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FCBJ TODAY DOL: employers posting job openings, but not pulling the trigger on a hire … 2 If you’re having trouble sleeping: the wonder regulation… 2 One team in “presenting Connecticut” … 3 Startup gut check in Stamford …5 In the field: UTC guilty of export violation in furnishing China with advanced helicopter software. 10 Special report: retail resurgence in commercial real estate? 13 The List: Corporate security firms … 12 Also …

“They might not get a second Ferrari, but they’ll still buy Brooks Brothers.” 9

Peerless?

In Chelsea Piers, Stamford has new cachet

After ACA, action

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ith Olympic gold medal skater Sarah Hughes and other luminaries on hand, Chelsea Piers Connecticut opened its massive Stamford sports facility for tours and information sessions in advance of camps and adult leagues kicking off July 9.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy calls Chelsea Piers nothing less than a new stage of Stamford’s transition from what it once was – a New England manufacturing city facing a dismal future – into Roland Betts a magnet for people and businesses.

“Let me tell you what Chelsea Piers is bring- where others should be.” ing to the city of Stamford,” added Mayor Mike The 400,000-square-foot-plus facility feaPavia. “It brings a cachet that every mayor in the tures two ice rinks, an aquatics center and field nation only wishes that they could have. In fact, house, among other draws. there’s already a buzz that’s begun on the facility By comparison, Chelsea Piers New York is Peerless?, page 6 and deductively how Stamford (is) … a place

Pitney Bowes recognized for employee health programs

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s employers got a better handle on the future of health care in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on the Affordable Care Act, for a seventh consecutive year Pitney Bowes Inc. is a “Best Employer for Healthy Lifestyles,” according to the National Business Group on Health.

A $5.3 billion mail services and communication technology provider with 29,000 employees, Stamford-based Pitney Bowes was one of 66 employers to receive the award and one of five to receive it seven times.

Outside of New York City, other nearby winners included Armonk, N.Y.-based Visant, a marketing and publishing service; Hartfordbased Aetna, a health care company; GrotonPitney Bowes, page 6

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ith the Affordable Care Act now locked in stone – through the fall election, anyway – businesses and government entities continued the scramble to get processes and perspectives in place for October 2013, when consumers will select plans in advance of a January 2014 implementation date.

In Connecticut and elsewhere, those plans will be funneled through online health insurance exchanges designed to simplify gauging a plan’s cost and coverage.

“This is a gigantic win for the people of Connecticut, the 500,000 people that would have been in position to lose coverage,” said Gov. Dannel P. Malloy in Hartford late last month. “If the whole law had been struck (down), lots of things that we now take, just a couple of years later, for granted would have been lost or could have been lost.

Actually, a gigantic tax cut just for members of the middle class with respect to the cost of health care is now in place and will come about in 2014.

“I understand that within the health insurance industry, there is some disagreement – some companies are happier than others,” Malloy added. “There probably will be a shrinkage including a penalty paid if the spread is too wide between the costs being charged and the actual expenditure on health care. But that’s one of the things you had to do to make sure that we started to save the money.”

Malloy said the number of residents with access to health care insurance has already gone up in Connecticut and will continue to do so through 2014; and that the state will be After ACA, page 6

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Sharing ‘the risk’

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oughly a third of the 119,000 jobs lost during the recession in Connecticut have been recovered, but at glacial pace, according to data from the Connecticut Department of Labor (DOL).

“Employers have been extremely reluctant to hire,” said Patrick Flaherty, an economist with DOL. But what is most frustrating, Flaherty said, is that employers are posting job openings but not actually “pulling the trigger” on hiring an employee.

“They’re looking for just the right people with just the right skills,” Flaherty said. Meanwhile, there’s a large population of unemployed people who could fill the job if they had the extra training. To combat the issue, legislators expanded the state’s jobs bill during the special session last month, expanding businesses’ edibility for two new hiring pro-

grams, among other initiatives. Now available to businesses with up to 100 employees instead of 50, STEP UP subsidizes training and salary expenses for new hires and the Small Business Express (EXP) program provides revolving loans, new hire grants and tax credits for hiring new employees.

“The goal, is to obviously get more people hired,” said state Sen. Anthony Musto (DBridgeport, Trumbull and Monroe). “I don’t know if the state is good at creating jobs but we’re trying to foster the environment for (businesses) to move and grow in Connecticut.”

Some $130 million has been allocated to fund the programs, aiming to give employers valuable employees, the unemployed a job and the state more people off unemployment and paying taxes.

“Companies are afraid to take on the expense of training,” Musto said. “We’re trying to share the risk with companies who don’t want to hire someone new — or a veteran — who requires training.”

To date, 156 Connecticut employers have used STEP UP and collectively hired 277 people. For businesses approved to use EXP, more than 550 new jobs will be filled with at least 830 jobs retained.

Taking advantage of reduced training costs and the tax credits available for new hires, Bridgeport-based AnMar International, a vitamin manufacturer founded in 1995, recently hired three new employees, growing their workforce to 17 people.

During the height of the recession the company froze salaries to avoid layoffs and didn’t hire any new employees for a couple years. Since 2009, however, the company has hired five employees, including the recent three using STEP UP. “It’s a great tool for small businesses,” said Kathleen Ledford, AnMar’s office and customer service manager. “I don’t think we would have hired all of them within that time span without it.”

Through STEP UP, roughly 90 percent

of AnMar’s training costs will be reimbursed for the employees’ first six months. The new hires were all unemployed and two were recent college graduates.

Jessica Jahr, hired as a new lab technician, was able to start working days after graduating from Western Connecticut State University, joining the ranks of the lucky few college graduates who find work in their field after gradating.

Connecticut’s unemployment rate was estimated at 7.8 percent as of May 2012, with the seasonally adjusted labor force increasing 0.3 percent that month for the first time in four months of declining numbers.

After more than two years since the job market in Connecticut has turned around, Flaherty said it was vital for programs to be created to speed up the job growth.

“The labor market isn’t functioning like it should,” Flaherty said. “At the state government, (they’re) trying to create programs to let (people) have a chance.”

Circumspection on sales taxes

BY ALEXANDER SOULE

casoule@westfairinc.com If a complicated sales-tax law is discouraging business investment in Connecticut, you would not know it from, sales-tax collections.

A year after imposing a higher sales tax of 6.35 percent and an additional levy on luxury items, in 2012 sales-tax collections are on pace to challenge the previous high of nearly $3.6 billion set in the fiscal year that ended in June 2007.

The reinvigorated sales tax collections are occurring even as a business tax task force assesses sales and use taxes in Connecticut, with a focus on the many exemptions Connecticut offers to promote certain industries; as well as the imposition of taxes on

business management services that confound companies and auditors alike.

Connecticut is “unusual” in the sheer number of services it taxes, according to Louis Bucari, general counsel at the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services, who testified on the system to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s Business Tax Policy Task Force.

“We are among the leaders in the number of services that we do tax,” Bucari said.

“If you hire someone to manage your commercial properties, the fee that they charge you would be subject to sales tax.”

The business services tax would win out in any poll of DRS auditors on the most difficult Connecticut tax to interpret, Bucari continued.

“From a legal perspective, I’m not sure that I’ve ever seen a case where I couldn’t argue (it) fit within business management services,” he said. “If you’re having trouble sleeping, that regulation will do wonders.

And … that regulation was not just crafted by (DRS) – it was a collaborative effort with the department and the private sector, and with all the best intentions to come up with something that’s workable. And all the participants at the end of the day really threw up their hands and said, ‘Oh my goodness, it’s not any better.’”

Bucari added that the tax brings in about $40 million in revenue annually.

DRS Commissioner Kevin Sullivan said his own agency struggles with how to enforce the tax laws as drawn up by the Connecticut General Assembly.

“To ensure that circumcision was not covered (under cosmetic surgery sales tax) – that was the better part of a week at the Department of Revenue Services,” Sullivan said.

The Tax Foundation and the Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board have argued for states to align and simplify their sales taxes – and eliminate gimmicks like sales tax “holidays” – with the Washington, D.C.based Tax Foundation citing the theory that incentives distort the actual economic landscape.

The commission is also addressing the issue of e-commerce taxes, a year after Amazon abruptly ended its relationships with in-state affiliates that sell products on its website, following a Connecticut bill that would have forced Amazon to collect and remit sales taxes on those transactions.

Under the concept of “nexus,” Connecticut and other states to date have relied on the measure of a company having a physical presence in the state in order to collect sales taxes on any economic activity the company generates.

“We had a recent decision here in Connecticut on the nexus concept with regard to Scholastic Book Clubs, and whether or not the teachers who operate in Connecticut on their behalf were essentially the ‘physical presence’ necessary for them to charge and collect tax,” Bucari said. “Our Supreme Court affirmed (the department’s) position that yes, they (were) and they were obligated to collect tax.

“We’re waiting for a decision out of the state of New York, actually, as to how the law is interpreted,” Bucari said. “That probably will give guidance to a lot of other states.”

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year, with over 333,000 visitors,” said Jim Abromaitis, executive director of the Capital City Economic Development Authority, in testimony earlier this year before a committee of the Connecticut General Assembly. “This represents a 50 percent increase, with this year’s numbers tracking at the same pace.”

Speaking on the sports side, Curt Jensen, CTCSB sports marketing director, said the group would be working to bring both amateur and professional sporting events into the state, but that the bureau will also need to work on maintaining the sporting events they have and working up from there.

Bringing the NCAA Hockey tournaments to Webster Bank the last three years, Wayne Dean, senior associate director of athletics at Yale University, said he was glad to see the formation of a coordinated effort and a one-stop shop for event planners.

“We’re all on the same team,” Dean said.

“Presenting Connecticut.”

– Alexander Soule contributed to this report.

ith a $1.3 million investment from the state, the Greater Hartford Convention and Sports Bureau expanded its scope June 26 to become a statewide organization.

Now the Connecticut Convention and Sports Bureau (CTCSB) aims to increase the number of conferences and sporting events held in the state.

“This is something we’ve needed to do for a long time,” said Randy Fiveash, director of the Connecticut Office of Tourism under the Department of Economic and Community Development, at a Bridgeport press conference. “Tourism is economic development and it is one of the purest forms of economic development.”

The state’s investment is coming from its $15 million tourism-marketing budget and membership dues will also fund the organization.

Although the state, like many other areas, has to compete with New York City and Las Vegas to hold conventions, the industry is still very lucrative and creates jobs, said Michael Van Parys, president of the new CTCSB, which will be adding four jobs to its current staff of five in July.

Last year, the CTCSB generated 65,000 Randy Fiveash, director of the Office of Tourism nightly hotel-room leads and this year the group is aiming for 200,000 leads statewide.

Multiplying that number for the cost of a hotel room and what guests will spend on food, transportation and entertainment, Van Parys said the dollars and jobs add up.

With roughly 790,000 hotel rooms to rent during the year Speakers at the press conference. in just the five largest hotels in Stamford, Joe Kelly, general manager of the Stamford Marriott Hotel & Spa, said the initiative was needed and much appreciated. Speaking for smaller hotels, Jillian Alps, a past president of Connecticut Lodging Association and general manager of Residence Inn, Shelton, said the new bureau would also give smaller hotels that can’t as easily compete a voice as well.

Michael Van Parys, president of the new CTCSB “This energizes those of us who have supported tourism initiatives,” Alps said. “We needed this.”

Connecticut’s biggest convention attractions remain the Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun casinos in eastern Connecticut, and the Connecticut Convention Center, which opened in 2006 along Hartford’s riverfront.

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PERSPECTIVES

To your health Excerpts from President Obama’s remarks following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act “The Supreme Court … reaffirmed a fundamental principle that here in America – in the wealthiest nation on Earth – no illness or accident should lead to any family’s financial ruin.

I know there will be a lot of discussion … about the politics of all this, about who won and who lost. That’s how these things tend to be viewed here in Washington. But that discussion completely misses the point. Whatever the politics, today’s decision was a victory for people all over this country whose lives will be more secure because of this law and the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold it …

If you’re one of the more than 250 million Americans who already have health insurance, you will keep your health insurance – this law will only make it more secure and more affordable. Insurance companies can no longer impose lifetime limits on the amount of care you receive. They can no longer discriminate against children with pre-existing conditions. They can no longer drop your coverage if you get sick. They can no longer jack up your premiums without reason. They are required to provide free preventive care like check-ups and mammograms – a provision that’s already helped 54 million Americans with private insurance.

And by this August, nearly 13 million (people) will receive a rebate from your insurance company because it spent too much on things like administrative costs and CEO bonuses, and not enough on your health care.

There’s more. Because of the Affordable Care Act, young adults under the age of 26 are able to stay on their parents’ health care plans – a provision that’s already helped 6 million young Americans. And because of the Affordable Care Act, seniors receive a discount on their prescription drugs – a discount that’s already saved more than 5 million seniors on Medicare about $600 each.

All of this is happening because of the Affordable Care Act. These provisions provide common-sense protections for middle-class families and they enjoy broad popular support. And thanks to today’s decision, all of these benefits and protections will continue for Americans who already have health insurance.

Now, if you’re one of the 30 million Americans who don’t yet have health insurance, starting in 2014 this law will offer you an array of quality, affordable, private health insurance plans to choose from. Each state will take the lead in designing their own menu of options and if states can come up with even better ways of covering more people at the same quality and cost, this law allows them to do that, too.

