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FCBJ TODAY Next-best thing to “best case scenario” on education reform – what next, and under what scenario can Connecticut families and businesses grade it? 2

Himes critical of opponents

With crowdfunding on cusp, who is taxiing into position? 3

BY PATRICK GALLAGHER

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C If the recession proved a knife’s edge for many companies, that was not the case for makers of stilettos, with one researcher telling CNN in 2010 that previous economic downturns have been marked by elevated heels as women take refuge in a form of escapism.

Solemates led CEO Brown and cofounder Murphy to escape their corporate careers at

onnecticut manufacturers collectively exhaled last week after the U.S. Senate voted to reauthorize the ExportImport Bank and raise its lending authority despite unexpectedly strong Tea Party opposition in both houses of Congress.

The Export-Import Bank, which guarantees commercial bank loans made to U.S. exporters, was at risk of losing its charter May 31 if debate over the reauthorization measure had stalled.

The bank completed $41.3 billion in total loan authorizations during its 2011 fiscal year, which supported $32.7 billion in exports and 288,000 American jobs, according to the bank’s 2011 annual report.

Since 2007, the bank has backed more than $719 million in loans to Connecticut exporters, resulting in exports worth more than $1.36 billion.

“Exporting is a real key part of the Connecticut economy,” said Connecticut Business and Industry Association economist Peter Gioia. “Except for 2008 and 2009, we basically were setting export records every year since the early ’90s.”

U.S. Rep. Jim Himes of Greenwich said it was critical to the region’s economic recovery that the bank be reauthorized.

“As the numbers indicate, exporters are leading the way in the recovery,” Himes told the Business Journal. “Allowing the ExportImport Bank’s authority to lapse would’ve been a mistake under any circumstance, but

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Causes with concerns Nonprofits struggle to attract

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The List: you dream it up, they lock it down … 12 Also …

“It’s required a lot of tough decisions to be made. Along the way it’s ruffled a lot of feathers.

That’s because change is hard.” …4

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Elaine Mintz of the Fairfield County Community Foundation.

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Connecticut Senate Democrats

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy found the middle ground between competing factions in the Connecticut General Assembly.

Consensus was key to education reform law

BY ALEXANDER SOULE

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ith new federal data showing continued, middle-of-the-pack performance by Connecticut schools, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy found the middle ground among competing interests for a landmark education law.

For once, teachers were not front and center in the debate.

A few weeks after carping over what it feared were signals that supporters in the legislature would cave in with a watered-down bill, the education reform advocacy group ConnCAN expressed satisfaction with the end result, as did the Connecticut Business &

“We’re putting more education dollars into our lowest-performing districts, something almost no other state is doing, and we’re ensuring that those dollars will be spent wisely.”

– Gov. Dannel P. Malloy

Industry Association and other groups that promote economic development.

Fed up with continuing problems in schools, new voices are emerging nationally according to the May 16 edition of Education Week, which did not include Connecticut in its analysis of what the publication calls an emerging trend. Malloy pushed through many points in his original blueprint that mirror efforts in other states, particularly in the area of teacher evaluations and access to

alternative magnet and charter schools.

“The best case scenario was the bill Governor Malloy offered up on February 8th,” said Patrick Riccards, CEO of ConnCAN. “But I think we ended up pretty close to what the governor proposed.”

‘All kinds of small fixes’ In the latest round of National Assessment of Educational Progress science scores released in early May, Connecticut eighth-graders dropped to 25th place nationally from 22nd in 2009.

Connecticut now has the highest achievement gap in the nation between students from relatively wealthy families and those from poor families. Connecticut’s NEAP performance by low-income students ranks 47th nationally, outperforming students only in Mississippi, California and Alabama.

Low-income students in Connecticut were one full grade level behind similar students in Massachusetts, and more than two grade levels behind similar students in the highestscoring state of Montana.

“Over the past few years we’ve made changes to the curriculum,” said state Sen. Andrea Stillman, a Waterford resident who chairs the Senate education committee and who previously ran an office supply company in New London. “We’ve attempted all kinds of small fixes, thinking we can do that … But we’ve not attempted something as sweeping as this bill.

“I’ve been in the legislature for many years and so I’m well aware of some things we’ve not been doing and that we should have been doing,” Stillman said.

‘Change is hard’ In a May 9 speech to the Connecticut General Assembly, Malloy acknowledged he “ruffled a lot of feathers” in pushing a bill through to keep his promise of making education the focus of this year’s legislative

session, adding “change is hard.”

“We’re putting more education dollars into our lowest-performing districts, something almost no other state is doing, and we’re ensuring that those dollars will be spent wisely,” Malloy said. “We’re creating a thousand additional seats for young children to have a chance at pre-kindergarten learning experiences. And we’re recognizing and supporting our teachers, administrators, parents and students in ways they’ve been asking us to for years.”

Perhaps the thorniest issue was teacher and principal evaluations, which Connecticut will implement on a pilot basis in 10 districts. The Connecticut General Assembly will reconsider authorizing a broader rollout in the new, two-year session that begins next January. Teachers must also now earn the right to tenured job guarantees, which previously were based on career longevity; multiple districts will receive funds to recruit fresh young teachers.

“I think it’s very important as we educate our teachers that they determine if teaching is really what they want to do,” Stillman said.

“I think if you can get them in the classroom … earlier in the education process, then they can make an informed decision as to whether they really want to be a teacher.”

After winning $700 million in the federal Race to the Top program for what at the time was considered innovative new approaches to education, New York has had early struggles attempting to implement its own statewide teacher evaluation system.

Connecticut’s likely first step will involve the creation of a so-called commissioner’s network under which the state Department of Education will have the authority to essentially take over administration of up to 25 struggling schools. In a hearing last week, state Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor said the process has begun to identify those school districts.

On the flip side, magnet and charter schools will get more funding, and highperforming schools will get freed up from some red tape.

Taking the measure of reform State Sen. John McKinney of Fairfield complained about the manner in which the final bill materialized in the closing moments of the legislative session.

“I’m oftentimes ashamed of how things work in this (legislative) building,” McKinney said. “Dropping a 200-page education bill, on one of the most important issues we’re ever going to debate, at the desks of senators at midnight when no one’s had a chance to read all 200 pages, is not a process I’m proud of.”

While recognizing strong elements in the bill, McKinney also sought to deflate Malloy’s rhetoric in touting the full, final product.

“He’s focused on things he’s called ‘bold,’ yet things 30, 35 states around the country have done,” McKinney said. “It’s sad when we say things are bold for Connecticut, when we lag behind so many other states.”

For Riccards part, he sees the bill as a good first step – but like Malloy, McKinney and others, says the state has far more work to do both in implementing the new law as well as following up with other moves for next two-year session that begins next January.

It may be a while before Connecticut families and businesses can give their initial grades on Connecticut’s initial submission for education reform.

“Ultimately the measure of any reform is going to be how well our students achieve,” Riccards said. “When you look at education research, that takes four to five years of longitudinal data. It’s not something where we can come next year and say, ‘Look how we closed the gap.’”

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BY ALEXANDER SOULE

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ith the Securities and Exchange Commission working up a dramatic change on how companies can raise cash, few middlemen in Fairfield County appear set to pull the trigger immediately in the new era some have likened to a budding Wild West.

Under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act), the SEC has until early July to write rules governing crowdfunding, which allows startups to solicit capital online. And the new law will let businesses and their capital advisers to advertise as they raise money.

The National Investment Banking Association (NIBA) holds an investment conference in early June in New York City with crowdfunding among the primary topics under discussion.

NIBA predicted an “explosion” of advertising after President Obama signed the bill in April.

Six weeks after the JOBS Act was signed, however, it’s all quiet on the western front in Connecticut.

“We’ve heard nothing,” said Howard Pitkin, commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Banking. “I would imagine it’s more or less everyone waiting for the first one off the runway to do it.”

Pitkin said Connecticut does not need to update any of its own laws or regulations in accordance with the JOBS Act. The Banking Department has been buried in the past year doing exactly that with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, a major chore that involved converting smaller investment advisers under the jurisdiction of the SEC to state regulation in the first half of this year.

Several local capital advisers contacted by the Fairfield County Business Journal were reticent on the new rules, though one

acknowledged it would have an impact.

“We do think this is a major shift in capital raising for small- to mid-cap companies,” said an executive at one company who asked not to be cited by name.

“We do not know how the regulators will respond to the act – they may try to wash it down through their regulation of registered broker-dealers. Crowdfunding may create abuses of small investors, of course.”

The financier’s company has no immediate plans to advertise in soliciting investments. If local companies do not immediately jump onto the bandwagon with regard to advertising, crowdfunding is expected to generate interest among Connecticut startups that either are not getting preferred terms from venture capitalists – or no offers at all.

According to one estimate, nearly 70 crowdfunding websites were created last year in anticipation of the new environment. Just as a small number of boutique investment banks exist in Fairfield County and elsewhere focused on advising small companies, middlemen will likely emerge to help potential investors size up opportunities on those platforms. Startup Connecticut co-founder Danny Briere recently pondered a crowdfunding portal focused specifically on Connecticut to essentially ride shotgun for any investors in emerging startups.

Connecticut Technology Council President Matthew Nemerson said it could turn out that some entrepreneurs hone their message and terms in discussions with angel investors, then turn to the Internet to actually solicit investments.

“Basically it’s generating a lot of hype, but I’m not sure that anyone understands how to utilize it,” said Ken Ducey of Fairfield Capital in Ridgefield. “No one that I know of from a practical perspective has used it to raise money.”

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‘Squeezing every dollar’ Excerpts from Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s remarks May 9 to the Connecticut General Assembly at the close of the 2012 session.

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ver the course of the last 16 months we have pushed more change through these two chambers than has occurred in Connecticut in a long, long time – positive, meaningful change.

We’ve changed our economy, growing thousands of new, private sector jobs for the first time in years. We’ve created 18,100 new, private-sector jobs in the past 16 months, and the unemployment rate is 20 percent lower than it was the first time I spoke here. We’ve gone from being two-tenths of a point above the national unemployment rate to a half point below.

With our design-build legislation, and with our project labor agreements, we’ve changed the way construction projects will get done in Connecticut and in the process we’ll create thousands of good-paying jobs.

We’ve changed our state’s finances.

We’ve closed the worst-in-the-nation deficit and we’re firmly committed to keeping our books honestly for the first time in a long time.

We’ve changed our blue laws to bring us in line with our neighbors and we’ve begun the process of making our liquor laws more consumer-friendly.

We’ve changed our election laws and in the process we are making it easier for people to participate in their democracy.

We’ve changed the way that we respond to major weather events and in the process the state and its utilities will be better prepared to handle emergencies.

We’ve made more intelligent changes to our criminal-justice system and in the process we’re continuing to restore confidence in the system’s accuracy and fairness. Those changes are part of the reason crime is at its lowest rate in 44 years.

And now, thanks to votes you made over the past few days, we’re changing our public schools.

We’re putting more education dollars into our lowestperforming districts, something almost no other state is doing and we’re ensuring that those dollars will be spent wisely. We’re creating a thousand additional seats for young children to have a chance at prekindergarten learning experiences. And we’re recognizing and supporting our teachers, administrators, parents and students in ways they’ve been asking us to for years.

That’s a lot of change. It’s required a lot of tough decisions to be made.

Along the way it’s ruffled a lot of feathers. That’s because change is hard …

But change is also necessary. While the world changed and while states around us changed, Connecticut stood still.

Thanks to the men and women in this chamber that’s no longer the case. Now Connecticut is changing, too – for the better.

Before my friends on either side of the aisle get nervous, let me say that

I’m not declaring victory or suggesting our work is done – far from it … We need to continue to focus on creating jobs – every day, that should be our first thought. We need to continue to be vigilant about the state’s finances. We

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Let’s keep squeezing every dollar we can out of state government. Let’s make government more efficient. Let’s continue the conversion of the state’s books to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

And now that we have passed a bold education reform package, a package that has the potential to allow our state to pull ahead of other states instead of lagging behind, we must implement that change.

If we do this, someday our children will thank us.”

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Gold coastal property

Westport Capital Partners bought a U.S. Post Office building in Fairfield.

Bottlerocket lands in Westport Bottlerocket Wine & Spirit, which touts itself as “the most user-friendly wine shop in the world,” is opening a Westport location in June.

The New York City-based company sells wine on store islands organized by themes, such as foods, take-out, recipes, organic and gifts.

Bottlerocket is leasing more than 4,000 square feet of space at 1790 Post Road E. in Westport, and will be open Sundays in accordance with Connecticut’s new law allowing sales that day.

Penfield signs lease

MJLF sets anchor

Executive search firm Penfield Partners took a small lease at One Post Road in Fairfield, filling the remaining space vacated

by Survey Sampling International following its move to Shelton.

Other tenants in the 30,000-squarefoot building include The Adult Day and Outpatient Therapy Services Unit of the Jewish Home for the Elderly, Paramount Transportation Systems Inc., Mortgage Masters, Old Republic National Title Insurance and Quatrella & Rizio L.L.C. Fairfield-based Angel Commercial L.L.C. brokered the transaction.

Maritime brokerage company MJLF & Associates Inc. is leasing 11,000 square feet of space at 300 First Stamford Place as its new headquarters, with the company already occupying the building on a sublease basis.

MJLF charters commercial vessels such as tankers and container ships, as well as providing other consulting services to the industry. The company has 60 employees and is led by company President Bob Flynn.

– Alexander Soule

Postal exchange Westport Capital Partners spent $4.3 million to acquire a U.S. Post Office in Fairfield in a transaction brokered by CBRE. The building at 1262 Post Road totals just more than 10,000 square feet, including 150 feet of downtown street frontage.

The U.S. Postal Service is relocating the branch to 1300 Post Road by September.

“This is a unique opportunity to acquire an iconic building in a community that values a downtown, pedestrian retail experience,” Russel Bernard, managing principal of Westport Capital, said in a statement.

“We look forward to maintaining this as a premier property and shopping destination.”

An investor in distressed real estate, Westport Capital has offices in Wilton and Los Angeles.

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Norseland on the move Norseland Inc. is relocating from Stamford to Darien, taking 16,000 square feet of space at the Parklands Office Park.

The company is the exclusive marketing agent for Norwegian Jarlsberg and other specialty cheeses, having established its initial U.S. office in Greenwich in 1978. Darienbased Signature Group brokered the transaction.

Harbor Freight unpacks Harbor Freight Tools opened a 14,000-squarefoot store at 345 Huntington Turnpike in Bridgeport, its second in Fairfield County in addition to a store in Brookfield.

Stamford-based RHYS Commercial Real Estate represented Harbor Freight in its most recent expansion, which included sites in New Haven and Waterbury. The Camarillo, Calif.-based company operates more than 380 stores nationwide.

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Goldman Sachs Group Inc., with the pair having met while studying at Columbia Business School.

Brown tells their story May 29 to members of the Inventors Association of Connecticut, with admission free at Fairfield University’s Dolan School of Business.

The Solemates “High Heeler” is designed to thwart a high-heel shoe sinking in soft turf – remember the soggy wedding season of June 2011? – not to mention gaps in wooden boardwalks, cobblestone drives, among other perils. The attachment, which sells for $9.95, works by increasing the surface area on the base of the heel.

“The first time I realized this was a problem was at my high school prom,” Brown said, recalling the soft turf under a willow tree as her

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their board members a lukewarm grade, saying many do not contribute money or solicit funds, and some not bothering to show up at fundraising events.

The Fairfield County Community Foundation’s (FCCF) Center for Nonprofit Excellence published the findings this month from a poll of 120 nonprofit leaders. Many characterized their boards as unengaged, passive and generally ineffective in one of the most critical elements they can bring to the table – fundraising.

“I think it’s a snapshot, but it confirms what we have observed,” said Elaine Mintz, director of the Norwalk-based foundation’s Center for Nonprofit Excellence. “Any new board member you bring on, you have to look at the skill set you have at the table and what this new person brings to the table …

Having an effective board is really the driving force in making an organization successful.

Anybody who is on a board should realize what their responsibilities are.”

In the study, Mintz noted that nonprofit board members are stretched thin and recruiting new board members remains difficult.

