. Mossberg & Sons Inc. and Sturm, Ruger & Co. Inc. all call Connecticut home, as does the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), which represents 8,000 firearmrelated businesses, including every major gun manufacturer. Testifying before a gun task force committee Feb. 4, NSSF Senior Vice President Lawrence Keane outlined the organiza-

tion’s commitment to gun violence prevention and responses to proposed legislation. He said the organization opposes limits on magazines, suggesting that crime statistics would remain unchanged and that limiting the capacity would only lead to gun owners carrying more ammunition. “It only takes a split second to change,” Keane said. For the NSSF, the central issue at hand is preventing unauthorized use. Keane said the group supports improvements to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) rather than the establishment of universal background checks. Keane said gunmakers support the inclusion of mental health records and other information within the NICS database and a requirement that all states contribute to the system, while about half of states do now. He also suggested the government provide tax credits for gun locks and safe purchases, which can be expensive when purchased on their own. Asked whether the manufacturers would “up and leave” if gun control legis-

lation was passed, Keane said he couldn’t answer for any one company, but that there were concerns. “There is a company here that manufactures magazines and they are concerned about the effect that would have on their business,” Keane said. “We do know that one large magazine manufacturer has left already since the state took this issue up two years ago, as I understand it.”

FAIRFIELD COUNTY BUSINESS JOURNAL • Week of February 25, 2013

BY ERSKINE BOWLES AND ALAN SIMPSON

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America’s moment of truth THE FOLLOWING ARE EXCERPTS FROM “A BIPARTISAN PATH FORWARD TO SECURING AMERICA’S FUTURE,” PUBLISHED FEB. 19 BY THE MOMENT OF TRUTH PROJECT. The United States faces two big risks to its economic prosperity, but both are avoidable. In the near-term, a still fragile recovery is struggling to take hold. Over the medium and long-term, our debt is projected to continue growing faster than the economy. It is simply on an unsustainable path. The recently passed American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA) helped prevent a new recession by averting part of the fiscal cliff, but it left in place the abrupt, mindless and across-the-board spending cuts of the sequester. More importantly, it failed to effectively and comprehensively deal with our burgeoning national debt. The combination of the Budget Control Act (BCA) and ATRA produced as much as $2.7 trillion of deficit reduction by some estimates. But this deficit reduction is far from sufficient to put the debt on a downward path as a share of the economy this decade, and the savings will do little to alter our debt’s long-term trajectory. Given these facts, it is clear that further reforms will be necessary to keep this country’s debt on a sustainable path while also avoiding the sequester. Although additional deficit reduction need not be enacted all at once in a single package, it should be enacted promptly; the longer we wait the fewer options we will have and the less time we will be able to give individuals and businesses to prepare and adjust. … Instead of enacting a comprehensive debt reduction plan, policymakers thus far opted to pursue fiscal reforms in steps. The first two steps have been accomplished through various continuing resolutions, the Budget Control Act of 2011, and the American Taxpayer Relief Act enacted in January 2013. We propose two more steps — a “Step 3” focused on additional cuts and reforms and a “Step 4” focused on securing our long-term debt trajectory. The outline below is not meant as a revision to the original Fiscal Commission plan, but rather builds upon where elected leaders were in their negotiations last year. In “Step 3,” we call for an additional $2.4 trillion of deficit reduction over

the next 10 years. Roughly one quarter of those savings should come from health care reforms and another quarter from tax reform. The remaining savings should come from a combination of mandatory spending cuts, stronger discretionary caps, cross-cutting changes such as adopting the chained CPI for inflation-indexed provisions in the budget, and lower interest payments. This $2.4 trillion should exclude savings from policies such as the war drawdown. Savings would total $1.9 trillion from current law and $4.4 trillion relative CBO’s alternative fiscal scenario. In “Step 4”, we call for a parallel process to make Social Security sustainably solvent, bring transportation spending and revenues in line, and make further reforms in health care programs if necessary to limit cost growth to about the growth rate of the economy. Four Steps to De�icit Reduction (2014-2023) Step 1: Reduce defense and nondefense discretionary spending (~$1.85 trillion) • Enact immediate reductions in discretionary spending levels (Oct. 2010April 2011). • Impose 10-year caps to reduce and limit the growth of discretionary spending (Aug. 2011). Step 2: Increase revenue collection and enact minor additional spending cuts (~$850 billion) • Allow the upper-income tax cuts to expire, generally for income above $450,000 (Jan. 2013). • Make minor reductions in discretionary caps and Medicare provider payments (Jan. 2013). Step 3: Enact serious tax and entitlement reforms and cut additional spending (~$2.4 trillion) • Reduce Medicare and Medicaid spending by improving provider and beneficiary incentives throughout the health care system, reducing provider payments, reforming cost-sharing, increasing premiums for higher earners,

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adjusting benefits to account for population aging, reducing drug costs and getting better value for our health care dollars (Feb.-Dec. 2013). • Enact comprehensive, pro-growth tax reform that eliminates or scales back most tax expenditures, with a portion of savings from tax expenditures dedicated to deficit reduction and the additional savings used to reduce rates and simplify the tax code (Feb.-Dec. 2013). • Strengthen limits on discretionary spending (Feb.-Dec. 2013). • Reduce non health mandatory spending by reforming farm subsidies, modernizing civilian and military health and retirement programs, imposing various user fees, reforming higher education spending and making other changes (Feb.-Dec. 2013). • Adopt chained CPI for indexing and achieve savings from program integrity (Feb.-Dec. 2013) Step 4: Make Social Security and highway funding solvent and Medicare sustainable • Require reforms on a separate track to make Social Security sustainably solvent (2013). • Require a highway bill to bring transportation spending and revenues in line (2014). • Require additional reforms of federal health care programs if necessary to limit the growth of the per beneficiary federal health commitment to close to GDP growth (2018). Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson are co-chairs of the Moment of Truth project and formerly co-chaired the President’s bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.

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Budget includes $1 billion for clean water, system upgrades BY JENNIFER BISSELL jbissell@westfairinc.com

he seaside views of the Long Island Sound are embedded into Connecticut’s culture and tourism industry, but with more than 2 billion gallons of raw sewage pouring into the water each year, the sound is not without its troubles. As part of his budget proposal for the state’s 2014 and 2015 fiscal years, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy called for $1 billion to bolster efforts to clean up the sound and to protect against future flood damage, with nonprofit advocacy group Save the Sound saying the investment has the potential to create or retain as many as 20,000 jobs. The biennial budget would allocate $285 million in state grants and $712 million in loans to clean up Connecticut’s lakes, rivers and the Long Island Sound and to provide safe drinking water. Under the proposal, a portion of the $1 billion would go to the state’s Clean Water Fund, which provides grants of between 20 percent and 50 percent of the cost of projects and subsidized loans for the remainder. The rest of the funds would go to towns and cities in the form of state aid for drinking water and sewage system upgrades and the construction of barriers and other infrastructure to protect against future storm surges. “The governor’s commitment to clean water is part of an overall plan to grow the economy and create good jobs in Connecticut,” said Juliet Manalan, press secretary for the Malloy administration. “Reducing pollution in Connecticut waterways and Long Island Sound is certainly important from an environmental perspective — and it protects the more than $5 billion economy driven by aquaculture.” The funding would help municipalities take on clean water projects they would not otherwise undertake and would help create construction and engineering jobs, Manalan said. The proposed funding for clean water projects is the highest in 10 years by at least $100 million, said Leah Schmalz, director of legislative and legal affairs for Save the Sound. Schmalz said the proposal reflects Malloy’s commitment to cleaning the sound and could also help towns and cities meet a 2014 deadline for reducing nitrogen levels by 50 percent over

15 years, with municipalities that fail to comply subject to fines. She said nitrogen levels are particularly high across Fairfield County. “Everyone is making a last big push,” Schmalz said. “Connecticut has been doing a good job lately but they have to get to the end of the goal.” Besides reducing nitrogen levels, the Clean Water Fund can also be used for storm damage mitigation projects and for

separating sewage and stormwater systems. In older urban areas like Bridgeport, much of the flooding that resulted after Hurricane Sandy was attributed to combined sewage and stormwater systems that were backed up. Dennis Schain, communications director for the state Department of Energy and Environment Protection, said the increased pool of funding might encourage Bridgeport officials to speed

up the city’s sewer upgrades, which are slated to take 10 to 20 years. However, Schain said, even with a state grant, financing a project of that magnitude would cost taxpayers. “The funds make it possible to attack it but you can’t necessarily do it overnight,” Schain said. “It takes time but it’s definitely a priority to set that out in order to better protect our waters and the public health.”

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ELDERLY — » From page 1

the elderly workforce will likely continue its growth. But with often poor health and lack of needed computer skills, the transition may not be easy for some, aging experts say. In 2012, Connecticut’s Ready to Work program for adults over 55 — established as part of the Older Americans Act — prepared nearly 500 people for employment and every year the program’s waitlist grows, said Gorman. Individuals accepted to the program first meet with a counselor to discuss their skills and aspirations and then sign up for relevant training and development courses. Participants are subsequently placed with a nonprofit for four months of work at minimum wage for about 20 hours a week. After the training is done, participants in the program are responsible for seek-

ing out their next job. Some will work for another minimum wage job, while others will find new careers in medicine and real estate. Several have also started their own businesses. About 47 percent of participants have found employment through the program, Gorman said. “We’re getting people jobs,” Gorman said. “We’re not getting everyone a job, but as many people as we can and I think the need is certainly growing.” Apart from the state program, few other job training programs specifically aimed at seniors exist in Connecticut. The WorkPlace Inc., a Bridgeport-based nonprofit that specializes in workforce development, currently has a program targeting adults over 50. However, the program, which included 16 participants, was funded as part of a one-time grant from AARP and is expected to end in May. A spokesman for The WorkPlace said interested participants could seek assistance through

the agency’s standard programming, which includes the renowned Platform to Employment program. On the education front, colleges are preparing themselves. Norwalk Community College (NCC) recently announced its participation in a national effort, with 16 other community colleges, to train 10,000 baby boomers for new careers by 2015. Sponsored by the American Association of Community Colleges, the Plus 50 program will focus on training adults over 50 years old and placing them in local businesses that have agreed to hire older workers. “There are lots of people who are over 50 but under the age to receive social security,” said Gail Howard, NCC director of cooperative education. “(They’re) people who are willing to learn more skills and want to get into the workforce. And we ought to provide a pathway for them to do it.” NCC’s programs will focus on training

The Innovators Series A Gathering of Entrepreneurs and Intrapreneurs

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Learn How the Connecticut Innovation System is Helping Entrepreneurs. The Innovators is a monthly networking event hosted by the University of Bridgeport to bring entrepreneurs and creative minds together. This month come learn how the State of Connecticut is funding a $25 million, 5 year effort called the Innovation Ecosystem, a network of organizations that aim to tie together Connecticut’s resources to assist entrepreneurs grow at a faster rate throughout their early stages. Thursday, February 28, 2013, 5:30pm to 8pm 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm — Wine and Cheese 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm — Program and Q&A 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm — Networking Panelists: Tim Coates, Managing Director, Innovation Ecosystem at Connecticut Technology Council, Moderator

John P. Margaritis, CEO of the Ledgemoor Group

Janis Collins, Startup Growth Company Advisor in Stamford, and former Director at LabMorgan (JP Morgan’s internal tech incubator) Bill Gordon, Co-founder of Lean Launch Ventures, a startup Accelerator in Stamford, serial entrepreneur and angel Investor John Seiffer, President of the Angel Investor Forum, internationally recognized coach, and CEO of the CEO Bootcamp

The Innovators Series is held in the Schelfhaudt Gallery located in the Arnold Bernhard Center at 84 Iranistan Ave. There is no fee but please RSVP to mjfoster@bridgeport.edu or 203-576-4696.

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for careers in health care, human services and education, which Howard said are where the jobs are. Some programs will last a month while others will require multiple years. “Baby boomers who are thinking about a career change are attracted to fields where they can make a difference in their community,” Howard said. “Anyone who feels they need new skills and want to get back into the workforce is welcome.”

HEALTH — » From page 1

thousands of residents earning between 133 percent and 185 percent of the poverty mark. Under the ACA, low earners will be eligible for federal subsidies to offset the cost of private coverage. Kevin Counihan, CEO of the state’s insurance exchange, acknowledged that many people who had previously been eligible for free health care coverage would be faced with out-of-pocket costs under the Malloy plan. The tradeoff, he said, is that the residents impacted would likely have a much easier time getting coverage, with just 31 percent of the state’s primary care physicians accepting Medicaid patients. “States are experiencing such a huge increase in Medicaid enrollment because of the recession — and the economy hasn’t bounced back. It’s been a huge strain on state budgets,” Counihan said, noting that Connecticut is not the only state considering a rollback of its Medicaid programs. “The subsidies are meant to be a clear form of help for those people,” he said. “The other side is, quite frankly, that people in commercial products, such as those above 133 percent, are going to have a much easier time getting coverage.” In order to keep health insurance cost increases down, Veltri said it’s important that hospitals and health care providers share in the burden. “The bottom line to me is, whatever we can do to make health care more affordable, we need to do it,” Veltri said. “Not just because people need to enroll in the exchange, but because we need to have a sustainable economy.” She called for greater transparency with regard to the costs incurred by providers to deliver care. “We have been in the dark for the most part on the costs and the prices – there’s a substantial lack of transparency there,” she said. “If you want to drive down health care costs, you have to be aware of what those costs are.”

Bill seeks to aid firms owned by disabled vets BY PATRICK GALLAGHER pgallagher@westfairinc.com

tate Sen. Scott Frantz is attempting to revive a bill that would require state and quasi-public agencies to set aside at least 3 percent of all contracts for goods and services that exceed $10,000 for bidding by businesses owned by service-disabled veterans. The proposal gained broad support when last introduced in the General Assembly in 2009, Frantz said, but for reasons he can’t explain it was never voted on. “I think it’s the least we can do for someone who’s gone out and put their life on the line for this country,” said Frantz, a Riverside Republican who represents parts of Greenwich, New Canaan and Stamford as deputy minority leader in the state Senate. Frantz was accompanied by Dean Chamberlain, a Stamford business executive, at a Feb. 19 hearing on the proposal before the General Assembly’s Veterans’ Affairs Committee. Chamberlain, a 1985 West Point graduate, served in the 4th Infantry Division before a shoulder injury suffered in a parachute jump forced him to cut his Army tenure short. He is currently CEO of Mischler Financial Group Inc., a certified service disabled veteran business enterprise (SDVBE) with offices in Stamford, Chicago, Boston, Detroit, Newport Beach, Calif., and Red Bank, N.J. “In anything — in diversity goals and mandates — you have to have some teeth in the legislation,” Chamberlain said. “Goals are nice, but no one adheres to goals.” Mischler Financial, which claims its stake as the first Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) minority member firm to be designated as a SDVBE, provides debt and equity capital markets underwriting, cash management for government entities and corporations and asset management programs for investment strategies. Without “teeth” in the legislation, Chamberlain said government agencies that require goods or services would prefer to buy them from larger, better-known companies. “In my business, if I’m dealing with the money managers of Connecticut’s pension system, unless you have teeth in the legislation, they’re just going to deal with the Wall Street banks,” Chamberlain said. Through the state’s existing Minority and Small Contractor’s Set Aside Program, state agencies are required to set aside

a portion of their annual budgets for state of Connecticut — that they should procurements for small businesses and have at least a modest advantage in being minority-owned businesses. able to bid on state contracts,” Frantz said. The program aims to have at least a With a high jobless rate among vetquarter of the state’s business be trans- erans and thousands of servicemen and acted with small businesses and busi- women having recently returned — or nesses owned by minorities, women set to return home soon — from combat, and the disabled. However, Frantz and Chamberlain said the bill could also Chamberlain noted, there is currently help to solve the state’s unemployment no stipulation that contracts be directed woes. toward businesses owned by disabled “As a service disabled veteran-owned veterans. firm, we view it as business owners as “We felt that this was only fair, given our duty to hire folks like ourselves,” the David7.375x8.5_Layout number of disabled1 veterans in the Chamberlain said. “That doesn’t mean 7/10/12 8:41 AM Page 1

certain ethnic classes — that means veterans or service-disabled veterans. So any chance I can, I’m either hiring a veteran or mentoring a veteran or tutoring a veteran.” If small businesses are the drivers behind most hiring, then veteran-owned businesses can drive down the unemployment rate among the veteran population, Chamberlain said. “If these small businesses are servicedisabled veteran firms, appropriately, they’re going to go out and try to hire folks like themselves.”