And I’ve asked Congress to help speed up that process and give states this flexibility in year one.

Once states set up these health insurance marketplaces, known as exchanges, insurance companies will no longer be able to discriminate

“Well, it should be pretty clear by now that I didn’t do this because it was good politics. I did it because I believed it was good for the country. I did it because I believed it was good for the American people …”

– President Obama

against any American with a pre-existing health condition. They won’t be able to charge you more just because you’re a woman. They won’t be able to bill you into bankruptcy. If you’re sick, you’ll finally have the same chance to get quality, affordable health care as everyone else. And if you can’t afford the premiums, you’ll receive a credit that helps pay for it.

Today, the Supreme Court also upheld the principle that people who can afford health insurance should take the responsibility to buy health insurance. This is important for two reasons.

First, when uninsured people who can afford coverage get sick, and show

up at the emergency room for care, the rest of us end up paying for their care in the form of higher premiums.

And second, if you ask insurance companies to cover people with preexisting conditions, but don’t require people who can afford it to buy their own insurance, some folks might wait until they’re sick to buy the care they need – which would also drive up everybody else’s premiums.

That’s why, even though I knew it wouldn’t be politically popular, and resisted the idea when I ran for this office, we ultimately included a provision in the Affordable Care Act that people who can afford to buy health insurance should take the responsibility to do so. In fact, this idea has enjoyed support from members of both parties, including the current Republican nominee for president.

Still, I know the debate over this law has been divisive. I respect the very real concerns that millions of Americans have shared. And I know a lot of coverage through this health care debate has focused on what it means politically.

Well, it should be pretty clear by now that I didn’t do this because it was good politics. I did it because I believed it was good for the country. I did it because I believed it was good for the American people …

The highest court in the land has now spoken. We will continue to implement this law. And we’ll work together to improve on it where we can. But what we won’t do – what the country can’t afford to do – is refight the political battles of two years ago, or go back to the way things were …

It’s time for us to move forward – to implement and, where necessary, improve on this law. And now is the time to keep our focus on the most urgent challenge of our time: putting people back to work, paying down our debt, and building an economy where people can have confidence that if they work hard, they can get ahead.

But today, I’m as confident as ever that when we look back five years from now or 10 years from now or 20 years from now, we’ll be better off because we had the courage to pass this law and keep moving forward.”

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Tech Start Accelerates

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onnecticut Innovations is accepting applications through Aug. 15 from entrepreneurial teams interested in participating in the fall TechStart accelerator program.

Separately, late last month, the Stamford Innovation Center launched its first “Startup Gut Check” program, three months after a Stamford Startup Weekend that functioned as a boot camp of sorts for entrepreneurs vetting their ideas with likeminded businesspeople and investors; and one month after hosting a forum with U.S. Rep. Jim Himes on spurring startup activity in Fairfield County and Connecticut.

On July 17, the Stamford business accelerator holds a “FairCo TEEM Demo Night” where several entrepreneurs will outline projects on which they are working. The Stamford Innovation Center has quietly begun hosting programmer “meetups” and workshops, with three scheduled for July as of deadline, addressing the intricacies of web design and engineering.

The first TechStart program this past spring generated 80 applicants for nine spots, with teams requiring at least two people. Entrepreneurs get up to $25,000 in

initial capital and mentoring, with teams ultimately pitching their innovations to angel investors and venture capitalists.

Connecticut Innovations does not take a stake in TechStart businesses, which must be based in the state. TechStart runs full-time from September through December in New Haven.

“Our first ‘graduating class’ of TechStart teams accomplished so much in such a short period of time and made valuable connections with prospective investors,” said Claire Leonardi, executive director of Connecticut Innovations, in a press release. “These entrepreneurs are already achieving success through their diverse ventures – spanning information technology, e-commerce, energy efficiency and environmental businesses. The TechStart initiative was designed to complement the Malloy administration’s efforts to attract entrepreneurs and startups to Connecticut and create an environment where young companies can thrive.”

At the June 28 Startup Gut Check event, entrepreneurs got the chance to make a fiveminute “pitch” of their ideas and receive feedback from a panel that included Andy Moss, an ex-Microsoft Corp. executive who is now on the staff of the Stamford Innovation Center; and Jeff Mayer, the former CEO of MXenergy in Stamford and a onetime executive with Goldman Sachs.

Citrin Cooperman Corner Financing Your Business

BY Edward H. roBErts, CPa Citrin CooPErman

You’ve written your business plan and completed your marketing plan.

You’ve memorized your elevator pitch and registered your business under the appropriate business structure. Your product or service has been perfected and is ready for the market. Have you forgotten anything?

Oh, that’s right: Money, Moolah, Scratch. Whatever you call it, your business needs capital!

Financing is one of the most important aspects of your business. The ability to raise adequate capital may determine the fate of your business.

According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, while poor management is cited most frequently as the reason businesses fail, inadequate financing is a close second. Many times it comes down to cash flow – companies have closed their doors because they couldn’t continue operations for another few months until the money came in.

Before you start, you must take a careful look at the type and amount of capital you need. Then, you must decide how you are going to finance the capital needs of the business.

Last, but not least, you have to determine a source for the capital at an affordable cost.

There are five questions you should ask to determine how much capital is needed: • How much do I need to start the business?

• Do I have personal funds/assets to finance the start-up phase?

• Do I have family or friends who are willing to invest in the business?

• Do I have personal credit that will allow me to obtain lines of credit?

• Do I have relationships with any financial institutions?

There are two types of capital: START-UP: money needed to initially get the business on its feet – this might include capital for acquiring/leasing real estate equipment or for inventory.

WORKING CAPITAL: money needed for the day-to-day operation of your business. How much working capital you need depends on the type of business you have.

Fundamentally, there are two types of business financing: DEBT FINANCING – borrow the money and agree to pay it back at a stated interest rate. Many businesses

are funded with debt financing. If you pass the requirements of the lender, you may be able to obtain a termloan or line of credit. Factoring can also be a debt financing solution. Factoring is typically the most expensive option but depending on your situation (new business, seasonal sales) it may be the best or only choice.

• The benefits/detriments – you don’t have to give up ownership and it is available to companies that can’t get equity financing. However, you must pay interest, and the lender will likely require personal guarantees.

EQUITY FINANCING – sell partial ownership of your company. While debt financing is most common, there are thousands of companies financed each year by private or “institutional” investors in exchange for an equity ownership stake. They range from ‘friends-and-family’ to angel investors and venture capitalists.

• The benefits/detriments – friends and family: convenient, no-nonsense and available quickly.

However, be ready for an ugly Holiday dinner if you lose their money.

Angel investors: relatively patient about their investment, however often difficult to find. Venture capitalists: investment smarts and networking in addition to money. Must be a start-up business that is interested in selling within 3-5 years, must be prepared to share control.

Whether your business is considering debt or equity financing, it is important to understand the factors that will affect a credit decision.

These factors include: • Experience of management • Collateral • Industry • Ability to repay • Amount of funds required The choice of financing options is one of the most important decisions you will make for your business.

Review your options and prepare your business properly so as to afford yourself the best opportunity to succeed.

The next Citrin Cooperman Corner column will appear on this page, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012 dealing with Employee or Independent Contractor.

About the Author: Ed Roberts, a partner in Citrin Cooperman’s White Plains office, has more than 30 years of experience in the accounting profession. He has successfully consulted on financing options for numerous businesses. Ed can be reached at: (914) 949-2990 or email: eroberts@ citrincooperman.com. Citrin Cooperman is a full service accounting and consulting firm.

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After ACA — From page 1

able to offload additional costs by then to the federal government.

The National Federation of Independent Business, which was a plaintiff in the Supreme Court case, responded by publishing an itemized list of various costs and incentives under the Affordable Care Act. In 2013 alone, they include: • a 2.3 percent excise tax on medical devices; • an increased threshold at which medical expenses are deductible, from 7.5 percent of income to 10 percent; • a 0.9 percent “Medicare” surtax on salary income earned by individuals who earn at least $200,000 working for limited liability companies and partnerships, or

applicable joint filers who make $250,000; • a 3.8 percent “Medicare investment tax” on investment income for LLCs, partnerships and other businesses that pass profits through to owners, at identical dollar income triggers; and • a cap on Flexible Spending Account contributions at a maximum of $2,500 annually.

Also as of January, new health plans dubbed CO-OPs (consumer operated and oriented plan) will be allowed to start selling policies, with the Connecticut State Medical Society having won federal authorization for such a plan.

The National Association of Health Underwriters, which represents insurance brokers, said many aspects of the Affordable Care Act remain unclear to brokers and their clients, including chang-

es to pricing and standards of coverage; employer responsibilities; tax provisions; and state exchanges.

If businesses are still absorbing all the implications of the Affordable Care Act, so are government agencies charged with implementing the new regime, according to U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman.

“Now that the constitutional debate surrounding the ACA has been resolved, Congress should closely monitor the implementation of the law to ensure that it is fiscally sustainable in the future,” Lieberman said in a statement following the Supreme Court decision. “There are many outstanding issues surrounding this law that will demand Congress’ attention in the years ahead, including the accommodation of religious concerns and sticking to commitments to cut health care delivery costs.”

From left, David Tewksbury, Mayor Mike Pavia, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, Roland Betts and Tom Bernstein mark the opening of Chelsea Piers.

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triple the size; and the National Sports Center in Blaine, Minn., bills itself as the largest amateur sports facility in the world, with its 600 acres, including a “super rink” covering eight sheets of ice, a small stadium, field house and biking velodrome, surrounded by more than 50 outdoor playing fields and a golf course.

Chelsea Piers Connecticut is scheduled to open just 15 months after construction began, with Stamford-based AP Construction the general contractor and Norwalk-based James G. Rogers Architects leading the design team.

In all, some 900 people worked on the

project, not including 400 to 600 related jobs.

The facility will employ about 250 people.

“I cannot tell you the number of times I heard people say skeptically, ‘You’re going to open when?’” said David Tewksbury, executive vice president of Chelsea Piers and head of the Connecticut operation.

“Over the years we have looked at a number of cities in the United States, but we could never put together all the critical ingredients. Finding a 30-acre site with significant and large buildings in the heart of Fairfield County was like hitting the bull’s eye.”

Chelsea Piers Chairman Roland Betts – Rogers’ onetime roommate at Yale University – credited Tewksbury with spotting the potential in the abandoned Clairol plant that is now home to Chelsea Piers

and soon NBC Sports. Betts dubs the new facility “an extraordinary cathedral” for sports.

“When we opened in New York, truth be told we really didn’t have any idea what would happen,” Betts said. “We didn’t have experience in this; we didn’t know how to run a facility of the magnitude of (Chelsea Piers) New York. … But that’s not the case here – now we’ve learned a great deal. We know exactly what we want do to and what we’re going to do.”

“It is not so obvious that a manufacturing plant that made Clairol shampoo would be reborn as an athletic village,” said Tom Bernstein, president of Chelsea Piers.

“But it also wasn’t so obvious that shipping piers built 100 years ago in New York would turn into Chelsea Piers.”

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based General Dynamics Electric Boat; and Franklin Lakes, N.J.-based BD, a medical technology company.

“With health care benefit costs continuing to rise at unacceptable levels, more and more employers are focusing on health improvement programs at the workplace,” said Helen Darling, CEO of the National Business Group on Health, in a press release.

“And with good reason: One of the keys to controlling costs is to keep employees and their families healthy.”

At Pitney Bowes, Johnna Torsone, executive vice president and chief human resources officer, said she was happy to see the company receive recognition for its work.

“We’re a leader in this field and have been for years,” she said.

Among the many elements used to keep employees healthy, Pitney Bowes has onand off-site clinics; external couching; onsite preventative screening for eyes, teeth and skin cancer; and educational outreach programs to teach employees about topics like buying healthy food on a budget and weight control.

The efforts keep health care costs “significantly lower” and keep employees productive, Torsone said.

But it’s also the little things that set the company apart from the rest, said Andrew Gold, Pitney Bowes Total Rewards vice president. Workers at the company’s call centers can take calls on treadmills and instead of placing the impulse-buy cookies at the cafeteria’s register, they are farther out of the way, making employees walk to get them.

When employees are healthy, they can come to work and do their work, said Gold.

“They’re not in pain or worried. They’re more focused on work than, ‘Do I need to schedule a doctors visit.’”

Speaking personally, Colette Cote, a public relations specialist at Pitney Bowes, said one morning she found a lump under her arm and when she got to work she went to the onsite clinic to have it looked at.

Within an hour she had been examined, had an autopsy taken, made an appointment to be seen off site and was back to work with “peace of mind.”

“I was able to come back and focus, and move on with my day,” she said.

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Help Wanted: Labor chief

BY ALEXANDER SOULE

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f Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s choice for labor commissioner seemed out of sync with his other senior administrative posts – economic development the primary driver – he will get another crack at it.

Malloy confirmed Glenn Marshall’s resignation as commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Labor, marking the first major departure for the team Malloy installed after he took office in 2011.

Malloy said Marshall was leaving for unspecified family reasons, with the departure apparently an abrupt one in that the state had yet to begin looking for his replacement. Deputy Commissioner Dennis Murphy will be acting commissioner until a full-time replacement is named.

Whereas other senior Malloy aides could list major corporate or academic posts on their resumes – Dan Esty, former Yale professor, Catherine Smith, former ING exec to name a few – Marshall’s own background was as a labor organizer.