As reported earlier this month by the Fairfield County Business Journal, the Fairfield-based Foundation Source issued its own report suggesting that large numbers of private foundations enjoy regular recapitalizations from their own primary benefactors, suggesting significant commitment and engagement among those organizations.

By contrast, in the FCCF survey only 35 percent of respondents rated their board members as “excellent” or “very good” at

friends posed for a photo. “Most of us wearing heels for the first time and we were all sinking.”

Today, Solemates is finding firm footing via not just its core market of brides and bridesmaids, but at signature events such as the Kentucky Derby. This year Solemates’ widgets were included in the official “horseman’s bags” given to wives of jockeys and trainers, also distributed to female employees at Churchill Downs.

“We have never worked in marketing or PR, and that gave us some unbridled enthusiasm,” Brown said. “We just looked for opportunities.

Because this is a new product, there is no set path.”

Can a Serena Williams sponsorship be far behind?

The company launched in the summer of 2008 on the eve of the recession and demand has spawned new colors and sizes. Today, the shoes are sold in 2,000 stores nationally, both retail chains like David’s Bridal and DSW and boutiques such as Abigail DeG. Fox Designs in fundraising on behalf of the organization.

Also: • 52 percent of respondents said board members do not solicit funds on behalf of the nonprofit; • 42 percent said board members do not identify new donors; • 32 percent said board members do not attend fundraising events; and • 28 percent said board members do not make a personal donation to the organization.

In response, the FCCF Center for Nonprofit Excellence is putting together a workshop this fall on improving the fundraising capacity of boards. A four-seminar, weekly series is already on deck beginning May 30 at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, which FCCF is running with the Fairfield County chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP).

According to the most recent AFP study, nonprofit donations had yet to recover to their pre-recession levels, but they were far better than in 2009. For every $5.35 that organizations gained in gift dollars in 2010, $5.54 was lost through donor attrition.

The first rule of board leadership in fundraising is ensuring all board members understand and accept it is their responsibility, according to an AFP book on the topic published in March. Nonprofits can help their own cause by vetting prospective board members across several criteria, including experience in fundraising campaigns; insider access to a specific industry or social group; and a general willingness to spend time tapping new resources.

It doesn’t hurt to help new board members, AFP said, by have them solicit funds from a source representing an easy “yes” and get them seasoned before pushing onto the tougher work.

Greenwich or The Plumed Serpent Bridal in Westport.

Solemates has expanded to selling highheel shoe tote bags, pendants and other accessories, with its website (thesolemates.com) currently generating 30,000 hits monthly – with

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when every job counts, this would’ve been particularly irresponsible.”

The Senate approved the reauthorization bill one week after an identical measure was passed by the House of Representatives, 330-93.

This marks the third time since September 2011 that the bank’s charter has been extended by Congress, and the 25th such occasion since the bank was founded in 1934 – with reauthorization typically coming by unanimous consent.

The bill approved by Congress last week calls for the bank’s charter to be extended to Sept. 30, 2015, and increases its lending authority from $100 billion to $140 billion by the 2014 fiscal year.

The bank’s management would also be required to maintain default rates below 2 percent. If the default rate rises above 2 percent for any six-month period, the Treasury would be required to take action.

Himes criticized the members of Congress who opposed the bank’s reauthorization, saying, “Some people in Congress who talk about job creation are more interested in their own ideology.”

In the fourth district Himes represents, which includes much of Fairfield County, the Export-Import Bank backed more than $268 million in loans since 2007, which resulted in more than $382 million in exports.

Himes recently toured M Cubed Technologies Inc., which is headquartered in Trumbull and has manufacturing facilities in Monroe and Newark, Del., where it produces high-precision structural components for optical systems and ceramic and

the most action on Sundays and Mondays, which Brown assumes is the result of women searching for the company’s website following wedding weekends.

Brown promises more is in store.

“This is not a one-trick pony,” she said.

metal matrix composites for industrial and defense application.

Bill Lauricella, COO and CFO of M Cubed Technologies, said the ExportImport Bank’s loan guarantee program serves an important role for businesses that may be having difficulty securing a bank loan to support export orders.

M Cubed Technologies has only participated in the program for one year, but in that year it secured Export-Import Bank backing for a $5 million line of credit, Lauricella said.

“The big driver for us was availability of credit,” Lauricella said. “It assisted us in securing a financing facility to ensure we could continue to run and grow the operation. I’m not certain we would have gotten that without the Ex-Im Bank’s participation.”

Connecticut businesses have also expressed concern over subsidies often given to foreign manufacturers by their respective governments and currency manipulation by the Chinese government.

With the Export-Import Bank’s loan guarantee program, Himes said U.S. companies are better situated to compete with their foreign counterparts.

“It’s really important that they compete on a level playing field,” he said.

John M. Andrews, president and CEO of the Westport-based American Natural Soda Ash Corp., last month wrote a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk expressing concerns over China’s preferential treatment of state-owned enterprises.

“The advantages these state-owned producers are provided allow China to overcome U.S. comparative advantage in soda ash production, with serious competitive implications in third-country markets,” Andrews wrote.

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DrugFranchise testing goes mobile screens workers on site

BY JANICE KIRKEL

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fter 25 years in commercial banking, Michael Gedigk found himself at the half-century mark wanting to start his own business.

He had an extensive list of criteria, but the top two were most important – the business would have to be recession-proof and generate recurring revenue from clients.

“I also wanted to be part of an emerging trend, where I would become an expert in a particular field. I wanted the business to be scalable, in other words, easy to expand, with not too much overhead and not too labor-intensive.”

The answer? USA Mobile Drug Testing, one of the 20,000 mobile franchises nationwide. Research shows that mobile franchises grew almost 20 percent from 2006 to 2010, everything from dry cleaning services to dog training. Gedigk’s company, USA Mobile Drug Testing of Westchester and southern Fairfield Michael Gedigk County, was started in August 2011. It assists area employers in developing drug-free workplaces. His team of compliance specialists travels to businesses to perform testing. Its main goal is to help employers take proactive steps to screen new workers and develop drug-free workplace programs. It provides drug and alcohol testing, breath alcohol and DNA testing, as well as background checks and related services for corporations, the government and schools.

“The first thing we do is talk to the client,” he said. “‘What kind of business do you have? What is your concern? Why are you considering implementing a drug-free work environment?’ Some say they are having terrible drug problems. Others want a hedge against liability and workers’ comp claims.

Others just want a healthy productive workforce or to reduce absenteeism.”

The average drug-abusing employee, Gedigk said, costs an employer $7,000 a year. “And that doesn’t even include work-

ers’ comp claims, just loss of productivity, health issues, tardiness. We consult with each business on what their program would look like,” he said.

“We advise them on what they can do – the type of testing, the frequency, the percentage of employees to be tested. We also will write a manual for employees on what the company is doing and why. You don’t want employees to resent it. You can’t just come down on people heavy handed. Some employees might even be tired of covering up for drug-abusing employees.”

Gedigk said privacy is obviously a huge concern. “I will never call anybody (who’s) positive. If a result comes in that might be positive, it goes to the medical review officer.

He then calls the donor and explains what happened. If the donor says it was related to use of a prescription drug, we verify it with the doctor and the employer never knows there was a potential positive.”

There are differences, said Gedigk, in the laws of New York state and Connecticut that he must consider.

“In Connecticut, you can’t do random non-transportation department drug testing on a voluntary basis using urine. You can use saliva, blood and hair. DOT testing has to be done with urine,” he said. In New York, meanwhile, instant tests are restricted.

“Sometimes employers use instant testing kits, and they can open themselves up to legal problems.”

Mobile testing, said Gedigk, has the obvious advantage of preventing workers from taking steps to camouflage drug abuse.

“If workers have to go to a lab to be tested, on the way they can drink fluids to adulterate the results. The only warning they get that we are coming is when we are standing in front of them. They can’t leave the room, or eat or drink.”

As for how business is going, Gedigk said it’s been a little slower than he might have wanted. “I had hoped to easily break six figures in gross revenue in the first 12 months.

I will probably just about reach it.”

He said the business is not yet as developed in Connecticut as in Westchester, but that that was a business choice, to focus on Westchester. “Still, I feel completely confirmed in my decision to enter this business.”

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f the secret must get out, then we might as well lead with Dawn Emmerich, given her job as Bank Secrecy Act officer for the Bridgeport-based Community’s Bank.

Emmerich and 39 other members of the local business and civic communities are winners of this year’s Fairfield County 40 Under 40 Awards, bestowed annually under primary sponsorship of the Fairfield County Business Journal in partnership with area chambers of commerce to recognize upand-coming leaders in their fields.

Bridgeport organizations secured eight spots on this year’s 40 Under 40 list, to include Michael Moore, head of the Bridgeport Downtown Special Services District, and Benjamin Henson, a city planner who likewise works on economic development there.

Stamford organizations won eight spots, including Michelle Naggar, chief operating officer of newcomer Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Foundation Inc., who last year administered emergency cash grants to more than 450 people whose homes were damaged in disasters, as well as community grants to a half-dozen Fairfield County nonprofits.

In between were all manner of businesses and nonprofits from nearly every corner of Fairfield County – from founders of family-focused organizations such as CT-Moms Julia Ambrosi Williams & Company LLC Matt Briand Monroe Staffing Services Washington Cabezas, Jr. Cabezas-DeAngelis Engineering & Surveying Matt Carmody Peak Performance Sports Camps, LLC Lauren Cimino Pierson & Smith a Division of First Niagra Risk Management Brian Cohen Cohen Law Group, PC David Cohen Westport Weston Family Y William Conron Citrin Cooperman Dawn Emmerich The Community’s Bank Benjamin Fetterman First Niagara Daniel Fitzgerald Cummings & Lockwood Benjamin Henson City of Bridgeport Ari Hoffman Cohen and Wolf Jay Inzitari RMS Companies

Online L.L.C. and Hall Arts Academy, to high finance as represented by Avant Capital Partners (see accompanying table).

Supporting business groups include the Bridgeport Regional Business Council, Business Council of Fairfield County, Darien Chamber of Commerce, Fairfield Chamber of Commerce, Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce, Greenwich Chamber of Commerce, Greater Norwalk Chamber of Commerce, Stamford Chamber of Commerce and Westport-Weston Chamber of Commerce.

Tickets are $40, of course, for the 40 Under 40 Awards scheduled for 5 to 8 p.m. June 2 at High Ridge Park Corporate Center in Stamford, to include a keynote address from Olympic gold medalist Donna DeVarona.

At the event, previous winners will have the opportunity to showcase their companies in a “Valley of Achievement.” David’s Soundview Catering is providing hors d’oeuvres and wine merchant W.J. Deutsch & Family the wine.

Business attire is appropriate. And while you are looking through your closet, remember this year’s 40 Under 40 recipient Scott Sokolowski, whose Save-A-Suit foundation holds drives to collect unwanted dress suits and apparel for distribution to college students and military veterans as they prepare for job interviews.

Christine Kazanas HK Consulting Group, LLC Kerri Leavay Deloitte & Touche LLP Michael Lestinsky Main Enterprises, Inc. Adam Luysterborghs Avant Capital Partners Jarrod Manfro MSA Advisors Charles Martin III Robinson & Cole LLP John Martinez Teddy’s Transportation System Austin McChord Datto Inc. Stephanie McLaughlin Sandak Hennessey & Greco, LLP Sarah Mehner Connecticut Information Security LLC Michael Moore Bridgeport Downtown Special Services District Michelle Naggar Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Foundation Brendan Naughton Charter Oak Insurance and Financial Services Co.

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Becca Nell Argyle Project Management Joe Orlando A.P. Construction Company James Palsa Palsa + Palsa LLC Georgette Pascale Pascale Communications Christopher Peck CBP Leah Reeves People’s United Bank Scott Sokolowski Save-A-Suit Jennifer Stewart Norwalk Eye Care Medha Thomas CT-Moms Online Elizabeth Torres Bridgeport Neighborhood Trust Anthony Truino Barnum Wealth Management, An Office of MetLife Melanie Varian Creative Interventions Jennifer Wiesner Hall Arts Academy

IN THE FIELD

Financier felled by stroke Richard Ruzika, a former senior Goldman Sachs Group Inc. executive who was planning a Greenwich hedge fund, died May 7 at Stamford Hospital of complications from a stroke. He was 53.

With Joe Howley and Lance Bakrow, Ruzika had been planning a hedge fund to be called Dublin Hill Capital. Howley and Bakrow reportedly have decided not to proceed with the fund.

A Long Island native, Ruzika was a football star at Columbia University and reportedly signed a contract with the New York Jets before deciding not to pursue a career in the NFL.

‘Revolutionary’ campaign Connecticut is rallying tourism around the new slogan “Still Revolutionary,” with a new ad featuring sweeping vistas of waterways, landmarks and tourist attractions.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced the new slogan May 14, with the state’s tourism website now displaying a new logo with Connecticut written in blue letters, a red star dotting the “i” and a striped pennant flying from the “u” in the state name.

An initial two-minute ad depicts people exploring Connecticut’s heritage and outdoors by foot, bike, car, steam train and even zip line, accompanied by an orchestral score and the refrain “follow your heart.” The ad concludes with a girl waving a banner aloft from a seaside bluff.

New York City-based Chowder Inc. is leading the state’s new ad campaign, under which the state is spending $11 million in the coming fiscal year.

Poland preps copter buy Poland reportedly plans to spend $1 billion to buy helicopters, with Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. a likely bidder.

Stratford-based Sikorsky has its international production in Poland, with rival AgustaWestland also maintaining a facility there.

It could be the first major bid undertaken by Sikorsky under Mick Maurer, when he replaces Jeff Pino as company president after Pino steps down this July.

According to the trade publication Defense Update, Poland plans to buy more than 25 helicopters, including three configured for combat search and rescue. Sikorsky is expected to offer a version of its international Black Hawk helicopter.

Health tax credits unused More than 36,600 small businesses in Connecticut are eligible for tax credits under federal health reform, according to a new study, with nearly 13,500 eligible for the maximum 35 percent credit.

Eligible small businesses employ more

than 192,000 people in the state, according to the advocacy groups Small Business Majority and Families USA. “The majority of small businesses don’t know these credits exist to help them,” John Arensmeyer, CEO of Small Business Majority, said in a statement.

Assisted living center OK’d Shelton’s zoning commission reportedly approved a new assisted living center for the Center at Split Rock on Bridgeport Ave. Benchmark Senior Living proposed the 90-unit, 80,000-square-foot facility, with the Wellesley, Mass.-based company operating four other Fairfield County centers in Brookfield, Ridgefield, Stamford and Trumbull.

The new Shelton facility will include a 20-unit wing for people with dementia and Alzheimer’s, according to the Valley Independent Sentinel, which reported a previous facility approved for the site in 2008 never moved forward.

M.M. Dillon nixes merger Stamford-based M.M. Dillon & Co. canceled a planned merger with Caris & Co. and plans to raise financing as a combined entity, citing continued turmoil in the equity markets.

Mike McCarty founded M.M. Dillon in 2009 as a spinout from Stamford-based CRT Capital Group, bringing several CRT alumni with him. San Diego-based Caris is an equity research, sales and trading firm.

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SPECIAL REPORT Innovation and IP Law

BY ALEXANDER SOULE

casoule@westfairinc.com

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onnecticut is one of the top three “intellectualproperty intensive” states in the nation, according to a March study published by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.

The question becomes whether the state of IP gets more intense in the coming months heading into next March.

Last September, President Obama signed the LeahySmith America Invents Act (AIA), widely hailed as implementing the most significant changes to the U.S. patent system in nearly 60 years.

Most notably, the new law aligns the United States with the rest of the world in awarding patents to the first person or entity to file an application, rather than relying on the previous “first to invent” system that awards rights based on the date a claimant can prove they conceived an idea they subsequently seek to patent.

The first-to-file rule does not kick in until March 2013.

As of this past March, inventors get what amounts to a oneyear grace period protecting them for any advanced disclosure of an invention that a rival might rush into the filing process to secure rights.