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FAIRFIELD COUNTY BUSINESS JOURNAL • Week of February 25, 2013

HEALTH CARE IN BRIEF

NEW MILFORD HOSPITAL TO EXPAND ER

New Milford Hospital officials are planning a $10.8 million emergency department expansion, pending town approval. The expansion would improve physical access, involve the construction of private rooms and enhance infection control measures. Additionally the new facility would include state-of-the-art design and environmentally sustainable features, hospital officials said. “This is such an exciting project for our hospital and our patients,” said Tom Koobatian, New Milford Hospital director of emergency medicine. “We’ve simply outgrown our current space and this project will allow us to build an emergency department for future generations and transform how we provide that emergency care.” Scheduled for completion in 2014, the expansion would double the size of the emergency department to 11,000 square feet and would double the number of beds in the department, with all of those beds in private rooms. The hospital estimates the project will have an economic impact of about $15 million for the greater New Milford area. “We’re investing in a quality environ-

ment to continue our delivery of futurefocused emergency medical care for our community,” said Deborah Weymouth, New Milford Hospital senior vice president, in a statement. “Generations of area residents have relied on New Milford Hospital and this is especially true in the emergency department which serves 20,000 patients a year.”

WESTERN CONNECTICUT HEALTH NETWORK EXPANDS

landscape, network officials say they hope to redefine what health care organizations can offer and strengthen the network’s commitments to medical education and research. “People continue to look for health resources they can trust and care that makes a difference,” said John Murphy, Western Connecticut Health Network CEO, in the statement. “Together we will build an integrated network of health services for our communities.”

Michael Coady, Stamford Hospital chief of cardiac surgery. Stamford Hospital is the first in the region to open a hybrid operating room. Additionally, it’s the only hospital outside of Bridgeport with a full heart service program, spokesman Scott Orstad said. “We thought it was an important technology to pursue and provide for the area to give patients more options,” said Orstad.

Norwalk Hospital recently joined the STAMFORD HOSPITAL Western Connecticut Health Network to OPENS HYBRID OPERATING ROOM expand patient access to primary and Stamford hospital opened its new $3.3 specialty care centers. Norwalk will join Danbury Hospital million hybrid cardiovascular operating and New Milford Hospital in the network, room earlier this month. The new operating room — equipped which is governed by a single board of directors. The transition will go into effect with the latest technology — will allow patients who require multiple cardiac later this year. “From the first day our new organiza- and vascular procedures to undergo surtion begins, people who know each orga- gery only once. Previously, patients would nization will immediately experience the need to be transferred to other areas of the hospital for different procedures or to benefits of our collaboration,” said JOB Dan 9-232 have multiple operations. DeBarba, Norwalk Hospital CEO, 10 in aX 5.625 “It allows us to provide all the treatstatement. “Together we will offer easier WCBC/FCBJ/HUBJ access to more resources to help people ments that fit a patient’s specific needs at the same time, thereby improving our lead healthier lives.” In light of the changing health care efficiency and patient outcomes,” said

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s hospitals and medical practices face declining reimbursements, a new report suggests the investment portfolios of many health care organizations are not equipped to best capture returns that could help offset the rising costs associated with the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Larger health care organizations and networks possess larger endowments and benefit from economies of scale, William F. Jarvis, managing director of the Commonfund Institute, wrote in a Feb. 12 white paper. However, he said, investment returns among small and midsize health care providers — whose endowments are often weighted in favor of fixed income and cash — have not kept pace with rising costs. As the health care industry’s business model changes with the full implementation of the ACA in 2014, Jarvis said hospitals and other providers should adopt a model that features a greater willingness to accept illiquid assets in exchange for higher long-term returns. “Small and midsize health care providers that lack scale will have to obtain greater investment income by adopting the (model) … used by higher education and other nonprofits, building more diversified portfolios and reducing their reliance on fixed income investments,” Jarvis said. With myriad changes to the reimbursement and cost structure for providers, “it is clear that the larger organizations, with their ability to spread cost reductions over a wider patient and constituent user base and to weather reimbursement reductions, are the first movers,” Jarvis wrote. Those larger providers “will reap greater benefit than the smaller and midsize organizations with their proportionately higher fixed cost base,” which Jarvis said would result in “greater reliance by these organizations on the third revenue source, endowments, to enhance surpluses and make up for losses.” Commonfund Institute is the education and research arm of Wilton-based Commonfund, an institutional investment firm that manages about $25 billion in funds for more than 1,500 clients, including nonprofit investors, pension funds and family offices and trusts. With the constant demand for

upgrades of equipment and systems, hospitals and other providers frequently issue bonds to fund capital investments, Jarvis wrote. Because maintaining liquidity in endowments is viewed as a key to obtaining higher ratings for those bond offerings, Jarvis said that asset allocators of health care investment portfolios have weighted portfolios more heavily in favor of cash and fixed income investments. However, he said that practice has resulted in returns that generally fall short of returns seen by other types of nonprofits.

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“Given the other stresses that the health care sector is experiencing, this practice seems increasingly to resemble a luxury that will eventually become unsustainable as other sources of revenue for health care organizations continue to diminish,” Jarvis wrote. While endowments can be — and often are — used by health care providers to offset rising costs and falling reimbursements, many hospitals and groups will also draw from endowment returns to pay off debt, Jarvis wrote. With overall debt reported by health care organizations rising sharply since 2005, declining endowment returns can be particularly concerning. Among hundreds of health care organizations that participated in the 2012 Commonfund Benchmark Study of Healthcare Organizations, total debt rose from an average of $395 million per institution in 2005 to more than $1 billion per institution in 2010, before dropping back down to $763 million on average in 2011. “To that end, a renegotiation of the strictures on asset allocation and liquidity will be necessary,” Jarvis wrote.

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Panelists advocate diligence, patience for entrepreneurs and ended up with a franchisee in California that basically stole all of our data that we provided — and we spent a lot of money collecting data every year.” Rosen, who sold National School Reporting Services in 1999, has since rebounded, founding eWayDirect, a Southport online marketing firm, in 2001. At the roundtable, Rosen, fellow entrepreneur Jerome I. Feldman and author Jim Muehlhausen discussed the trials, tribulations and pitfalls of starting and growing a business for more than 200 business representatives in attendance.

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The event, which centered around a discussion of Muehlhausen’s book “The 51 Fatal Business Errors and How to Avoid Them,” was hosted by the Business Journal and Wag magazine at the Renaissance Westchester Hotel in West Harrison, N.Y. From developing a business plan and hiring staff to fundraising and seeking out business partnerships, the three panelists emphasized the significance of conducting due diligence. Feldman, a Bedford, N.Y., resident, is perhaps best known for his role in cofounding National Patent Development Corp., a global holding company now called GP Strategies that was responsible for the development of the first soft contact lens. With Softlens, which was approved for sale by the FDA in the early 1970s, National Patent saw its stock rocket from $1 following a 1961 initial public offering to more than $400 a decade later. But Feldman said he has experienced his share of failures as well. While CEO of National Patent, the company agreed to buy a unit “from a large corporation called WorldCom,” Feldman said. “What we did not know, but we should have, because our due diligence sucked, was they cooked the books.” Feldman, who retired as CEO of National Patent several years ago and who has since served as chairman of former National Patent subsidiary and software developer GSE Systems, said it’s important that entrepreneurs have short memories. “You need an enormous amount of energy and (the ability) to forget the prior disaster, the one you just did not succeed in, and just go on ahead,” he said. Rosen said the most important characteristic of a successful entrepreneur is the ability to delegate tasks. “Being able to not have control, manage, run, oversee, micromanage, everything else, every day,” he said. That requires entrepreneurs to constantly evaluate whether their employees are the right people to take a business to the next level, Rosen said. “It’s not always a question of good people versus bad people: it’s a question of … how do you get your company at its current stage of growth to get the right people who are going to help you get to the next level,” he said.

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More than 200 people gathered Feb. 14 for a panel discussion featuring Jim Muehlhausen, author of “The 51 Fatal Business Errors and How to Avoid Them,” and entrepreneurs Jerome I. Feldman and Neil Rosen. The event, which was held at the Renaissance Westchester Hotel in West Harrison, N.Y., and sponsored by the Business Journals and Wag magazine, featured a discussion of common business errors and how to transform them into successes.

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MALLOY UNVEILS COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY STRATEGY

The final version of Connecticut’s firstever Comprehensive Energy Strategy calls for expanding the availability of low-cost natural gas to consumers, implementing initiatives to reduce consumption and strengthening grid reliability through an investment in microgrids. The plan, unveiled Feb. 19 by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, “sets Connecticut apart by bringing down energy costs for

both residents and businesses,” the governor said. “Focusing on innovative approaches to energy-efficiency, cost-effective renewable power, smarter building management and expanded use of low-cost natural gas, we are reducing consumer costs, making the state more competitive and creating good jobs with good benefits,” Malloy said in a statement. The Comprehensive Energy Strategy (CES) calls on the state’s gas utilities to

detail how to make low-cost natural gas an option for hundreds of thousands of residents and three-quarters of the state’s businesses over the next seven years and proposes a $500 tax credit for consumers who make the switch to natural gas. Other elements proposed as part of the CES include upgrades to power lines and an investment in microgrids, or small-scale generation networks that could distribute electricity to facilities like hospitals, water treatment facilities and town centers in the event of prolonged power failures. Malloy’s plan would also provide a platform for the expanded use of alternative fuels and vehicles and would strengthen energy efficiency programs for consumers and businesses.

“FOCUSING ON INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO ENERGY-EFFICIENCY, COST-EFFECTIVE RENEWABLE POWER, SMARTER BUILDING MANAGEMENT AND EXPANDED USE OF LOW-COST NATURAL GAS, WE ARE REDUCING CONSUMER COSTS, MAKING THE STATE MORE COMPETITIVE AND CREATING GOOD JOBS WITH GOOD BENEFITS” — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy

Information on the state’s energy efficiency programs is now centralized on EnergizeCT.com, while the state Office of Energy Efficient Businesses is available to help small businesses identify and implement steps they can take to reduce their energy bills. The creation of a statewide energy plan was called for as part of a June 2011 statute. The law calls for the state Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) and the Connecticut Energy Advisory Board to prepare a revised Comprehensive Energy Strategy every three years. A draft energy plan was published last fall by DEEP, with public hearings on the plan held throughout November and public comments accepted through the end of December.

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BLUMENTHAL JOINS MANUFACTURERS’ TRIP TO FRANCE

Sen. Richard Blumenthal will accompany representatives of nine Connecticut manufacturers on a trade mission to Toulouse, France — the aerospace hub of Europe — later this month. The mission is part of the National Export Initiative to double exports from 2010 to 2015. During the trip, the group of Connecticut precision manufacturers will meet with Airbus, a leading aircraft manufacturer based outside of Toulouse, and its top tier suppliers. “I am proud to join these nine manufacturers in showing the European aerospace market the ingenuity, quality and value that Connecticut precision manufacturers can provide,” Blumenthal said in a statement. “It is my hope that this visit will help these outstanding companies expand their work internationally and add jobs here in Connecticut.” Together the Connecticut group employs nearly 6,000 employees in the state and is composed of AdChem Manufacturing Technologies, AeroCision, Alpha Q Inc., Capewell Components, Jonal Laboratories, Microtech, Pegasus Manufacturing and SPX Precision.

HIMES APPOINTED TO INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE

Rep. Jim Himes, a Greenwich Democrat, was appointed to the U.S. House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. With cuts on the horizon for the Department of Defense, the Intelligence Committee is responsible for budgetary oversight within the 17 intelligence committees. With several high-tech defense manufacturers based in Connecticut, Himes said he was excited to begin work in the position. — Jennifer Bissell and Patrick Gallagher

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onfidence among Connecticut’s business owners dipped in the fourth quarter of 2012 on government inaction, a new survey by the Connecticut Business & Industry Association (CBIA) shows. Just over half of the business leaders who responded to the survey said they expect Connecticut’s economy to be worse in 2013. That represents an 8 percentage-point increase from the CBIA’s third quarter 2012 survey. Pete Gioia, CBIA vice president and economist, said he believes the timing of the survey, which occurred during the height of fiscal cliff discussions, may have had an influence on the community’s reported optimism. “I don’t think dragging these cuts out is helpful,” Gioia said. “What is helpful is coming to a conclusion and a decision, and giving everyone involved certainty.” Similarly, confidence among the manufacturing sector, which stands to be impacted by the outcome of talks to avert the defense and discretionary spending cuts in Congress, has also taken a beating.

By the end of 2011, 45 percent of manufacturing and distribution respondents reported they were thriving and 83 percent reported a positive outlook, according to an annual McGladrey L.L.P. survey. By the end of 2012, however, only 25 percent of respondents said they were thriving and 70 percent reported they were optimistic. The annual survey polled 275 participants nationwide. A nearly 10 percent decline in net income projections and a 20 percent drop in additional hiring expectations for manufacturers remains significant, McGladrey representatives said. “Nationally and locally, companies that are integrally involved with the U.S. government and The Department of Defense spending has already seen signs of slowing orders and delayed commitments,” said Steve Menaker, a partner with McGladrey. “While there may be hope of avoiding the drastic cuts in the sequestration, the impact of this uncertainty will definitely impact sales and profitability. Companies are adjusting their budgets for 2013 due to delayed or smaller purchases, and this may ultimately impact equipment purchases, hiring and potentially terminations.”

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COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION

LISTED ALPHABETICALLY.

Construction Firms

Listed alphabetically. Name, address, telephone number Area code: 203 (unless otherwise noted) Website

Top local executive(s) Email address Year company established

All Phase Construction

Ray Weiner info@allphaseconstruction.org 1998

Residential and commercial, general contracting

Gus Pappajohn info@apappajohn.com 1992

Construction management, general contracting, pre-construction

Andrew B. Ashforth President and CEO ne@apconst.com 1981

Construction management, general contracting

Carl R. Kuehner info@bltoffice.com 1982

Full-service real estate development

480 Bunnell St., Bridgeport 06607 334-5145 • allphaseconstruction.org

A. Pappajohn Co. 66 Fort Point St., Norwalk 06855 523-0303 • apappajohn.com

A. P. Construction Co. 707 Summer St., Stamford 06901 388-1136 • apconst.com

Building and Land Technology Corp. 100 Washington Blvd., Suite 200, Stamford 06902 846-1900 • bltoffice.com

Claris Construction Inc. 153 S. Main St, Newtown 06470 364-9460 • clarisconstruction.com

Construction Solutions Group 30 Huckleberry Hollow, Stamford 06903 595-9882 • theconstructionsolutionsgroup.com

Coppola & Sons Construction Co. 41 Orchard St., Stamford 06902 359-1625 • coppolaandsons.com

Davenport Contracting Inc. 78 Harvard Ave., Stamford 06902 324-6308 • davenportcontracting.com

Domack Restoration L.L.C. 185 Charles St., Stratford 06615 502-2004 • domackrestoration.com

Falciglia Construction 4 Alpine Road, New Fairfield 948-7897 • falcigliaconstruction.com

JCS Construction Group Inc. 44 Homestead Ave., Stamford 06902 485-9612 • jcsconstructiongroup.com

Philip Clark AIA info@clarisconstruction.com 1991

Sylvan D. Pomerantz President Sylvan@csgroupct.com 2003

Emilio Coppola 1973

Services offered

Commercial, design/build, industrial, retail, medical, automotive, recreational

Design/build, architectural services, construction management, commercial construction, renovations and expansions

Commercial, residential and industrial

Brian MacDonald, Richard Koch bmacdonald@dvnport.com 1986

High-end residential construction management, general contracting, property management

Jason Domack jasond@domackroofing.com 1974

Air and vapor barriers, exterior siding and trim, gutters and leaders, roofing, waterproofing

Tom Falciglia tom@falcigliaconstruction.com 1995

General contracting, commercial and residential, construction and project management, interior construction design

Justin Shaw info@jcsconstructiongroup.com 2011

Commercial and residential, millwork, post construction, design/build, construction and pre construction, project management

Name, address, telephone number Area code: 203 (unless otherwise noted) Website

Top local executive(s) Email address Year company established

Malkin Construction Corp.