He worked his way up the construction

industry ladder in the Bridgeport area, and was in fact working in the city on the day of the deadly L’Ambiance Plaza collapse more than 25 years ago.

“We’re in the process of identifying some of the key industry sectors that we really need to look at in the future — you know, health care, the green jobs portion… and advanced manufacturing”

If knowledgeable about the training needs for basic labor positions, Marshall

lacked experience with corporations and their demands for sustainable pools of skilled talent, at least to the degree of Connecticut Board of Regents President Robert Kennedy, who had led the University of Maine system, or Smith, the commissioner of the department of economic and community development, with her executive experience.

In public testimony and comments, Marshall usually emphasized administrative themes in his wheelhouse – fair pay and safe working conditions, to name a few – rather than outside-the-box brainstorming on ways Connecticut could beef up its pipeline of skilled workers.

Addressing the Connecticut General Assembly’s higher education committee for the first time earlier this year, Marshall said he arrived in the position to find a “scattershot” system for pulling together resources on advanced training.

“We weren’t really prepared for this downturn that we’re in and we did kind of a scattershot approach, you know, with programs and things that didn’t really have any real coordinated effort,”

Marshall said at the time. “We’re in the process of identifying some of the key industry sectors that we really need to look at in the future — you know, health care, the green jobs portion… and advanced manufacturing.

“What we’re trying to do is harnessing and coordinating and trying to come up with a policy that will be able to develop the talent pipeline from the early days in school right on up through higher education,” he said.

With his next pick, Malloy will get another chance to find someone with that skill set, with Fairfield County offering no shortage of corporate executives and directors with extensive experience in workforce development, even as the department continues an internal overhaul begun under Marshall that includes absorbing the Connecticut Workers Compensation Commission.

“The Department of Labor has made significant progress over the last eighteen months with Glenn as commissioner, and I wish him well on whatever opportunity comes next,” Malloy said in a statement.

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Even on the Avenue ­— shoppers buy more cautiously Fiona Stavrou

Photos by Amanda Huntington In June, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported mixed sales for tristate area retailers, with New York City stores generally outperforming those outside the city. Fairfield County Business Journal intern staff writer Fiona Stavrou and photographer Amanda Huntington polled shoppers and merchants along Greenwich Avenue to gauge consumer confidence for luxury purchases.

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“Numbers (of buyers) are higher, although prices of merchandise have gone up. It could be that around here, the economy doesn’t really affect people who buy clothes. They might not get a second Ferrari but they’ll still buy Brooks Brothers.”

– Stewart Hoffman, Greenwich

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is funny because in the beginning of the year, customers weren’t buying as much. Now they are buying a little more. Still, customers are more cautious, they will choose less expensive items.”

– Eugena Yeotsas, Shelton

RUGBY “I think (spending habits) are very much affected (by the

BETTERIDGE FINE JEWELERS “People are buying more compared to last year. I think people are buying more investment pieces or things they think will go up in value. The price of gold has gone up a lot, people aren’t buying it because it’s so expensive.”

– Amanda Siebert, Greenwich

OPTYX “People are definitely buying less. People are being more

“I’m definitely not buying more compared to last year. I think I’m a more cautious shopper.”

– Anne Gerstner, Greenwich, with daughter

“I think overall I’m spending less than last year. The economy still sucks. But I got a new job, so I can spend a little more on luxury goods.”

– Mike O’Connor, Cos Cob

“We’re buying more compared to last year. We have new jobs, increased income and so (our spending habits) are not at all affected by the economy.”

– Justin Crawford and Lirys Cullinan, North Carolina

“(The economy) has affected my spending habits, but not my wife and kids. But seriously, it’s definitely slowed things down, forced me to make things last longer.”

– Tom Wilson, Wilton

economy), people are not buying as much. People are buying the staples, not really the trendy pieces. So they want the stuff they’ll have for a couple of seasons versus the stuff that will go out of style.”

– Mackenzie Hagen, Stamford

cautious because of the economy. There is not any consumer confidence. This market has been tight and the people normally have money to spend. The area is stock-market driven, a lot of traders, as the market goes, they go. Last year we did well, this year has been soft all year. But we are still positive.”

– Wayne Tutrani, Cheshire with Melissa Pyetranker, Greenwich

Shopper Comments

“It’s hard to tell whether (my spending habits) have changed. I think they’re about the same. I’ve been watching the spending a little more.”

– William Cline, Fenton, Mo.

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Split decision on immigration The U.S. Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional some components of a 2010 Arizona law that gave stiffened immigration policy and enforcement there, but left in place one key element.

The court ruled 5-3 that Arizona could not make it a crime for illegal immigrants to seek work there and could not authorize arrests without a warrant. Under the ruling, police in Arizona can continue checking the immigration status of people they suspect of being in the country illegally.

In the past few years, Danbury police have been sharing information with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials.

“The Arizona law is blatantly unconstitutional and unacceptable because it is draconian, discriminatory and undemocratic,” said U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, in a written statement. “States understandably are seeking to address serious defects and flaws in current immigration reform, but the only real solution – vitally necessary now – is comprehensive immigration law through federal law.”

SS&C acquires GlobeOp Windsor-based SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc., a financial services software provider, acquired GlobeOp Financial Services S.A. for $890 million.

GlobeOp, a London-based company with offices in Hartford, New York City and Harrison, N.Y., provides fund services and integrated risk reporting to hedge funds, asset management firms and other financial industry sectors. Combined, the compa-

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Sun’s White Rain falls to High Ridge High Ridge Brands is acquiring the White Rain hair and body care product family from Wilton-based Sun Products Corp., with the companies not stating transaction terms.

High Ridge is based in Stamford and is controlled by the Greenwich-based private equity firm Brynwood Partners.

As part of the deal, High Ridge is also acquiring other Sun brands, including Adorn, The Dry Look, Mink and Toni. High Ridge has some $300 million in annual revenue today following the acquisition of other brands such as Zest, Coast, Alberto VO5 and Rave.

White Rain was created in 1952 by Boston-based Gillette Co.

Report: OxyContin extension sought Purdue Pharma L.P. reportedly is looking to extend its patent protection on OxyContin, a year in advance of generic drug makers being able to make their own versions of the pain medication.

Purdue Pharma spent $100 million developing a new version of OxyContin, released in 2010 and designed to lessen the chances of abuse, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.

OxyContin was a major blockbuster for the Stamford-based company, but its addictive qualities triggered a black market. In 2007, Purdue Pharma and former executives agreed to a $635 million settlement to settle charges the company improperly marketed the drug.

Congress passes transportation, student loan legislation Congress passed a bill that frees up $105 billion in spending for transportation over the next two-plus years, while also freezing the 3.4 percent interest rate that was set to balloon for student loans next month.

“This is money we need to invest and it should have never been mired in the politics of Washington,” said U.S. Rep. Jim Himes of Greenwich. “These … should have been no-brainers from the beginning.”

Without legislative action to keep rates at their current level, Himes office stated, Connecticut students who rely on Stafford loans would have been forced to pay more than $800 extra annually on average.

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Axiom Education L.L.C., with the Sheltonbased company having secured matching funds from an unspecified investor.

Led by CEO Chett Rubenstein, Axiom is developing an online-learning-outcomes assessment platform called Mentor for use in schools, licensing its core technology from Fairfield University.

Beer guild on tap A Connecticut Brewers Guild is forming to represent small, “craft” beer brewers throughout the state.

The guild’s formation was reported on a Connecticut Beer Trail blog atctbeertrail.net, which details area breweries, pubs and events.

According to blogger Bryon Turner, long-term plans include reaching out to Connecticut visitors, cross-brewery collaboration and craft-beer festivals.

Report: Gen Re execs reach deals General Reinsurance Corp.’s former CEO and four other executives reportedly have a deal with prosecutors to dismiss decadeold charges of fraud, after an appeals court overturned their prior convictions.

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Former CEO Ronald Ferguson, former CFO Elizabeth Monrad and two other Gen Re executives were accused of inflating earnings in 2000 and 2001 by setting up sham insurance contracts with an executive at American International Group, who also won on appeal.

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IRS: recovers $5B in offshore back taxes

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The Internal Revenue Service has recovered more than $5 billion in back taxes from 34,500 taxpayers under an ongoing amnesty covering offshore accounts.

The IRS created the program after Swiss officials agreed to share information on accounts at UBS AG and other institutions that previously had allowed U.S. customers to stash income tax free. The IRS did not say how much money it suspects may still be owed from tax cheats.

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THE LIST

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FAIRFIELD COUNTY NEXT LIST: JULY16 BIOTECH COMPANIES

CORPORATE SECURITY FIRMS

Corporate Security Firms Listed alphabetically.

President info@astsecurity.com

1876 Barnum Ave., Stratford 06614 381-0060 • astsecurity.net

P.O. Box 825, Bethel 06801 743-6455 • checkmate-investigations.net

Command Security Corp.

40 Richards Ave., Third floor, Norwalk 06854 323-9700 • commandsecurity.com

President support@beneficialinvestigations.com

Infidelity Investigations L.L.C. 3301 Main St., Bridgeport 06606 268-6319 • infidelitypolice.com

CEO info@checkmate-investigations.net

President and former police sergeant chris@infidelitypolice.com

Founder and president info@insitesecurity.com

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24-hour key holder and alarm response

1959 Michael C. Pietrantuono President 2005

Critical security updates, fingerprinting and customized ID card services

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CEO usa@smithdetection.com

21 Commerce Drive, Danbury 06810 207-9700 • smithsdetection.com

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Southridge Technology Group L.L.C.

Joe Garzi President and Founder 1997

90 Grove St., Ridgefield 06877 431-8324 • southridgetech.com

SSC Security Professionals

Michael G. Burbage President 1975

25 Controls Drive, Shelton 06484 925-6180 • securitycomp.com

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Teel Technologies

President info@teeltech.com

16 Knight St., Norwalk 06851 855-5387 • teeltech.com

Supplier of mobile device forensics and tools for law enforcement and private forensic firms

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Charles Schneider CEO and president 1955

400 Main St., Suite 201, Stamford 06901 348-6657 • ussecurityassociates.com 312 W. 53 St., New York, NY 10019 (631) 591-2822 • uspanationwide.com

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P.O Box 320655, Fairfield 06825 (800) 495-0400 • metroguardinc.com

USPA Nationwide Security*

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Metroguard Security Services Inc.

Smith’s Detection

Loss prevention, witness statements, medical malpractice defense, claims investigation

2001 Christopher Paoletti

P.O. Box 31263, Greenwich 06831 559-5396 • logisticalsecurity.com

4 Daniels Farm Road, Suite 378, Trumbull 06611 380-2002 • yourinvestigators.net

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Logistical Security Consulting L.L.C.

Seymour Investigative Services L.L.C.

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Founder and CEO info@corporatesecuritynyc.com

10 Wall St., Norwalk 06850 857-0712 • intesecurity.com

2 Campus Drive, Parsippany, NJ 07054 (973) 267-5300 • securitasinc.com

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16 Sherwood Place, Greenwich 06830 625-6200 • insitesecurity.com

58 E. Elm St., Greenwich 06830 661-6814 • kennedysecurity.com

Fire-and life-safety training program and plan development, due diligence, risk assessments, tailored security plans, desk attendant services

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Insite Security Inc.

Kennedy Security Services Inc.

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4 Research Drive, Suite 402, Shelton 06484 402-7306 • ctinvestigativeservices.com 421 Seventh Ave., Suite 500, New York, NY 10001 (212) 285-2400 • corporatesecuritynyc.com

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Connecticut Investigative Services

Global Security Group*

Executive protection

Dennis M. Crowley Jr. Chairman and co-CEO 1990

1266 E. Main St., Sixth floor, Stamford 06902 539-6166 • apollosecurity.com

CheckMate Investigations L.L.C.

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P.O. Box 3332, Milford 06460 (800) 222-4012 • beneficialinvestigations.com

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Source: Information from respondent companies, Manta.com and company websites. * Company serves Fairfield County. ♦ Company has offices in Stamford and Danbury.

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SPECIAL REPORT Commercial Real Estate

Retail, rebooted

BY ALEXANDER SOULE

casoule@westfairinc.com Microsoft and L.L. Bean.

A continent apart from a product perspective, but just 100 yards from each other at the Danbury Fair Mall — further evidence that the retail sector is fast rebooting, with implications for landlords that have seen storefronts stay vacant for extended stretches.

In May in an op-ed in Forbes, a New York City hedge fund manager proposed a land bank that would allow strip mall owners to sell off their properties to the federal government, with the stipulation that the buildings be demolished (producing construction work while stabilizing existing properties) and held as “green space” until better development plans were created.

But don’t rev up the wrecking ball just yet – in Fairfield County, many of those vacant stores are finding tenants, whether in the mall, the strip mall or on Main Street. Even as Circuit City, Borders Group Inc. and other chains succumbed to the recession, others moved in, including companies not previously doing business here such as L.L. Bean, the Microsoft Store, REI Inc. and WineNation.

Retailers statewide added an estimated 700 jobs in May, according to the Connecticut Department of Labor, pushing employment to nearly 183,000 people – up more than 2,000 from a year ago, but still more than 7,000 below the level of five years ago.

“To me, the more important story has been what I have been saying for the past six quarters, which is that the retailers have very strong operating margins,” said Arthur Coppola, CEO of Danbury Fair Mall owner Macerich, in a May conference call. “When you multiply strong operating margins by strong sales levels and positive ‘comp’ sales results, you find yourself a retailer who has cash on their balance sheet. They’re making money and they’re looking to expand their footprint and their store count across the board.”