An immediate question is whether any uncertainties about the new rules might squelch collaboration between techies, which Connecticut is actively promoting via initiatives such as the Stamford Innovation Center and Startup Connecticut, among others. Scott Pierce, a University of Connecticut graduate with the Massachusetts intellectual property law firm Hamilton Brook Smith & Reynolds P.C., argues sufficient precedents are in place to protect inventors in any disputes rising from collaborations, in an article scheduled to be published in the July edition of the Journal of Patent & Trademark Office Society.

Hoping to spur more collaboration locally, The Business Council of Fairfield County revealed last week the new Center for Growth Resources, in collaboration with the

Connecticut Technology Council, Connecticut Innovations, and the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering, among other entities.

“For an entrepreneur or rapidly growing business, the time required to break the code and identify the resources needed can in itself be a deal breaker,” Christopher Bruhl, president and CEO of the business council, said in a statement. “By providing this point of access, we can all promote and accelerate job growth in the region.”

If entrepreneurship is up, patent filings have been down since the recession. As reported by the Fairfield County Business Journal in January, last year local patent filings sunk for a third consecutive year to their lowest level since 2002, with the recession having a clear impact on those figures.

In eight months following enactment of landmark patent reform, published filings from Connecticut inventors are down nearly 75 percent from the year before. Those figures are preliminary, however, and will escalate as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office publishes additional applications in the coming months received since September 2011.

Not until the second half of 2014 will data begin to emerge on patent filing activity after first-to-file kicks into gear next March.

“Countless inventions that can spark new businesses are right there sitting in our backlog of unexamined patent applications,” admitted USPTO Director David Kappos, speaking at two events last month. “Under the America Invents Act we’re making tremendous progress in reducing that backlog.”

Testifying to a U.S. Senate committee last year, Kappos said he does not expect a race to the patent office with hastily drafted applications when the new rules fully kick in. He added the first-to-invent system almost never benefits the independent inventor, and that of 3 million applications filed over the previous seven years, only 25 were granted to small entities that were the second inventor to file but were able to prove they were first to invent.

Igor Parsadanov, UConn School of Engineering

Invention intensity?

New patent rules could change how inventors operate

New provisions in the America Invents Act aim to spur innovation everywhere from large corporations to lab benches. Stratford native and University of Connecticut engineering student Erick Nass, right, with Joe Cerino working this spring on an autonomous underwater vehicle.

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RANKED BY NUMBER OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ATTORNEYS IN FIRM. LISTED ALPHABETICALLY IN THE EVENT OF A TIE.

THE LIST

Intellectual Property Attorneys

FAIRFIELD COUNTY NEXT LIST: MAY 28 FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESSES

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Next list: May 28 — Family-owned Businesses

Ranked by number of intellectual property attorneys in firm.

Listed alphabetically in event of tie.

Managing partners or officers Email address Year firm established

Rank

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

1

Edwards Wildman Palmer L.L.P.

2

McCarter & English L.L.P.

1 Canterbury Green, 201 Broad St., Stamford 06901 975-7505 • edwardswildman.com

1 Canterbury Green, 201 Broad St., Stamford 06901 399-5900 • mccarter.com

Wilson Elser

3

3 Gannett Drive, White Plains, NY 10604 (914) 323-7000 1010 Washington Blvd., Stamford 06901 388-2400 wilsonelser.com

4

Day Pitney L.L.P.

5

Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggerio & Perle L.L.P.

6

Robinson & Cole L.L.P.

7

Coleman Sudol Sapone P.C.

8

1 Canterbury Green, 201 Broad St., Stamford 06901 977-7300 • daypitney.com

1 Landmark Square, 10th floor, Stamford 06901 327-4500 • ogrp.com

1055 Washington Blvd., Stamford 06901 462-7500 • rc.com

714 Colorado Ave., Bridgeport 06605 366-3560 • cssiplaw.com

Diserio Martin O'Connor & Castiglioni L.L.P. 1 Atlantic St., Eighth floor, Stamford 06890 358-0800 • dmoc.com

Fincham Downs L.L.C. 470 Main St., Ridgefield 06877 438-6991 • finchamdowns.com

9

Cohen and Wolf P.C. 1115 Broad St., Bridgeport 06604 368-0211 •cohenandwolf.com

Freeth & Clay L.L.P. 500 Summer St., Suite 203, Stamford 06901 674-8500 • freethfirm.com

Robert Shuftan Managing partner Alan Levin Firm chairman Laurence Harris Deputy managing partner info@edwardswildman.com 1887

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Paul D. Greeley info@ogrp.com 1987

19

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John B. Lynch Jr. jscheib@rc.com 1845

28

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William A. Durkin III mwagner@dmoc.com 1983

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Michael D. Downs Carson Fincham Magdalena Fincham mfincham@finchamdowns.com 2009

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David A. Ball cw@cohenandwolf.com 1951

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Richard Freeth rfreeth@freethfirm.com 2010

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Basam Nabulsi Stamford managing partner

info@mccarter.com 1844 Robert F. Roarke Regional managing partner, New York

Brian Del Gatto Regional managing partner, Connecticut

1978

William J. Sapone Vice president

info@cssiplaw.com 2000

Questions or comments, call (914) 694-3600, ext. 3005. ** Attorneys practice out of both Fairfield and Westchester counties.

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Crowdsourced inventing: risks and rewards

BY SCOTT WOFSY and BRIAN MATROSS

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he intersection of web-based technology, global outsourcing and socialmedia has given rise to a modern form of innovation whose commercial and legal implications for innovators in Fairfield County are numerous.

Savvy entrepreneurs can use crowdsourced inventing to optimize, expedite and breathe life into their inventive ideas while staying BRIAN MATROSS ahead of competitors. However, capitalizing on this type of innovation will require taking steps to protect intellectual property, especially in view of the America Invents Act. SCOTT WOFSY Crowdsourcing is a process that utilizes a group to analyze and solve a problem or to perform a task. The efficacy of utilizing groups to perform tasks has prominently entered public consciousness on account

Innovation in brief

NASA boosts ODIS ODIS Inc. received a $750,000 grant to continue developing sensor chips that can handle optical, digital and analog data in a single package.

Odis is a subsidiary of OPEL Technologies Inc., which has its main operations in Shelton and its head office in Toronto.

NASA awarded ODIS a phase-two grant under the Small Business Innovation Research program for the company’s planar optoelectronic technology, or POET. The chips will eliminate weight and power needs on spacecraft that use the sensors, according to ODIS.

of the social revolution of Web 2.0 and the frequency with which television viewers are bombarded with crowd-based activities, such as focus groups analyzing political ads, organized flash mobs, topical expert panels and commercials highlighting social media.

Crowdsourced inventing utilizes principles of crowdsourcing for innovative or optimization tasks, preferably in an online environment. For example, companies such as Quirky and DesignCrowd outsource innovative tasks and projects to crowds.

Quirky receives hundreds of ideas that are rated, sorted and enhanced by peers.

Contributors are assigned contribution percentages that provide bases for profit distributions if the invented products sell.

DesignCrowd advertises itself as a marketplace where businesses can outsource projects to designers around the world and modify product submissions during a feedback and revision process. DesignCrowd promotes this process as a fix to traditional design problems, which include slow turnaround time, expensive fees, limited choices and high risk.

Faster product development time is a feature of crowdsourced inventing (CSI) upon which critical business decision-making will likely focus as the America Invents Act is implemented and the U.S. becomes

New Haven-based Rib-X Pharmaceuticals Inc. postponed its initial public offering of stock, a day after cutting its IPO price by half.

Rib-X has a drug in phase three trials to treat MRSA and other infections that occur in hospitals. More than 60,000 U.S. patients die each year of hospital infections that

which can have profound implications on patent validity.

Our recommended steps for innovating in a CSI world are to: • privately develop and enable the fundamental inventive idea; • file a provisional patent application; • utilize CSI to refine, optimize, and improve upon the idea; and • file a utility patent application claiming priority back to the provisional filing.

These steps may provide an entrepreneur wishing to use CSI with broader patent rights a better negotiating position upon commercial success of the product or service and a potential answer if the patent is later challenged. Such steps may additionally help avoid an ocean of legal work such as contracts and non-disclosure/contractor agreements, which could create more problems than solutions.

Scott Wofsy is a partner and Brian Matross is an associate in the Stamford office of Edwards Wildman Palmer L.L.P. They can be reached at swofsy@edwardswildman.com and bmatross@edwardswildman.com.

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Greenwich-based Renaissance Capital L.L.C. reported the tabled IPO May 9. Rib-X had planned to raise $80 million, with Deutsche Bank Securities the sole bookrunner.

Sensing opportunity Owlstone Inc. plans to raise more than $3 million in funding, as the company sells dime-size chips that detect the presence of chemicals.

United Technologies Corp. and the U.S. Army are among Owlstone customers, with the company maintaining offices in Norwalk and the United Kingdom.

Owlstone’s spectrometry chips can detect multiple gases simultaneously in under a second.

A new light from GE Rib-X IPO on hold

a first-to-file rather than a first-to-invent jurisdiction for patents. The reason for this is simple. If two inventors independently invent the same invention, then ownership rights may depend on who files the patent application first rather than who invents it first. By using CSI to shorten the period in which the invention is reduced to practice, entrepreneurs will be able to plant their inventive stake in the ground before competitors.

This strategy, however, may also create significant problems, because CSI runs counter to the normal process of inventing and obtaining patent protection. The inventive process has generally been secretive, with attorneys, co-inventors and manufacturers bound by confidentiality. While an inventor has one year to file for a patent in the U.S. after a sale or public disclosure, foreign rights may be lost by a non-confidential disclosure. As CSI is often accomplished in public, it may bar an inventor from securing patent protection in foreign jurisdictions where absolute novelty is a requirement for obtaining a patent. Additionally, CSI may render inventor determinations nebulous,

Electric Co. debuted an LED light bulb it is touting as the replacement for the standard 100-watt incandescent light bulb.

The new bulb features the standard A-19 bulb shape generations grew up with and uses 27 watts. The bulb will be on store shelves within a year, with GE not immediately determining a target price.

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Besides working with these galleries, I do art shows, take private commissions and do some art instruction.

It is my goal to submit to the public the best paintings of the highest quality possible.

For more information, visit joseluisnunez.com.

Jose Luis Nunez Member, 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

Arts & Culture of Fairfield County

CURTAIN RISES FOR INTERACT Westport Country Playhouse has launched “InteraCT: Playhouse Young Professionals,” where patrons under 40 can network, socialize and attend a performance.

Evening events are scheduled for June 28 in conjunction with a performance of “The Year of Magical Thinking,” based on the National Book Award winner by Joan Didion, directed by Nicholas Martin and featuring Maureen Anderman; Aug. 2, Molière’s “Tartuffe,” a funny and wise farce, translated by Richard Wilbur, directed by David Kennedy; Sept. 13, the world premiere of “Harbor,” a comedy about a dys-

functional, loving family, by Chad Beguelin, directed

by Mark Lamos; and Oct. 19, “A Raisin in the Sun,” the timeless classic about a black family in 1950s Southside Chicago and their quest for a piece of the American Dream, by Lorraine Hansberry, directed by Phylicia Rashad.

For more information or tickets, call the box office at 227-4177 or toll-free at (888) 927-7529 or visit westportplayhouse.org.

Westport County Playhouse is located at 25 Powers Court, off Route 1, Westport.

PARADE, PICNIC AND PERUSE Fairfield Museum and History Center plans a day of fun and games for its annual community picnic after the town parade, from noon to 3 p.m. May 28 to commemorate Memorial Day. The museum will offer free admission for the day to its IMAGES 2012 exhibition and will unveil nine new walking tour signs.

“The Memorial Day parade is a wonderful tradition in our town,” said Michael Jehle, executive director of the museum.

“We are encouraging everyone who attends the parade to picnic with us at the museum, bring a picnic lunch or buy food from Kiwanis and enjoy a full afternoon of activities, along with the opportunity for a self-guided walking tour with our new signs.”

Visitors can enjoy the museum’s newest exhibition, IMAGES 2012, featuring the work of acclaimed photographer and Fairfield native, Charles Ruger. A self-taught photographer, Ruger has shot extensive documentary work in such singular

American towns as Palm Beach, Fl. and Marfa, Texas, focusing on their distinctive residents, architecture and landscapes.

Also on view is the work of 50 winners from this year’s juried photography competition.

Those who create their own walking tour of the town green can use nine new signs created jointly between the museum and the town, Jehle said. The signs were made possible by a grant from the town of Fairfield with funding provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development under its Community Development Block Grant Program.

“Fairfield’s historic town green was first laid out in 1639 on the site of an ancient Native American campsite and for nearly 375 years it has been at the heart of Fairfield’s original ‘four square plan,’” Jehle said. “Visitors can begin their exploration of this intriguing historic site at the introductory sign adjacent to the Fairfield Museum and History Center and discover the hidden corners of Fairfield’s fascinating past.”

Visit FCBuzz.org for more information on events and how to get listed.

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Presented by: Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County

on the record William Hertle Properties L.L.C., 790 Newfield Ave., Stamford.

Chapter 11, filed April 20, case no.

Ilo Enterprises L.L.C. and George 12-50721. Assets: $500,000 to $1 Aiello, Bethel. $43,000 in favor of million. Liabilities: $100,000 to The Ring’s End Inc., Darien. Prop- $500,000. Type of business: limerty: Lot 19, Bethel town map 172, ited liability company. Debtor’s attorney: Mark M. Kratter, Kratter & Bethel. Filed April 16.

Gustafson, Norwalk.

Attachments

Estate of Helen Zilinek, Redding. $51,249 in favor of HBR Danbury L.L.C., Danbury. Property: 81 Black Rock Turnpike, Redding.

Filed April 3.

Building Permits

Menemsha Development Group, Boston, Mass., contractor for Brick Walk Associates L.L.C. Fit out an existing commercial space for tenant Citibank at 1275 Post Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $381,000.

Filed March 29.

Westport North Associates L.L.C. Perform interior alterations at an existing commercial building, 323 Main St., Westport. Estimated cost: $64,000. Filed April 4.

Commercial

Melvin, Jean and Mark Melvin.

Construct an addition at an existing single-family residence, 141 Glenarden Drive, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed March 30.

Prince, Emily. Install an in-ground pool and enclosure at an existing single-family residence, 139 Long Lots Road, Westport. Estimated cost: $68,000. Filed April 25.

Moyer, Cynthia and Mark Moyer.

Construct an addition at an existing Cottage Lane L.L.C. Perform inte- single-family residence, 2 Indian rior renovations at an existing sin- Hill Road, Westport. Estimated gle-family residence, 4 Lehn Farm cost: $400,000. Filed April 3.

Road, Westport. Estimated cost: $174,000. Filed April 20.

O’Kane, Yvonne and Neil O’Kane.

Install an in-ground pool and enDeCalice, Deane. Perform interior closure at an existing single-family renovations at an existing single- residence, 44 Kings Highway North, family residence, 100 Cherry Lane, Westport. Estimated cost: $52,000.

Fairfield. Estimated cost: $110,000. Filed April 25.

Filed April 25.

Prodom Corp., Fairfield, contractor for Noreen Berarducci. Construct an addition at an existing single-family residence, 1205 Mill Plain Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $62,000. Filed April 9.

Conners Development L.L.C., Fairfield, contractor for Elisabeth and George Clark. Construct an addition at an existing single-family residence, 179 Main St., Fairfield.

Estimated cost: $140,000. Filed April 4.

White Birch Center Inc. Perform interior alterations at an existing Bankruptcies commercial building, 351 Post The following petitions were filed 41 Gault L.P. Perform interior al- Road West, Westport. Estimated in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Bridge- terations at an existing commercial cost: $115,000. Filed April 9. port. Chapter 11 indicates the filer building, 9 Riverside Ave., Westintends to submit a plan of reorga- port. Estimated cost: $56,000. Filed Dobin, Danielle and Chris Smith. nization to the court. Chapter 7 in- April 19.

Perform interior renovations at an dicates a liquidation of assets. existing single-family residence, 6 The Anchorage Ventures L.L.C. 37 Narrow Rock L.L.C. Construct Northfield Drive, Westport. EstiEthan Allen Associates L.L.C., Perform interior renovations at an a new six-bedroom single-family mated cost: $62,000. Filed April 16.