Tim Yahn tyahn@malkinconstruction.com 1987

Construction management, general contracting

Joseph Pecora jpecora@pecorabrothers.com 1995

Residential and commercial construction, consulting

1 Station Place, Stamford 06902 353-5220 • malkinconstruction.com

Pecora Brothers Inc. 1166 E. Putnam Ave., Riverside 06878 863-9555 • pecorabrothers.com

Phoenix Construction P.O. Box 1033, Ridgefield 06877 (914) 490-7900 • phoenixconstructioncorp.com

RMS Companies 75 Camp Ave., Stamford 06907 968-2313 • rms-companies.com

Saugatuck Construction Group 54 Research Drive, Stamford 06906 323-6500 • saugatuck-cg.com

Schimenti Construction Co. 650 Danbury Road, Ridgefield 06877 (914) 244-9100 • schimenti.com

Signature Construction Group Inc. 745 E. Main St., Stamford 06902 325-0628 • signatureconstruction.com

Sterling Associates L.L.C. P.O. Box 766, Newtown 06470 426-0021 • sterlingassociatesllc.com

Viking Construction Inc. 1387 Seaview Ave., Bridgeport 06607 353-0260 • vikingconstruction.net

Worth Construction Company Inc. 24 Taylor Ave., Bethel 06801 797-8788 • worthconstruction.com

York Construction & Development 210 Sound Beach Ave., Old Greenwich 06870 698-3460 • yorkdev.com

Mary Ann White President NA

Services offered

Multifaceted construction firm, residential and commercial, environmental services

Mia Schipani mia@rms-companies.com 1995

General contracting, construction management

Kevin M. Coughlin info@saugatuck-cg.com 2003

Construction management, general contracting, pre-construction services

Matthew Schimenti 1994

Construction management, general contracting

Jason Henry jhenry@signatureconstruction.com 1990

Construction management, general contracting

Eric Salvesen sterlingassociates@earthlink.net 1995

Complete home renovations

Anthony Gaglio Sr. info@vikingconstruction.net 1991

Construction management, general contracting, design/build, pre-construction

Joseph Pontoriero worth@worthconstruction.com 1978

Construction management, general contracting

Nick Barile nick@yorkdev.com 2000

Real estate development, design/build, general contracting

Questions or comments, call (914) 694-3600, ext. 3005. NA Not available.

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SPECIAL REPORT Construction/Development

Benenson Capital Partners L.L.C. recently installed a 100-kilowatt solar panel installation at its property at 1600 Summer St. in Stamford.

Developers, CEOs favor ‘green’ upgrades BY PATRICK GALLAGHER pgallagher@westfairinc.com

he six-story, 260,000-square-foot building at 1600 Summer St. in Stamford is fully occupied, boasting tenants that include a unit of General Electric Co., Philips Electronics, North American Corp. and Aon Corp. But that didn’t stop owner Benenson Capital Partners L.L.C. from adding a $450,000 solar panel installation to keep its building on the cutting edge in what brokers have described as a very competitive office market in the Fairfield County region. “It’s very important to us that we keep the building current, fresh and viable in the marketplace,” said Gary Sedoruk, managing director of Benenson Capital, a privately held real estate investment and development firm. “We don’t have any vacancy that truly comes to the market for a while, but regardless, you never know what could happen and you want to keep the building fresh and ready.” Given the office market conditions and a heightened focus within corporate boardrooms on environmental sustain-

ability and on reining in energy costs, more and more landlords are choosing upgrades and renovations focused on energy efficiency, said Jonathan Metz, senior associate for planning, design and consulting firm Perkins Eastman. “When you have the kind of market they have and when you need to do something to attract new tenants to the building, I’m not sure they have much choice,” Metz said. “What is cutting edge in today’s market? Well, it’s energy efficiency and environmental responsibility.” In a recent survey of top executives conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P., 41 percent of U.S. CEOs and 52 percent of global CEOs who responded expressed concern about rising energy costs as a threat to growth prospects. In response to rising energy costs, 35 percent of developed-market CEOs and 52 percent of emerging-market CEOs said they plan to increase investment in securing natural resources over the next three years. Additionally, 43 percent of U.S. CEOs who responded to the PwC survey said they plan to increase efforts to

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reduce their companies’ environmental impacts. Metz, who is LEED-accredited by the U.S. Green Building Council, said most renovations feature more affordable elements — such as new windows, insulation and light fixtures — over more expensive alternative energy solutions such as solar panels or geothermal heating and cooling systems. “It depends on the owners — it depends on their bottom line and what they think will attract those tenants they’re all competing for,” Metz said. In the case of short-term owners simply looking to flip a property, Metz said developers “don’t always want to go to green solutions that have a long payout — they want a quicker benefit, which you get with things like windows, insulation, lighting, more efficient heating systems.” While a LEED certification — short for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design — may be appealing for new projects or complete overhauls, Metz said many building owners would prefer smaller, more inexpensive upgrades. “If they don’t think that slapping ‘LEED’ on the building will get them

more tenants, they won’t go for it, but they all want to do things that’ll lower their operating costs,” Metz said. The 100-kilowatt system at 1600 Summer St., which was installed by Stamford-based American Solar and Alternative Power L.L.C., will cover about 6 percent of the property’s peak electric consumption, Sedoruk said. With state and federal incentives, he said the system will pay for itself in five to seven years. While that “is not really that exciting when it comes to energy savings thresholds,” Sedoruk said, “when you put it into the scenario that this is a 15-to-20 year cycle for solar energy and that is a renewable source of energy … it makes sense.” In the past, Sedoruk said, Benenson Capital had looked into equipping the building and some of its other properties with solar panels, saying that “this was one property where all the different factors came together.” “In the marketplace today, you’re putting a better face on your building if you take advantage of these types of installations and run your property as efficiently as possible,” he said.

REAL ESTATE IN BRIEF At 500 W. Putnam Ave., recent upgrades allow the building to recycle more than 50 percent of its waste, reduce energy use by 10 percent and reduce water use by 37 percent. “LEED-certified buildings can have a profound environmental impact,” said Jay Black, SL Green director of sustainability. “(They) have also shown to reduce employee absenteeism and enhance productivity for its occupants, according to the USGBC.”

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GREENWICH BUILDING EARNS LEED GOLD

MERRITT 7 NEARS FULL OCCUPANCY

A Greenwich building owned by a subsidiary of SL Green Realty Corp. has been awarded a LEED-Exiting Building (EB) Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. The 121,000-square-foot building at 500 W. Putnam Ave. is the third building managed by Reckson Properties to achieve a LEED-EB certification in the past four years. In 2009 and 2011, the company was awarded LEED-EB Silver and Gold certificates for two buildings in Manhattan and White Plains, N.Y. SL Green, New York City’s largest office landlord, is also among the largest owners of commercial space in the Fairfield County and Westchester County markets.

Commercial developers Clarion Partners and Marcus Partners announced that occupancy at Merritt 7 Corporate Park in Norwalk is nearly 90 percent with several new tenants signing on over the past several months. In all, seven new tenants have leased nearly 84,000 square feet of space in recent deals, Clarion Partners and Marcus Partners said. The complex totals 1.4 million square feet of space. The partners said the property would soon undergo a renovation project, which is to include upgrades to the interior and exterior common areas, including seating plazas, entryways, main lobbies, corridors and restrooms, among other items. Real estate investment firms Clarion

Partners and Marcus Partners are headquartered in New York city and Boston, respectively, and Marcus Partners has regional offices in Connecticut and Florida.

INDEPENDENT LIVING FACILITY SOLD

Real estate advisory firm Delmhorst & Sheehan, Inc. facilitated the sale of an independent living facility in Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y., for $25 million. Hertlin House, a 120-unit complex, was built in 2002 on 14 acres and is almost fully occupied, the company said. Delmhorst & Sheehan said the property attracted interest from multiple major investors. “We’re not surprised that this quality asset generated strong interest from institutional investors,” said principal John Sheehan in a statement. “We expect to see continued investor demand for this property sector due to the nation’s baby boom generation.” Delmhorst & Sheehan has offices in New York City and Stamford.

Pawling, N.Y., and Buckingham Partners of Haddonfield, N.J., won several honors at The Nationals, a home design competition sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders in late January. The 16-acre, 62-home community received gold awards for Best Clubhouse Design and Best Attached Home Plan, and silver awards for Neighborhood of the Year and Best Landscape Design. The development will also feature a clubhouse, pool and other amenities, with homes ranging from $1.3 million to $1.65 million.

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World Artist Network helps artists, communities connect Artists often have trouble networking and sharing their work with the public. Recognizing the value of building connections within the community both online and offline, World Artist Network (WAN) moved to establish a formal organization by creating a website and registering as a nonprofit. Since incorporating in Connecticut in 2010, WAN has expanded its programs to serve the people of the greater Bridgeport area. Our online community has grown to include members from around the globe. At the same time, we have expanded our efforts in our own neighborhood. In 2011, we began a partnership with several of Bridgeport’s public schools to bring volunteer artists into the classrooms. We work with the teachers to identify areas in which students may be struggling and tie our projects to those needs. We have engaged the broader community through our “Artist for a Day” events, during which we guide children and adults in creating simple art projects. These events encourage the public to view arts as something accessible to everyone, not just professionals. In the same vein, we’ve found that many people feel intimidated by art, because they lack the tools to interpret it, making it that much more difficult to bridge the gap between artists and the public. We held a series of open lectures at the Black Rock Branch Library in Bridgeport last year to lower this barrier by teaching participants about the basic elements of art. This winter we signed an agreement to open our firstever art space in the historic Arcade Mall in downtown Bridgeport. The space opened this month, giving us added opportunities to offer programs and activities for artists and members of the general public alike. You can find out more about our upcoming events at theworldartistnetwork.org. We hope you will join us as we celebrate a new chapter in our story — one that continues with service to our community for years to come. Valeria Garrido-Bisceglia Director Member of the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County

The mission of the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County is to support cultural organizations, artists and creative businesses by providing promotion, services and advocacy. For more information, visit CulturalAllianceFC.org or email infoCulturalAllianceFC.org or call 256-2329. For events lists, visit FCBuzz.org.

FCBUZZ SHAWN MULLINS LIGHTS UP FAIRFIELD THEATRE COMPANY Atlanta-based folksinger Shawn Mullins, best-known for his Top Ten hit “Lullaby,” comes to the Fairfield Theatre Company March 1. Since we last heard from Shawn Mullins on 2008’s “Honeydew,” the singer/ songwriter and bandleader has undergone a series of transformative experiences, Shawn Mullins leading to a second coming for the veteran artist. Evidence of Mullins’ newfound level of musical and lyrical ambition courses s through “Light You Up.” His experiences included immersion in the collaborative creative process, in one instance putting him atop the country charts via a key contribution to the Zac Brown Band’s “Toes,” marking his third No. 1 single. Further co-writing yielded nine of the 11 songs on the new album, which Mullins believes represents the strongest, most expressive writing of his distinguished career. The process that brought the new album to life parallels its underlying theme of banding together. “Light

You Up” is an ensemble album through and through, the result of creative interaction from the writing through the recording. Shawn’s friend and collaborator, Nashville pro Chuck Cannon (whose songs have been cut by the likes of Dolly Parton, Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson), cowrote “California” and “Light You Up” (the first single). Says Mullins: “A lot of songwriters will work on a song for a few hours and when it’s pretty good they’ll call it quits. When Cannon and I are working, we won’t leave a song unfinished. There’s a lot of tweaking and fine-tuning until we know the song is right. ‘California’ and ‘Light You Up’ are very special to me. They both hint at where we are in America right now.” The album is overflowing with perfect rhymes, telling detail and underlying intimations. This is uncommonly literate stuff, striking in its insightfulness and compassion. Delivered by Mullins in his companionable baritone, as livedin and textured as your favorite pair of faded jeans, amid relentless rhythms, churning Hammond organ runs and swooping guitar lines, every line is absolutely spellbinding, adding incrementally to the album’s gripping intensity. The doors open for the concert at 7 p.m. Tickets are $27. The Fairfield Theatre Company is at 70 Sanford St. For more, call 259-1036 or visit ftc.org.

CCP IN NORWALK OFFERS A PORTRAIT OF PORTRAITS “Portraits in Print,’’the annual show of more than 50 works by members of the Center for Contemporary Printmaking in Norwalk, is on view through March 31. “Portraits in Print” considers the nature of the portrait. A well-executed one is expected to show the inner essence of the subject (from the artist’s point of view), not just a literal likeness. Portraits can be of individuals, couples, parents and children, families, or collegial groups. Beside human beings, animals, pets and even inanimate objects can be chosen as subjects for portraits. Sometimes, a portrait includes inanimate objects that refer to the subject’s identity. The contemporary world of art and fashion is seeing a resurgence of portrait art. This new portraiture has often meant an indirect approach to the genre, even a conceptual one, or has used the

subject as a foil, with portraits serving to comment on larger issues, including individual identity, social inequities, politics, celebrity obsession and the genre of portraiture itself. The exhibit is accompanied by a solo show of Courtney Johnson’s cliché verre works “Cycle of Cities I: Collapse.” Johnson received the Best in Show Award from “Panorama,” the annual CCP members’ exhibition last year. This artist/photographer has been expanding on a painted negative technique invented in the 1800s, creating cityscapes by painting on glass negatives and film that are then modified, manipulated and printed. Johnson references contemporary and historical events, focusing on major global epicenters and draws attention to a universal recurring theme, the cycle of destruction and rebirth.

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BUSINESS JOURNAL Fahy, Thomas, contractor for Housatonic Boat Club. Perform external renovations at an existing commercial building, Shore Road, Stratford. Estimated cost: $7,600. Filed Feb. 7.

Testa, Robert, contractor for Cactus L.L.C. Perform interior renovations at an existing commercial building, 300 Benton St., Stratford. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Feb. 7.

GRL Construction, contractor for NH Development Resources. Fit-out an existing commercial building for Subway, 100 Hawley Lane, Trumbull. Estimated cost: $22,000. Filed Feb. 12.

Tocci Building, contractor for Forest City L.L.C. Construct new residential units, 1111 Stratford Ave., Stratford. Estimated cost: $2.3 million. Filed Feb. 7.

Schetelich, Frederick C. Jr., Darien, $7,000, in favor of Kane Legal Group L.L.C. and Patricia Kane, New Haven, by Joseph M. Tobin. Property: Elm St., Darien. Filed Feb. 1.

Heins, Zack, contractor for C&H Associates. Perform interior renovations at an existing commercial building, 446 to 556 Hollister St., Stratford. Estimated cost: $1,600. Filed Feb. 7.