Through 11 months of the fiscal year ending in June, Connecticut retail sales tax collections were up 17 percent from fiscal 2011, topping the $3 billion mark for the first time ever, with the impact of an increased sales tax not immediately known on overall retail sales in Connecticut.

Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc., among the largest retail landlords in Fairfield County, saw overall revenue drop 3.5 percent in the first six months of its fiscal year through April.

That was due largely, however, to lease termination income recorded in fiscal 2011, with base rents up in the current fiscal year by about 5.5 percent.

While Greenwich-based Urstadt Biddle says it had a “quiet quarter,” in the words of company president Wing Biddle, and that it is taking longer to fill store spaces, it boasts a 91 percent vacancy rate across its 50-plus properties totaling nearly 5 million square feet, about a fifth of that total in Fairfield County.

Retailers remain very much under assault by dotcoms –

Amazon led the 100 largest retailers in growth last year at 43 percent, according to a National Retail Federation ranking published this month. Milford-based Subway was the only Connecticut company on the list with 8 percent growth.

In August, the NRF is expected to publish its annual “hot retailers” list — the fastest-growing retailers regardless of size. Last year, perhaps incredibly, Westchester County, N.Y.based Ascena Retail Group and its Dress Barn chain edged out Amazon with a whopping 59 percent growth rate.

In June, Greenwich-based Starwood Capital Group announced the formation of a new investment vehicle focused on retail, spending nearly $1.2 billion to buy seven malls outside the Northeast from Westfield Group.

When Starwood Capital CEO Barry Sternlicht spots an opportunity, he bets big. Previous investments have produced Stamford-based Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc.; Starwood Property Trust Inc., the largest “blind pool” company ever created, focused on distressed real estate after the crash; and New York City-based iStar Financial, which has invested $35 billion over two decades, with its portfolio, including the Chelsea Piers entertainment complex in New York City.

“Shopping centers in the United States are undergoing a transformation as junior anchors and value retailers are rethinking store size and distribution needs, to the benefit of regional malls,” said Scott Wolstein, the Starwood Capital executive leading the new retail unit in Chicago. “We expect to build on this platform in the years to come.”

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“The way I think about these things, you need to look at the demand side of the equation always and you need to look at it first. And that is connected intimately with the economy and with job growth. So it’s conditionally where I start to look at these things.…

It’s what’s forefront in the news, what’s going on in the world economy. You do have some trends that are out there that would cause some concern, one is that China’s growth appears to be slowing, you actually have India’s growth slowing as well. And we’re all very focused on Europe and whether we’re going to see an unraveling of the Euro and the European Union based upon the events of recent weeks. So those things are not entirely connected to what goes on in the U.S. – you know, its kind of interesting to watch that the U.S. economy continues to grow, albeit more slowly – maybe we’re growing between 1.8 and 2.4 (percent right now according to the Fed – but we’re still a growing economy. The fear would be that the modest growth that we’re now experiencing would dissipate if in fact Europe were to get into their own recession. … Those are the things that are on people’s mind and they do affect business decisions. Obviously what goes on in the local economy and the national economy affect hiring;and hiring is

what affects the demand for real estate in its commercial form of office spaces.

I just think that they’re very cautious about the consumer confidence at this point.

To me it’s relatively unfounded, but I don’t make all the business decisions for other companies. We just watch the accumulation of what goes on. I think America’s obsessed now with the politics and the election, and we’re concerned about what’s going on in Europe. Despite that, the economy continues to grow. We continue to create jobs. It’s in pockets around the country. Unemployment is headed down, interest rates are headed up. … We are kind of working our way out of the bad housing bubble. Foreclosures, they’re still out there, we still got a lot to work out. The real problem is that there doesn’t seem to be a tremendous desire on the part of companies to take the chance and hire that next new employee. It’s just a hesitancy. Companies are sitting on a ton of capital. Corporate profits are way up. There are all kinds of positive signs in the economy that we choose to ignore.”

What are the one or two industries doing best in New York and also have a significant presence in Fairfield and Westchester counties?

“I am going to tell you something probably contrary to what most other people will tell you: I think it’s the ‘ed-med’ complex.

Education and medical are growing industries. New York City in particular is turning into a college town. I see that growth all over the place. I see that Westchester, Fairfield, New Haven – there’s tremendous momentum in those arenas. … Also in the city you have what you call the digital phenomenon which is really technical, it’s the tech sector, it’s advertising, media, digital media, that’s a very vibrant segment. I think there are (property) owners in Westchester and Fairfield that hope that that spills up north.

My suspicion is that it’s going to spread east into Brooklyn before it goes much up into the north. I could be wrong about that. I obviously hope I’m wrong, I’m a Fairfield County resident. I’d like some of those jobs up by us. But those are the pieces of the local economy, and obviously life sciences in New Jersey is still a growing part of the economy out there.

I would not be surprised as a Fairfield County resident if we saw, on some nowvacant parcel of land, dormitories. I would not be surprised at all. There are enterprising developers that see these trends. You have to see trends if you are a developer, you have no choice because you are going out there, you

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are finding financing, you are getting land, you are getting approvals from counties and cities and towns, the process is a long one – so you have to be visionary to be a really great developer. I can see developers saying, ‘You know what? That is going to happen, we are going to see this, and let’s go and put up some modestly priced dormitory stuff. We’ll figure out how to price it and let’s do it.’

We could use a ton of dormitories here in Manhattan.… Manhattan rental prices are going up and they are going up pretty quickly and there’s a shortage of supply.

The countervailing pressures in Manhattan is becoming more of a university town in a lot of ways, and at the same time to get the students here they have a hard time affording the living quarters. So if there were more developable sites that weren’t going to go over to condos in Manhattan, you could build dormitories. It’s just the cost of doing construction. I think those things will end up in the boroughs.

In Fairfield County, the unemployment rate is actually going down. When you look at the national unemployment rate, it’s in the upper eights. Fairfield County was at 8.9 what, 14 months ago? Now it’s in the upper 7s.… Its down, its below the national average. Westchester is obviously a little different but still kind of a positive, private sector employment up a percentage point year over year at the end of the quarter. I’m kind of an optimist on this for Westchester and Fairfield as well.

The retail component … is very vibrant.

New York City is ‘under retailed,’ and there’s a boom going on down here in retail. You have the area of the city nid-town south that’s got the lowest vacancy rate in the country. Everyone wants to be there and that’s mostly driven by tech, advertising, media, digital media, software developers and so forth. It does strike me that …

Stamford itself is relatively close to the city.

It is an educational hub. I think some of these tech sector places that are popular are also surrounded by universities, so it could come to happen if that ed sector of the ‘edmed’ sector does continue to grow up in Stamford, you could see people saying, ‘you know this is a nice lifestyle up here; we could move some of our tech people here, they’d live here, they wouldn’t have to commute into the city.… If you had a choice between Fairfield (County) and Brooklyn, you know, you might think about Fairfield. It’s a nice place to live.”

We have LL Bean, Microsoft going into Danbury Fair Mall, we’ve had some other big retail additions. Will we see more chains saying “we’ve got to be in Fairfield County?”

“I live in Westport, I’ve been there 22 years. We didn’t have a restaurant scene in

Westport. It was a struggle about where to go to eat. Now you’ve got all sorts of great restaurants – it’s become a foodie town and it should have been all along. It had to be discovered and people had to have some confidence in the economy. But it’s a booming restaurant scene … there, so I think the retail picture in Fairfield is pretty good. Westchester’s different because it’s very much towns – Fairfield pretty much hangs together, it’s pretty easy to get all the way from Greenwich, Stamford, Darien – I think (Interstate) 95 is what

makes it all easier. It’s more of a connector than (I-287) is.”

Lease accounting changes – how much buzz in the brokerage and landlord community?

“It’s a topic that’s been out there for, I don’t know, 12 or 15 months .… It will have some impact. I don’t think it will be dramatic. It’s probably more of a ‘full-employment act’ for accountants than anything else. There will be people needing to adjust how they do things,

but I don’t really see it that people are going to stop leasing space and want to buy their properties or the reverse. There will be some impact, there will be some adjustments, but at the end of the day its one of those things where they went back and they rewrote this thing a number of times. I think at the outset there was worry that it might dramatically change how people do their business. I think at this point I don’t see it. I think its coming out to be much more of a shower than a hurricane.”

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LicenseLogix, LLC Marc Miller of Winoker Realty Company represented the tenant.

Phelan & Associates, LLC David Richman of Rakow Commercial Realty Group represented the tenant.

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Gold coastal property

GE Capital Real Estate sells lending unit Norwalk-based GE Capital sold a business unit of GE Capital Real Estate, with $16.2 billion in assets, to EverBank Financial Corp. of Jacksonville, Fla. The unit, Business Property Lending Inc., originates and services commercial real estate loans for small and midsize businesses. Its stock was purchased for $2.5 billion in cash.

Business Property Lending has more than 100 employees in 14 offices nationwide, including offices in Shelton and Norwalk.

Stamford headquarters facility at 900 Long Ridge Road. Other awards went to: • Inter-District Discovery Magnet School at 4510 Park Ave. in Bridgeport, an affiliate of the Discovery Museum; • Metro Green Residences at 717 Atlantic St. in Stamford; • Residences in Ridgefield and Darien, the latter first built in 1925; • Steven Winter Associates of Norwalk; and • The town of Fairfield.

CareCentrix keeps Conn. home

Starwood Capital Group acquired a 90 percent interest in seven Westfield Group malls with a total of 6.6 million square feet of space. None of them are in Connecticut.

Starwood’s main office is in Greenwich.

The portfolio will be overseen by a new entity named Starwood Retail Partners, based in Chicago and led by Scott Wolstein, who previously founded the shopping center owner DDR. The malls are located in Chicago, Cleveland, Miami, San Francisco, Fairfield, Calif., and Lincoln, Neb. In Connecticut, Westfield Group has malls in Trumbull, Milford and Meriden.

CareCentrix Inc., a home health care services provider, was named the fifth company of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s First Five incentive program.

In exchange for staying and growing in Connecticut for at least five years, the company will get $12 million over five years if it retains its employee base of more than 210 people, and another $12 million if 290 additional jobs are created over the next five years.

CareCentrix is relocating to Hartford from East Hartford. Its CEO said the company considered as possible headquarters Florida and Kansas, where it has a large operation, and another state he would not disclose.

The company’s services include home nursing, home infusion, home medical equipment and sleep testing. Serving 30 million people with 7,000 home care providers, the company’s revenue totals $850 million annually.

Green buildings sprout locally

Webster breaks ground

In addition to Nestle Waters, a half-dozen more members of the Southwestern Connecticut Green Building Council won statewide awards from the Connecticut Green Building Council.

Nestle Waters was recognized for its

Webster Financial Inc. held a groundbreaking ceremony for a Webster Private Bank office at 85 Mason St. in Greenwich.

This office of Waterbury-based Webster will provide private bank services for wealthy people, businesses and nonprofits.

Starwood Capital buys Westfield malls

Webster Bank broke ground last month at 85 Mason Street in Greenwich for a new branch and Webster Private Bank office. Pictured (from left) are Timothy Yahn, president Malkin Construction; Peter Tesei, Greenwich first selectman; Denise Kaufman, regional manager of retail banking for Webster Bank; John Ciulla, regional president of Webster Bank; Jerry Plush, president of Webster Bank; Rep. Fred Camillo; Marcia O’Kane, executive director of the Greenwich Chamber of Commerce; Sen. Scott Frantz; and Dave Dixon, director of Webster Private Bank.

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Fine art in your backyard

Acquiring art for pleasure, collecting or investment can often be a daunting task. Many people don’t know where to begin navigating the complex world of contemporary art.

Luckily for art enthusiasts in southern Connecticut, Amy Simon, owner of Amy Simon Fine Art, has 30 years of experience guiding people through this process.

With Amy Simon Fine Art located in Westport, there is no need to travel to the city for art. Amy provides clients with art from emerging artists as well as works by artists that are established figures in the world of art. The gallery rotates exhibitions every six weeks, but there is a tremendous emphasis on what’s not on exhibit as well.

Having worked at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Marlborough Gallery and later with a select group of renowned contemporary masters, Amy Simon utilizes her background and experience to help educate individuals. She is known for cultivating close relationships and gaining a sense of a client’s aesthetic, thereby allowing her to advise them over the course of many years.

Through July 14th, the gallery is running its first-ever “Art Barn Sale,” an opportunity for people to acquire works at drastically reduced prices by gallery artists as well as pieces from her inventory of contemporary masters, including Baechler, Rauschenberg, Kelly, LeWitt and Katz.

Amy Simon Fine Art is located at 1969 Post Road East (the Old Sasco Mill), Westport. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and by appointment.

You can visit her website at amysimonfineart. com or email her at amy@amysimonfineart.com.

FCBUZZ THE BRUCE’S ‘WHITE’ ALBUM OF NEW ENGLAND CHURCHES

Steve RoSenthal

Amy Simon

Fine Art Member, Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County

Arts & Culture of Fairfield County

FiRSt CongRegational ChuRCh, e. MaChiaS, Maine

To accompany its “White on White” exhibit, the Bruce Museum in Greenwich will present a visit with renowned architectural photographer Steve Rosenthal from 1 to 3 p.m. July 14. Rosenthal will guide visitors through his photographic exhibit of iconic 18th- and 19th-century New England churches.