148 Deer Hill Ave., Danbury. existing commercial building, 259 residence at 37 Narrow Rocks Road, Chapter 11, filed April 23, case no. Riverside Ave., Westport. Estimated Westport. Estimated cost: $700,000. E. L. Wagner Company Inc., Filed April 12.

12-50738. Assets: $500,000 to $1 cost: $213,000. Filed April 10.

Bridgeport, contractor for Susan million. Liabilities: $1 million to Hunt and Scott Slobin. Install an $10 million. Creditors: Dunhill, $1 Fairfield County Hunt Club. Bluewater Home Builders, West- in-ground pool and enclosure at million; Hua Shen, $200,000; Yuey- Perform interior renovations at an port, contractor for Jeffrey Gardner. an existing single-family residence, an Yu, $125,000; BL Trading Co., existing commercial building, 174 Construct a new single-family resi- 24 Fairfield Beach Road, Fairfield. $100,000; George Erbe, $70,000; Long Lots Road, Westport. Esti- dence at 140 Sunnie Holme Drive, Estimated cost: $108,000. Filed Zemin Lin, $34,000. Type of busi- mated cost: $200,000. Filed April 6. Fairfield. Estimated cost: $1.3 mil- March 26. ness: limited liability company. lion. Filed April 17.

Debtor’s attorney: James M. Nugent, Harlow Adams & Friedman Estate of Howard Gault. Fit out an Five Hedley Farms Road L.L.C. P.C., Milford. existing commercial space for ten- Bugaj Contractors Company Construct a new eight-bedroom ant Parametric Risk Advisors at 518 L.L.C., Fairfield, contractor for single-family residence at 5 Hedley Riverside Ave., Westport. Estimated Stephen Douglas. Construct an Farms Road, Westport. Estimated cost: $164,000. Filed April 19. addition at an existing single-fam- cost: $2.7 million. Filed April 26. ily residence, 1251 Mill Hill Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $200,000.

Greenberg, Jennifer and WilLanese Construction Inc., Filed April 11. liam Greenberg. Perform interior Bridgeport, contractor for Bridgerenovations at an existing singleport Roman Catholic Diocesan Items appearing in the Fairfield County Business Journal’s On The Corp. Perform interior alterations Butler, Michael, Shelton, contrac- family residence, 1 Cockenoe Drive, Record section are compiled from at an existing commercial building, tor for Wetmore Properties. Con- Westport. Estimated cost: $115,000. various sources, including public 5151 Park Ave., Fairfield. Estimated struct a new single-family residence Filed April 25. records made available to the media cost: $126,875. Filed April 27. at 260 Roselle St., Fairfield. Estiby federal, state and municipal mated cost: $190,000. Filed April 4. agencies and the court system.

Jaarc L.L.C. Construct a new sinWhile every effort is made to ensure gle-family residence at 22 ColeyLanese Construction Inc., the accuracy of this information, Bridgeport, contractor for Bridge- Chaffee Management L.L.C., town Road, Westport. Estimated no liability is assumed for errors port Roman Catholic Diocesan Trumbull, contractor for Chris- cost: $750,000. Filed April 2. or omissions. In the case of legal action, the records cited are open Corp. Perform interior renovations topher Lee. Construct an addito public scrutiny and should be at an existing commercial building, tion at an existing single-family inspected before any action is taken.

5151 Park Ave., Fairfield. Estimated residence, 200 Home Fair Drive, Love Where You Live Home cost: $425,000. Filed April 27.

Fairfield. Estimated cost: $60,000. L.L.C. Construct a new singleQuestions and comments regarding family residence at 198 Pratt St., Filed April 26. this section should be directed to: Fairfield. Estimated cost: $340,000.

Bob Rozycki Filed April 10. c/o Westfair Communications Inc.

Residential

3 Gannett Drive, Suite G7 White Plains, N.Y. 10604-3407 Phone: (914)694-3600 Fax: (914)694-3680

Old World Construction L.L.C., West Redding, contractor for Nicola and Carl De Jounge. Perform interior renovations at an existing single-family residence, 1680 Hillside Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $65,000. Filed April 11.

R. T. Luciani L.L.C., Fairfield, contractor for Edith and Dever Warner. Perform interior renovations at an existing single-family residence, 116 Warner Hill Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $320,000.

Filed April 19.

Rosow, Christopher, Fairfield, contractor for Katherine and Nicholas Morris. Construct an addition at an existing single-family residence, 194 Ingleside Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $192,000.

Filed April 13.

Pallai, Jaime and Matthew Pallai.

Construct an addition at an existing single-family residence, 23 El- Rosow, Christopher, Fairfield, lery Lane, Westport. Estimated cost: contractor for Nancy and Charles $104,000. Filed April 10.

Zylstra. Perform interior renovations at an existing single-family residence, 2527 Bronson Road, Philip Morris Construction Inc., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $52,000.

Fairfield, contractor for Cynthia Filed April 18. and Robert Citrone. Perform interior renovations at an existing singlefamily residence, 300 Willow St., Roy, Arpita and Sarathi Roy. Fairfield. Estimated cost: $150,000. Construct an addition at an existFiled April 11. ing single-family residence, 7 Cedargate Lane, Westport. Estimated cost: $120,000. Filed April 12.

Pichotta, Nicholas. Construct additions and perform renovations at an existing single-family Steel, Brittany and Jonathan residence, 1086 Cedar Road, Fair- Steel. Construct an addition at an field. Estimated cost: $125,000. existing single-family residence, 39 Filed March 27.

W. Parish Road, Westport. Estimated cost: $310,000. Filed April 10.

Pools by Al Inc., Milford, contractor for Stephanie and Gerard Guteri. Install an in-ground pool and enclosure at an existing singlefamily residence, 971 Hulls Farm Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed April 23.

Takiff, Pamela and Peter Takiff.

Perform interior renovations at an existing single-family residence, 8 River Lane, Westport. Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed April 6.

Prince, Emily. Construct an addition at an existing single-family residence, 139 Long Lots Road, Westport. Estimated cost: $200,000.

Filed April 3.

Environmental & Civil Engineering For more information Andrew Zlotnick, Senior Vice President 203.374.3748, www.fando.com

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on the record Court Cases

Bridgeport Superior Court Armistead Investments L.L.C., Bridgeport. Filed by Washington Rylei, Stratford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Beverly G. Carswell, Bridgeport.

Action: The plaintiff alleges that she was attacked by a dog while a business invitee on the defendant’s premises as the result of an unsafe condition arising from negligence on the part of the defendant, its agents and employees, which caused her to suffer serious, painful injuries and to incur substantial, continuing medical expenses. The plaintiff seeks damages in excess of $15,000 plus applicable costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed March 22. Case no. CV126026150.

Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport.

Filed by Bernice Sullivan, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Elstein & Elstein P.C., Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff alleges that she fell while visiting the defendant’s premises as the result of an unsafe condition arising from negligence on the part of the defendant, its agents and employees, which caused her to suffer serious, painful injuries and to incur substantial medical expenses.

The plaintiff seeks damages in excess of $15,000 plus applicable costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed March 23. Case no. CV126026168.

Chase Home Finance L.L.C., et al., Hartford, et al. Filed by Tatiane Macedo, Milford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Harlow Adams & Friedman P.C., Milford. Action: The plaintiff alleges that the defendants failed to provide a timely release of her mortgage within 60 days subsequent to repayment and that she is therefore eligible to receive the statutory penalty of up to $5,000 that applies in such cases. The plaintiff seeks a court order awarding her the statutory penalty of up to $5,000 plus applicable costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed March 20.

Case no. CV126026109.

Frontier Contractors Inc., et al., Orange, et al. Filed by AIU Insurance Co., Alpharetta, Ga. Plaintiff’s attorney: Law Offices of Becker & Zowine L.L.C., Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff alleges that the defendants’ negligent operating procedures extensively damaged its insured’s premises and effects for which it was obliged to reimburse its insured. The plaintiff seeks reimbursement of amounts paid to its insured in its role as subrogee for the insured plus interest, costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed March 22. Case no. CV126026148.

Swanson’s Fish Market, Fairfield.

Filed by Media News Group Inc., Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Myra L. Graubard, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff alleges that prior to the date of this action it delivered goods and/or services to the defendant and that $4,989 relating to those deliveries remains outstanding and past due from the defendant despite repeated requests for payment by the plaintiff. The plaintiff seeks repayment of all outstanding amounts plus interest, costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed March 23. Case no. CV126026154.

Poster’s Hardware, Fairfield, et al.

Filed by Jane Kuzas, Sandy Hook.

Plaintiff’s attorney: The Ganim Law Firm P.C., Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff alleges that she fell while a business invitee on premises owned or otherwise under control of the defendants as the result of an unsafe condition arising from negligence on the part of the defendants, their agents and employees, which caused her to suffer serious, painful injuries and to incur substantial medical expenses. The plaintiff seeks damages in excess of $15,000 plus applicable costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed March 26. Case no. CV126026173.

Winn Companies L.L.C., et al., Boston, Mass., et al. Filed by Edna Alicea-Morales, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Thomas M. Yuditsky, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff alleges that she fell while residing in premises owned or otherwise under control of the defendants as the result of an unsafe condition arising from negligence on the part of the defendants, their agents and employees which caused her to suffer serious, painful injuries and to incur substantial medical expenses.

The plaintiff seeks damages in excess of $15,000 plus applicable costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed March 26. Case no. CV126026187.

St. Vincent’s Medical Center, et al., Bridgeport, et al. Filed by the estate of Samuel Dizenzo, Stratford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder P.C., Bridgeport.

Action: The plaintiff alleges that the defendants have been guilty of professional malpractice in connection with their negligent diagnosis and treatment of the decedent Samuel Dizenzo, which caused him to suffer serious, painful injuries and, ultimately, premature death while incurring substantial medical expenses. The plaintiff seeks damages in excess of $15,000 plus applicable costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed March 22.

Case no. CV126026147.

Danbury Superior Court

Studio 138 L.L.C., et al., Bridgeport, et al. Filed by Three Sixty-Five Holdings L.L.C., et al., Norwalk, et al. Plaintiff’s attorney: Mark Stern & Associates L.L.C., Norwalk.

Action: The plaintiff alleges that the defendant Studio 138 failed Forensic Trade Shows L.L.C., to observe terms of a lease agreeGreenwich. Filed by Mart Trade ment, for which performance, Show L.L.C., Chicago, Ill. Plain- was guaranteed by co-defendants, tiff’s attorney: Sugarmann & Sug- and that amounts relating to this armann, New Haven. Action: The agreement remain outstanding plaintiff alleges that prior to the and past due from the defendants date of this action it delivered goods despite repeated requests for payand/or services to the defendant ment by the plaintiff. The plaintiff and that $4,441 relating to those seeks damages in excess of $2,500 deliveries remains outstanding plus applicable costs and reasonand past due from the defendant able attorneys’ fees. Filed March 19. despite repeated requests for pay- Case no. CV126026066. ment by the plaintiff. The plaintiff seeks repayment of all outstanding amounts plus interest, costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed March 26. Case no. CV126026190.

ADT Security Services Inc., et al., Hartford, et al. Filed by Middlesex Mutual Insurance Co., Middletown. Plaintiff’s attorney: Skelley Rottner P.C., West Hartford. Action: The plaintiff alleges that the defendants’ negligent procedures and defective equipment, installed on its insured’s leased premises, constituting a violation of the lease terms, caused extensive water damage to its insured’s effect for which it was obliged to reimburse its insured. The plaintiff seeks reimbursement of amounts paid to its insured in its role as subrogee for the insured plus interest, costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed April 19. Case no. CV126009239.

Apple Inc., et al., Cupertino, Calif., et al. Filed by John J. Halapin, Southbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Stephen L. Savarese, Middlebury.

Action: The plaintiff alleges that the defendant failed to note his change of address and that, as a result, his shares in the defendant escheated to the state, causing him to suffer a loss of $36,256, the market value of the shares. The plaintiff seeks damages in excess of $15,000 plus applicable costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed April 18.

Case no. CV126009235.

Country Air Heating & Cooling L.L.C., Sandy Hook. Filed by Nationwide Insurance, Gainesville, Fla. Plaintiff’s attorney: Mark Sank & Associates L.L.C., Stamford. Action: The plaintiff alleges that it provided business insurance for the defendant during the period from November 2008 to November 2009 and that related premiums of $8,517 remain outstanding and past due from the defendant despite repeated requests for payment by the plaintiff. The plaintiff seeks repayment of all outstanding amounts plus interest, costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed April 18.

Case no. CV126009238.

Cheytac L.L.C., Norwalk. Filed by Hadley Exhibits Inc., et al, Hartford.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Reid & Riege P.C., Hartford. Action: The plaintiff alleges that a New York state judgment against the defendant was issued in its favor in the amount of $51,817 during September 2010 and that amounts relating to that judgment remain outstanding and past due from the defendant despite repeated requests for payment by the plaintiff. The plaintiff therefore seeks a court order enforcing execution of the judgment in Connecticut plus interest, costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed April 2.

Case no. CV126013478.

U.S. District Court

The Spot Restaurant, Bethel. Filed

by Winter Brothers Waste Systems, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Chipman Mazzucco Land & Pennarola L.L.C., Danbury. Action: The plaintiff alleges that the defendant’s premature, unilateral cancellation of a waste management contract between the parties entitles it to liquidated damages in the amount of $2,304, which remain outstanding and past due from the defendant despite repeated requests for payment by the plaintiff. The plaintiff seeks payment of the liquidated damages plus interest, costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed April 19. Case no. CV126009240.

Paramount Concrete Inc., et al., Stamford, et al. Filed by RI Pools Inc., Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorney: Pullman & Comley L.L.C., Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff alleges that the defendants provided defective concrete for its swimming pools installations and that it has received judgments in its favor against the defendants for $2.8 million in February 2011 and $694,393 on December 2011, but that the defendant Paramount Concrete is being used as a “corporate veil” to prevent recourse to its owners.

The plaintiff seeks a court order for disclosure of the ownership of Paramount Concrete and relations among its principals in order to expedite enforcement of the judgments plus applicable costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed April 2.

Case no. CV126013484.

Burke Williams Inc., et al. Filed

by Travelers Indemnity Co. Plaintiff’s attorney: Joseph K. Scully.

Action: claim filed in connection with a motion to confirm an arbitration award. Filed April 30.

Case no. 12CV00647.

Stamford Superior Court AMGB Inc., et al., Norwalk, et al.

Filed by First County Bank, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Benanti & Associates, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff alleges that it is the owner of an April 2006 note in the amount of $115,000 issued by the defendant AMGB, for which payment was guaranteed by co-defendants, and that $67,604 relating to that note remains outstanding and past due from the defendants despite repeated requests for payment by the plaintiff. The plaintiff seeks repayment of all outstanding amounts plus interest, costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed April 4.

Case no. CV126013506.

Bojadzic Masonry L.L.C., et al., Stamford. Filed by TD Bank N.A., Glastonbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Cohn Dussi & Bilodeau L.L.C., Warwick, R.I. Action: The plaintiff alleges that it is the owner of an August 2008 $50,000 business note issued by the defendant Bojadzic Masonry, for which payment is guaranteed by co-defendants, and that $46,026 relating to this note remains outstanding and past due from the defendants despite repeated requests for payment by the plaintiff. The plaintiff seeks repayment of all outstanding amounts plus interest, costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed April 5.

Case no. CV126013537.

Broan-Nutone L.L.C., et al. Filed

by Peerless Insurance Co., et al.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Stuart G. Blackburn. Action: claim filed in connection with product liability. Filed April 27. Case no. 12CV00641.

Burger King Corp. Filed by Annalee Godfrey. Plaintiff’s attorney: Emanuele R., Cicchiello. Action: claim filed in connection with employment discrimination. Filed May 2. Case no. 12CV00656.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Filed by Karl Vossbrinck.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Karl Vossbrinck pro se. Action: claim filed in connection with a petition for removal of an existing action to an alternative venue. Filed April 27.