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JLN Consulting L.L.C., Berlin, contractor for Sound Development Group L.L.C. Construct a new commercial building, 41/51 Monroe Turnpike, Trumbull. Estimated cost: $700,000. Filed Feb. 6.

ATTACHMENTSFILED Hayden, Mark; Industrial Motion Systems Inc.; and Advanced Automation Systems Inc., Monroe, $24,000, in favor of Christian Street L.L.C., by Philip H. Monogan, Waterbury. Property: 43 Gerardo Drive, Monroe. Filed Feb. 6.

COMMERCIAL 847 L.L.C. Perform interior alterations at an existing commercial building, 268 Greenwood Ave., Bethel. Estimated cost: $43,790. Filed Feb. 6. B G Construction, contractor for Herbert V. Camp Jr., After-the-fact permit to convert a storefront for Chez Shay Boutique Hair Salon, 153 Greenwood Ave., Bethel. Estimated cost: $17,500. Filed Feb. 7. Caldwell & Walsh Building Construction, Sandy Hook, contractor for Ridgefield Professional Office. Fitout an existing commercial building, 901 Ethan Allen Highway, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $325,000. Filed Feb. 1.

Items appearing in the Fairfield County Business Journal’s On The Record section are compiled from various sources, including public records made available to the media by federal, state and municipal agencies and the court system. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this information, no liability is assumed for errors or omissions. In the case of legal action, the records cited are open to public scrutiny and should be inspected before any action is taken. Questions and comments regarding this section should be directed to: Patrick Gallagher c/o Westfair Communications Inc. 3 Gannett Drive, Suite G7 White Plains, N.Y. 10604-3407 Phone: (914)694-3600 Fax: (914)694-3680

JLN Consulting L.L.C., Berlin, contractor for Sound Development Group L.L.C. Construct a new commercial building, 41/51 Monroe Turnpike, Trumbull. Estimated cost: $350,000. Filed Feb. 6. JLN Consulting L.L.C., Berlin, contractor for Sound Development Group L.L.C. Construct a new commercial building, 41/51 Monroe Turnpike, Trumbull. Estimated cost: $350,000. Filed Feb. 6. MP Buckley L.L.C., contractor for Westfield Shopping Town. Fit-out an existing commercial building for Threading Station, 5065 Main St., Trumbull. Estimated cost: $16,000. Filed Feb. 7. MR Remodeling, contractor for Michael Rizzo. Perform interior alterations at an existing commercial building, 227 Greenwood Ave., Bethel. Estimated cost: $4,500. Filed Feb. 6. Oross, Michael, contractor for Bali Thai Imports. Fit-out an existing commercial building for 360 Sniffens Lane, Stratford. Estimated cost: $4,000. Filed Feb. 14. SL Management Group, contractor for Trefoil Park. Fit-out an existing commercial building for Keller Williams, 126 Monroe Turnpike, Trumbull. Estimated cost: $160,000. Filed Feb. 12.

Arigna Lane L.L.C., New Milford, contractor for Jerry E. Richter. Construct a new single-family residence, 63 Blue Ridge Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $82,368. Filed Feb. 7. C V Building Concepts Inc., Ridgefield. Construct a new single-family residence, 52 Gilbert St., Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $427,028. Filed Jan. 25. Costantini, Lino. Construct an accessory building with a nonhabitable space at a single-family residence, 35 Lillian Drive, Trumbull. Estimated cost: $29,120. Filed Feb. 12. Crane, Richard, contractor for Victor Carvalho. Re-roof an existing single-family residence, 102 Victory St., Stratford. Estimated cost: $98,000. Filed Feb. 14. Darien Construction, Darien, contractor for Edgewood Partners L.L.C. Construct a new single-family residence, 31 Edgewood Road, Darien. Estimated cost: $435,000. Filed Feb. 1. Dellavecchio, Michael. Perform interior renovations at an existing single-family residence, 65 Colony St., Stratford. Estimated cost: $3,200. Filed Feb. 7.

Minopoli Builders, Trumbull, contractor for Mr. and Mrs. Becker. Perform interior renovations at an existing single-family residence, 24 Cobblers Hill Road, Trumbull. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed Feb. 1.

VAS Construction, contractor for Kevin Kane. Perform additions and renovations at an existing single-family residence, 21 Coach Lamp Lane, Darien. Estimated cost: $289,000. Filed Feb. 12.

Musolino, Daniel L., Danbury, contractor for Suzanne and Norman Seifert. Perform interior renovations at an existing single-family residence, 281 Silver Spring Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Feb. 4.

Vogler, Caroline and Ashley Mink. Perform interior renovations at an existing single-family residence, 18 Lake Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed Feb. 1.

NLD Carpentry L.L.C., contractor for Mark Miller. Perform interior renovations at an existing singlefamily residence, 35 Glenarden Road, Trumbull. Estimated cost: $1,500. Filed Feb. 13. Purciello, Sharon and Brad. Add a two-story addition to an existing single-family residence, 4 Rosewood Lane, Shelton. Estimated cost: $76,240. Filed Feb. 1. Rotundo, Allison and Dennis. Perform interior renovations at an existing single-family residence, 1174 Daniels Farm Road, Trumbull. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed Feb. 12. Rutka, Randy, contractor for Elenore Colon. Re-roof an existing singlefamily residence, 81 Beard Terrace, Stratford. Estimated cost: $69,000. Filed Feb. 7. Sanders, Pamela and Eric. Perform interior renovations at an existing single-family residence, 136 Oldfield Road, Trumbull. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Feb. 4. Sturges Brothers Inc. Perform interior renovations at an existing singlefamily residence, 383 W. Mountain Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Feb. 6.

Douglas, Gregory A. Perform interior renovations at an existing singlefamily residence, 306 Wilton Road West, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $80,000. Filed Feb. 7.

Tinaj, Anton. Perform additions and renovations at an existing single-family residence, 114 Hecker Ave., Darien. Estimated cost: $617,000. Filed Feb. 1.

L.A. Barnaby, contractor for John Euckert. Re-roof an existing singlefamily residence, 509 Riverdale Drive, Stratford. Estimated cost: $13,000. Filed Feb. 7.

Vargoshe, Louise and John, Perform interior renovations at an existing single-family residence, 15 Kazo Drive, Shelton. Estimated cost: $8,100. Filed Feb. 5.

Walker, Michael. Elevate a singlefamily residence, 67 Indian Well Road, Shelton. Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed Feb. 1. Walpole Woodworkers, Ridgefield, contractors for Dominick C. Cerbone. Construct an accessory building with a nonhabitable space at a single-family residence, 53 Main St., Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $13,500. Filed Feb. 12. Westchester Modular Home of Fairfield, Bethel, contractor for Katherine M. Fizer. Construct a new single-family residence, 121 Sleepy Hollow Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $470,000. Filed Jan. 24.

COURT CASES

BRIDGEPORT DISTRICT COURT Aesys Technologies L.L.C., et al., Wilmington, Del. Filed by John Schmidt, Groton. Plaintiff’s attorney: Amity L. Arscott, Groton. Action: The plaintiff has brought this suit against the defendant due to exposure to asbestos during his employment. The plaintiff now suffers from asbetosis, an asbestos-related lung disease. Filed Feb. 13. Case no. 6033172. Round Hill Associates L.L.C., Southport. Filed by Donat C. Marchand, administrator of the estate of Albert A. Garofalo, Fairfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Edward T. Krumeich, Greenwich. Action: The plaintiff has brought this suit against the defendant for a real property contract of sale with the provision that if the property can be divided into three lots instead of two, that the amount of $100,000 would be paid to the estate. The plaintiff alleges the defendant is delaying the planning and zoning appeals in order to avoid paying the premium to the estate, and claims monetary damages. Filed Feb. 13. Case no. 6033135.

St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Bridgeport. Filed by Julia L. and Gary M. Knepler. Plaintiffs attorney: Joel H. Lichtenstein, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this malpractice suit against the defendant because an object was left inside the plaintiff while a patient of the medical center. The plaintiffs claim the defendant failed to properly care for and treat the plaintiff while in its care and that the plaintiff sustained serious personal injury and has been deprived of life’s activities. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000. Filed Feb. 13. Case no. 6033143. Straub, Edward M.D., P.C., Bridgeport. Filed by Martha and Ronald Butz, Trumbull. Plaintiff’s attorney: Nicholas E. Wocl, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this malpractice suit against the defendant doctor because he performed a surgical procedure on the plaintiff, which was made worse when the plaintiff was transported. The plaintiff claims monetary damages. Filed Feb. 13. Case no. 6033133.

DANBURY DISTRICT COURT Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc., et al., Ridgefield. Filed by Wilford Caulkins, representative of the estate of Nancy Caulkins, Lookout Mountain, Tenn. Plaintiff’s attorney: Neal L. Moskow, Fairfield. Action: The plaintiff has brought this suit against the defendant for product liability involving Paradaxa and its failure to disclose a warning section, which states that there was no way to reverse the anticoagulant effects of the medication. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000. Filed Feb. 13. Case no. 6011598.

STAMFORD DISTRICT COURT Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc., et al., Ridgefield. Filed by Patricia Clinge, Lake Zurich, Ill. Plaintiff’s attorneys: Marisa A. Bellair and Steven J. Errante, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff has brought this suit against the defendant for product liability of Paradaxa and its failure to disclose a warning section, which states that there was no way to reverse the anticoagulant effects of the medication. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000. Filed Feb. 14. Case no. 6017204.

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on the record Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc., et al., Ridgefield. Filed by Charles Harrison, Nashville, Tenn. Plaintiff’s attorneys: Marisa A. Bellair and Steven J. Errante, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff has brought this suit against the defendant for product liability of Paradaxa and its failure to disclose a warning section, which states that there was no way to reverse the anticoagulant effects of the medication. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000. Filed Feb. 14. Case no. 6017205.

Rubino Brothers Inc., Stamford. Filed by Jeanne Mangino and James M. Rubino, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorneys: Gary S. Klein and Ryan W. Scully, Stamford. Action: The plaintiffs, tenants in common, have brought this suit against the defendant as they each own a property, with undivided one-half interest. The defendant has failed to pay full market use and occupancy fees of the property to the trustees. The plaintiff claims damages and partition of property. Filed Feb. 13. Case no. 6017160.

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc., et al., Ridgefield. Filed by Max Kaley, Dawsonville, Ga. Plaintiff’s attorneys: Marisa A. Bellair and Steven J. Errante, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff has brought this suit against the defendant for product liability of Paradaxa and its failure to disclose a warning section, which states that there was no way to reverse the anticoagulant effects of the medication. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000. Filed Feb. 14. Case no. 6017206.

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Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc., et al., Ridgefield. Filed by Herbert Brock, Glendale, Ariz. Plaintiff’s attorneys: Marisa A. Bellair and Steven J. Errante, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff has brought this suit against the defendant for product liability of Paradaxa and its failure to disclose a warning section, which states that there was no way to reverse the anticoagulant effects of the medication. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000. Filed Feb. 14. Case no. 6017209. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc., et al., Ridgefield. Filed by Russell T. Delaney, Las Vegas, Nevada. Plaintiff’s attorneys: Marisa A. Bellair and Steven J. Errante, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff has brought this suit against the defendant for product liability of Paradaxa and its failure to disclose a warning section, which states that there was no way to reverse the anticoagulant effects of the medication. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000. Filed Feb. 14. Case no. 6017210. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc., et al., Ridgefield. Filed by James M. Sonnier, Plaintiff’s attorneys: Marisa A. Bellair and Steven J. Errante, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff has brought this suit against the defendant for product liability of Paradaxa and its failure to disclose a warning section, which states that there was no way to reverse the anticoagulant effects of the medication. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000. Filed Feb. 14. Case no. 6017214.

Lewtan Industries Corp., Hartford. Filed by Africa Cobra, Hartford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Emanuele Robert Cicchiello, Hartford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this suit against the defendant to recover damages for sexual harassment, gender discrimination and wrongful termination due to her pregnant status. Filed Feb. 12. Case no. 13cv00197. Price Chopper Inc., Bristol. Filed by Theresa Teti. Plaintiff’s attorney: Anthony Rosato Minchella, Middlebury. Action: The plaintiff has brought this suit against the defendant to recover damages for wrongful termination; violation of Americans with Disabilites Act and Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act after sustaining a work-related injury. The plaintiff claims a trial by jury. Filed Feb. 12. Case no. 13cv00196.

DEEDS

COMMERCIAL 707 IF L.L.C., Greenwich. Seller: Melissa Straub Janney, Stamford and Brice A. Janney, Greenwich. Property: 35 Andrews Farm Road, Greenwich. Amount: $6.3 million. Filed Feb. 1. Hollow Tree Property L.L.C., Darien. Seller: Kathryn and Clifford I. VanVoorhees, Darien. Property: 446 Hollow Tree Ridge Road, Darien. Amount: $450,000. Filed Feb. 7. Mortimer Drive L.L.C., Westport. Seller: Sydney A. and Peter L. Uhry, Old Greenwich. Property: 17 Mortimer Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $800,000. Filed Feb. 1. One Morton Square L.L.C., Keswick, Va. Seller: Janice S. Gasparrini, Greenwich. Property: 40 W. Elm St., Unit 2K, Greenwich. Amount: $595,000. Filed Feb. 7. Pall Construction L.L.C., Monroe. Seller: Genevieve McHugh, Stratford. Property: 21 Bardugone Lane, Monroe. Amount: $127,000. Filed Feb. 6.

SL Greens Farms Road L.L.C., Short Hills, N.J. Seller: Allianz Life Insurance Co. of North America, Minneapolis, Minn. Property: 55 and 57 Greens Farms Road, Westport. Amount: $16 million. Filed Feb. 1.

RESIDENTIAL Adler, Samantha J., Brookfield. Seller: Nebury Renaissance L.L.C., Danbury. Property: 23 Scuppo Road, Unit 5-2, Danbury. Amount: $146,000. Filed Feb. 4. Agyedu, Vanessa and Kojo, Shelton. Seller: George Sherman Jr., Shelton. Property: 24 Summit Ave., Shelton. Amount: $300,000. Filed Feb. 4. Akyuz, Anne K. and Ishak D., Riverside. Seller: Dorothy R. and Walter A. Pidgursky, Stamford. Property: 114 Hendrie Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $800,000. Filed Feb. 11. Anderson, Janice M. and Michael T., Bethel. Seller: Maria Cerra, Bethel and Carlo A. Cerra, Charlotte, N.C. Property: 25 Garella Road, Bethel. Amount: $180,000. Filed Feb. 4. Archer, Elizabeth J., Bethel. Seller: Janet Marie Dunne, Bethel. Property: 39 Nature View Trail, Bethel. Amount: $184,000. Filed Feb. 14. Argenio, Heather L. and Ernest T., Brookfield. Seller: Anne L. and Jeffrey Levine, Brookfield. Property: 8 Cove Road, Brookfield. Amount: $624,000. Filed Feb. 11. Baker, Sarah Campbell and Robert Keith, Westport. Seller: Sophie Liechti, Westport. Property: 26 Clinton Ave., Westport. Amount: $635,000. Filed Feb. 1. Benedetto, Dianna M., Bethel. Seller: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., McLean, Va. Property: 142C Grassy Plain St., Bethel. Amount: $140,000. Filed Feb. 6. Bologna, Mario, Stratford. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Washington, D.C. Property: 681 Columbus Ave., Stratford. Amount: $75,000. Filed Feb. 5. Bonaventure, Margaret, Danbury. Seller: Rebecca W. Lee, Brookline, Mass. Property: 1 Beaverbrook Road, Unit 48, Danbury. Amount: $73,500. Filed Feb. 4. Brandon, Jeanette Trust, Tavernier, Fla. Seller: Carolyn A. and John A. Murphy, Newtown. Property: Lot 6, Map 7369, Newtown. Amount: $529,000. Filed Feb. 14.