Organized by Historic New England of Boston, Mass., the show features 40 images.

Copies of Rosenthal’s book “White on White: Churches of Rural New England,” containing 80 luminous blackand-white photographs of these historic structures, will be available for sale and autographing by the photographer.

Rosenthal began photographing churches in the 1960s and the project gradually became a personal quest to capture the effect of light

on three-dimensional forms and the abstract patterns of shingles and shutters.

“These are the buildings, which give New England towns and villages a unique sense of place and define, in many minds, the New England character,” says Rosenthal, who trained as an architect. “Collectively, they are as important to the cultural and architectural history of these villages as are the great cathedrals to the cities of Europe.”

Revered for their physical beauty, simplicity and elegance – as well as for their role in the history of this country – the early churches of New England hold a special place in the American consciousness. And thus, have broad appeal, says Anne Von Stuelpnagel, the museum’s director of exhibitions.

“There is the artistry of the photographs, combined with the fact that many people who live in this area have more than a passing familiarity with the subject matter,” said Von Stuelpnagel The free admission to this event includes access to such other Bruce shows as “The Olympic Games: Art, Culture & Sport” – a celebration of the countless Olympians who, from ancient times through to the modern games, have competed in the world’s preeminent athletic competition – and “The Games: The Science of Sport,” a companion exhibition that highlights the physical attributes of the athletes and their intensive training regimen as well as the science and technology that drives development and design of the best sporting equipment.

Light refreshments will be served, so please call ahead, (203) 869-0376 or email info@brucemuseum.org.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT 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.

Attention artists who love to feed the body as well as the soul. one’s imagination and explore the joy of food, visually,” said Helen Klisser During, WAC’s director of visual arts. PreviHas the Westport Arts Center (WAC) got a show for you. ously, Klisser During has developed other WAC is looking for works for “Foodies,” a group broad and accessible themes for the annual show of artist members scheduled for Sept.14 – group exhibition – “love” in 2011 and “sumNov. 4. The works will be chosen by food indusmer” in 2010. try celebrities with ties to the local community, Anyone who is a WAC member through including Pat Callaghan of Pepperidge Farms, Nov. 4 or becomes a member on or by the Stew Leonard from “The World’s Largest Dairy application deadline of Sept. 4 is eligible to Store,” Michel Nischan of The Dressing Room, “DutCh leMon” (2012) by helen KliSSeR submit one work of art for consideration. Artand Bill Taibe, owner of Le Farm and The Whelk.

The entry form for “Foodies” prompts artists to interpret this ists can apply by downloading the application form on WAC’s website (www.westportartscenter.org) or calling 222-7070 for theme as they like.

“We are looking for images – paintings, drawings, sculp- more information. All entries are due in person Sept. 4, from ture, photographs, video or any medium – that will prompt 2 to 6 p.m.

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

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on the record Bankruptcies The following petitions were filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Bridgeport. Chapter 11 indicates the filer intends to submit a plan of reorganization to the court. Chapter 7 indicates a liquidation of assets.

Hoxie’s Garage L.L.C., 2 Meeting House Road, Barkhamsted.

Chapter 7, filed June 27, case no.

12-51207. Assets: less than $50,000.

Liabilities: $100,000 to $500,000.

Creditors: Webster Bank, $24,395; Bank of America, $10,246. Type of business: limited liability company. Debtor’s attorney: Peter L. Lawrence, Lawrence & Jurkiewicz L.L.C., Torrington.

Riversong Design L.L.C., 478 Holly Dale Road, Fairfield. Chapter 7, filed June 28, case no. 12-51214.

Assets: less than $50,000. Liabilities: less than $50,000. Creditors: Malon Construction, $34,028. Type of business: limited liability company. Debtor’s attorney: Sandra J. Akoury, Law Offices of Sandra Akoury, Danbury.

Building Permits

Commercial 933-935 Hope Street L.L.C. Fit out an existing commercial space for tenant Computer Connection at 935 Hope St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed May 31.

Agababaev, Dr. Erwin. Construct a foundation for a new, three-story commercial building at 550 Connecticut Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed June 8.

Items appearing in the Fairfield County Business Journal’s On The Record section are compiled from various sources, including public records made available to the media by federal, state and municipal agencies and the court system.

While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this information, no liability is assumed for errors or omissions. In the case of legal action, the records cited are open to public scrutiny and should be inspected before any action is taken.

Questions and comments regarding this section should be directed to: Bob Rozycki c/o Westfair Communications Inc. 3 Gannett Drive, Suite G7 White Plains, N.Y. 10604-3407 Phone: (914)694-3600 Fax: (914)694-3680

Antares 777 Canal L.L.C. Perform interior alterations at an existing commercial building, 845 Canal St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $1.2 million. Filed June 1.

Home Improvements by Stan, Norwalk, contractor for Miller and Meyer. Construct an addition at an existing single-family residence, 55 Barbara Drive, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $187,000. Filed June 5.

Connecticut Home Health Care Inc., Trumbull. Filed by Dorothy Myers, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Stephen J. Fitzgerald, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff alleges that the defendant’s false representations regarding the AP Construction, Stamford, possibility of prospective employcontractor for Stamford Exit 9 III Jendraszek, Brian, Ridgefield, ment caused her to leave her job, L.L.C. Fit out an existing commer- contractor for Debra Dietz. Con- whereby she incurred a substantial cial space for tenant Blue Streak at struct additions and perform financial loss and suffered emo1 Blachley Road, Stamford. Esti- alterations at an existing single- tional stress. The plaintiff seeks mated cost: $330,000. Filed June 1. family residence, 1 Ocean View damages in excess of $15,000 Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: plus applicable costs and reason$725,000. Filed June 6. able attorneys’ fees. Filed May 16.

Caldwell & Walsh, Sandy Hook, Case no. CV126027413. contractor for West Avenue Realty Associates L.P. Perform interior al- LCP General Contractors L.L.C., terations at an existing commercial Fairfield, contractor for Nicole Creative Waterscapes L.L.C., et building, 550 West Ave., Stamford. Raucher and Steven Finkel. Con- al., Monroe, et al. Filed by Gail Estimated cost: $380,000. Filed struct additions and perform reno- Bedoukian, Danbury. Plaintiff’s May 28. vations at an existing single-family attorney: Gail Bedoukian, Danresidence, 103 Flint Rock Road bury. Action: The plaintiff alleges East, Stamford. Estimated cost: that as the result of a May 2003 Malkin Construction, Stamford, $76,000. Filed June 7. dispute, which is ongoing, regardcontractor for Fairfield Merrittview ing swimming pool construcL.P. Perform interior renovations at an existing commercial building, Lenart, Michelle and Terry Hole. tion, the sum of $19,675 has been 383 Main Ave., Norwalk. Estimated Construct additions and perform placed in a trust account awaiting cost: $396,000. Filed June 6. renovations at an existing single- payment to the proper party. The family residence, 379 W.Hill Road, plaintiff therefore seeks a court orStamford. Estimated cost: $190,647. der determining ownership of the funds, a discharge from liabilities S. L. Kelley Electric Co., Brook- Filed June 1. regarding the funds and recovfield, contractor for Park Properties ery of her expenses plus reasonL.L.C. Construct an addition at an existing commercial building, 12 Signore, John, West Redding, able attorneys’ fees. Filed May 15.

Omega Drive, Stamford. Estimated contractor for Jennifer and Walter Case no. CV126027405. cost: $210,000. Filed June 7.

Hauer. Construct an addition at an existing single-family residence, 248 E. Rocks Road, Norwalk. Esti- D&T Carpentry Corp., Bethel.

Signature Construction, Stam- mated cost: $180,000. Filed June 6. Filed by Kamco Supply Corp. of New England, Wallingford. Plaintiff’s atford, contractor for TSI Realty Co. torney: Robert A. Ziegler, Plainville.

Perform interior alterations at an existing commercial building, 120 Stein, Lisa and Alexander Stein. Action: The plaintiff alleges that Hamilton Ave., Stamford. Estimat- Construct additions and perform prior to the date of this action it deed cost: $250,000. Filed May 31. alterations at an existing single- livered goods and/or services to the family residence, 100 Hirsch Road, defendant and that $15,929 relating Stamford. Estimated cost: $56,405. to those deliveries remains outstandSkanska USA Building Corp., Filed June 1. ing and past due from the defendant New Haven, contractor for Stamdespite repeated requests for payford Hospital. Perform interior ment by the plaintiff. The plaintiff alterations at an existing commerseeks repayment of all outstanding Court Cases cial building, 30 Shelburne Road, amounts plus interest, costs and reaStamford. Estimated cost: $75,000. sonable attorneys’ fees. Filed May 16.

Filed June 5.

Case no. CV126027441.

Bridgeport Superior Court

SSG Construction II L.L.C., Brookline, Mass., contractor for CLS Bridgeport L.L.C. Construct a new self-storage facility at 2101 Com- Christmas Tree Shops Inc., merce Drive, Bridgeport. Estimated Union, N.J. Filed by Lucinda Underwood, Waterbury. Plaintiff’s cost: $5.7 million. Filed June 5. attorney: Thomas M. Yuditsky, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff Tri-State Restoration Services, alleges that she fell while a busiWilton, contractor for FM Invest- ness invitee on the defendant’s ments L.L.C. Perform interior al- premises as the result of an unsafe terations at an existing commercial condition arising from negligence building, 59 Main St., Norwalk. Es- on the part of the defendants, timated cost: $125,000. Filed June 7. 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 reasonDragan, Romuald. Construct a able attorneys’ fees. Filed May 14. new modular single-family resi- Case no. CV126027366. dence at 20 Fenway St., Stamford.

Estimated cost: $344,000. Filed June 4.

Residential

Forty-Eight Ninety Main Street L.L.C., Bridgeport. Filed by Cambridge Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Andover, Mass. Plaintiff’s attorney: Law Offices of Stuart G. Blackburn, Windsor Locks. Action: The plaintiff alleges that the defendant made a false claim for rent payment reimbursement under its insurance with the plaintiff and that it thereby received $19,200 to which it was not entitled and which it has refused to refund. The plaintiff seeks to recover the incorrect payment plus interest, costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed May 11.

Case no. CV126027334.

The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company L.L.C., et al., Hartford, et al. Filed by Nancy SegoviaCosme, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Jonathan E. Spodnick, Trumbull. 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 reasonMorgan Builders of Connecti- able attorneys’ fees. Filed May 16. cut L.L.C., et al., Fairfield. Filed Case no. CV126027412.

by Irene Fazio, Fairfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Goldstein & Peck P.C., Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff alleges that, despite payment in full, the defendant Morgan Builders of Connecticut failed to observe terms and conditions of a September 2009 construction con- Classic Coil Co., Bristol. Filed by tract, performance of which was STP Cycle and Engine, Danbury. guaranteed by a co-defendant and Plaintiff’s attorney: Jowdy & Jowdy that the defendants have neglected P.C., Danbury. Action: The plaintiff to return her payment despite alleges that prior to the date of this repeated requests. The plaintiff action it delivered goods and/or seeks damages in excess of $15,000 services to the defendant and that plus applicable costs and reason- $124,300 relating to those deliverable attorneys’ fees. Filed May 15. ies remains outstanding and past due from the defendant despite reCase no. CV126027395. peated requests for payment by the Sleeper Village L.L.C., Fairfield. plaintiff. The plaintiff seeks repayFiled by Valley News, White River ment of all outstanding amounts Junction, Vt. Plaintiff’s attorney: plus interest, costs and reasonLaw Offices of Howard Lee Schiff able attorneys’ fees. Filed June 5.

P.C., East Hartford. Action: The Case no. CV126009631. plaintiff alleges that prior to the date of this action it delivered goods and/or services to the de- Discount Laptop Shop Inc., fendant and that $7,894 relating Brookfield. Filed by United Parcel to those deliveries remains out- Service Inc., Atlanta, Ga. Plaintiff’s standing and past due from the attorney: Joseph A. Maker, Stamdefendant despite repeated re- ford. Action: The plaintiff alleges that quests for payment by the plain- prior to the date of this action it detiff. The plaintiff seeks repayment livered goods and/or services to the of all outstanding amounts plus defendant and that $57,846 relating interest, costs and reasonable to those deliveries remains outstandattorneys’ fees. Filed May 16. ing and past due from the defendant Case no. CV126027439. despite repeated requests for payment by the plaintiff. The plaintiff seeks repayment of all outstanding Stamford Radiological Associ- amounts plus interest, costs and reaates P.C., et al., Stamford, et al. sonable attorneys’ fees. Filed May 31.

Filed by Donna and Eric Bergwall, Case no. CV126009609.

Darien. Plaintiff’s attorney: Kennedy Johnson D’Elia & Gillooly L.L.C., New Haven. Action: The Granite Group L.L.C., Stamford. plaintiff alleges that the defendants Filed by Frank & Lindy Plumbing have been guilty of professional & Heating Inc., Peekskill, N.Y. Plainmalpractice in connection with tiff’s attorney: Roy H. Krueger, Dantheir negligent diagnosis, thereby bury. Action: The plaintiff alleges that failing to discover cancer that prior to the date of this action it dewas subsequently diagnosed in a livered goods and/or services to the more advanced state, causing the defendant and that $32,172 relating plaintiff to suffer serious, painful to those deliveries remains outstandinjuries and to incur substantial ing and past due from the defendant medical expenses. The plaintiff despite repeated requests for payseeks damages in excess of $15,000 ment by the plaintiff. The plaintiff plus applicable costs and reason- seeks repayment of all outstanding able attorneys’ fees. Filed May 11. amounts plus interest, costs and reaCase no. CV126027331. sonable attorneys’ fees. Filed May 31.