Case no. 12CV00637.

Dunlop Sports Group Americas Inc., et al. Filed by Head USA Inc., et al. Plaintiff’s attorney: Jamie M. Landry and Craig A. Raabe. Action: claim filed in connection with trademark infringement under Vitera Healthcare Solutions the Lanham Act. Filed April 30.

L.L.C., et al., Tampa, Fla., et al. Case no. 12CV00644.

Filed by The Center for Advanced Pediatrics L.L.C., Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorney: Whitman Breed Ab- Ellington Auto Sales & Financbott & Morgan L.L.C., Greenwich. ing L.L.C., et al. Filed by Philip Action: The plaintiff alleges that Ortiz. Plaintiff’s attorney: Daniel S. the defendants made false repre- Blinn. Action: claim filed under the sentations regarding attributers Truth in Lending Act. Filed May 2. of medical software purchased by Case no. 12CV00655. the plaintiff and that the software was defective, causing the plaintiff Gethsemane Missionary Baptist to incur a financial loss and suffer Church. Filed by Aaron Lewis. extensive operational problems. Plaintiff’s attorney: Devin B. DinThe plaintiff seeks damages in ex- gler. Action: claim filed under the cess of $15,000 plus applicable costs Americans with Disabilities Act. and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed Filed April 27. Case no. 12CV00635.

April 3. Case no. CV126013498.

Wells Fargo Advisors L.L.C., Westport. Filed by Bongiorno Family L.L.C., Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Mark F. Katz, Stamford.

Action: The plaintiff alleges that the defendant initiated an unauthorized account transfer and deposit of $239,850 of the plaintiff’s funds in its favor and that this unauthorized transfer to the defendant caused the plaintiff to incur a substantial financial loss. The plaintiff seeks damages in excess of $15,000 plus interest, costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed April 5.

Case no. CV126013528.

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Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., et al. Filed by Lori Lindsay, et al. Plaintiff’s attorney: Michael A. Stratton.

Action: claim filed in connection with personal injury. Filed April 27.

Case no. 12CV00642.

Metro North Railroad Co. Filed

by Alphus Cobb. Plaintiff’s attorney: Charles C. Goetsch. Action: claim filed under the Federal Employer’s Liability Act. Filed May 2.

Case no. 12CV00661.

on the record Stop & Shop Supermarket Company L.L.C., et al. Filed

by James Cayo. Plaintiff’s attorney: André Cayo. Action: claim filed in connection with job discrimination. Filed April 27.

Case no. 12CV00638.

Woodbridge Associates L.P., et al. Filed by Amity Partners. Plaintiff’s attorney: Kenneth A. Votre.

Action: claim filed in connection with notice of removal of an existing action to an alternative venue.

Filed May 1. Case no. 12CV00652.

Deeds

Commercial 61 Fourth Street L.L.C., Stamford. Seller: Fourth Street Associates L.L.C., Stamford. Property: 61 Fourth St., Stamford. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed April 17.

Beachside Estates L.L.C., Fairfield. Seller: the estate of Stanley Krygier, Fairfield. Property: vicinity of Beaumont Street, Fairfield.

Amount: $485,000. Filed April 23.

GKL Properties L.L.C., Westport. Seller: Michael Reese, trustee, Westport. Property: 304 Post Road East, Westport. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed April 4.

Justamere Holding Company L.L.C., Bethel. Seller: Fernanda and Antonio Resendes, Bethel.

Property: 5 Peck Lane, Bethel.

Amount: $1.1 million. Filed April 12.

Love Where You Live Homes L.L.C., Trumbull. Seller: Raymond Hamilla, Fairfield. Property: 103 Howard St., Fairfield. Amount: $310,000. Filed April 20.

Omnicare Realty L.L.C., Stamford. Seller: the estate of Gennaro Signore, Stamford. Property: Unit 1F, 700 Summer Condominium, Stamford. Amount: $100,000.

Filed April 19.

Water Company Real Estate L.L.C., Chicago, Ill. Seller: Culligan Water Company of Connecticut Inc., Rosemont, Ill. Property: 5 Second Lane, Bethel. Amount: $850,000. Filed April 12.

Residential Backus, Michelle and Christopher Backus, Westport. Seller: Karen Levy, trustee, Westport.

Property: 4 Devon Road, Westport. Amount: $1.8 million. Filed April 13.

Bakshi, Emma and Aseem Bakshi, Stamford. Seller: CP Stamford Properties L.L.C., Stamford. Property: Chesterfield Condominium, Building 21, Unit 3, Stamford.

Amount: $315,000. Filed April 18.

Barone, Salvatore, Stratford.

Seller: Billie and M. Lewis Chaplowe, Stratford. Property: 120 Lantern Road, Stratford. Amount: $410,000. Filed April 20.

Credits, Clients and Awards LeBlanc Communications Group, a Redding-based provider of IP telephony systems, has announced it has been awarded a Digium Pinnacle Partner award for North America in the category of “Rising Star: Business Phone Solutions.” The annual Pinnacle Partner Awards are presented to leading Digium partners that have excelled in developing and growing their partnership with Digium and driving customer success.

Newsmakers Newtown Veterinary Specialists (NVS) recently celebrated the opening of its new 15,000-square-foot emergency and critical care medical facility at 52 Church Hill Road in Newtown.

On the Go: Business, Etc. Monday, May 21 Monday Morning Leadership for Women workshop, 8:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Union Savings Bank training facility, 126 North St., Danbury. For information, call 743-5565.

Wednesday, May 23 “Cybersecurity and Connecticut Business: Mitigating Risk,” 8:30 a.m. to noon; CBIA, 350 Church St., Hartford. $105 nonmembers; $80. For information, visit cbia.com.

“May Business After Hours,” 5 to 7:30 p.m.; 3 Landmark Square, Stamford. $25 nonmembers; $20 members at the door, $15 members pre-registered. For information, visit stamfordchamber.com.

Snapshot First County Bank and the University of Connecticut Stamford campus recently hosted a three-hour interactive workshop on designing using Facebook and LinkedIn to enhance local area business owners’ online presence.

Belkin, Samantha, Fairfield.

Seller: Janice Garrison, Fairfield.

Property: 42 Candlewood Road, Fairfield. Amount: $280,000. Filed April 24.

Bennis, Hanane, Stamford. Seller: Mary Bafundi, Stamford. Property: 25 Van Buskirk Ave., Stamford.

Amount: $305,000. Filed April 17.

Borrico, James, Stratford. Seller: Mary and Peter Milliard, Stratford.

Property: 51 Reed St., Stratford.

Amount: $252,500. Filed April 23.

Brosnahan, Marie and Katharine Brosnahan, trustees, Armonk, N.Y. Seller: Toll CT II L.P., Newtown. Property: 5 Old Lookout WAY, Bethel. Amount: $574,570. Filed April 27.

From left, Debra Weisman, NVS chief medical officer/veterinarian; Newtown First Selectman Pat Llodra; Pat Kelly, Newtown Savings Bank vice president/commercial lending; Scott Schifilliti, NVS president and CEO; and Newtown Chamber of Commerce President Tim Haas.

Diane Berry has been promoted to vice president process improvement specialist for Union Savings Bank in Danbury. Previously, Berry was an internal auditor at Union Savings Bank. She holds a MBA degree from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. and a bachelor’s degree in economics from SUNY New Paltz, N.Y.

Calo, John, Stamford. Seller: Betsy Farina, Stamford. Property: 85-06 Courtland Ave., Unit 125, Stamford. Amount: $258,000. Filed April 16.

Brienne Driscoll has been promoted to marketing associate for OperationsInc in Stamford. Most recently, she served as office administrator. Brienne will be responsible for helping to support the overall preservation and growth of the marketing function within the organization. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communication studies from Saint Mary’s College.

Dobin, Danielle and Christopher Smith, trustees, Potomac, Md. Seller: Ada Diaz-Ahmed, Great Britain. Property: Lot 6, Westport town map 7393, Westport. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed April 3.

From left, Debbie Gunzelman, UConn’s director of noncredit programs; Karen Kelly, First County Bank chief marketing officer; Stephanie Cockerl, Creative Partners online marketing producer; Anahid Shahrik, Creative Partners social media program manager; Josh Moritz, Creative Partners senior vice president interactive; and Kathy Harris, First County Bank president and chief operating officer.

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Andra Vebell has joined Angel Commercial L.L.C., a full-service real estate brokerage firm headquartered in Fairfield County, as a sales associate. Most recently, Vebell worked as a marketing and advertising consultant based in Westport. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Cornell University.

Epple, Sharon, Bethel. Seller: Karl Epple, Bethel. Property: 172 Chestnut Ridge Road, Bethel. Amount: $260,000. Filed April 23.

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on the record Farina, Betsy, Stamford. Seller: Stamford Federal Credit Union, Stamford. Property: 27 Long Ridge Road, Redding. Amount: $260,000.

Filed April 16.

Farrell, Linda and James Farrell, Stratford. Seller: Gary Tenk, Stratford. Property: 90 Glenn Drive, Stratford. Amount: $275,000. Filed April 25.

Lemasson, Michelle, Stephen Lemasson and Geraldine Martek, Fairfield. Seller: Mardiros Azarian, trustee, Fairfield. Property: 14 Old Farm Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $525,000. Filed April 25.

Lipcan, Natasha and David Russell, Westport. Seller: Anne and George Morris, Westport.

Property: 28 Dogwood Lane, Westport. Amount: $1.7 million.

Filed April 16.

Gioiella, Edward, New York City.

Seller: Lisa Grant and William Weitzer, Brooklyn, N.Y. Property: Long, Rabia, Westport. Seller: 421 Meadowbrook Road, Fairfield. Francis Mergenthaler, Westport.

Amount: $600,000. Filed April 25. Property: 35 Harbor Road, Westport. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed April 3.

Godfrey, Barbara, Westport. Seller: 19 Colonial Road L.L.C., Westport. Property: 19 Colonial Road, Maerov, Pauline and Arnold Westport. Amount: $1.5 million. Maerov, trustees, Stamford.

Seller: Palmer Hill Partners L.L.C., Filed April 17.

Stamford. Property: 77 Havemeyer Lane, Unit 426, Stamford. Amount: Green, Carolyn, Youngsville, N.C. $809,000. Filed April 18.

Seller: Maria Cardoso, Stratford.

Property: 201 Captains Walk, Stratford. Amount: $395,000. Filed Matzke, Clairann and Brian Matzke, West Hartford. Seller: EiApril 12. leen Vermilyea, Redding. Property: 33 Seventy Acre Road, Redding.

Hall, Blair and Brandon Hall, Amount: $497,500. Filed April 26.

Westport. Seller: 9 Woodside Avenue L.L.C., Westport. Property: 9 Woodside Ave., Westport. Amount: McInerney, Rosemary and Barry McInerney, Stamford. Seller: 33 $4.8 million. Filed April 6.

Broad Street Associates II L.L.C., Stamford. Property: 1 Broad St., Harris, Ashley and Stephen Unit PH22E, Stamford. Amount: Harris, Fairfield. Seller: Caroline $1 million. Filed April 16.

Bonetti, Fairfield. Property: 280 Bennett St., Fairfield. Amount: Mehta, Sneh and Subash Mehta, $280,000. Filed April 25.

Danbury. Seller: Ellen and Scott Zamansky, Waumaklee, Wis. Jones, Jessica and Andrew Jones, Property: 27 Tucker St., Danbury.

Wilton. Seller: Beth Leetch, Fair- Amount: $390,000. Filed April 16. field. Property: 110 Alden St., Fairfield. Amount: $405,000. Filed Merrill, Patrick and Grant LiApril 27. gon, Redding. Seller: Katherine and Braden Novotny, Redding and Kosik, Diane and Stanley Kosik, White Plains, N.Y., respectively.

Stamford. Seller: Palmer Hill Part- Property: 81 Pine Tree Road, Redners L.L.C., Stamford. Property: 77 ding. Amount: $452,500. Filed Havemeyer Lane, Unit 408, Stam- April 26. ford. Amount: $730,000. Filed April 18.

Miles-Prouten, Brooke and Peter Miles-Prouten, Westport. Seller: Kydes, Miltiades, Norwalk. Seller: Constance and Michael Erlanger, Mercelene and Robert Smith, West- Westport. Property: 4 Angora port. Property: 52 Newtown Turn- Road, Westport. Amount: $1.2 milpike, Westport. Amount: $900,000. lion. Filed April 3.

Filed April 24.

Ogletree, Patricia and Fred Ogletree, Stratford. Seller: Nancy and Gene Holmes, Stratford. Property: 1451 Main St., Stratford. Amount: $336,000. Filed April 13.

Philippopoulos, Katie and Panagiotis Pantazis, Stamford. Seller: Brynnen and Robert Hahn II, Stamford. Property: 148 Skyline Lane, Stamford. Amount: $575,000.

Filed April 16.

Popkova, Yelena and Gennadiy Korobkin, Stamford. Seller: Susan Hauser and Murray Rosenzweig, Stamford. Property: 110 Wellington Drive, Stamford. Amount: $654,700. Filed April 19.

Prokopiuk, Robert, Stamford.

Seller: Kathleen Fahey, Stamford.

Property: 138 Houston Terrace, Stamford. Amount: $310,000. Filed April 16.

Rabuazzo, Mary and Peter Rabuazzo, Stamford. Seller: Angela Puzzuoli, Stamford. Property: Building 20, Unit 7, Chesterfield Condominium, Stamford.

Amount: $280,000. Filed April 16.

Rahman, Iqbal and Armaan Khusru, Stratford. Seller: Grace Keleman, Stratford. Property: 310 Wiklund Ave., Stratford. Amount: $280,000. Filed April 11.

Rice, Christine and Adam Shaw, New York City. Seller: Richards Schnell and David Schnell, Dana Point, Calif. and Westport, respectively. Property: 82 Clinton Ave., Westport. Amount: $630,000. Filed April 16.

Sapp, William (50 percent) and William Sapp, trustee (50 percent), Stamford. Seller: Graciette Austin, Stamford. Property: Unit 1, Ocean Park Condominium, Stamford. Amount: $365,000.

Filed April 16.

Campione, Joseph, et al. Creditor: HSBC Bank USA N.A., trustee. Property: 535 W. Hill Road, Stamford. Mortgage default. Filed April 19.

Carmichael, Karen, Stratford. $5,884 in favor of FIA Card Services N.A., Wilmington, Del., by Russell L. London. Property: 241 Second Ave., Stratford. Filed April 23.

Clark-Smith, Melissa, et al. Creditor: Connecticut Housing Finance Scanlan, Marcia, Somers, N.Y. Authority. Property: 203 Woodend Seller: Toll CT II L.P., Newtown. Road, Stratford. Mortgage default.

Property: 3 Briar Ridge Drive, Filed April 13.

Bethel. Amount: $457,458. Filed April 25.

Guarnieri, Frances, et al. Creditor: HSBC Bank USA N.A., trustee.

Siegner, Carissa and Keith Sieg- Property: 27 White Birch Lane, ner, Westport. Seller: 20 Rich- Stamford. Mortgage default. Filed mondville Avenue L.L.C., Westport. April 16.

Property: 20 Richmondville Ave., Westport. Amount: $1.2 million.

McFadden, Clarence, et al. CrediFiled April 2. tor: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., trustee. Property: 80 Bowe Stepan, Nicole and Andrew Ste- Ave., Stratford. Mortgage default. pan, Fairfield. Seller: Judy and Peter Filed April 24.

Temes, Fairfield. Property: 39 Aspen Wood Lane, Fairfield. Amount: Murat, Gerard, et al. Creditor: $725,000. Filed April 27.

Onewest Bank F.S.B. Property: 126 Blakeman Place, Stratford. MortStrassman, Yvonne and Andrew gage default. Filed April 23.

Strassman, Stratford. Seller: Patricia Kelly, Stratford. Property: 25 Carriage Drive, Stratford. Amount: PDC Realty Company Inc., et al. Creditor: the town of Stratford. $266,000. Filed April 25.

Property: Lots 1-3, Stratford town map 337, Stratford. Delinquent Sudreau-Rippe, Laure, trustee, municipal taxes. Filed April 25.