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Breslin, Kevin P., Monroe. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Washington, D.C. Property: 166 Old Zoar Road, Monroe. Amount: $210,000. Filed Feb. 4.

Janney, Brice A., Greenwich. Seller: Janet V. Caputo, Greenwich. Property: 77 Sherwood Ave., Unit 9 aka 23 Chieftains Road, Greenwich. Amount: $2.4 million. Filed Feb. 1.

Burton, Gia and Mark, Old Greenwich. Seller: Traditional Building and Design L.L.C., Darien. Property: 39 Shore Road, Greenwich. Amount: $2.5 million. Filed Feb. 5.

Johnson, Daniel G. trustee, Greenwich. Seller: Sandra N. and Stephen M. Waters, Greenwich. Property: 7 Larkspur Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $5.7 million. Filed Feb. 11.

Caffray, Lauren and Charles, Riverside. Seller: Emma and James J. Valentine, Riverside. Property: 26 Bramble Lane, Riverside. Amount: $3.4 million. Filed Feb. 8.

Johnson, Daniel G. trustee, Greenwich. Seller: Sandra N. and Stephen M. Waters, Greenwich. Property: 7 Larkspur Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $1.6 million. Filed Feb. 11.

Cheffer, Paris and Culver Casson, Westport. Seller: Michael P. Cardiff, Westport. Property: 3 Spring Hill Road, Westport. Amount: $1.5 million. Filed Feb. 1.

Kulikova, Anastasia, Westport. Seller: Barbara Shaham, Stratford. Property: 3699 Broadbridge Ave., Unit 313, Stratford. Amount: $75,000. Filed Feb. 7.

Chen, Jing and Frederic Henry Perrin, Greenwich. Seller: Michelle H. and Eric D. Deardoff, London, United Kingdom. Property: 50 Londonderry Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $1.7 million. Filed Feb. 4.

Lance, Katherine W., New York City. Seller: Lisa Ann McEachern, Monroe; Dino Graziano, Trumbull and Mark Graziano, Stratford. Property: 531 California St., Stratford. Amount: $156,000. Filed Feb. 1.

Cioffi, Deborah and Philip, West Harrison, N.Y. Seller: Susan M. Silbernagel, Duck, N.C. Property: 27 Eagle Rock Hill, Bethel. Amount: $185,000. Filed Feb. 12.

Leggett, Elizabeth A. and Jesper Linvald, Stamford. Seller: Carole T. and Burton I. Orland, Westport. Property: 94 Compo Road North, Westport. Amount: $850,000. Filed Feb. 8.

Conte, Doreen and Michael, Greenwich. Seller: Kimberly A. and Michael J. Jackson, Greenwich. Property: 5 Circle Drive Extension, Greenwich. Amount: $687,000. Filed Feb. 1.

Levine, Rona J., North Salem, N.Y. Seller: Ronald J. Artale, Woodbury. Property: 60 Nabby Road, Unit 87, Danbury. Amount: $280,000. Filed Feb. 5.

Erhardt, Kristine M., Danbury. Seller: Lakeside Development L.L.C., Brookfield. Property: 44 E. Hayestown Road, Unit 16, Danbury. Amount: $303,264. Filed Feb. 6.

Lumento, Julianna M. and James R., New Haven. Seller: Connex Credit Union Inc., Shelton. Property: 20 Autumn Ridge Road, Trumbull. Amount: $250,000. Filed Feb. 4.

Etes, Louise L., Newtown. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Washington, D.C. Property: 15 Pole Bridge Road, Newtown. Amount: $181,678. Filed Feb. 1.

Marathe, Girija R. and Siddurth S. Manohar, Brookfield. Seller: Tara M. and Matthew Ackerly, Brookfield. Property: 9 Clover Court, Brookfield. Amount: $450,000. Filed Feb. 11.

Goodwin, Stacey M., Stamford. Seller: Bethany B. and Joseph R. Czarnecki, Stamford. Property: 56 Evergreen Ave., Westport. Amount: $995,000. Filed Feb. 11.

Marc, Luckner, Norwalk. Seller: Southstar III L.L.C., Stratford. Property: 125 Booth St., Stratford. Amount: $135,000. Filed Feb. 5.

Hernandez, Ileana and Emerick Torres, Bronx, N.Y. Seller: Ellis A. Tarlton III, Danbury. Property: 25 Kingswood Road, Danbury. Amount: $275,000. Filed Feb. 4. Isaac, Keri A., Stratford. Seller: Rebecca Moran and Joseph Rubin, Stratford. Property: 100 Pine Tree Trail, Stratford. Amount: $217,500. Filed Feb. 1.

Marker, Dana C., Danbury. Seller: Shannon A. and Brad B. Ritchie, Danbury. Property: 2 Ivy Lane, Danbury. Amount: $217,000. Filed Feb. 6. McDonnell, Mary S. and Ryan P., New York Citly. Seller: Emily Record and Rafael Torres, Darien. Property: 89 Hollow Tree Ridge Road, Darien. Amount: $1.6 million. Filed Feb. 4. Messana, Jay, Kew Gardens, N.Y. Seller: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, D.C. Property: 582 Canaan Road, Stratford. Amount: $112,500. Filed Feb. 5.

Montanez, Jenny, Shelton. Seller: Darrell Schaible, Yardsley, Pa. Property: 10 Manhassett Trail, Shelton. Amount: $190,000. Filed Feb. 6. Mustafa, Shakil, Bethel. Seller: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., McLean, Va. Property: 10 Grace Court, Bethel. Amount: $225,000. Filed Feb. 7. Mysliwiec, Alyssa Y. and Michael J., Shelton. Seller: Rachel D. Olsen and Anthony F. Wargo, Shelton. Property: 27 Deer Run Lane, Shelton. Amount: $252,500. Filed Feb. 5. National Residential Nominee Services Inc., Plano, Texas. Property: Chiquita V. White, Newtown. Property: 5 Winton Farm Road, Newtown. Amount: $706,000. Filed Feb. 5. Nguon, Ly Kouch and Lawrence, Danbury. Seller: Citibank, Sioux Falls, S.D. Property: 38 Purcell Drive, Danbury. Amount: $230,100. Filed Feb. 4. Ochman, James, Trumbull. Seller: Joy O. Paschalidis and Paul J. Giatas Jr., Trumbull. Property: 36 Woodridge Circle, Trumbull. Amount: $190,000. Filed Feb. 1. Oren, Rebecca G. and Ben, Westport. Seller: Westport Building Co. L.L.C., Westport. Property: 5 Ledgemoor Lane, Westport. Amount: $2.1 million. Filed Feb. 6. Ospina, Ana C. and Carlos M. Villegas, Monroe. Seller: Barbara A. and Andrew J. Saranich, Beverly Hills, Fla. Property: 270 Moose Hill Road, Monroe. Amount: $245,000. Filed Feb. 4. Perez, Tracy, Fairfield. Seller: C. Darron Kannenberg, Stratford. Property: 69 Heather Ridge, Shelton. Amount: $115,000. Filed Feb. 5. Petrino, Sandy and Mark A., Trumbull. Seller: Pamela A. and Louis A. Occhicone, Easton. Property: 15 Northwood Drive, Easton. Amount: $305,000. Filed Feb. 12. Ramesh, Kalaiselvi and Paramasivan, Wappinger Falls, N.Y. Seller: Cheung Tak Chan, Danbury. Property: 16 Chelsea Drive, Danbury. Amount: $665,000. Filed Feb. 4. Ramos, Karen L., Stratford. Seller: Astoria Federal Savings and Loan Association, Long Island City, N.Y. Property: 172 Reeds Lane, Stratford. Amount: $119,900. Filed Feb. 5. Richardson, Michele, Greenwich. Seller: Kim P. Chu, Greenwich. Property: 176 Hobart Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $485,000. Filed Feb. 1.

on the record CREDITS, CLIENTS AND AWARDS THE KENNEDY CENTER, headquartered in Trumbull, was recently awarded $25,000 from the Autism Speaks Family Services Community Grant. The grant will be used to develop a travel training curriculum for transitional high school students on the autism spectrum. The new curriculum will consider the unique needs and learning styles of young people with autism and is based on The Kennedy Center’s proven travel training curriculum. Travel training teaches people with disabilities and seniors the skills necessary to safely and independently utilize regular bus and train services throughout Connecticut. These forms of transportation are used for school, work, worship and leisure activities.

NEWSMAKERS DR. ABAYOMI AKANJI was recently appointed to the founding faculty of the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University. As a professor of medical sciences, Akanji will teach clinical chemistry and endocrinology in the new medical school, which will train primary-care physicians when it opens this fall on Quinnipiac’s North Haven campus. Previously, Akanji was a visiting professor of metabolic medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University. Prior to that, he was a professor of clinical pathology at Kuwait University. Akanji has a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Oxford and a medical degree and master’s degree in chemical pathology from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

WILLIAM E. WRANG was promoted to executive vice president, commercial real estate group. Previously, Wrang led commercial real estate as part of Webster’s strategy to meaningfully expand its commercial banking business. Prior to that, Wrang was at Aetna where he worked as a real estate lender.

AMY JAKOBEIT was promoted to senior vice president, Customer Care Center. In her new role, Jakobeit is responsible for Webster’s interaction with customers via telephone and online chat. Jakobeit joined Webster in 1992 and moved to the Customer Care Center in 1995 to help develop it into one of the bank’s primary distribution channels.

ON THE GO WEDNESDAY FEB. 27 “Private Equity: Who are they? What are they looking for?” SCORE workshop, 6 to 8 p.m., Norwalk City Hall, 125 East Ave., Norwalk. Check-in at 5:30 p.m. Free and open to public. For information, visit scorenorwalk.org or call 831-0065.

THURSDAY MARCH 7 “The Thinking Person’s Guide to Sales” SCORE workshop, 6 to 8 p.m., UCONN Stamford Campus, 1 University Place, Stamford. Check-in at 5:30 p.m. Advice for small and medium-size businesses on business and strategic plan development, strategic forecasting, marketing plan development and execution and operational efficiency improvement. For information, visit scorenorwalk.org or call 831-0065.

SNAPSHOT AMERICARES, headquartered in Stamford, delivered 8,000 more doses of influenza vaccine to free clinics and community health programs to stem the continuing flu epidemic. Widespread flu activity has been reported in 42 states with seniors at the greatest risk, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While the number of flu cases is starting to decline along the East Coast, cases continue to increase in the west.

ALEX OVERKAMP of Seymour was recently appointed by Reby Advisors in Danbury as director of business development. Overkamp is a financial services professional with more than 10 years experience in cultivating new business relationships. At Reby Advisors, he will be responsible for the recruitment of seasoned financial advisors to join the firm. WEBSTER BANK, a regional bank headquartered in Waterbury and serving businesses and consumers from Westchester County, N.Y., to Boston, Mass., recently announced the following promotions. ROSEMARY GAIDOS was promoted to executive vice president, consumer deposits, a newly created position at the bank. Previously, Gaidos was senior vice president, head of bank operations and security. Prior to that, she was senior vice president, chief compliance and operating risk officer. Before joining Webster, Gaidos was senior vice president, compliance risk management at Bank of America. A patient in Staten Island, N.Y., receives a flu shot donated by AmeriCares after Hurricane Sandy. Photo by Alex Ostasiewicz/AmeriCares.

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on the record Robertson, Elizabeth A. and Edward A., Mount Vernon, N.Y. Seller: Xun Zou, Fairfield and Rongrong Zhou, Bridgeport. Property: 17 Ken Oaks Drive, Danbury. Amount: $250,000. Filed Feb. 4. Robinson, Tavara and Jason, Stratford. Seller: Vaseleios Panousopoulos, Stratford. Property: 246 Barnum Terrace, Stratford. Amount: $211,000. Filed Feb. 5.

Wetmore, Elena C., Stratford. Seller: 50 to 60 Prospect Drive L.L.C., Stratford. Property: 50 Prospect Drive, Stratford. Amount: $200,000. Filed Feb. 1.

Kelley, Susan J. Creditor: Citimortgage, Inc., O’Fallon, Mo. Property: 34 Brittania Road aka 60 Nabby Road, Unit 65, Danbury. Judgment of foreclosure has passed. Filed Feb. 4.

Bradford, Leona, Monroe. $3,775.77, in favor of Vion Holdings L.L.C., Atlanta, Ga., by Julie B. Solomon, Albany, N.Y. Property: 12 Maplewood Drive, Westport. Filed Feb. 4.

Williams, Michele M., Westport. Seller: Deepdale Holdings L.L.C., Westport. Property: 15 Owenoke Park, Westport. Amount: $3.5 million. Filed Feb. 7.

Martin, Anthony J. Jr. and Christopher R. Stratham, et al. Creditor: Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C., Lewisville, Texas. Property: 64 Hawleyville Road, Unit K, Bethel. Judgment of foreclosure has passed. Filed Feb. 4.

Bryant, Clifton, Stratford. $1,096, in favor of Bridgeport Radiology Associates, Bridgeport, by Jeffrey T. Schuyler, New Britain. Property: 84 Goodwin Place, Stratford. Filed Feb. 6.

Rogers, Cathleen A., Stratford. Seller: Tifany Recupero, Stratford. Property: 510 E. Main St., Unit 218, Stratford. Amount: $109,000. Filed Feb. 4.

Wood, Eileen K. and Jonathan Andrews, Stratford. Seller: David Springer Jr., Rochester, Minn. Property: 118 Klondike St., Stratford. Amount: $152,400. Filed Feb. 4.

Salberghi, Louis J. Jr., New York City. Seller: William M. Miller, New Rochelle, N.Y. Property: 4 Elmwood Road, New Fairfield. Amount: $315,000. Filed Feb. 4.

Zyskowska, Jolanta and Zdzislaw, New Milford. Seller: Louis Petro Jr., Gaylordsville. Property: Lot 32, Map 862, New Fairfield. Amount: $11,500. Filed Feb. 11.

Scelza, Maureen and Matthew, Stratford. Seller: Susan Moss Tyler and Robert Moss, Stratford. Property: 990 Cutspring Road, Stratford. Amount: $219,000. Filed Feb. 1. Skiba, Susan, Monroe. Seller: Lisa Wells and Anthony Foote, Monroe. Property: 22 Georges Lane, Monroe. Amount: $309,000. Filed Feb. 6. Sobel, H. Jeanne trust, Stratford. Seller: Dorothy Guman, Stratford. Property: 618A Erie Lane, Stratford. Amount: $194,950. Filed Feb. 6. Sossena, Jalena and Christopher, Tuckahoe, N.Y. Seller: Cynthia H. and John Giaquinto, New Fairfield. Property: 9 Jeremy Drive, New Fairfield. Amount: $465,000. Filed Feb. 4. Spinner, Robyn and Michael S., Trumbull. Seller: Mary Beth and John W. Moynihan, Norwalk. Property: 215 Stonehouse Road, Trumbull. Amount: $370,000. Filed Feb. 5. Stowell, Allison and Gregory, Bethel. Seller: John S. Todd, Bethel. Property: 88 Taylor Road, Bethel. Amount: $536,000. Filed Feb. 11. Trica, Michael H., Westport. Seller: Christina and Robert Trauber, Westport. Property: 25 Sturges Commons, Westport. Amount: $3.1 million. Filed Feb. 4. Tricarico, Karen A. and James M., Westport. Seller: Twin Circle L.L.C, Westport. Property: 5 Twin Circle Drive, Westport. Amount: $2.3 million. Filed Feb. 4. Villalona, Elizabeth and Jorge L., Danbury. Seller: Jiaying Wang and Xiang Li, Danbury. Property: 24 Driftwood Road, Danbury. Amount: $472,500. Filed Feb. 4.