Case no. CV126009604.

IK Builder L.L.C., et al., Hamden, et al. Filed by People’s United Bank, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Benanti & Associates, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff alleges that it is the owner of a February 2009 business credit note issued by the defendants business and that $11,215 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 May 14.

Case no. CV126027355.

Danbury Superior Court

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on the record Jo-Ann Stores Inc., et al., Hartford, et al. Filed by Angela Schirizzo, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Pinney Payne P.C., Danbury. 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 June 1.

Case no. CV126009612.

The Primrose Companies Inc., Bridgeport. Filed by Jorge Espinoza-Tigre, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: George W. Kramer, Rocky Hill.

Action: The plaintiff alleges that while employed by the defendant he was caused to fall as the result of an unsafe condition arising from negligence on the part of the defendant, its agents and employees, which caused him 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 May 30.

Case no. CV126009577.

Stamford Superior Court Atkinson Builders L.L.C., et al., East Lyme. Filed by The Ring’s End Inc., Darien. Plaintiff’s attorney: John P. Regan, Stamford.

Action: The plaintiff alleges that it intends to initiate a civil action against the defendants in the amount of at least $20,000 and that it anticipates a favorable decision by the court with regard to the suit. The plaintiff therefore seeks a court order attaching the defendants’ assets in an amount sufficient to ensure payment of the anticipated favorable judgment plus applicable costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed May 24.

Case no. CV126014099.

GK Las Vegas L.P., et al., Greenwich. Filed by Gregory & Hoenemeyer Inc., Greenwich. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ivey Barnum & O’Mara, Greenwich. Action: The plaintiff alleges that the defendants owe legal fees in excess of $2.5 million in connection with the plaintiff’s prosecution of a civil suit on its behalf and that their refusal to pay has caused it to suffer a substantial financial loss. The plaintiff seeks damages in excess of $15,000 plus applicable costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed June 1.

Case no. CV126014216.

Grade A Market CT L.P., et al., Norwalk. Filed by Cynthia Bruce, New York City. Plaintiff’s attorney: Bloomenthal & Trow L.L.C., Stamford. Action: The plaintiff alleges that she was struck by falling merchandise while a business invitee on premises owned or otherwise under control of the defendant 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 May 22.

Case no. CV126014066.

Mount Washington Valley Audiophile, et al., Madison, N.H., et al. Filed by Krell Industries L.L.C., Orange. Plaintiff’s attorney: Wofsey Rosen Kweskin & Kuriansky L.L.P., Stamford. Action: The plaintiff alleges that prior to the date of this action it delivered goods and/ or services to the defendants in accordance with a May 2010 agreement among the parties and that $118,979 relating to those deliveries 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 May 31.

Case no. CV126014205.

Pitney Bowes Inc., et al., Stamford.

Filed by Daniel Barbierri, Monroe.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Casper & Detoledo L.L.C., Stamford. Action: The plaintiff alleges that he was subject to wrongful termination of his employment with the defendant because he had protested its use of deceptive business practices, which has caused him to incur a financial loss and to suffer emotional stress. The plaintiff seeks damages in excess of $15,000 plus applicable costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed June 1.

Case no. CV126014221.

U.S. District Court

Tuxis-Ohr’s Fuel Inc., et al. Filed

by Getty Properties Corp., et al.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Charles T. Lee. Action: claim filed in connection with trademark infringement unA&A Auto Parts L.L.C., et al. Filed der the Lanham Act. Filed June 11.

by Genuine Parts Co. Plaintiff’s attor- Case no. 12CV00865. ney: James M. Nugent. Action: claim filed in connection with registration of a foreign judgment. Filed June 14.

Deeds Case no. 12CV00881.

Albert’s Used Auto Parts L.L.C. Filed by Soundkeeper Inc. Plaintiff’s attorney: Zachary K. Griefen, Roger Reynolds and Reed W. Super. Action: claim filed in connection with environmental matters. Filed June 13.

Case no. 12CV00876.

Diversified Specialty Services L.L.C. Filed by the trustees of the Connecticut Laborers’ Health Fund, et al. Plaintiff’s attorney: Thomas M. Brockett. Action: claim filed under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Filed June 11.

Case no. 12CV00860.

Goeckeler, Randi and William Goeckeler, Whitehouse Station, N.J. Seller: Toll CT II L.P., Newtown. Property: 8 Briar Ridge Drive, Bethel. Amount: $411,600.

Filed May 24.

Albezreh, Ahmad, Stratford.

Seller: Anne, Robert and Michael Ragusa, Shelton. Property: 90 Rosebrook Drive, Stratford. Amount: $345,000. Filed May 30.

Gonsalves, Marc, Stratford. Seller: Suzanne Lucas, Shelton. Property: 107 Margherita Lawn, Stratford.

Amount: $300,000. Filed May 18.

Commercial

Bernhard, Alice and G. Kenneth Bernhard, Westport. Seller: Anne 119 Carroll Avenue L.L.C., Nor- and Eric Dlinn, Westport. Property: walk. Seller: Frank Pepe Jr., St. 11 Woods Grove Road, Westport.

Augustine, Fla. Property: 119 Car- Amount: $990,000. Filed May 29. roll Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $395,000. Filed June 11.

Blackburn, Lindsay and Richard Blackburn, Westport. Seller: Yoshi2472 Main Street L.L.C., Bridge- zumi Associates L.L.C., Westport. port. Seller: Birute Guedes, trustee, Property: 18 Hockanum Road, Oxford. Property: 2472 Main St., Westport. Amount: $2.1 million.

Bridgeport. Amount: $300,000. Filed May 31.

Filed June 4.

32 Hyde Lane L.L.C., Westport.

Seller: Rosemary and Simon HallDiversified Specialty Services garten, Westport. Property: 32 L.L.C. Filed by the trustees of the Hyde Lane, Westport. Amount: I.U.O.E. Local 478 Annuity Fund, $2.6 million. Filed May 14. et al. Plaintiff’s attorney: Thomas M. Brockett. Action: claim filed Development under the ERISA. Filed June 13. Crickerbrook L.L.C., Stratford. Seller: the estate Case no. 12CV00873. of Alan Thorpe, Stratford. Property: 636 Robin Lane, Stratford.

Lifechoice Donor Services, Inc. Amount: $310,000. Filed May 18.

Filed by Denise Murphy. Plaintiff’s attorney: Emanuele R. Cicchiello.

Action: claim filed in connection Dummar L.L.C., Stratford. Seller: with employment discrimination. the estate of Gregory Gosselin, West Filed June 13. Case no. 12CV00875. Haven. Property: Browning Street Commons, Units 6 and 7, Stratford.

Amount: $300,000. Filed May 25.

Nestle Purina Pet Care Co., et al.

Filed by Elizabeth Mawaka. Plaintiff’s attorney: Bruce E. Newman. Made 1 Inc., Hamden. Seller: Action: claim filed in connection Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., with product liability. Filed June 14. trustee, Los Angeles, Calif. Property: 17 Crescent Park Road, Westport.

Case no. 12CV00880.

Amount: $170,000. Filed May 17.

Salmon Brook Veterinary Hospital P.C. Filed by Lynn Foryan.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Erick I. DiazVazquez, Margaret B. Ferron and Richard B. Hayber. Action: claim Salesone L.L.C., Norwalk. Filed by filed under the Americans with Fedex Tech Connect Inc., Memphis, Disabilities Act. Filed June 12.

Tenn. Plaintiff’s attorney: Brian S. Case no. 12CV00867.

Cantor, Fairfield. Action: The plaintiff alleges that prior to the date of this Stafford Auto Recyclers Inc. Filed action it provided delivery services by Soundkeeper Inc. Plaintiff’s atto the defendant and that $26,953 torney: Zachary K. Griefen, Roger relating to those services remains out- Reynolds and Reed W. Super. Action: standing and past due from the de- claim filed in connection with envifendant despite repeated requests for ronmental matters. Filed June 12. payment by the plaintiff. The plaintiff Case no. 12CV00869. seeks repayment of all outstanding amounts plus interest, costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed June 1. Stephen Pontiac-Cadillac Inc., et Case no. CV126014222. al. Filed by Mariusz Makuch. Plaintiff’s attorney: Daniel S. Blinn. Action: claim filed under the MagnusonMoss Warranty Act. Filed June 12.

Case no. 12CV00866.

Adair, Sarah, Westport. Seller: Leslie Harlan and Scott Spector, Westport. Property: 46 Turkey Hill Road South, Westport. Amount: $2.6 million. Filed May 16.

Pumpkin Hill 7 L.L.C., Norwalk.

Seller: the estate of Oscar Pressler, Westport. Property: 7 Pumpkin Hill, Westport. Amount: $625,000.

Filed May 18.

RB Properties L.L.C., Westport.

Seller: Patricia and Steven Shavell, Palm Beach, Fla. Property: 12 Sterling Drive, Westport. Amount: $725,000. Filed May 23.

Wells Street 332 L.L.C., Woodbridge. Seller: The Cathedral Parish, Bridgeport. Property: 332 Wells St., Bridgeport. Amount: $320,000.

Filed June 11.

Residential Abounadi, Mustapha, Redding.

Seller: U.S. Bank N.A., trustee, Minneapolis, Minn. Property: 4 Little Egypt Road, Redding. Amount: $525,000. Filed May 7.

Hallgarten, Simon, Westport. Seller: Jabez Disbrow L.L.C., Goshen.

Property: 36 Narrow Rocks Road, Westport. Amount: $1.3 million.

Filed May 15.

Iskyan, Margaret, Norwalk. Seller: Barbara and Philip Stevens, Norwalk.

Property: 78 Roton Ave., Norwalk.

Amount: $1.6 million. Filed June 5.

Johnson, Alysha, New York City.

Seller: Mary Kersey, Westport. PropBulenzi, Simon, Redding. Seller: erty: 41 Roseville Road, Westport.

Christine DiCesare, Redding. Prop- Amount: $700,000. Filed May 18. erty: 56 Portland Ave., Unit 5, Redding. Amount: $290,000. Filed May 8.

Katz, Erica and Marc Weber, New York City. Seller: Kathryn and SteChing, Curtis, Westport. Seller: ven Rucker, Westport. Property: Jennifer and Stephen Ashkinos, 24 Meadow View Drive, Westport.

Westport. Property: 1 Mystic Lane, Amount: $2 million. Filed May 30.

Westport. Amount: $1.2 million.

Filed May 31.

Kidd, Willis and Kimberly Kidd, Redding. Seller: Lois and Raymond Costello, Barbara and William Porter III, Redding. Property: 161A Costello, Ridgefield. Seller: Toll Redding Road, Redding. Amount: CT II L.P., Newtown. Property: 11 $525,000. Filed June 5.

Old Lookout Way, Bethel. Amount: $544,187. Filed May 25.

Kondor, Nicole and Kevin Towle, Milford. Seller: Tristan and Brian Cutler, Jennifer and Jonathan Bidolli, Stratford. Property: 55 Cutler, Greenwich. Seller: Tucker Fairlea Ave., Stratford. Amount: Kellogg, Wilton. Property: 106 $275,000. Filed May 22.

Peaceable St., Redding. Amount: $415,000. Filed May 30.

Lask, Jenna and Russell Lask, Westport. Seller: Nancy and LawDelahun, Debra, Stratford. Seller: rence Goldstone, Westport. PropSara and John Harding, Stratford. erty: 12 Long Lots Lane, Westport.

Property: 320 Mount Pleasant Amount: $1 million. Filed May 30.

Ave., Stratford. Amount: $305,000.

Filed May 30.

Lewis, Robin and Michael Lewis, New York City. Seller: Julianne and Ford, Mary Jane (15/44) and Mer- Andrew Thompson, Westport. edith and Michael Miller (29/44), Property: 64 Richmondville Ave., Wilton and Redding, respectively. Westport. Amount: $950,000. Filed Seller: William King, Redding. Prop- May 22. erty: 256 Umpawaug Road, Redding.

Amount: $880,000. Filed May 16.

Lewis, Timothy, Westport. Seller: Ruth and Randy Abend, Westport.

Foria, Linda and Joseph Funaro, Property: 8 Winding Lane, Westport.

Long Beach, N.Y. Seller: Elizabeth Amount: $3 million. Filed May 22.

Ceppi, Redding. Property: 52 Goodridge Road, Redding. Amount: Lipper, Sharon and Howard $560,000. Filed May 23.

Lipper, Westport. Seller: Jerri DeCordova, trustee, Westport. PropGeelan, Karen and Dennis Gee- erty: 25 Cockenoe Drive, Westport. lan, Tarrytown, N.Y. Seller: Barbara Amount: $1.4 million. Filed May 24. and Joseph Bilotta, Westport. Property: 23 Stoneboat Road, Westport.

Mauck, Kristin and Robert Amount: $750,500. Filed May 16.

Mauck, Farmington Hills, Mich.

Seller: May and Gerald Fesman, Redding. Property: 25 Chalburn Road, Redding. Amount: $440,000.