Westport. Seller: Pamela Hall, Pennington, N.J. Property: 19 Bayberry Lane, Westport. Amount: $887,500. Stacey, Margaret, et al. Creditor: HSBC Bank USA N.A., trustee.

Filed April 16.

Property: 54 Hope St., Unit E, Stamford. Mortgage default. Filed Treanor, Cormac, Westport. Seller: April 16.

Barlow Wotton, Stratford. Property: 79 Kings Highway North, Westport.

Zajac, Kristine, et al. Creditor: Amount: $825,000. Filed April 5.

Newtown Savings Bank. Property: 145 Greenwood Ave., Bethel. MortWeinberg, Marvin and Philip gage default. Filed April 20.

Weinberg, trustees, Hamden. Seller: Janet Roberts, Westport. Property: 129 Lansdowne Road, Westport.

Judgments Amount: $665,000. Filed April 13.

Castagnazzi, Tony, Westport. $15,331 in favor of FIA Card Services N.A., Wilmington, Del., by Russell L. London. Property: 3 Oakview Lane, Westport. Filed April 23.

Rippe, William, Westport. Seller: Pamela Hall, Pennington, N.J. Property: 17 Bayberry Lane, Westport. Amount: $887,500. Filed Whaley, Heather and Frank April 16.

Whaley, New York City. Seller: Kim and Jonathan Parker, RedRodriguez, Christine and Mi- ding. Property: 7 Windy Hill Road, chael Rodriguez, Trumbull. Seller: Redding. Amount: $750,000. Filed Celia Baird, Fairfield. Property: April 10.

185 Blaine St., Fairfield. Amount: $365,000. Filed April 20.

Young, Laura and Thomas Carroll, Fairfield. Seller: Johanna and Roman, Magdalena and Juan Peter Farrell, Fairfield. Property: Vasco, Fresh Meadows, N.Y. Seller: 159 Pell Meadow Drive, Fairfield.

Naman, Priva and Anand Rad- Joseph Pastiva and Robert Vota Jr., Amount: $365,000. Filed April 23.

Lagoas, Cristina and Louis Alfa- hakrishnan, New York City. Seller: Stamford. Property: 159 Grove St., no, Stamford. Seller: 204 Wardwell Lisa Davenport, Bethel. Property: Stamford. Amount: $332,000. Filed Associates L.L.C., Stamford. Prop- 8 Birnam Wood Road, Bethel. April 18.

Foreclosures erty: 204 Wardwell St., Unit 4, Amount: $506,252. Filed April 13.

Stamford. Amount: $459,000. Filed Rossomando, Kristi, Bran- Alvarez, Sergio, et al. Creditor: April 16.

Nugent, Jean, Stamford. Seller: ford. Seller: Sir-Edgewater Hill- HSBC Mortgage Services Inc. Palmer Hill Partners L.L.C., Stam- side L.L.C., Westport. Property: Property: 22 Plumtrees Road, Bethford. Property: 77 Havemeyer 11 Edgewater Hillside, Westport. el. Mortgage default. Filed April 16.

Lane, Unit 41, Stamford. Amount: Amount: $2.1 million. Filed April 5. $800,000. Filed April 17.

Abiali, Elina, Bethel. $1,209 in favor of Equable Ascent Financial L.L.C., Buffalo Grove, Ill., by Sara M. Gould. Property: 13 Meckauer Circle, Bethel. Filed April 23.

Bauer, Carl, Stratford. $11,227 in favor of U.S. Equities Corp., South Salem, N.Y., by Linda Strumpf.

Property: 78 Jesse Ave., Stratford.

Filed April 20.

Chimbo, Jorge, Bethel. $2,120 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Robert L. Peat. Property: 36 Garella Road, Bethel. Filed April 18.

Clark, Mary and Bryan Clark, Bethel. $1,930 in favor of Danbury Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation P.C., Danbury, by Robert J. Romano. Property: 14 Vining Road, Bethel. Filed April 23.

Cormier, Chris, Stratford. $1,178 in favor of Capital One Bank (USA) N.A., Richmond, Va., by Russell L. London. Property: 127 Warwick Ave., Stratford. Filed April 23.

Decker, Nancy, Stratford. $8,687 in favor of U.S. Equities Corp., South Salem, N.Y., by Linda Strumpf.

Property: 55 Cherry Hill Road, Stratford. Filed April 20.

Donofrio, Francesca, Stamford. $1,523 in favor of Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich, by Richard Terry.

Property: 264 Mill Road, Stamford.

Filed April 19.

Dorman, Anthony, Bethel. $12,590 in favor of Mutual Security Federal Credit Union, Norwalk,

by Joshua F. Gilman. Property: 26 Pleasant St., Bethel. Filed April 16.

Ezzelden, Yasser, Stratford. $876 in favor of Surgical Associates Westport, Westport, by Robert L. Peat.

Property: 110 Tavern Rock Road, Stratford. Filed April 19.

Fernandez, Nancy and Jose Fernandez, Bethel. $3,406 in favor of NeJame & Sons of Danbury L.L.C., Danbury, by Ward J. Mazzucco.

Property: 18 Jacobs Lane, Bethel.

Filed April 23.

Camm of Stamford Inc., Stamford. $31,479 in favor of Joseph Sargent, Stamford, by Joseph P. Sar- Gargone, Christopher, Stamford. gent. Property: 29 Poplar St., Stam- $1,457 in favor of Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich, by Richard Terry. ford. Filed April 16.

Property: 753 Stillwater Road, Stamford. Filed April 19.

Camm of Stamford Inc., Stamford. $31,479 in favor of Joseph Sargent, Stamford, by Joseph P. Sargent. Property: 14 Larkin St., Stamford. Filed April 16.

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on the record Hennessy, Timothy, Bethel. $838 in favor of the Danbury Office of Physicians Services P.C., Danbury,

by Robert L. Peat. Property: 3 Milwaukee Ave., Bethel. Filed April 16.

Hultgren, Vivian and Albin Hultgren, Bethel. $2,722 in favor of Brewer Quilting & Sewing Supplies L.L.C., New Haven, by Steven A. Sugarmann. Property: 52 Reservoir St., Bethel. Filed April 16.

Kaslove, Judith, Redding. $8,861 in favor of Asset Acceptance L.L.C., Warren, Mich., by Joseph M. Tobin.

Property: 10 Howes Lane, Redding.

Filed April 5.

Khuon, Sokhom, Bethel. $1,323 in favor of the Danbury Office of Physicians Services P.C., Danbury, by Robert L. Peat. Property: 7 Saxon Road, Bethel. Filed April 17.

Kress, Steven, Redding. $23,745 in favor of American Express Bank F.S.B., New York City, by Joseph M. Tobin. Property: 68 Mountain Road, Redding. Filed April 23.

Larocca, Mario, Bethel. $8.676 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio, by Stephen A, Wiener.

Property: 4 Short Drive, Bethel.

Filed April 26.

List, Thomas, Fairfield. $19,199 in favor of Ford Motor Credit Company L.L.C., Livonia, Mich., by Nair & Levin P.C. Property: 93 Sawyer Road, Fairfield. Filed April 27.

Litwak, Jeffrey, Stratford. $40,142 in favor of Regions Bank, Birmingham, Ala., by Joseph F. Agnelli III. Property: 274 Breakers Lane, Stratford. Filed April 16.

Lofaro, Colleen, Stratford. $2,987 in favor of Capital One Bank (USA) N.A., Richmond, Va., by Russell L. London. Property: 300 Booth St., Stratford. Filed April 23.

Lofaro, Colleen, Stratford. $814 in favor of Capital One Bank (USA) N.A., Richmond, Va., by Russell L. London. Property: 300 Booth St., Stratford. Filed April 23.

Magnuson, Richard, Stratford. $16,527 in favor of Columbia Credit, Roseville, Calif., by Janine M. Becker. Property: 171 College St., Stratford. Filed April 26.

Marsico, Mitchell, Stratford. $3,668 in favor of Capital One Bank (USA) N.A., Richmond, Va.,

by Russell L. London. Property: 34 Lobdell Drive, Stratford. Filed April 23.

McGill, Charles, Stratford. $20,088 in favor of American Express Centurion Bank, New York City, by Joseph M. Tobin. Property: 89 Brightwood Ave., Stratford. Filed April 13.

Mendes, Roger, Bethel. $1,479 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Stephen A. Wiener. Property: 4 Fairchild Drive, Bethel. Filed April 16.

Morales, Richard, Stratford. $1,040 in favor of Bridgeport Radiological Associates, Bridgeport,

by Melissa L. Simonik. Property: 70 Evelyn St., Stratford. Filed April 23.

Mounajed, Ahmad, Stratford. $1,673 in favor of Bridgeport Radiological Associates, Bridgeport,

by Robert L. Peat. Property: 445 E. Main St., Stratford. Filed April 23.

O’Boy, Susan, Bethel. $11,362 in favor of Mutual Security Federal Credit Union, Norwalk, by Joshua F. Gilman. Property: 10 Pell Mell Drive, Bethel. Filed April 16.

Park, Robert, Fairfield. $9,004 in favor of U.S. Equities Corp., South Salem, N.Y., by Linda Strumpf.

Property: 3220 North St., Fairfield.

Filed April 20.

Reedy, Carles, Westport. $6,635 in favor of Capital One Bank (USA) N.A., Richmond, Va., by Russell L. London. Property: 44 Gorham Ave., Westport. Filed April 23.

Rivera, Francisco, Bethel. $358 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Robert L. Peat. Property: 15 Huntington Court, Bethel. Filed April 19.

Rottman, Joy, Fairfield. $4,581 in favor of Capital One Bank (USA) N.A., Richmond, Va., by Russell L. London. Property: 3845 Park Avenue, Apt. 18, Fairfield. Filed April 23.

Roy, Jerrard, Stratford. $38,650 in favor of U.S. Equities Corp., South Salem, N.Y., by Linda Strumpf.

Property: 2008 Broadbridge Ave., Stratford. Filed April 19.

Santarelli, Anna, Bethel. $521 in favor of the Danbury Office of Physicians Services P.C., Danbury,

by Robert L. Peat. Property: 52 Whippoorwill Road, Bethel. Filed April 17.

Santarelli, Anna, Bethel. $954 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Robert L. Peat. Property: 52 Whippoorwill Road, Bethel.

Filed April 17.

Serna Jr., Richard, Bethel. $1,905 in favor of Capital One Bank (USA) N.A., Richmond, Va., by Russell L. London. Property: 21 Turkey Plain Road, Bethel. Filed April 23.

Sharkey, Linda, et al., Westport, et al. $2.3 million in favor of The Final Cut L.L.C., Stamford, by Lawrence F. Reilly. Property: 37 Highland Road, Westport. Filed April 4.

Sharkey, Scott, et al., Westport, et al. $2.3 million in favor of The Final Cut L.L.C., Stamford, by Lawrence F. Reilly. Property: 37 Highland Road, Westport. Filed April 4.

Sheerin-Dotson, Nancy, Redding. $2,138 in favor of Hartford Pathology Associates, Hartford, by Gregory A. Benoit. Property: 77 Wayside Lane, Redding. Filed April 3.

Shilleh, Abdel, Bethel. $34,321 in favor of Electric Insurance Co., Beverly, Mass., by Donald P. Cianci.

Property: 49A Putnam Park Road, Bethel. Filed April 23.

Stroffolino, Deborah and Stanley Stroffolino, Bethel. $511 in favor of Danbury Office of Physicians Services P.C., Danbury, by Robert L. Peat. Property: 6 Putnam Park Road, Bethel. Filed April 19.

Tatnall, Henry, Stratford. $1,137 in favor of Capital One Bank (USA) N.A., Richmond, Va., by Russell L. London. Property: 300 Quenby Place, Stratford. Filed April 23.

Acevedo, Ramon, et al., Stratford, et al. Filed by Paul L. Otzel, Milford, for Morequity Inc., Evansville, Ind. Property: 134 Dewey St., Stratford.

Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal Zahn, Stacey, Fairfield. $9,887 in Iacobellis, Joseph, 365 Bic Drive, amount of $240,000 dated April favor of Capital One Bank (USA) Stratford. $534, FICA and employ- 2006. Filed April 18.

N.A., Richmond, Va., by Russell L. ee withholding tax. Filed April 23.

London. Property: 110 Valley View Almeida, Susan, et al., Stratford, et Place, Fairfield. Filed April 23.

Major Tires Company L.L.C., 80 al. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson Century Drive, Stratford. $19,333, P.C., Hartford, for PNC Bank N.A., FICA and employee withholding Pittsburgh, Pa. Property: 91 Sands Leases tax. Filed April 23.

Place, Stratford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the origiAutoZone Northeast Inc., by nal principal amount of $129,600 James Griffith. Landlord: 999 WJM & Associates Inc., P.O. Box dated October 2003. Filed April 19.

997, Georgetown. $4,053, Federal Oronoque Lane L.L.C. Property: 999 Oronoque Lane, Stratford. unemployment tax. Filed April 16.

Astrologo, Jeffrey, et al., Bethel, et Term: five years and two months, al. Filed by Law Office of Martha commencing March 13. Filed Croog L.L.C., Hartford, for Wells April 20.

Fargo Bank N.A., trustee, Bloomington, Minn. Property: 19 Whippoorwill Road, Bethel. Action: to Liens 1753 Post Road Associates L.L.C. foreclose a delinquent mortgage in and Robert Appell, Westport. Filed the original principal amount of

by Angel Commercial L.L.C., Fair- $260,000 dated September 2004. field, by Jon Angel. Property: 1753 Filed April 27.

Post Road East, Westport. Amount: $4,200. Filed April 18.

Bayona, David, et al., Stamford, Audiodesign Inc., 1955 Black et al. Filed by Bendett & McHugh Rock Turnpike, Fairfield. $52,940, Andresky, Christa and Frederick P.C., Farmington, for U.S. Bank Federal unemployment tax, FICA Andresky, Westport. Filed by O&G N.A., trustee, Minneapolis, Minn. and employee withholding tax. Industries Inc., Torrington, by Paul Property: 243 Knickerbocker Ave., Filed April 24.

J. Patch. Property: Plot 2, West- Stamford. Action: to foreclose a port town map 1565, Westport. delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $543,750 datAmount: $4,604. Filed April 11.

Hayley L. Barocas DMD L.L.C., ed December 2006. Filed April 18.

39 Hoyt St., Stamford. $1,045, FICA and employee withholding tax. Filed April 17.

Cesario, Yolanda, et al., Stamford, et al. Filed by Hunt Leibert JacobLis Pendens son P.C., Hartford, for CitimortKish, Julia, P.O. Box 524, Stratford. gage Inc., O’Fallon, Mo. Property: $28,968, responsible corporate of- The following filings indicate a legal 30 Pond View Lane, Stamford. Acficer. Filed April 23. action has been initiated, the out- tion: to foreclose a delinquent come of which may affect the title to mortgage in the original principal the property listed. amount of $300,000 dated January Portier, Sandra, 2640 Lake Shore 2004. Filed April 16.

Drive, Unit 208, Riviera Beach, Fla. $10,734, responsible corporate of- 180 CGD L.L.C., et al., Fairfield, et ficer. Filed April 24. al. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson Cody, Colin, et al., Stratford, et P.C., Hartford, for Bayview Loan al. Filed by Robert A. Pacelli Jr., Servicing L.L.C., Coral Gables, Fla. Bridgeport, for Far Mill River Property: Units 10B-12B, Station Condominium Association Inc., Square Condominium, Fairfield. Stratford. Property: 76B River Bend Action: to foreclose a delinquent Road, Stratford. Action: to foreclose mortgage in the original principal on the unit to recover delinquent Advanced Graphics Inc., 430 amount of $660,000 dated July common charges due the association. Filed April 13.

Sniffens Lane, Stratford. $81,726, 2006. Filed April 25.

FICA and employee withholding tax. Filed April 23.