FORECLOSURES Ambrose, Albert A. Creditor: Thomas R. Owens, Trumbull. Property: 6 Anita Ave., Trumbull. Judgment of foreclosure has passed. Filed Feb. 6. Barroso, Paula, et al. Creditor: Deutsche Bank National Trust, trustee, Los Angeles, Calif. Property: 33 Cottage St., Trumbull. Judgment of foreclosure has passed. Filed Feb. 6. Brown, Joyce S. Creditor: Fairfield County Bank, Ridgefield. Property: 6 Idlewood, Unit 49, Bethel. Judgment of foreclosure has passed. Filed Feb. 1. Decarvalho, Carlos A. and James, et al. Creditor: Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C., Lewisville, Texas. Property: 168 Triangle St., Danbury. Judgment of foreclosure has passed. Filed Feb. 4. Dedvukaj, Abnora. Creditor: Aurora Loan Servicing L.L.C., Dallas, Texas. Property: 801 Daniels Farm Road, Trumbull. Judgment of foreclosure has passed. Filed Jan. 31. Einarsen, Pamela S. and Paul D., et al. Creditor: People’s United Bank, Bridgeport. Property: 41 Jennie Lane, Westport. Judgment of foreclosure has passed. Filed Feb. 5.

Henion, Wayne J., et al. Creditor: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Mendota Heights, Minn. Property: 5 Vininv Road, Newtown. Judgment of foreclosure has passed. Filed Feb. 1. Herrera, Wendis E., et al. Creditor: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Mendota Heights, Minn. Property: 2A Jeanette St., Unit 45, Danbury. Judgment of foreclosure has passed. Filed Feb. 5.

Szablak, David F., et al. Creditor: CitiMortgage, Inc., O’Fallon, Mo. Property: 69 Old Dike Road, Trumbull. Judgment of foreclosure has passed. Filed Feb. 7. Taylor, Cathy L. and Joseph A., et al. Creditor: Flagstar Bank, Troy, Mich. Property: 72 Cedar Drive, Danbury. Judgment of foreclosure has passed. Filed Feb. 4.

JUDGMENTS Abudei, Robert, Westport. $4,172.57, in favor of Yale New Haven Hospital Inc., New Haven, by Nair & Levin P.C., Bloomfield. Property: 28 Maple Avenue North, Westport. Filed Feb. 8. Appenteng, Stephanie, Redding. $2,428.09, in favor of Hoffman Fuel Co. of Bridgeport, Trumbull, by Susan Cornelis, Trumbull. Property: 134 Gallows Hill Road, Redding. Filed Feb. 6. Bajraliu, Alberta and Fadil, Newtown. $4,135.25, in favor of Milford Hospital, Milford, by Karen E. Lahey, Waterbury. Property: 17 Maple Drive, Sandy Hook. Filed Feb. 11. Bajraliu, Alberta and Fadil, Newtown. $4,135.25, in favor of Milford Hospital, Milford, by Karen E. Lahey, Waterbury. Property: 8 Chalries Circle, Sandy Hook. Filed Feb. 11. Baltazar, Jerome, Danbury. $3,910.38, in favor of Midland Funding L.L.C., San Diego, Calif., by Holly Nelen, East Hartford. Property: 3 Bristol Terrace, Danbury. Filed Feb. 4. Biebel, Kenneth, Trumbull. $1,145.70, in favor of Portfolio Recovery Associates L.L.C., Norfolk, Va., by Holly Nelen, East Hartford. Property: 31 Lobsterback Road, Trumbull. Filed Feb. 11. Blasi, Valerie, Newtown. $5,532, in favor of Danbury Hospital, Bethel, by Holly Nelen, East Hartford. Property: 121 Lakeview Terrace, Sandy Hook. Filed Feb. 11.

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Fabrizio, Janette, New Fairfield. $4,208.75, in favor of Raymond C. Lubus Esq., New Milford, by Raymond C. Lubus, New Fairfield. Property: 1 Woods Way, New Fairfield. Filed Feb. 5. Fagans, Peter, New Fairfield. $933.51, in favor of Danbury Diagnostic Imaging, Danbury, by Robert L. Peat, Danbury. Property: 10 McBean Drive, New Fairfield. Filed Feb. 7.

Burns, Christine R., Trumbull. $2,362.55, in favor of Santa Energy Corp., Bridgeport, by Janine M. Becker, Bridgeport. Property: 30 Country Lane, Trumbull. Filed Feb. 1.

Ferguson, Marita, Bethel. $495.75, in favor of Danbury Hospital, Bethel, by Holly Nelen, East Hartford. Property: 26 Elizabeth St., Bethel. Filed Feb. 11.

Capri, Robert, New Fairfield. $460.90, in favor of DOPS Anesthesia, Danbury, by Robert L. Peat, Danbury. Property: 33 Flora St., New Fairfield. Filed Feb. 7.

Ghent, Dorothy A. and William J. Jr., Newtown. $934.20, in favor of Jennings Oil Co., Danbury, by Philip H. Monogan, Waterbury. Property: 107 Alpine Drive, Newtown. Filed Feb. 1.

Castagnazzi, Anthony A., Westport. $55,068.19, in favor of M&T Bank, Buffalo, N.Y., by Matthew D. Valauri, Buffalo, N.Y. Property: 3 Oak View Lane, Westport. Filed Feb. 7.

Hansford, Sandra A. and Vaughn M., New Fairfield. $2,880.49, in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by V. Michael Simko Jr., Shelton. Property: 33 Fairfield Drive, New Fairfield. Filed Feb. 4.

Chimbo, Jorge, Bethel. $407.40, in favor of Western Connecticut Medical Group, Danbury, by Robert L. Peat, Danbury. Property: 36 Garella Road, Bethel. Filed Feb. 7. Dailey, Eileen M., Greenwich. $4,702.64, in favor of FIA Card Services N.A., Wilmington, Del., by Julie B. Solomon, Albany, N.Y. Property: 14 Old Wagon Road, Greenwich. Filed Feb. 4. Defrancesco, Gary, Trumbull. $23,908.97, in favor of American Express Centurion Bank, Salt Lake City, Utah, by Benjamin P. Mann, Enfield. Property: 159 Governor Trumbull Way, Trumbull. Filed Feb. 1. Domain, Linda, Brookfield. $332.96, in favor of St. Mary’s Hospital Inc., Waterbury, by Holly Nelen, East Hartford. Property: 45 Huckleberry Hill Road, Brookfield. Filed Feb. 11. Dragone, Michael J., Trumbull. $1,018.90, in favor of Valley EMS, Derby, by Karen E. Lahey, Waterbury. Property: 2921 Nichols Ave., Trumbull. Filed Feb. 11. Ellis, Kenneth, Darien. $1,825.14, in favor of Cavalry SPV I L.L.C., Valhalla, N.Y., by Joseph M. Tobin, New Haven. Property: 21 Herman Ave., Darien. Filed Feb. 8. Everlith, Glen, Stratford. $2,416.24, in favor of Waterside Financial Inc., Cheshire, by Scarlett A. Tracey. Property: 110 Franklin Ave., Stratford. Filed Feb. 7.

Hoffman, Jody, Stratford. $8,170.74, in favor of U.S. Equities Corp., South Salem, N.Y., by Linda Strumpf, New Canaan. Property: 40 Goldbach Drive, Stratford. Filed Feb. 7. Jerez, Algeris, Danbury. $2,241, in favor of Danbury Hospital, Bethel, by Holly Nelen, East Hartford. Property: 7 Spruce Mountain Road, Danbury. Filed Feb. 5. Konetski, Kenneth, Bethel. $446.30, in favor of DOPS Anesthesia, Danbury, by Robert L. Peat, Danbury. Property: 65 Hoyts Hill Road, Bethel. Filed Feb. 12. Labranche, Mary E., Shelton. $4,463.05, in favor of Precision Recovery Analytics Inc., Hawthorne, N.Y., by Joseph M. Tobin, New Haven. Property: 54 Highland Ave., Shelton. Filed Feb. 5. Lewis, Loreen and Timothy, et al., Newtown. $5,461.14, in favor of Mazda American Credit, Livonia, Mich., by Nair & Levin P.C., Bloomfield. Property: 25 Taunton Lake Road, Newtown. Filed Feb. 11. Lockwood, Edwin, Danbury. $3,830.09, in favor of Precision Recovery Analytics Inc., Hawthorne, N.Y., by Joseph M. Tobin, New Haven. Property: 8 Berkshire Place, Danbury. Filed Feb. 6. Lombardo, Dan, Danbury. $916.50, in favor of Hoffman Fuel Co. of Bridgeport, Trumbull, by Susan Cornelis, Trumbull. Property: 10 Fox Den Road, Danbury. Filed Feb. 4.

Luckner, Shirley, Newtown. $441.50, in favor of Bethel Health Care Rehab Center, Bethel, by Holly Nelen, East Hartford. Property: 2 Crossbrook Road, Newtown. Filed Feb. 11. Menz, Thomas d.b.a. First Class Sheet Metal, Stratford. $11,184.37, in favor of Binghamton Hardware & HVAC Inc., Binghmanton, N.Y., by Thomas L. Kanasky Jr., Property: 359 Washington Parkway, Stratford. Filed Feb. 4. Mica, Peter P., New Fairfield. $11,268.55, in favor of Barclays Bank Delaware, Wilmington, Dela., by Julie B. Solomon, Albany, N.Y. Property: 4 Glen Road, New Fairfield. Filed Feb. 7. Millberry, Cathy, Newtown. $591.27, in favor of Danbury Hospital, Bethel, by Holly Nelen, East Hartford. Property: 70 Currituck Road, Newtown. Filed Feb. 1. Moravsky, Tina L. and Robert J., Bethel. $2,994, in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by V. Michael Simko Jr., Shelton. Property: 49 Taylor Road, Bethel. Filed Feb. 4. Morgan, Karen, Darien. $2,296.66, in favor of Barclays Bank Delaware, Wilmington, Del., by Julie B. Solomon, Albany, N.Y. Property: 16 Baywater Drive, Darien. Filed Feb. 4. Nelson, Meaghan, Bethel. $1,287.55, in favor of Stony Hill Volunteer Fire Co., Danbury, by Robert L. Peat, Danbury. Property: 14 Vail Road, Bethel. Filed Feb. 12. O’Leary, Aran, Newtown. $1,030.41, in favor of Santa Energy Corp., Bridgeport., by Janine M. Becker, Bridgeport. Property: 16 Russett Road, Newtown. Filed Feb. 5. Purcell, Ana C., Westport. $2,752.51, in favor of Cavalry SPV I L.L.C., Valhalla, N.Y., by Joseph M. Tobin, New Haven. Property: 7 Brookside Place, Westport. Filed Feb. 11. Richards, Nancy, Newtown. $1,784.88, in favor of Hoffman Fuel Co. of Bridgeport, Trumbull, by Susan Cornelis, Trumbull. Property: 11 Brennan Road, Newtown. Filed Feb. 14. Rodriguez, Miraim, New Fairfield. $7,222, in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Robert L. Peat, Danbury. Property: 1A Ball Pond Road, New Fairfield. Filed Feb. 12. Salerno, Thomas J., Monroe. $8,621.61, in favor of Target National Bank, Minneapolis, Minn., by Holly Nelen, East Hartford. Property: 884 Monroe Turnpike, Westport. Filed Feb. 13.

on the record Sandifer, Charles E., Newtown. $125,476.69, in favor of American Express Centurion Bank, New York City, by Sara M. Gould, Stamford. Property: 3 Juniper Drive, Newtown. Filed Feb. 1. Santos, Steven A., Trumbull. $739, in favor of Bridgeport Radiology Associates, Bridgeport, by Jeffrey T. Schuyler, New Britain. Property: 233 White Plains Road, Trumbull. Filed Feb. 11. Smith, Thomas, Trumbull. $2,832.49, in favor of Precision Recovery Analytics Inc., Hawthorne, N.Y., by Joseph M. Tobin, New Haven. Property: 146 Putting Green Road, Trumbull. Filed Feb. 8. Spanik, Pearl, Laurie and Steven R. Pearl, Bethel. $491.61, in favor of Norbert E. Mitchell Co. Inc., Danbury, by Philip H. Monogan, Waterbury. Property: 22 Pell Mell Drive, Bethel. Filed Feb. 4. Vizi, Martin, Bethel. $1,964.76, in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Robert L. Peat, Danbury. Property: 13 Ravencrest Drive, Bethel. Filed Feb. 7.

LEASES Levine Auto & Truck Parts L.L.C., Landlord: Young Family Trust. Property: 39 Shelter Rock Road, Danbury. Term: 10 years, commencing Dec. 15, 2012. Filed Feb. 4.

LIENS

FEDERAL TAX LIENSREFILE NOTICE Chamberlin, Martha and Allen, 84 Perkins Road, Greenwich. $101,399.62, tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 4. Chamberlin, Martha and Allen, 84 Perkins Road, Greenwich. $92,151.09, tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 4. Smith, David R., 84 N. Salem Road, Ridgefield. $63,298.88, tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 6. Smith, Dyane V. and David R., 84 N. Salem Road, Ridgefield. $36,390.74, tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 6.

Trister, Anne F. d.b.a. The Bountiful Board Catering, 68 Stony Hill Road, Bethel. $6,169.86, payroll taxes. Filed Feb. 4.

MECHANIC’S LIENSRELEASED

FEDERAL TAX LIENSRELEASED

DK Tunick Family L.L.C., Greenwich. Filed by Enviro Mechanical Technologies L.L.C., Elmwood Park, N.J., by Jack Cahill. Property: 355 W. Putnam Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $32,273.60. Filed Feb. 7.

Avallanet, Arlene and Frank, 34 Lyons Plains Road, Westport. $20,143.34, tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 11. Demers, Joseph Jr., 43 Bears Hill Road, Newtown. $6,217.95, tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 4. Lewis, Joycie, 40 W. Elm St., Apt. 1F, Greenwich. $1,868.14, tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 4. Mallette, Michelle and S. Bannatyne, 259 Milbank Ave., Greenwich. $9,547.80, tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 28. SE Minor and Co. Inc., P.O. Box 92, Greenwich. $36,302.77, payroll taxes. Filed Jan. 28.

MECHANIC’S LIENSFILED De Munnynck, Natalie and Yoau Wiegenfeld, Greenwich. Filed by Seward Plumbing & Heating Inc., New Milford, by Lee H. Seward. Property: 82 Doubling Road, Greenwich. Amount: $16,000. Filed Feb. 7. Dwyer, Tracy Tiller, Westport. Filed by Flood Doctor Inc., Westport, by Caleb L. Wright II. Property: 2 Old Mill Road, Westport. Amount: $18,729.63. Filed Feb. 6. Joyce, William, Newtown. Filed by Pupper Septic Inc., New Milford, by Emilion Sotil. Property: 24 Sherman St., Sandy Hook. Amount: $370. Filed Feb. 6. Ruggiero, Anna, Newtown. Filed by Pupper Septic Inc., New Milford, by Emilion Sotil. Property: 13 Fox Hollow Lane, Sandy Hook. Amount: $400. Filed Feb. 6.

Zawacki, Ann Marie Paturno and Christian M., Darien. Filed by Caruso Plumbing Inc., Watertown, by Jim Caruso. Property: 7 Mannsfield Place, Darien. Amount: $1,800. Filed Feb. 4. Zawacki, Ann Marie Paturno and Christian M., Darien. Filed by Lewis & White Excavation, Newtown, by Dave Lewis. Property: 7 Mannsfield Place, Darien. Amount: $1,175. Filed Feb. 4. Zawacki, Ann Marie Paturno and Christian M., Darien. Filed by NCI Works, Bridgeport, by Charles Ferreira. Property: 7 Mannsfield Place, Darien. Amount: $2,060. Filed Feb. 4.