Filed May 15.

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on the record Credits, Clients and Awards Leslie Abi-Karam, executive vice president and president, communications solutions at Pitney Bowes, was recently honored as a “Woman of Power and Influence” by the New York chapter of the National Organization for Women at its 24th annual awards dinner June 21.

Kenneth Dressle, chief of St. Vincent’s Medical Center’s hematology/medical oncology division, has received the St. Vincent de Paul Mission Award as St. Vincent’s 2012 Physician of the Year in ceremonies held at Tashua Knolls in Trumbull. The award honors the attending physician who best demonstrates the qualities exemplified by St. Vincent de Paul.

Newsmakers

On the Go: Business, Etc.

David J. Van Buskirk recently joined First County Bank, headquartered in Stamford, as a business development officer. Most recently, Van Buskirk served as a business development officer at the Bank of New Canaan, where he managed a loan portfolio of $10 million and deposits of $25 million.

Tuesday, July 10

Stamford Chamber of Commerce July Business Networking Breakfast, 7:45 to 10 a.m., 600 Summer St., Stamford. $20 nonmembers; $15 members. For information, call 359-4761 or visit stamfordchamber.com.

“Strategies for Buying/Selling a Business,” a Salvatore G. Filardi of New Haven has three-hour SCORE workshop, 6:30 p.m., St. Luke’s Episbeen named vice president of facilities and copal Church, 1864 Post Road, Darien. To register, call 831-0065 or capital planning at Quinnipiac University. visit scorenorwalk.org.

Most recently, he served as associate vice chancellor for administrative and fiscal services at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth.

Thursday, July 12 “Tackling Intellectual Property Issues on an International Playing Field,” 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., 350 Bill Kennedy has been named chief investment officer for Church St., Hartford. $120 nonmembers; $99 CBIA members. For Fieldpoint Private, a wealth advisory and private banking firm in information, call (860) 244-1977.

Greenwich. Previously, he served as Citigroup global research head.

After spending 12 years at Citigroup, he left in 2008 to become a founding partner and chief investment officer of the hedge fund Century Atlantic Capital Management.

Snapshot

From left, Kenneth Dressler, Milton Cooper and Stuart Marcus, president, St. Vincent’s Medical Center.

Ellen Kiernan of New Canaan has been appointed senior director of the office of alumni relations and annual fund at Purchase College, SUNY, N.Y. Most recently, Kiernan served as director of alumni relations at Manhattan College in Purchase, N.Y.

Norwalk Seaport Association (NSA) recently welcomed 200 GE volunteers to Sheffield Island Lighthouse Park June 20-21, for a final site clean-up as the summer season officially gets underway. More than 800 volunteer hours of service were donated to NSA from GE Capital’s Real Estate unit.

Rute Mendes of Bethel, an attorney with First Niagara has announced the following appointments. the law firm of Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith, is the Deborah J. Hadden of Milford has joined First Niagara 2012 recipient of the Danbury Bar Association’s as branch manager of the Wilton branch at 30 Danbury Road. prestigious Pro Bono Award. The law firm has offices in New York City, Danbury, Bridgeport, Mark Zigmont has joined First Niagara Bank N.A. as Hartford and Norwalk. branch manager of the Monroe branch at 155 Main St. Francis L. Ostrom III, vice president and senior wealth advisor for Tompkins Financial Advisors, has become one of 20 exit planners in the U.S. to achieve the Certified Business Exit Consultant designation issued by Pinnacle Equity Solutions. Ostrom received his bachelor’s degree in business administration and finance from St. Bonaventure University.

Bill Perrone, an attorney with Wiggin and Dana, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Connecticut chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth. Wiggin and Dana is a full-service firm with more than 135 attorneys serving clients domestically and abroad from offices in Connecticut, New York state and Philadelphia, Pa.

Prudential Connecticut Realty has announced the following individuals were recognized as the Top Sales Executives in its Norwalk office for the month of May. Sue Cooper won the Top Selling Award.

Jane Walters was recognized as the Top Listing Agent.

Matt Rose has joined the Keller Williams Realty teams in the Ridgefield/Danbury market centers. Most recently, Rose was with Lombardi Realtors.

David Zoll was appointed managing director at Fieldpoint Private, a financial firm headquartered in Greenwich. Most recently, Zoll was with Barclays Wealth, where he managed a broad and integrated scope of investment and banking needs.

GE Sheffield CEO Mark Begor (far left) and GE volunteers.

Information for these features has been submitted by the subjects or their delegates.

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on the record McNamara, Mary and Patrick McNamara, Shelton. Seller: Julianna and James Limento, Huntington. Property: 12 Whippoorwill Crest, Stratford. Amount: $360,000.

Filed May 24.

Mills, Lisa and James Mills, Norwalk. Seller: Faith Ferry and Edwin Taylor, Bethel. Property: 34 Spring Hill Lane, Bethel. Amount: $400,000. Filed May 22.

Wagman, Elizabeth, Bethel. Seller: Sandra Blauvelt, Bethel. Property: 55 Hoyts Hill Road, Bethel.

Amount: $257,000. Filed May 24.

McAvoy, James, et al. Creditor: HSBC Bank USA N.A. Property: 238 Black Rock Turnpike, Redding.

Mortgage default. Filed May 16.

Wiehl, Kimberly, Westport.

Seller: Irina Gorchkova and Vladimir Gorchkova, Westport. Property: 193 Regents Park, Westport.

Amount: $962,500. Filed May 29.

Meehan, Frank, et al. Creditor: Chevy Chase Bank F.S.B. Property: Einarsen, Paul, Westport. $36,781 209 Redding Road, Redding. Mort- in favor of Citibank (South Dakota) gage default. Filed May 7.

N.A., Sioux Falls, S.D., by Stephen A. Wiener. Property: 41 Jennie Lane, Westport. Filed May 31.

Melgar, Norma, et al. Creditor: SABR Mortgage Loan 2008-1 REO Subsidiary-1 L.L.C. Property: 849 Elwood, William, Stratford.

Chopsey Hill Road, Bridgeport. $46,608 in favor of the town of Mortgage default. Filed June 12.

Stratford, by Timothy A. Bishop.

Property: 185 High Park Ave., Stratford. Filed May 21.

Oliver, Jeremy, et al. Creditor: First County Bank. Property: Lot 26, Stratford; town map 25, Stratford. Finley, Marie, Stratford. $15,898 Mortgage default. Filed May 21. in favor of Discover Bank, Salem, N.H., by Raymond G. LeFoll. Property: 45 Powder Mill Road, StratPaltauf, Raymond, et al. Credi- ford. Filed May 31. tor: HSBC Bank USA N.A., trustee.

Property: 95 Great Oak Lane, Redding. Mortgage default. Filed May 23. Fitzpatrick, Melodie, Bethel. $784 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Stephen A. WieSaroop, Krishendath, et al. Credi- ner. Property: 62 Midway Drive, tor: Sovereign Bank. Property: 34 Bethel. Filed May 24.

Beach St., Stratford. Mortgage default. Filed May 21.

Hafnawy, Nora and Zachary Hafnawy, Westport. $1,532 in favor of State of Connecticut, Depart- Gault Inc., Westport, by Philip H. ment of Revenue Services, et al. Monagan. Property: 8 Canal Road, Creditor: Bank of America N.A. Westport. Filed May 16.

Property: 185 Placid Ave., Stratford.

Mortgage default. Filed May 23.

Hirsch, Carol, Norwalk. $1,278 in favor of Cavalry SPV I L.L.C., Woolfolk, Brenda, et al. Credi- Valhalla, N.Y., by Joseph M. Tobin. tor: Bank of America N.A. Prop- Property: 71 Soundview Ave., Norerty: 143 Hamilton Ave., Stratford. walk. Filed June 6.

Mortgage default. Filed May 22.

Williams, Latisha and Rodney Williams, Norwalk. Seller: Carl Pesacreta, Bethany and Steven MacDonald, Norwalk. Property: Gath, Mamaroneck, N.Y. Seller: 32 Clay St., Norwalk. Amount: Stanley Weston, Bethel. Property: $380,000. Filed June 7.

102A Milwaukee Ave., Bethel.

Amount: $349,700. Filed May 25.

Wilson, Brooke and Oliver Wilson, Westport. Seller: Muriel and Poet, Kimberly and Anthony Car- Gilbert Roland, Westport. Property: rozza, Katonah, N.Y. Seller: Marie 67 Sylvan Road North, Westport. and David Bruckenthal, Bethel. Amount: $775,000. Filed May 17.

Property: 9 Old Field Drive, Bethel.

Amount: $450,000. Filed May 29.

Ryan, Melissa and Keith Knowlton, Stamford. Seller: Richard Costello, Redding. Property: 32 Cross Highway, Redding. Amount: $300,000. Filed May 17.

Schiavone, Jacqueline and Christian Schiavone, Westport. Seller: Sharon and Howard Lipper, Westport. Property: 20 Fairfield Ave., Westport. Amount: $2.2 million.

Filed May 18.

Foreclosures Buchanan, Morris, et al. Creditor: Titan Capital ID L.L.C. Property: 150 Whitney Ave., Bridgeport. Delinquent tax liens. Filed June 5.

Christophe, Gerald, et al. Creditor: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. Property: 59 Pacific St., Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed June 12.

DaSilva, Sarah, et al. Creditor: Seguin, Irene, Danbury. Seller: U.S. Bank N.A., trustee. Property: Bethel Danbury Two L.L.C., White 15 Vail Road, Bethel. Mortgage dePlains, N.Y. Property: 2 Bainbridge fault. Filed May 23.

Road, Bethel. Amount: $426,592.

Filed May 24.

Fitzpatrick, Gary, et al. Creditor: the town of Stratford. Property: Lot Sten, Jeanette and James Sten, 27, Stratford town map 1193. DelinStratford. Seller: Jennifer Sutton quent municipal taxes. Filed June 6. and Michael Taylor, Stratford. Property: 69 Parkway Drive, Stratford.

Amount: $274,500. Filed June 4.

Fitzpatrick, Gary, et al. Creditor: the town of Stratford. Property: Lot 25, Stratford town map 1193. DelinStewart, Shackeria and Vinrese quent municipal taxes. Filed June 6.

Stewart, Bridgeport. Seller: 2075 North Avenue Associates L.L.C., Bridgeport. Property: $265,000, Fitzpatrick, Gary, et al. Creditor: 2075 North Ave. Amount: Bridge- the town of Stratford. Property: Lot port. Filed June 11.

26, Stratford town map 1193. Delinquent municipal taxes. Filed June 6.

Sturges, Patricia, Ridgefield. Seller: Megan and Gary Valentine, Red- Isabella Partners L.L.C., et al. ding. Property: 3 Smith St., Redding. Creditor: Titan Capital ID L.L.C. Amount: $300,000. Filed June 4.

Property: 1191 E. Main St., Bridgeport. Delinquent municipal taxes.

Filed June 12.

Suazo, Ruth and Elvis Suazo, Bronx, N.Y. Seller: Jennifer Svelnys and Nicole Natale, Stratford. Prop- Khantikone, Kesone, et al. Credierty: 160 Cambridge St., Stratford. tor: Newtown Savings Bank. PropAmount: $260,000. Filed May 31. erty: 203 Soundview Ave., Stratford.

Mortgage default. Filed June 7.

Vega, Sheilyan and Wilfredo Vega III, Stratford. Seller: Aurora Loan Services L.L.C., Aurora, Colo. Property: 10 Wilbrook Road, Stratford.

Amount: $250,000. Filed May 23.

Latulipe, Suzanne, et al. Creditor: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., trustee. Property: 9 Parallel St., Norwalk. Mortgage default. Filed June 7.

Dunn, James, Norwalk. $1,383 in favor of Asset Acceptance L.L.C., Warren, Mich., by Joseph M. Tobin. Property: 19 Jenny Jenks Road, Norwalk. Filed June 7.

Mitchell, Nicole, Stratford. $5,687 in favor of Midland Funding L.L.C., San Diego, Calif., by Stephen A. Wiener. Property: 465 McKinley Ave., Stratford. Filed June 7.

Mwambayi, Mujinga, Stratford. $536 in favor of Santa Energy Corp., Bridgeport, by Janine M. Becker. Property: 260 Dahl Ave., Stratford. Filed May 29.

Okerblom, Carl, Stratford. $1,748 in favor of RAB Performance Recoveries L.L.C., Paramus, N.J., by Stephen A, Wiener.

Property: 255 Castle Drive, Stratford. Filed May 31.

Sastrum, Howard, Stratford. $1,555 in favor of Associated Neurologists of Southern Connecticut P.C., Fairfield, by Joseph P. Latino. Property: 455 Sedgewick Ave., Stratford. Filed May 21.

Taylor, Carl, Stratford. $6,112 in favor of Midland Funding L.L.C., San Diego, Calif., by Stephen A. Wiener. Property: 179 Sedgewick Ave., Stratford. Filed June 7.

Videler, Elizabeth, John Videler and Videler Photography L.L.C., Westport. $87,070 in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio, by Richard C. Feldman.

Property: 138 Compo Road South, Westport. Filed May 18.

Osmun, Jennifer, Redding. $1,882 in favor of Ridgefield Diagnositc Imagine, Danbury, by Stephen A. Williams, Betty, Bethel. $544 in Wiener. Property: 49 White Birch favor of the Danbury Office of Physicians Services P.C., Danbury, by Road, Redding. Filed May 31.