3060 Main Street Stratford DeGabriel, Richard, et al., StamL.L.C., et al., Stratford, et al. Filed ford, et al. Filed by Paul L. Otzel, Evans Enterprises Inc., 36 Jordan by Nicholas E. Owen II, Stratford, Milford, for H&R Block Bank Lane, Stamford. $8,453, FICA and for U.S. Bank N.A., trustee, Minne- F.S.B., Kansas City, Mo. Property: employee withholding tax. Filed apolis, Minn. Property: 3060 Main 1704 Newfield Ave., Stamford.

St., Stratford. Action: to foreclose a Action: to foreclose a delinquent April 17. delinquent mortgage in the origi- mortgage in the original principal nal principal amount of $140,500 amount of $948,000 dated Februdated October 2008. Filed April 25. ary 2006. Filed April 16.

Velasquez, Juan, Stratford. $744 in favor of the town of Monroe, by Robert L. Beat. Property: 170 Graham St., Stratford. Filed April 18.

Iacobellis, Joseph, 365 Bic Drive, Stratford. $23,948, FICA and employee withholding tax. Filed April 23.

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on the record Pazzi, Leanne, et al., Stratford, et al. Filed by Robert A. Pacelli Jr., Bridgeport, for Far Mill River Condominium Association Inc., Stratford. Property: 111A Fiddler Green Road, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on the unit to recover delinquent common charges due the association. Filed April 13.

Dganit, Pascal, et al., Stamford, et al. Filed by Gerald S. Knopf, West Hartford, for The Buckingham Condominium Inc., Stamford.

Property: Unit G1, Buckingham Condominium, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on the unit to recover delinquent common charges due the association. Filed April 16.

Mackbach Jr., Francis, et al., Stratford, et al. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson P.C., Hartford, for Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., trustee, Los Angeles, Calif. Property: 694 Honeyspot Road, Stratford.

Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $89,000 dated April 2006. Filed April 20.

Doyen, Phyllis, et al., Stratford, et al. Filed by O’Connell Flaherty & Attmore L.L.C., Hartford, for Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., trustee, Los Angeles, Calif. Property: 5 Brinsmayd Ave., Stratford.

Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $324,600 dated December 2004. Filed April 16.

Puzzuoli, R. Dante, et al., StamMatejka, Leon, et al., Stratford, et ford, et al. Filed by John P. Regan, al. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson Stamford, for First County Bank, P.C., Hartford, for Onewest Bank Stamford. Property: 73 Kenilworth F.S.B., Pasadena, Calif. Property: Drive West, Stamford. Action: to 80 Salem Road, Stratford. Action: foreclose a delinquent mortgage in to foreclose a delinquent mortgage the original principal amount of in the original principal amount of $200,000 dated October 1992. Filed $322,500 dated September 2008. April 19.

Filed April 16.

Wolinsky, Robert, et al., Fairfield, et al. Filed by Patrick J. Rosenberger, New Businesses Hartford, for TD Bank N.A., Cherry Hill, N.J. Property: 119 Valley Circle, Fairfield. Action: to foreclose The Business Journal is not respona delinquent mortgage in the origi- sible for typographical errors connal principal amount of $200,000 tained in the original filings. dated May 2005. Filed April 25.

170 Ferry Boulevard L.L.C., 170 Ferry Blvd., Stratford 06615, c/o Andrew Testo. Filed April 18.

Mortgages

61 Fourth Street L.L.C., Stamford 323 Main, 323 Main St., Westport

by Leon Hanna. Lender: TD Bank 06880, c/o Peter Fallace. Filed N.A., Wilton. Property: 61 Fourth April 18.

St., Stamford. Amount: $1 million.

Filed April 17.

All Seasons Lawn Care, 45 Margaret Circle, Stratford 06614, c/o MasBKB Associates L.L.C., Stratford similiano Torri. Filed April 11.

by Robert Burke. Lender: Webster Schechter, Adam, et al., Stratford, Bank N.A., Waterbury. Property: Driscoll III, James, et al., Bethel, Molina, Samuel, et al., Westport, et al. Filed by Robert A. Pacelli Jr., 240 Hathaway Drive, Stratford. Allison Wonderland Terrariums, et al. Filed by Patrick J. Walsh, et al. Filed by Bendett & McHugh Bridgeport, for Far Mill River Con- Amount: $880,000. Filed April 27. 6 Gilbert Lane, Westport 06880, c/o Ridgefield, for Fairfield County P.C., Farmington, for Everbank dominium Association Inc., StratAllison Gazerro. Filed April 24.

Bank, Ridgefield. Property: 235 F.S.B., Jacksonville, Fla. Property: 1 ford. Property: 112C Fiddler Green Greenwood Ave., Bethel. Action: Twin Oaks Lane, Westport. Action: Road, Stratford. Action: to foreclose Compo II L.L.C., Norwalk by Torto foreclose a delinquent mortgage to foreclose a delinquent mortgage on the unit to recover delinquent rey Brooks. Lender: The Bank of The Brothers Painting and Decin the original principal amount of in the original principal amount common charges due the associa- Fairfield, Fairfield. Property: 403 oration, 31 Rose Park Ave., StamPost Road East, Westport. Amount: ford 06902, c/o Carlos Recinos. $60,000 dated March 2010. Filed of $614,029 dated July 2011. Filed tion. Filed April 13.

Filed March 20. $10.4 million. Filed April 20.

April 3.

April 18.

Driscoll III, James, et al., Bethel, et al. Filed by Patrick J. Walsh, Ridgefield, for Ridgefield Bank Mortgage Corp., Ridgefield. Property: 235 Greenwood Ave., Bethel. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $500,000 dated December 1996.

Filed April 18.

Gray, Jay, et al., Stratford, et al.

Filed by Steven G. Berg, Norwalk, for Beach Drive Condominium Association Inc., Stratford. Property: 29 Shoreline Drive, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on the unit to recover delinquent common charges due the association. Filed April 12.

Keenan, Paul, et al., Stratford, et al. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson P.C., Hartford, for Green Tree Servicing L.L.C., Tempe, Ariz. Property: 439 Sherwood Place, Stratford.

Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $216,000 dated April 2007. Filed April 24.

Kocturk, Sehnaz, et al., Fairfield, et al. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson P.C., Hartford, for Green Tree Servicing L.L.C., Tempe, Ariz.

Property: 37 Jarvis Court, Fairfield.

Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $191,200 dated January 2007. Filed April 27.

Nolting, Sheila, et al., Stratford, et al. Filed by Robert A. Pacelli Jr., Bridgeport, for Far Mill River Condominium Association Inc., Stratford. Property: Unit 12D, Far Mill River Condominium, Stratford.

Action: to foreclose on the unit to recover delinquent common charges due the association. Filed April 13.

Nutting, Alfred, et al., Bethel, et al. Filed by Paul A. DeGenaro, Stamford, for People’s United Bank, Bridgeport. Property: 11 Birnam Wood Road, Bethel. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $75,000 dated September 2000.

Filed April 16.

Osborne, Sherri, et al., Stratford, et al. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson P.C., Hartford, for HSBC Bank USA N.A., Buffalo, N.Y. Property: 74 Fairview Ave., Stratford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $296,000 dated September 2007.

Filed April 16.

Palma, Luis, et al., Stamford, et al. Filed by Lauramarie Sirois, Farmington, for Schooner Cove I Condominium Association Inc., Stamford. Property: 79 Harbor Drive, Unit 304, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on the unit to recover delinquent common charges due the association. Filed April 16.

Shaw, Marc, et al., Bethel, et al.

Filed by Paul A. DeGenaro, Stamford, for Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Minneapolis, Minn. Property: 107 Wooster St., Bethel. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $310,000 dated August 1998. Filed April 18.

GKL Properties L.L.C., Westport

by Gordon Lee. Lender: Live Oak Banking Co., Wilmington, N.C. Property: 304 Post Road East, Westport. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed April 4.

Justanmere Holding Company L.L.C., Bethel by Ryan Pertronelli.

Shockey II, Ralf, et al., Fairfield, et Lender: Fernanda and Antonio al. Filed by Bendett & McHugh P.C., Resendes, Bethel. Property: 5 Peck Farmington, for Nationstar Mort- Lane, Bethel. Amount: $600,000. gage L.L.C., Lewisville, Texas. Prop- Filed April 12. erty: 31 Smedley Road, Fairfield.

Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal Love Where You Live Homes amount of $322,700 dated August L.L.C., Trumbull by Danielle Tatangelo. Lender: Tina Tanagelo, 2003. Filed April 24.

Trumbull. Property: 103 Howard St., Fairfield. Amount: $250,000.

Speight Jr. Robert, et al., Bethel, et Filed April 20. al. Filed by Christopher G. Winans, Danbury, for Union Savings Bank, Danbury. Property: 31 Cherry Santella, Dominic, David SanLane, Bethel. Action: to foreclose a tella and John Santella, Darien, delinquent mortgage in the origi- Hebron and Milford, respectively nal principal amount of $256,000 by Dominic, David and John Sandated January 2006. Filed April 23. tella. Lender: Patriot National Bank, Stamford. Property: 1700 Bedford St., Unit E, Stamford. Amount: Tobey, Kimberly, et al., Stamford, $150,000. Filed April 17. et al. Filed by Gerald S. Knopf, West Hartford, for Waterside Green Association Inc., Stamford. Prop- Water Company Real Estate erty: Unit 105A, Waterside Green, L.L.C., Chicago, Ill. by Bradley Stamford. Action: to foreclose on O’Dell. Lender: North Shore Comthe unit to recover delinquent com- munity Bank & Trust Co., Wilmon charges due the association. mette, Ill. Property: 5 Second Lane, Bethel. Amount: $2.4 million. Filed Filed April 16.

April 12.

Fairfield County Diamonds, 1901 Post Road, Fairfield 06824, c/o Paul Kaflinski. Filed April 12.

Fairfield County Open, 929 Kings Highway East, Fairfield 06825, c/o George Caravakis. Filed April 25.

Fitness Fitz, 72 Oldfield Road, Fairfield 06824, c/o Lisa Fitzpatrick.

Filed April 27.

Fletcher Development & Construction Management, 5 Church Street South, Redding 06896, c/o Ryan Fletcher. Filed April 25.

Frances Gerety Designs, 42 Elmcroft Road, Stamford 06902, c/o Frances Geretu. Filed March 22.

Garimar Marketing & Communications, 42 Woods End Road, Stamford 06905, c/o Gary Ponce.

Filed March 23.

Gen5 Media, 1901 Post Road, Fairfield 06824, c/o Paul Kaflinski. Filed April 12.

Bunting and Somma, 1175 Post Road East, Westport 06880, c/o Great Eastern 2012, 7 Old OrRobert Somma. Filed April 11. chard Road, Westport 06880, c/o Howard Altman. Filed April 10.

Carter’s, 2233 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield 06825, c/o Michael Hector Painting, 980 E. Main St., Heider. Filed April 9.

Stamford 06902, c/o Hector Carpio.

Filed March 23.

Center for Energy Healing, 180 Post Road East, Westport 06880, c/o Heiros Gamos Entertainment, Barbara March. Filed April 9.

103 Saugatuck Ave., No. 3, Westport 06880, c/o Andrea Charlier.

Children Dentistry, 4 Long Ridge Filed April 23.

Road, Stamford 06905, c/o Kigon Song. Filed March 20.

Hernandez Services L.L.C., 12 Moore St., Stamford 06902, c/o Compo Group International, 260 Hugo Hernandez. Filed March 21.

South Compo Road, Knoll House, No. 1, Westport 06880, c/o Cole High Ridge Citgo II, 939 High Baker. Filed April 24.

Ridge Road, Stamford 06905, c/o Matthew Lester. Filed March 20.

Connecticut EIRL, 343 Vine Road, Stamford 06905, c/o Elmer UrquiaHollywood Pizza, 2162 Barnum ga-Casahua. Filed March 16.

Ave., Stratford 06614, c/o Veysel Sariyildiz. Filed April 26.

Connecticut Weathervanes, 104 Sanford Lane, Stamford 06905, c/o Hugs by Liz, 430 Cascade Drive, Kevin Nizolek. Filed March 16.

Fairfield 06825, c/o Elizabeth Isenberg. Filed April 12.

Couture Hearts, 30 Chestnut St., Stamford 06902, c/o Diane I&I Trading USA Inc., 47 Park St., McLean. Filed March 23.

Apt. 2L, Stamford 06902, c/o Delara Hayder. Filed March 20.

Dennis Electric Co., 1318 Riverbank Road, Stamford 06903, c/o Dennis Marchello. Filed March 12. i-CompuPro, 65 Post Road, Fairfield 06824, c/o Hassan Sami. Filed April 27.

Doe Look Good Look, 290 Greenwich Ave., Stamford 06902, c/o Leon Collington. Filed March 15.

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on the record ICU Records Inc., 66 Glen- MRE Painting Services L.L.C., brook Road, Stamford 06902, 68 Victory St., Stamford 06902, c/o c/o Oscar Armistead-Sanders. Mario Escalante. Filed March 21.

Filed March 14.

No. 299, 299 Toilsome Hill Road, J&R Painting, 65 Avery St., Stam- Fairfield 06825, c/o Jackie Fucigna. ford 06902, c/o Jefferson Rodriguez. Filed April 12.

Filed March 13.

James Allen Consulting, 70 Pepperidge Circle, Fairfield 06824, c/o James Jacoby. Filed April 27.

Otis & Olive Pet Photography, 857 Post Road, No. 333, Fairfield 06824, c/o Kristen Schwabe. Filed April 4.

Jeff’s Demolition Construction Papadum, 5 Bridge Square, West& Landscaping, 41 Stillwater Ave., port 06880, c/o Prakash Nath. Filed Stamford 06902, c/o Jeffrey Car- April 10. mon. Filed March 19.

JL Auto Repair L.L.C., 516 Fairfield Ave., Stamford 06902, c/o Jose Lopez-Carias. Filed March 21.

Patio.com, 645 Post Road East, Westport 06880, c/o Mitch Ross.

Filed April 23.

Compounds, which modulate the CB2 receptor. Patent no.

8,173,638 issued to: Angela Berry, Gaylordsville; Pier Francesco CirilAirfoil for a helicopter rotor lo, Woodbury; Eugene Richard blade. Patent no. 8,172,540 issued Hickey, Danbury; Doris Riether, to Stephen J. Owen, Cheshire. As- Newtown; David Smith Thomson, signed to Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Ridgefield; and Lifen Wu, New MilStratford. ford. Assigned to Boehringer Ingelheim International G.m.b.H., Analyzing multiple induced sys- Germany. tematic and statistical layout dependent effects on circuit perfor- Core shell photoconductors. Patmance. Patent no. 8,176,444 issued ent no. 8,173,342 issued to: Jin Wu, to: Shayak Banerjee, Austin, Texas; Webster, N.Y.; Kenny-Tuan T. Dinh, Dureseti Chidambarrao, Weston; Webster, N.Y.; Linda L. Ferrarese, James A. Culp, Newburgh, N.Y.; Rochester, N.Y.; Marc J. Livecchi, Praveen Elakkumanan, Hartsdale, Rochester, N.Y.; Edward C. Savage, N.Y.; and Saibal Mukhopadhyay, Webster, N.Y.; and Michael E. Zak, Atlanta, Ga. Assigned to Interna- Canandaigua, N.Y. Assigned to Xetional Business Machines Corp., rox Corp., Norwalk.

Armonk, N.Y.

Patents

Qualitest, 1139 Post Road, Fair- Apparatus and method to limit JLN Interiors, 77 Havemeyer field 06824, c/o Harvey Feuer. Filed access to selected sub-program in a software system. Patent no.

Lane, Stamford 06902, c/o Jean Nu- April 13.

8,176,567 issued to: Wesley A. gent. Filed March 23.

Kirschner, Farmington; Gary S. Rachel Mittag Designs, 143 Fed- Jacobson, Norwalk; John A. Hurd, Joyful Art Expressions, 245 eral St., Fairfield 06825, c/o Rachel Torrington; and Walter J. Baker, Sunnyside Ave., No. 43, Fairfield Mittag. Filed April 18.

Stratford. Assigned to Pitney Bow06824, c/o Annmarie Vanparys. es Inc., Stamford.

Filed April 26.