LIS PENDENS Alaimo, Nancy and Peter, Westport. Filed by Steven G. Berg, Norwalk, for Village Pond L.L.C., Westport. Property: 31 Hiawatha Lane, Westport. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $550,000, dated September 2004. Filed Feb. 7. Anville L.L.C., Trumbull. Filed by Nicholas H. Mancusso and Robert E. Grady, Wethersfield, for JPMCC 2005 LDP2 Cambridge Office L.L.C., Miami Beach, Fla. Property: 6 Cambridge Drive, Trumbull. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $6.2 million, dated March 2005. Filed Feb. 4. Barrett, Soames, et al., Danbury. Filed by Michael D. Reiner, Farmington, for American Tax Funding L.L.C., Jupiter, Fla. Property: 14 Dartmouth Lane, Danbury. Action: to foreclose a tax lien held by the plaintiff, against real property. Filed Feb. 6. Blankenship, May and Stephen, New Fairfield. Filed by David B. Fein and Christine Sciarrino, assistant U.S. attorney, New Haven. Property: 23 Ridge Road, New Fairfield. Action: allege a fraudulent transfer of real property. Filed Feb. 4.

Breece, Victoria E. and Leon O., et al., Danbury. Filed by Michael D. Reiner, Farmington, for American Tax Funding L.L.C., Jupiter, Fla. Property: 22 Homestead Ave., Danbury. Action: to foreclose a tax lien held by the plaintiff, against real property. Filed Feb. 6. Cardinelli, Pauline and Frank W. and Mildred Rea, Stratford. Filed by Robert N. Sensale, New Haven, for American Tax Funding L.L.C., Jupiter, Fla. Property: 451 Honeyspot Road, Stratford. Action: to foreclose a tax lien held by the plaintiff, against real property. Filed Feb. 1. Daiuto, Barbara and Michael L. (Estate), Trumbull. Filed by Dennis J. Kokenos, Trumbull, for the town of Trumbull. Property: 29 Merwin St., Trumbull. Action: to foreclose a tax lien held by the plaintiff, against real property. Filed Feb. 12. Das Flores, Luiz Fernando, Bethel. Filed by Kevin Casini, Hartford, for JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 21 Benson Road, Bethel. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $304,000, dated May 2007. Filed Feb. 13. Decker, Nancy M. and Matthew C., et al., Stratford. Filed by Adrienne Roach, Hartford, for Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Frederick, Md. Property: 55 Cherry Hill Road, Stratford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $364,000, dated October 2006. Filed Feb. 7. Demici, Brandon T. and Thomas, et al., Danbury. Filed by Michael D. Reiner, Farmington, for American Tax Funding L.L.C., Jupiter, Fla. Property: 60 Merrimack St., Danbury. Action: to foreclose a tax lien held by the plaintiff, against real property. Filed Feb. 6. Dunn, Cassondra F. and Stephen C., et al., Brookfield. Filed by Anna Gersham, Armonk, N.Y., for U.S Bank N.A., trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 24 Lyndenwood Drive, Brookfield. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $513,500, dated July 2005. Filed Feb. 5. Dunn, Michael W., et al., Danbury. Filed by Erik Loftus, East Hartford, for OneWest Bank F.S.B., Pasadena, Calif. Property: 55 Mill Plain Road, Unit 34-10, Danbury. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $151,200, dated September 2006. Filed Feb. 7.

Exum, Sherwood E., et al., Greenwich. Filed by Kevin Casini, Hartford, for Deutsche Bank National Trust, trustee, Los Angeles, Calif. Property: 70 Porchuk Road, Greenwich. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $1.2 million, dated October 2003. Filed Feb. 4. Floridia, Lisa, Monroe. Filed by Kristen Boyle, Hartford, for JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 332 Webb Circle, Monroe. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $411,131, dated September 2006. Filed Feb. 13. Geronimos, Lillian O. and Emmanuel C., et al., Greenwich. Filed by Kevin Casini, Hartford, for JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 180 Round Hill Road, Greenwich. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $2.5 million, dated September 2004. Filed Feb. 4. Gordon, Bruce, et al., Newtown. Filed by Mario Arena, Hartford, for Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Frederick, Md. Property: 8 Dogwood Terrace, Newtown. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $217,500, dated September 2004. Filed Feb. 5. Gustave, Marie Eva and Pierre, et al., Stratford. Filed by Kevin Casini, Hartford, for JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 358 Mary Ave., Stratford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $238,500, dated January 2008. Filed Feb. 7. Huq, Purvein and Nutul, Danbury. Filed by Kristen Boyle, Hartford, for JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 6 Irving Place, Danbury. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $429,000, dated December 2006. Filed Feb. 4. Hutchins, Alicia B. and David R., et al., Newtown. Filed by Paul A. DeGenaro, Stamford, for People’s United Bank, Bridgeport. Property: 172 Currituck Road, Newtown. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $355,000, dated June 2002. Filed Feb. 13.

Ivan, Barry, et al., Brookfield. Filed by Mario Arena, Hartford, for JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 5 Obtuse Road North, Brookfield. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $656,000, dated November 2006. Filed Feb. 4. Jameson, Marjorie Shafto Estate, et al., Danbury. Filed by Mario Arena, Hartford, for Bank of America N.A., Charlotte, N.C. Property: 18 Fairview Ave., Danbury. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $375,000, dated July 2005. Filed Feb. 7. Khu, Janelle and Joo Ho Choi, et al., Greenwich. Filed by Kevin Casini, Hartford, for JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 5 Harkim Road, Greenwich. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $1.5 million, dated May 2007. Filed Feb. 4. Kirsch, Yvonne M. and Craig W., et al., Newtown. Filed by Sean P. Clark, Wethersfield, for RBS Citizens Bank N.A., Providence, R.I. Property: 13 Fieldstone Drive, Newtown. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $113,000, dated April 2006. Filed Feb. 13. Klapper, David H., Danbury. Filed by Erik Loftus, East Hartford, for JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 72 Ball Pond Road, Danbury. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $244,000, dated May 2006. Filed Feb. 4. Kosevas-Maletas, Stella and Efstathias Malestas, et al., Westport. Filed by David H. Raisner, Bloomfield, for Lyon & Billard Co., Meriden. Property: 53 Sturges Highway, Westport. Action: to attach or obtain possession of real property. Filed Feb. 1. Krauss, Michael, et al., Greenwich. Filed by Mark A. Sank, Stamford, for Eastwood II Condominium Association Inc., Greenwich. Property: 17 Palmer St., Apt. 6, Greenwich. Action: to claim a foreclosure. Filed Feb. 11. Kupec, Susan, et al., Stratford. Filed by Lucas B. Rocklin, New Haven, for Newtown Savings Bank, Newtown. Property: 35 Bullard Court, Stratford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $85,000, dated August 2008. Filed Feb. 5.

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on the record Laedke, Janice L. and Martin J. Lawlor Jr., et al., Danbury. Filed by Michael D. Reiner, Farmington, for American Tax Funding L.L.C., Jupiter, Fla. Property: 18 Grandview Drive, Danbury. Action: to foreclose a tax lien held by the Plaintiff, against real property. Filed Feb. 6.

Murragarra, Peter, Westport. Filed by Mario Arena, Hartford, for Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Frederick, Md. Property: 175 Imperial Ave., Westport. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $815,000, dated May 2007. Filed Feb. 1.

Lefferts, Seth A., et al., Bethel. Filed by Mark A. Piech, Farmington, for Flagstar Bank, Jackson, Mich. Property: 8 Codfish Hill Road Extension, Bethel. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $417,000, dated April 2007. Filed Feb. 1.

Nieves, John III, et al., Danbury. Filed by Karen J. Lucien, Hartford, for U.S Bank N.A., trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 1903 Eaton Court, Danbury. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $286,000, dated September 2005. Filed Feb. 7.

Lekuch, Monica, Newtown. Filed by Kevin Casini, Hartford, for JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 7 Tanglewood Lane, Newtown. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $280,000, dated September 2006. Filed Feb. 5.

Ninivaggi, Joan and Vito, et al., Bethel. Filed by Vincent M. Marino, Orange, for Kingswood II Condominium Association Inc., Bethel. Property: 59 Kingswood Drive, Unit 24, Bethel. Action: to foreclose a statutory lien on this unit. Filed Feb. 6.

McCord, Deborah and Patricia, et al., Stratford. Filed by Jeffrey M. Knickerboxer, Hartford, for JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 914 Longbrook Ave., Stratford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $331,604, dated November 2007. Filed Feb. 4. McKeon, Anita (estate), et al., New Fairfield. Filed by Jeffrey M. Knickerboxer, Hartford, for Citibank N.A., Sioux Falls S.D. Property: 61 Bogus Hill Road, New Fairfield. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $715,000, dated March 2007. Filed Feb. 7. McLauglin, Robert J., et al., Newtown. Filed by Amy L. Harrison, Farmington, for JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 16 Old Hawleyville Road, Newtown. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $125,000, dated July 2004. Filed Feb. 4. McLean, Patricia M., et al., Monroe. Filed by David Dobin, Bridgeport, for Northbrook Condominium Association Inc., Monroe. Property: 15 Eagle Rock Circle, Monroe. Action: to foreclose a statutory lien on this unit. Filed Feb. 7. Moran, Roberta (Estate), Stratford. Filed by Jo-Ann Sensale, Farmington, for First Horizon Home Loans, Irving, Texas. Property: 54 Sheppard St., Stratford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $129,000, dated March 2009. Filed Feb. 5.

Ondy, Maryann and Edward, Stratford. Filed by Amy L. Harrison, Farmington, for Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C., Lewisville, Texas. Property: 623 Longbrook Ave., Stratford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $144,900, dated January 2007. Filed Feb. 6. Pawlowski, Patricia E. and John S., et al., Danbury. Filed by Amy L. Harrison, Farmington, for Everbank, Islandia, N.Y. Property: 7 Sage Road, Danbury. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $77,400, dated August 1993. Filed Feb. 6. Pizzoferrato, Rudolph C. Jr., et al., Shelton. Filed by Thomas J. Welch, for the city of Shelton. Property: 6 Bridge St. aka Canal St., Shelton. Action: to foreclose on sewer and tax liens levied by the city of Shelton. Filed Feb. 5. Plonski, Renata and Slawomir, et al., Redding. Filed by Kevin Casini, Hartford, for U.S Bank N.A., trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 43 Orchards Drive, Redding. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $465,000, dated March 2007. Filed Feb. 12. Priszano, Charlene and Edward, et al., Greenwich. Filed by Erik Loftus, East Hartford, for E*Trade Bank, Arlington, Va. Property: 33 Pleasant St., Greenwich. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage, dated August 2006. Filed Feb. 11.

Ramnath, Robin and Latchmini, et al., Wilton. Filed by James W. Donohue, Farmington, for U.S Bank N.A., trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 9 Exeter Lane, Wilton. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $560,000, dated August 2006. Filed Feb. 6. Reinelt, Donn E., et al., Greenwich. Filed by James W. Donohue, Farmington, for U.S Bank N.A., trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 3 Stormy Circle Drive, Greenwich. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $1.9 million, dated April 2007. Filed Feb. 4. Rodriguez, Miguel A., et al., Danbury. Filed by Kevin Casini, Hartford, for JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 18 Briarwood Drive, Danbury. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $280,000, dated December 2006. Filed Feb. 5. Sanchez, Gloria and Francisco, et al., Danbury. Filed by Michael D. Reiner, Farmington, for American Tax Funding L.L.C., Jupiter, Fla. Property: 13 E. Pearl St., Danbury. Action: to foreclose a tax lien held by the plaintiff, against real property. Filed Feb. 6. Skolnick Kimberly H., Redding. Filed by Erika L. Mascaro, Farmington, for The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, New York City. Property: 201 Umpawaug Road, Redding. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $539,000, dated November 2006. Filed Feb. 11. Smith Clarke, Sainimere and Frederick I. Clarke, Danbury. Filed by Alan P. Rosenberg, West Hartford, for Park Ridge Condominium Association Inc., Danbury. Property: 8 Rose Lane, Unit 26-5, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on unpaid common charges. Filed Feb. 5. Soldi, Heather and Randall J. Dutertre, et al., Stratford. Filed by Erik Loftus, East Hartford, for JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 786 Success Ave., Stratford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $109,250, dated December 2006. Filed Feb. 7. St. Raymond, Melanie M. and Stephen G., et al., Easton. Filed by Enrico R. Constantini, Milford, for Astoria Federal Savings & Loan Association, Mineola, N.Y. Property: 60 Blanchard Road, Easton. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage. Filed Feb. 12.

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Stewart, Karlene and Virgo, et al., Danbury. Filed by Michael D. Reiner, Farmington, for American Tax Funding L.L.C., Jupiter, Fla. Property: 24 Grand St., Danbury. Action: to foreclose a tax lien held by the plaintiff, against real property. Filed Feb. 6. Terilli, Tomasso S., et al., Danbury. Filed by Michael D. Reiner, Farmington, for American Tax Funding L.L.C., Jupiter, Fla. Property: 32 Jackson Drive, Danbury. Action: to foreclose a tax lien held by the plaintiff, against real property. Filed Feb. 6.

MORTGAGES 333 West Avenue Associates L.L.C., Darien, by Paul E. Hertz. Lender: First County Bank, Stamford. Property: 333 West Ave., Unit 3, Darien. Amount: $520,920. Filed Feb. 6. JL 319 L.L.C., Westport, by David S. Santisi. Lender: Connecticut Community Investment Corp., Hamden. Property: 319 Post Road East, Westport. Amount: $479,000. Filed Feb. 11. Westport Building Co. L.L.C., Westport, by George Frank. Lender: Fairfield County Bank, Ridgefield. Property: 147 Compo Road South, Westport. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Feb. 6. Partners in Progress L.L.C., Brookfield, by Donato B. DiBuono. Lender: Webster Bank N.A., Waterbury. Property: 32 Federal Road, Danbury. Amount: $1.02 million. Filed Feb. 4. Windmill Enterprises L.L.C., Newtown, by Patrick Wind. Lender: Webster Bank N.A., Waterbury. Property: 30 Pecks Lane, Newtown. Amount: $2.3 million. Filed Feb. 1.

NEW BUSINESSES Animal Center d.b.a. Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary, P.O. Box 475, Newtown 06470, c/o Monica Roberto. Filed Feb. 7. Atlantic Limousine Service Inc., 1 Butternut Lane, New Fairfield 06812, c/o Armando Cabrera. Filed Feb. 4.

Cal Ripken District IV Baseball, 177 Old Hawleyville Road, Bethel 06801, c/o Craig Carlson. Filed Feb. 5.

Stephanie Holbrook Bowers, 40 Gardiner St., Darien 06820, c/o Stephanie Holbrook. Filed Jan. 28.

Downtown Rockers Music, 420 Sturges Highway, Westport 06880, c/o Metered Music Inc. Filed Feb. 6.

Steve Finning Carpentry, 1131 Straits Turnpike, Middlebury 06762, c/o Steve Finning. Filed Feb. 5.

Elite Training Concepts, 97 Noroton Ave., Darien 06820, c/o Gisolfi Health & Fitness L.L.C. Filed Feb. 4.

T R Saint, 5 Fleetwood Drive, Newtown 06482, c/o Thomas R. Saint. Filed Feb. 6.

Emma Klosson Photography, 1505 Sienna Drive, Danbury 06810, c/o Emma Klasson. Filed Feb. 5.

Tavern 483, 483 Federal Road, Suite 10, Brookfield 06804, c/o Avelar Brothers Inc. Filed Jan. 23.

Etatched, 275 Diamond Ave., Bethel 06801, c/o Jennifer and John Caprio. Filed Feb. 1.

The Counting House L.L.C, 9 Quarter Mile Road, Westport 06880, c/o Timothy Kwong. Filed Feb. 5.

Fjord Fisheries, 1835 Post Road East, Westport 06880, c/o Fish Island L.L.C. Filed Feb. 4.

The Moda Shop, 44 Clover Hill Road, Trumbull 06611, c/o Marcela Siano. Filed Feb. 12.

HAJ POS, 328 Barn Hill Road, Monroe 06468, c/o Abdelaziz Seif. Filed Feb. 13.

Trimassagect, 126 Rockwell Road, Bethel 06801, c/o Jacek Stryjewski. Filed Jan. 31.

Haym Production, 39 Old Hawleyville Road, Bethel 06801, c/o Robert Wagnerman. Filed Feb. 1.

NOTICES

Health At Home - Services for You L.L.C., 100 Redding Road, Redding 06896, c/o Services for You L.L.C. Filed Feb. 11. Integrity Roofing, 10 Harding Place, Danbury 06810, c/o Jahve Roofing and Siding. Filed Feb. 7. Johnny A. Williams Woodshop, 3 Obtuse Road, Newtown 06470, c/o Johnathan Williams. Filed Feb. 4. Kevas L.L.C., 1302 Lexington Blvd., Bethel 06801, c/o Aditi Dalal. Filed Feb. 14. Patricia Farfaglia Nutmeg Nutritionist, 42 Horseshoe Ridge Road, Newtown 06482, c/o Patricia GraceFarfaglia. Filed Feb. 5. Right Fit, 54 High Point Road, Westport 06880, c/o Inna Ginzburg. Filed Feb. 7.

Bethel Day Spa, 11 Raven Crest Drive, Bethel 06801, c/o Amisha Dave. Filed Feb. 4.

Roto Derby and Silversport Enterprise L.L.C., 94 Crab Apple Road, Trumbull 06611, c/o John Rotundo and Anthony C. Tucci. Filed Feb. 4.

Bremoni Enterprises, 6 Nicholas St., Danbury 06810, c/o Brenda Henley. Filed Feb. 7.

Paulo A. Costa Construction, 25 Fleetwood Ave., Bethel 06801, c/o Paulo A. Costa. Filed Feb. 7.

CCC Distributors L.L.C., P.O. Box 651, Bethel 06801, c/o Joseph Perry. Filed Feb. 7.

Pretty Private L.L.C. d.b.a. Coralbrite, 110 Ash St., Stratford 06615, c/o Audra Westphal. Filed Feb. 5.

RESALE CERTIFICATES Andrews Farm Association, Andrews Farm Road, Greenwich, can be obtained from Pyramid Real Estate Group, 20 Summer St., Stamford 06901. Filed Jan. 28. Arbor Rose Condominium, Greenwich, can be obtained from AJM Real Estate Services, P.O. Box 3281, Stamford 06905. Filed Jan. 31. Candlewood Orchards Property Owners Corp., 28 Lakeview Road, Brookfield, can be obtained from CM Property Management, P.O. Box 690, Southbury 06498. Filed Feb. 4. Cider Mill Pond Unit Owners Association Inc., 51-21 Old Kings Highway, Greenwich, can be obtained from Pyramid Real Estate Group, 20 Summer St., Stamford 06901. Filed Jan. 28. Davenport Cove Condominium, Greenwich, can be obtained from AJM Real Estate Services, P.O. Box 3281, Stamford 06905. Filed Jan. 31. High Meadow Associations Inc., Brookfield, can be obtained from Imagineers L.L.C., 635 Farmington Ave., Hartford 06105. Filed Feb. 7. Lillyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Path Condominium, Greenwich, can be obtained from AJM Real Estate Services, P.O. Box 3281, Stamford 06905. Filed Jan. 31.

on the record Lyon Farm Condominium East Association, Greenwich, can be obtained from Sequoia Management Corp., 666 Lexington Ave., Unit 207, Mount Kisco, N.Y. 10549. Filed Jan. 31. Meadowpark Townhouses Association, 37 Sheephill Road, Greenwich, can be obtained from Pyramid Real Estate Group, 20 Summer St., Stamford 06901. Filed Jan. 28. Palmer Point, 7, 9, 11 and 15 River Road, Cos Cob, can be obtained from Pyramid Real Estate Group, 20 Summer St., Stamford 06901. Filed Jan. 28. Portalrock Owners Inc., Greenwich, can be obtained from AJM Real Estate Services, P.O. Box 3281, Stamford 06905. Filed Jan. 31. River West Condominium at the Mill Association Inc., Ettl Lane, Greenwich, can be obtained from Pyramid Real Estate Group, 20 Summer St., Stamford 06901. Filed Jan. 28. Walnut Tree Village Condominium Association Inc., 56 Elizabeth Circle, Newtown, can be obtained from CM Property Management, P.O. Box 690, Southbury 06498. Filed Feb. 4. Windsor Court Association Inc., 186 Fieldpoint Road, Greenwich, can be obtained from Pyramid Real Estate Group, 20 Summer St., Stamford 06901. Filed Jan. 28.

PATENTS Apparatus, system, and method for maintaining a persistent data state on a communications network. Patent no. 8,380,856 issued to Scott Nedderman, Monroe; Jonathan Taylor, Ridgefield; and Christopher Lenz, Ridgefield. Assigned to Priceline.com Inc., Stamford. Circuit arrangement with multiple batteries. Patent no. 8,378,632 issued to Jordan T. Bourilkov, Stamford; and David N. Klein, Southbury. Assigned to The Gillette Co., Boston, Mass. Control system to minimize inadvertent ink jetting. Patent no. 8,376,497 issued to James M. Chappell, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corporation, Norwalk. Data transmission system and method of correcting an error in parallel data paths of a data transmission system. Patent no. 8,375,269 issued to Charles L. Haymes, Fair Lawn, N.J.; and Jose A. Tierno, Stamford. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, N.Y.

Dithiocarbamate collectors and their use in the beneficiation of mineral ore bodies. Patent no. 8,376,142 issued to Devarayasamudram R. Nagaraj, Stamford. Assigned to Cytec Technology Corp., Wilmington, Del. Federation of master-data management systems. Patent no. 8,380,787 issued to Rangachari Anand, Teaneck, N.J.; Stacy F. Hobson, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; Juhnyoung Lee, Yorktown Heights, N.Y.; Xuan Liu, Yorktown Heights, N.Y.; Bin Wang, Beijing, China; Yuan Wang, Beijing, China; Jing Xu, Beijing, China; and Jeaha Yang, Stamford. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, N.Y. Identifying luxury merchants and consumers. Patent no. 8,380,559 issued to Karlyn Heiner Crotty, Pennington, N.J.; Prashant Kalia, Fair Lawn, N.J.; Suby P. Philip, East Meadow, N.Y.; Danny M. Yelle, Stamford. Assigned to American Express Travel Related Services Company Inc., New York City, N.Y. Keno game with poker hands using deterministic card placements. Patent no. 8,371,921 issued to Rick Perrone, Darien; Roger Kidneigh, Henderson, Nev.; Kal Patel, Stamford; and George Stadnick, New York City, N.Y. Assigned to Tournament One Corp., Stamford. Method and system of determining batch sizes for print jobs in a print production environment. Patent no. 8,379,255 issued to Sudhendu Rai, Fairport, N.Y.; and Jeremy John Tejada, Londonderry, N.H. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Method of preventing adverse effects by GLP-1. Patent no. 8,377,869 issued to Peter Richardson, Ringoes, N.J.; Robert A. Baughman, Ridgefield; and Donald Costello, Bridgewater, N.J. Assigned to MannKind Corp., Valencia, Calif. Methods and systems for purifying gases. Patent no. 8,377,171 issued to Lloyd Anthony Brown, Amherst, N.Y.; Thomas Justin Thompson, Grand Island, N.Y. Assigned to Praxair Technology Inc., Danbury. Method and system for tamping media during transportation. Patent no. 8,380,344 issued to Douglas K. Herrmann, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corporation, Norwalk. Method and system of determining batch sizes for print jobs in a print production environment. Patent no. 8,379,255 issued to Sudhendu Rai, Fairport, N.Y.; and Jeremy John Tejada, Londonderry, N.H. Assigned to Xerox Corporation, Norwalk.

Method for providing copy jobs with or without banner sheets. Patent no. 8,379,235 issued to David Berke, London, U.K. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Method to retrieve a gamut mapping strategy. Patent no. 8,379,267 issued to Lalit Keshav Mestha, Fairport, N.Y.; and Alvaro Enrique Gil Rochester, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Method of preventing adverse effects by GLP-1. Patent no. 8,377,869 issued to Peter Richardson, Ringoes, N.J.; Robert A. Baughman, Ridgefield; and Donald Costello, Bridgewater, N.J. Assigned to MannKind Corp., Valencia, Calif.

Software license management within a cloud-computing environment. Patent no. 8,380,837 issued to Christopher J. Dawson, Arlington, Va.; Yu Deng, Yorktown Heights, N.Y.; Rick A. Hamilton II., Charlottesville, Va.; Jenny S. Li, Danbury; and Liangzhao Zeng, Mohegan Lake, N.Y. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, N.Y. Structure and method for creating surface texture of compliant coatings on piezo ink-jet imaging drums. Patent no. 8,377,316 issued to David H. Pan, Rochester, N.Y.; and T. Edwin Freeman, Woodstock, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corporation, Norwalk.

Multistage compressor installation. Patent no. 8,376,718 issued to Robert Baker, Williamsville, N.Y.; Jeffrey Goodband, Niagara Falls, N.Y.; Richard Jibb, Amherst, N.Y.; and John Royal, Grand Island, N.Y. Assigned to Praxair Technology Inc., Danbury. Orientation of electronic devices on mis-cut substrates. Patent no. 8,378,463 issued to George R. Brandes, Raleigh, N.C.; Robert P. Vaudo, Cary, N.C.; and Xueping Xu, Stamford. Assigned to Cree Inc., Durham, N.C. Photoconductors containing charge transporting polycarbonates. Patent no. 8,377,615 issued to Jin Wu, Pittsford, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Plate-fin heat exchanger. Patent no. 8,376,035 issued to Henry Howard, Grand Island, N.Y.; and Richard Jibb, Amherst, N.Y. Assigned to Praxair Technology Inc., Danbury. Policy driven automation â&#x20AC;&#x201C; specifying equivalent resources. Patent no. 8,381,222 issued to Peter R. Badovinatz, Beaverton, Ore.; Chuhi Chang, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; Steven E. Froehlich, Danbury; and Jeffrey S. Lucash, Hurley, N.Y. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, N.Y. Porous-structured organic film compositions. Patent no. 8,377,999 issued to Adrien P. Cote, Clarkson, Calif.; and Matthew A. Heuft, Oakville, Calif. Assigned to Xerox Corporation, Norwalk. Semiconductor structure having test and transistor structures. Patent no.8,378,424 issued to Abhishek Dube, Fishkill, N.Y.; Viorel Ontalus, Danbury; Kathryn T. Schonenberg, Wappingers Falls, N.Y.; and Zhengmao Zhu, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, N.Y.

Substrate media registration and de-skew apparatus, method and system. Patent no. 8,376,639 issued to Joseph J. Ferrara, Webster, N.Y.; and Joseph M. Ferrara, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corporation, Norwalk. System and method for determining printer health. Patent no. 8,380,888 issued to Elton Tarik Ray, Lakeville, N.Y.; and Brian Robert Pierson, Victor, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

USB inductive charger. Patent no. 8,373,387 issued to Jordan T. Bourilkov, Stamford; David T. Biedermann, Easton; and David N. Klein, Southbury. Assigned to The Gillette Co., Boston, Mass. Variable area fan nozzle with wall thickness distribution. Patent no. 8,375,699 issued to Oliver V. Atassi, Longmeadow, Mass.; and Oleg Petrenko, Danbury. Assigned to United Technologies Corp., Hartford.

System and method for vendor managed subsidized supply pipeline for business continuity. Patent no. 8,380,587 issued to Matthew J. Campagna, Ridgefield. Assigned to Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford.

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ast fall the Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC) ruled that many workers’ compensation insurers and self-insured employers must pay the full rates billed by hospitals for medical services provided to claimants.

f proposals being raised in the legislature’s Labor Committee seem familiar to you, that’s because many of them are being recycled from past years. For example, despite Connecticut’s prolonged period of high unemployment, the committee raised two reruns of controversial bills in a meeting last month: f SB 387 raises Connecticut’s minimum wage again—which studies have shown increases the cost of labor and leads to a loss of entry-level jobs (Deja vu: similar measures have been raised four times in the last seven years). f HB 5756 requires businesses receiving economic assistance from the state to pay food, building, and maintenance workers (whether employees of the business or not) an above-market wage for 10 years from the date they received that economic assistance (Deja vu: the same proposal was raised last year).

The decision came in response to cases brought to the commission by two hospitals. The case is currently on track to be heard before the Workers’ Compensation Review Board in April 2013. If the ruling stands it will increase medical payouts in many workers’ comp cases significantly, which in turn will drive up costs for employers in the state. f An Act Concerning the Definition of Independent Contractors and An Act Concerning Homemaker Services and Homemaker Companion Agencies; Enables the state Labor Department to chip away at an individual’s right to perform work as an independent contractor (Deja vu: SB 330 from 2012, SB 385 which was killed by the committee in 2012).

That was just the start: The committee raised many more familiar and harmful bills at its next meeting, including some long-time committee favorites— as can be seen by their constant reappearance:

f An Act Concerning Employee Access to Personnel Files: Allows only a very short time period for employers to provide personnel files to employees, or former employees, on request; and expose employers to liability for the contents of those files (Deja vu: HB 5235 in 2012).

f An Act Concerning Additional Requirements for an Employer’s Notice to Dispute Certain Care Deemed Reasonable for an Employee: Removes an employer’s ability to contest an employee’s course of treatment under workers’ compensation unless it could be asserted that the treatment amounted to medical malpractice (Deja vu: Similar to HB 5249 in 2009 and SB 61 in 2010; the same as SB 986 in 2011).

f An Act Amending the Definition of Managerial Employees, An Act Concerning Charter School Employees, and An Act Concerning Collective Bargaining with Probate Court Employees, three separate bills designed to unionize the remaining non-union public employees and reduce Governor Malloy’s ability to address the state’s labor costs (Deja vu: Similar to HB 6545 in 2009, HB 5058 in 2010, and SB 937 in 2011).

f An Act Concerning the Use of Criminal Conviction Information, like proposals to ban the use of credit reports in hiring situations, further restricts the information employers can use to determine whether a prospective employee is suitable for hiring (Deja vu: HB 5521 in 2009; HB 5207, SB 399, HB 5060 and HB 5061 in 2010; HB 6641 and SB 361 in 2011).

While most of these concepts die on the calendar year after year because they lack merit, businesses take note of the message the bills send. All too often the Labor Committee doesn’t make the connection between their proposals and the state’s inability to generate consistent or strong job growth. ➤ Read more at gov.cbia.com

Prior to the ruling, and since 1991, nearly all workers’ comp payors have negotiated the rates to be paid. This is important because it is normal practice for hospitals to bill substantially higher than what their costs are or what they expect can be paid. For example, a hospital recently billed a Connecticut town $44,000 in charges for a medical procedure. If this had been under the town’s healthcare policy, the town would have been obligated to pay just $4,000; under the customary workers’ comp negotiated process, the rate paid was $14,000. This example demonstrates that even under the customary negotiated process, hospitals are still able to make a profit from workers’ compensation cases. In fact, while workers’ compensation medical expenses account for less than 1.5% of healthcare costs in the United States, they comprise almost 16% of hospitals’ profits. In 2007, workers’ compensation insurers and self-insured employers paid hospitals roughly $9.1 billion, of which $3.9 billion was profit. This year, workers’ compensations costs in Connecticut have risen, on average, more than 7%. The commission’s decision will likely spark additional increases. ➤ Read more at gov.cbia.com

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