Roque Nanny Service, 1435 Bedford St., Apt. 8R, Stamford 06905, Asymmetric embedded silicon Juliette, 192 Hillspoint Road, c/o Agueda Roque. Filed March 21. germanium-field-effect transisWestport 06880, c/o Leonid Zoutor. Patent no. 8,174,074 issued to: borev. Filed April 2.

Chung-Hsun Lin, White Plains, Russian Tea, 511 Shippan Ave., N.Y.; Isaac Lauer, White Plains, Apt. 6E, Stamford 06902, c/o Bar- N.Y.; and Jeffrey W. Sleight, RidgeK&A Land Surveyors L.L.C., 1266 bara Viner. Filed March 21. field. Assigned to International E. Main St., Suite 700R, Stamford Business Machines Corp., Ar06902, c/o Neqjat Podrimqaku. monk, N.Y. Save Landscaping, 29 Wardwell Filed March 19.

St., Apt. 2, Stamford 06902, c/o Byron Colindres. Filed March 14.

Automated delivery of parts Kamyk Contracting, 163 New across diverse manufacturing Hampshire Ave., Fairfield 06825, stations. Patent no. 8,172,074 isc/o Piotr Kaminski. Filed April 13. Star Light Entertainment Pro- sued to: Constance Jones, Newberg, ductions, 14 Seaton Road, Stamford 06902, c/o Henry Liu. Filed Ore.; Edwin G. Kepler, Cathlamet, Wash.; and Matthew Ferguson, La Familia Ramirez, 265 Carol March 14.

Portland, Ore. Assigned to Xerox Road, Stratford 06614, c/o Azael Corp., Norwalk.

Ramirez. Filed April 20.

TP Carpentry, 22B Algonquin Lane, Stratford 06615, c/o Anthony Bottle. Patent no. D659,010 issued Lalama Technologies, 130 Baros Pattacini. Filed April 20. to: Roy Oommen, Bloomfield, N.J.; St., Fairfield 06824, c/o Freddy LalMadonna Badger, Stamford; Brent ama Jr. Filed April 18.

Trade Show Services, 288A Reef Lindberg, Saint Charles, Ill.; and Road, Fairfield 06824, c/o Jonathan Jim Winters, New York City. AsMaids the Green Way, 65 Cedar Thomson. Filed April 18. signed to PepsiCo Inc., Purchase, Heights Road, Stamford 06905, c/o N.Y. Anna Kuzlik. Filed March 21.

Two Three, 1346 Riverbank Road, Stamford 06903, c/o Akshay Mehra.

Meticulous Painting, 80 Webb Filed March 20.

Ave., Stamford 06902, c/o Lloyd Orr. Filed March 14.

Williams Renovations, 90 Claudia Drive, Stratford 06614, c/o SylMike Bowen Management, 11 vester Williams Jr. Filed April 13.

Burritts Landing, Westport 06880, c/o Michael Bowen. Filed April 12.

Diffuse surface on lenslet array diffuser. Patent no. 8,174,740 issued to Nicholas Baxter, Great Britain and Brian Reid, Great Britain.

Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Digital electrostatic latent image-generating member. Patent no. 8,173,340 issued to Mandakini Kanungo, Webster, N.Y. and KockYee Law, Penfield, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Extending the sparcle privacy policy workbench methods to other policy domains. Patent no.

8,176,019 issued to: Carolyn A. Brodie, Briarcliff, N.Y.; Clare-Marie Karat, Greenwich; John Karat, Greenwich; and Peter K. Malkin, Ardsley, N.Y. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, N.Y. Flexible imaging members without anticurl layer. Patent no.

8,173,341 issued to: Robert C. U. Yu, Webster, N.Y.; Stephen T. Avery, Rochester, N.Y.; and Yuhua Tong, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Framework for image thumbnailing based on visual similarity. Patent no. 8,175,376 issued to: Luca Marchesotti, France; Claudio Cifarelli, France; and Gabriela Csurka, France. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Fuser material composition comprising of a polymer matrix with the addition of graphenecontaining particles. Patent no.

8,173,337 issued to: Matthew M. Kelly, Webster, N.Y.; David J. Gervasi, Pittsford, N.Y.; and Santokh S. Badesha, Pittsford, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Microfluidic test apparatus and method. Patent no. 8,173,071 issued to: Govindarajan Natarajan, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; Emmanuel Delamarche, Switzerland; Eric A. Eckberg, Rochester, Minn.; James N Humenik, LaGrangeville, N.Y.; Kathleen A. McGroddy-Goetz, New Fairfield; Scott Partington, Raleigh, N.C.; Christopher F Perrera, Colchester, Vt.; Marco G. Trivella, Raleigh, N.C.; and Timothy M. Wiwel, Raleigh, N.C. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, N.Y.

Hair building solids dispenser for one-handed operation. Patent no. 8,172,115 issued to: Paul Mulhauser, New York City; Kyungmin Andy Lee, Wyckoff, N.J.; and Mark Kress, Westport. Assigned to Spencer Forrest Inc., Los Angeles, Calif. Multispectral/hyperspectral medical instrument. Patent no.

8,175,688 issued to Edgar N. Lewis, Integrated module. Patent no. Brookeville, Md. and Jenny E. Free8,172,228 issued to: Rob Huala, man, Chestnut Hill, Mass. Assigned Tualatin, Ore.; Jos Jacobs, Sher- to Hypermed Imaging Inc., wood, Ore.; and David B. Schaefer, Greenwich and the United States Portland, Ore. Assigned to Xerox of America as represented by the Corp., Norwalk.

Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. Method and apparatus for facilitating play of a gaming device. Networked power and commuPatent no. 8,172,671 issued to: Jay nication receptacle devices. PatS. Walker, Ridgefield;; James A. ent no. 8,174,379 issued to Dave Jorasch, New York City; Daniel E. Black, Orange. Assigned to PreTedesco, Huntington; Geoffrey M. mier Manufacturing Group Inc., Gelman, Boston, Mass.; Stephen Shelton.

C. Tulley, Fairfield; Steven M. Santisi, Ridgefield; and Norman C. Gilman, North Haledon, N.J. As- Nipple. Patent no. 8,172,874 issigned to Walker Digital L.L.C., sued to: Ross Steven Randolph, Rockaway, N.J.; Charles John Renz, Stamford.

Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.; John George Rousso, Trumbull; and Brenda Method and apparatus to pro- O’Grady Liistro, Westport. Asvide verification of data using a signed to Playtex Products Inc., fingerprint. Patent no. 8,176,508 Westport. issued to David Franklin, Aurora, Colo. and Louis Williamson, Denver, Colo. Assigned to Time War- Pacifier. Patent no. D659,253 issued to Vincent Valderrama, ner Cable, Stamford.

Stamford and Diana Sierra, North Bergen, N.J. Assigned to Playtex Method and system for train- Products L.L.C., Shelton. ing classification and extraction engine in an imaging solution.

Patent no. 8,175,377 issued to John Packaging digital front end. PatA. Moore, Victor, N.Y. and Matthew ent no. 8,174,720 issued to: Barry Coene, Ontario, N.Y. Assigned to Glynn Gombert, Rochester, N.Y.; Philip Crane Rose, Sodus, N.Y.; Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

John Oliver Walker, Rochester, N.Y.; Jennifer Colleen Perotti, PittsMethods and systems for accept- ford, N.Y.; and Robert Roy Buckley, ing offers via checks. Patent no. Rochester, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox 8,175,963 issued to: Jay S. Walker, Corp., Norwalk.

Ridgefield; Daniel E. Tedesco, Huntington; Magdalena M. Fincham, Ridgefield; Dean P. Alderucci, Pre-shave preparation with Westport; and Jason Krantz, Madi- enhanced lubricity. Patent no. son, Wis. Assigned to Walker Digi- 8,173,110 issued to Eric Spengler, Ridgefield and Teresa Petraia, Nortal L.L.C., Stamford. walk. Assigned to Combe Inc., White Plains, N.Y.

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on the record Preventing emergency communication system notification congestion. Patent no. 8,175,225 issued to: Willow Dawn Buscemi, Darien; Patrick Joseph O’Sullivan, Ireland; Edith Helen Stern, Yorktown Heights, N.Y.; Robert Cameron Weir, Westford, Mass.; and Barry E. Willner, Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, N.Y. Rotating LED light on a magnetic base. Patent no. 8,172,436 issued to Edward S. Coleman, Ridgefield and Qiu Jianping, China. Assigned to Ullman Devices Corp., Ridgefield.

Sealed cards and methods of producing the same. Patent no.

8,172,146 issued to James Harrison Pagones, Slidell, La. and Martin E. Lemens, Pleasant Prairie, Wis. Assigned to Moore Wallace North America Inc., Stamford.

Secure gateway with firewall and intrusion detection capabilities. Patent no. 8,176,553 issued to: James S. Magdych, Chino, Calif.; Tarik Rahmanovic, Germantown, Md.; John R. McDonald, Jacksonville, Fla.; Brock E. Tellier, Stamford; Anthony C. Osborne, Australia; and Nishad P. Herath, Australia. Assigned to McAfee Inc., Santa Clara, Calif.

Software switch for separating work and personal information on cell phone devices. Patent no.

8,175,634 issued to: Mary Ann Sprague, Macedon, N.Y.; Jennifer Perotti, Pittsford, N.Y.; Mary Catherine McCorkindale, Fairport, N.Y.; and Patricia Swenton-Wall, Victor, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Solubilization and targeted delivery of drugs with self-assembling amphiphilic polymers.

Patent no. 8,173,764 issued to: Anil Diwan, West Haven; Ann Louise Onton, Fairfield; and Jayant G. Tatake, Sandy Hook. Assigned to AllExcel Inc., West Haven.

System and method for diagnosing a failure condition in an image path of an image processing apparatus. Patent no. 8,174,710 issued to: Ramesh Nagarajan, Pittsford, N.Y.; Clara Cuciurean-Zapan, Fairport, N.Y.; and William Yeoh, Sunscreen composition. Patent Rochester, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox no. 8,173,108 issued to Luis Ro- Corp., Norwalk. berto Misso, Stratford and Jack Polonka, Peekskill, N.Y. Assigned to Conopco Inc., Englewood System and method for printing system process magnification Cliffs, N.J. adjustment. Patent no. 8,174,735 issued to: David Mark Kerxhalli, Surgical stapling instrument Rochester, N.Y.; James W. Stevens, with independent sequential Rochester, N.Y.; and Thomas M. firing. Patent no. 8,172,122 issued Baretsky, Fairport, N.Y. Assigned to to: Dino Kasvikis, Middletown; Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Danyel J. Tarinelli Racenet, Middletown; David Farascioni, Bethel; Thomas Wenchell, Durham; and Philip C. Roy, Orange. Assigned to Tyco Healthcare Group L.P., New Haven.

Stapler powered auxiliary device. Patent no. 8,172,121 issued to Gregg C. Krehel, Newtown. Assigned to Tyco Healthcare Group L.P., Mansfield, Mass.

System and method for automatically linking data sources for providing data related to a query. Patent no. 8,176,042 issued to: Russell Baris, Westport; Ray Pan, Oxford; and Arthur Kruk, Stamford. Assigned to Elumindata Inc., Fairfield.

Systems and method for orthogonal frequency divisional multiplexing. Patent no. 8,174,956 issued to: Mark J. Dapper, Cincinnati, Ohio; Michael J. Geile, Loveland, Ohio; Terrance J. Hill, Fairfield, Ohio; Harold A. Roberts, Eden Prairie, Minn.; Brian D. Anderson, Plymouth, Minn.; Jeffrey Brede, Eden Prairie, Minn.; Mark S. Wadman, Plano, Texas; Robert J. Kirscht, Savage, Minn.; James J. Herrmann, Eagan, Minn.; Michael J., Eagan, Minn.; Buska; Steven P, Minnetonka, Minn.; Solum; Jeff, Bloomington, Minn.; Enfield; Debra Lea Fort, Chaska, Minn.; Darrell Berg, Bloomington, Minn.; Thomas Smigelski, Lake Zurich, Ill.; Thomas C. Tucker, Chapel Hill, N.C.; Joe Hall, Bloomington, Minn.; John M. Logajan, Arden Hills, Minn.; Somvay Boualouang, Bloomington, Minn.; Heng Lou, Bloomington, Minn.; Mark Elpers, Elk River, Minn.; Matt Downs, Bloomington, Minn.; Tammy Ferris, Bloomington, Minn.; Adam Opoczynski, Plano, Texas; David S. Russell, Minneapolis, Minn.; Calvin G. Nelson, Shorewood, Minn.; Niranjan R. Samant, Middletown; Joseph F. Chiappetta, Trumbull; and Scott Sarnikowski, Plymouth, Minn. Assigned to HTC Corp., Taiwan.

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Transfer belt lateral position control apparatus and method.

Patent no. 8,175,507 issued to Joseph M. Wing, Ontario, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Wiring device assembly with contact stabilizing structure. Patent no. 8,172,624 issued to Patrick J. Tiberio Jr., Shelton. Assigned to Hubbell Inc., Shelton.

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Why IT Administrators Consider Switching Careers

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FI Software recently announced the results of its new IT Admin Stress Survey, which found that 67% of IT administrators have considered switching careers due to job stress. Managers, users (employees), and tight deadlines were cited as the biggest job stressors.

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ow is Connecticut’s economy performing? Steady and S-LO-W, say business owners and executives, responding to CBIA’s latest quarterly economic survey.

The First Quarter 2012 Economic Survey found that area executives believe the economy and their own firms have maintained gains seen in the fourth quarter of 2011.

“While we still have a long way to go in growing the economy, the last two surveys show optimism and growth expectations on par with slow but steady economic recovery,” says CBIA economist Peter Gioia.

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On production and sales, the most important determinant of future company performance, 46 percent of respondents anticipate future increases, compared to 16 percent who expect decreases in the second quarter of 2012—findings nearly identical to the results of the fourth quarter survey.

Jobs should see a slight improvement in the state, as 24 percent of business leaders who responded to the survey expect to add workers and only 10 percent expect to

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The independent blind survey, which polled 204 IT administrators in U.S. organizations ranging from 10 to more than 500 employees, gauged respondents’ stress levels at work and revealed their opinions on their main stressors, as well as how their stress level compares to friends and family, and how it affects their personal and professional lives.

Key survey findings: f Nearly 70% of all IT administrators surveyed consider their job stressful. f Greater than 67% of IT administrators consider switching careers on either an occasional (43%) or regular (25%) basis due to job stress.

decrease workers over the next quarter.

The survey found that business leaders’ confidence in the state remains fairly consistent with fourth quarter 2011 survey results, with 21 percent of respondents seeing the state economy improving and 35 percent expecting continued deterioration.

“When you look at the results of the first quarter 2012 survey in comparison to the fourth quarter 2011 results, it’s clear that we haven’t gained much ground, but we haven’t lost any either,” Gioia says. ➤ Read more at gov.cbia.com

f 72% of respondents consider themselves either just as stressed as or the most stressed compared to others in their social circle.

The top three sources of stress for IT admins are: f Management (28%) f Tight deadlines (20%) f The users they support (18%) ➤ Read more at cbia.com/hr

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Executive Vice President for Engage 121

Jonathan kinZler

Principal at American Interactive Marketing LLC

MODERATOR:

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Vice President The Productivity Institute

Here are some questions the panel of experts will address.

• Is social media causing us to lose the ability to engage with others?

• How can you make money from it?

• How can your social media site be heard amid all the noise in the sales space?

• Where does social media fit in marketing and communications?

• How do you develop a social media strategy?

• How can your business stay on the legal side of federal and state privacy requirements?

• How can your business protect itself against social media mishaps?

So many more questions, plus your own – all part of this exciting program.

THURSDAY, MAY 31 11:30 A.M. complimentary served lunch at

VALBELLA

1309 E. Putnam Ave., Riverside, Conn.

NOON PROGRAM

A roundtable conversation sponsored by Register now. Space is limited.

Westfair Communications Inc. Email Beverly Visosky Westchester County Business Journal Fairfield County Business Journal • HV Biz • WAG

at bvisosky@westfairinc.com or go to westfaironline.com//social-media/

next roundtable • are CFoS thE rEAL CEOS? • June 26