Robert L. Peat. Property: 9 Payne Road, Bethel. Filed May 29.

Pendagast, Jeraldine, Stratford. $60,108 in favor of Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, by Nair & Levin Winterhalder, Robert, Redding.

P.C. Property: 78 White St., Strat- $4,855 in favor of Capital One Bank (USA) N.A., Richmond, Va., by Rusford. Filed May 21. sell L. London. Property: 50 Great Oak Lane, Redding. Filed May 14.

Peters, Keara, Bethel. $501 in favor of the Danbury Office of Physicians Services P.C., Danbury, by Robert L. Liens Peat. Property: 3 Brookwood Drive, Bethel. Filed May 30.

Peterson, Susan, Bethel. $2,349 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury,

by Steohen A. Wiener. Property: 60 Taylor Ave., Bethel. Filed May 31.

Federal Tax Liens – filed

Drywall Construction Corp., 5425 Huntington Road, Stratford.

Howard, Caroline, Westport. Petropoulos, Jean and William $1,241, FICA and employee with$2,252 in favor of X Bankers Check Petropoulos, Norwalk. $25,847 in holding taxes. Filed May 29.

Judgments Cashing, Bridgeport, by J. Bruce favor of Gregory Sarno, Fairfield, Sussman. Property: 9 Punch Bowl by Stephanie C. Laska. Property: Amoo, Taiye, Bridgeport. $4,772 Drive, Westport. Filed May 17.

30 Richmond Hill Road, Norwalk. LaPrade, Dale, 201 Castle Drive, in favor of Discover Bank, Salem, Stratford. $74,075, responsible corFiled June 5.

N.H., by Julie B. Solomon. Propporate officer. Filed May 29. erty: 40 Lakeview Ave., Bridgeport. Kenefic, Christopher, Redding.

Filed June 12. $663 in favor of the Danbury Office Piner, William, Stratford. $4,045 of Physicians Services P.C., Dan- in favor of Discover Bank, Salem, bury, by Robert L. Peat. Property: N.H., by Raymond G. LeFoll. PropBabbin, Barry, Westport. $1,118 163 Umpawaug Road, Redding. erty: 168 Albright Ave., Stratford. in favor of Capital One Bank (USA) Filed June 4.

Filed May 23.

N.A., Richmond, Va., by Stephen A. Wiener. Property: 72 Hillspoint Murray, David, 39 Cross Highway, Road, Westport. Filed May 21.

MacDonald, Barbara and Cos- Raguskus, Stephen, Stratford. Westport. $5,626, FICA and employrick MacDonald, Bridgeport. $14,209 in favor of Discover Bank, ee withholding taxes. Filed May 29. $1,655 in favor of Tomeka Wil- Salem, N.H., by Raymond G. LeBliss, Heather and William liams, Waterbury, by David J. Lau- Foll. Property: 96 Sutton Ave., Trudeau, Westport. $9,115 in favor dano. Property: 163 Hamilton St., Stratford. Filed June 7.

Norm Bloom & Son L.L.C., 1 Fifth of Tidewater Electronjics Inc., Nor- Bridgeport. Filed June 12.

St., Norwalk. $557,922, FICA and walk, by Kevin L. Hoffkins. Propemployee withholding taxes for agerty: 95 Saugatuck Ave., Westport.

Reifschneider, Scott, Bethel. ricultural employees. Filed May 29.

Filed May 30.

Maldonado, Maria, Stratford. $603 in favor of the Danbury $968 in favor of The Milford Hos- Office of Physicians Services pital Inc., Milford, by Leslie Mar- P.C., Danbury, by Robert L. Peat.

Bogdan, Jan, Norwalk. $3,331 in carelli-Naizby. Property: 29 Burr Property: 48 Quaker Ridge Road, favor of Portfolio Recovery Associ- Place, Stratford. Filed May 24.

Bethel. Filed May 30. ates L.L.C., Norfolk, Va., by Joseph M. Tobin. Property: 157 Sunrise Hill Lane, Norwalk. Filed June 6.

Masri, Nabil, Westport. $2,500 in Reyes, Henry, Stratford. $4,284 in 333 State Street Development favor of Alfred Greenblatt, Fair- favor of RAB Performance Recov- L.L.C., Bridgeport. Filed by Anrofield, by David E. Dobin. Property: eries L.L.C., Paramus, N.J., by Ste- man Plumbing L.L.C., Derby, by Colon, Lissette, Stratford. $592 in 15 Greens Farms Road, Westport. phen A, Wiener. Property: 142 Ma- John Anroman. Property: 333 State favor of Seymour Energy, Winsted, Filed May 22. sarik Ave., Stratford. Filed May 31. St., Bridgeport. Amount: $62,844.

by William G. Reveley. Property: Filed June 12.

36 Rosedale Terrace, Stratford.

Filed May 23.

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Federal Tax Liens-released

Mechanic’s Liens-filed

on the record Alpha Home Inc., Bridgeport.

Filed by Semac Electric Inc., New Britain, by Kevin Pope. Property: 814 Park Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $7,068. Filed June 11.

Canas, Luis, et al., Bridgeport, et al. Filed by John J. Moranski, Fairfield, for Nob Hill Condominium association Inc., Bridgeport. Property: 50B Mencel Circle, Unit 203, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on the unit to recover delinquent common charges due the association.

Filed June 12.

Hocap Corp., Fairfield. Filed by Guttman Realty L.L.C., New York City, by Audrey Longo. Property: 309 North Ave., Bridgeport.

Catalan, Angel, et al., Norwalk, et Amount: $172,629. Filed June 11. al. Filed by Bendett & McHugh P.C., Farmington, for Bank of America Vorel, Nancy, Westport. Filed by N.A., Charlotte, N.C. Property: 4 Banton Construction Company Van Zant St., Unit B5, Norwalk.

Inc., North Haven, by Frank Pullano. Action: to foreclose a delinquent Property: 3 Nassau Road, Westport. mortgage in the original principal Amount: $14,752. Filed May 24. amount of $115,202 dated February 2010. Filed June 7.

Gallegos, Benjamin, et al., Bridgeport, et al. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson P.C., Hartford, for HMAC Mortgage L.L.C., Horsham, Pa. Property: Vista View Condominium, Unit 2A, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $33,750 dated June 2006. Filed June 11.

Glatt, Sharon, et al., Stratford, et al. Filed by Steven G. Berg, Norwalk, for Tudor Ridge Condominium Association, Stratford. Property: 126 Warner Hill Road, Unit 12, Stratford. Action: Stratford. Filed May 30.

Graf, Eric, et al., Stratford, et al. Filed by Robert A. Pacelli Jr., Chance, Tashi, et al., Stratford, et Bridgeport, for Far Mill River The following filings indicate a legal al. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson Condominium Association Inc., action has been initiated, the out- P.C., Hartford, for Bank of America Stratford. Property: Unit 66C, Far come of which may affect the title to N.A., Charlotte, N.C. Property: 144 Mill Rover Condominium, No. 2, Barnum Terrace, Stratford. Action: Stratford. Action: to foreclose on the property listed. to foreclose a delinquent mortgage the unit to recover delinquent com in the original principal amount mon charges due the association.

Acosta, Ernesto, et al., Norwalk, et of $244,000 dated February 2007. Filed May 18. al. Filed by Franklin G. Pilicy, Wa- Filed May 29. tertown, for Nor-West Association Halchak Jr., Daniel, et al., StratInc., Norwalk. Property: Unit 10F, Nor-West Condominium, Norwalk. Delanian, Hilda, et al., Stratford, ford, et al. Filed by Christopher J. Action: to foreclose on the unit to re- et al. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacob- Smedick, Milford, for the town of cover delinquent common charges son P.C., Hartford, for Citimort- Stratford. Property: 100 Bunnell gage Inc., O’Fallon, Mo. Property: Ave., Stratford. Action: to foreclose due the association. Filed June 7.

115 Peace Acre Lane, Stratford. on the property to recover delinAction: to foreclose a delinquent quent municipal taxes. Filed June 7.

Arango,, Christina, et al., Bridge- mortgage in the original principal port, et al. Filed by Bendett & amount of $355,000 dated April Heady, Marie, et al., Stratford, et McHugh P.C., Farmington, for The 2006. Filed May 21. al. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, P.C., Hartford, for Onewest Bank New York City. Property: 386 Ruth St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose DMW USA Inc., et al., Bridgeport, F.S.B., Pasadena, Calif. Property: a delinquent mortgage in the origi- et al. Filed by Robert N. Sensale, New 153 Apache Lane, Unit A, Stratford. nal principal amount of $188,800 Haven, for Plymouth Park Tax Ser- Action: to foreclose a delinquent vices L.L.C., Whippany, N.J. Prop- mortgage in the original principal dated May 2006. Filed June 12. erty: 1084 Madison Ave., Bridgeport. amount of $472,500 dated August Action: to foreclose on the property 2007. Filed May 21.

Ayoola, Taiwo, et al., Stratford, et to recover delinquent municipal tax al. Filed by Christopher J. Smedick, liens assigned to the plaintiff for colHerles, Neomi, et al., Bridgeport, Milford, for the town of Stratford. lection. Filed June 12. et al. Filed by Hunt Leibert JacobProperty: 34 Garden St., Stratford. son P.C., Hartford, for Federal Action: to foreclose on the property to recover delinquent municipal Fast, Edward, et al., Stratford, et National Mortgage Association, al. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson McLean, Va. Property: 210 Truman taxes. Filed June 7.

P.C., Hartford, for Bank of America St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose N.A., Charlotte, N.C. Property: 56 a delinquent mortgage in the origiBalamour, Martine, et al., Strat- General St., Stratford. Action: to nal principal amount of $165,000 ford, et al. Filed by Christopher J. foreclose a delinquent mortgage in dated August 2003. Filed June 12.

Smedick, Milford, for the town of the original principal amount of Stratford. Property: 235 Wiklund $158,010 dated September 2009.

Jorgensen, Mary, et al., NorAve., Stratford. Action: to foreclose Filed May 23. walk, et al. Filed by Hunt Leibert on the property to recover delinJacobson P.C., Hartford, for Bank quent municipal taxes. Filed June 7.

Ferreri. Gina, et al., Stratford, et al. of America N.A., Charlotte, N.C. Filed by Steven G. Berg, Norwalk, Property: 36 Allen Road, Norwalk.

Buonincontra, Kyle, et al., Strat- for Tudor Ridge Condominium Action: to foreclose a delinquent ford, et al. Filed by Robert A. Pacelli Assocation, Stratford. Property: mortgage in the original principal Jr., Bridgeport, for Far Mill River 126 Warner Hill Road, Unit 96, amount of $369,000 dated June Condominium Association Inc., Stratford. Action: to foreclose on 2006. Filed June 7.

Stratford. Property: Unit 80A, Far the unit to recover delinquent comMill River Condominium, No. 5, mon charges due the association.

Kapetan Associates Limited, et al., Stratford. Action: to foreclose on Filed May 21.

Bridgeport, et al. Filed by Robert N. the unit to recover delinquent comSensale, New Haven, for Plymouth mon charges due the association.

Gallagher, Francis, et al., Bethel, Park Tax Services L.L.C., WhipFiled May 21. et al. Filed by Amanda Tiernan, pany, N.J. Property: 1450 Main St., West Warwick, R.I., for 2010-2 SFR Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on Venture L.L.C., Menlo Park, Calif. the property to recover delinquent Property: 147 Walnut Hill Road, municipal tax liens assigned to the Bethel. Action: to foreclose a de- plaintiff for collection. Filed June 12. linquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $639,957 dated June 2008. Filed May 25.

Lis Pendens

Owens, James, et al., Stratford, et al. Filed by Christopher J. Smedick, Milford, for the town of Stratford.

Property: 140 Shanley St., Stratford.

Action: to foreclose on the property to recover delinquent municipal taxes. Filed June 7.

Kearney, Verna, et al., Bridgeport, et al. Filed by Robert N. Sensale, New Haven, for Plymouth Park Tax Services L.L.C., Whippany, N.J. Property: 128 Valley Ave., Bridgeport.

Action: to foreclose on the property to recover delinquent municipal tax liens assigned to the plaintiff for collection. Filed June 12.

McNamara Jr., Donald, et al., Stratford, et al. Filed by Bendett & McHugh P.C., Farmington, for Bank of America N.A., Charlotte, N.C. Property: 151 Soundview Ave., Stratford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $157,122 dated May 2003. Filed June 1.

Landmesser, Stefania, et al., Norwalk, et al. Filed by Franklin G. Pilicy, Watertown, for Nor-West Association Inc., Norwalk. Property: Unit 13E, Nor-West Condominium, Norwalk. Action: to foreclose on the unit to recover delinquent common charges due the association. Filed June 7.

Melville, Scott, et al., Bridgeport, et al. Filed by Robert N. Sensale, New Haven, for Plymouth Park Tax Services L.L.C., Whippany, N.J. Property: 120 Chatham Terrace, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on the property to recover delinquent municipal tax liens assigned to the plaintiff for collection. Filed June 12.

Langlais, William, et al., Bridgeport, et al. Filed by Amanda Tiernan, West Warwick, R.I., for Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., trustee, Los Angeles, Calif. Property: 43 Laurel Court, Bridgeport.

Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $287,200 dated November 2005. Filed June 11.

Mollie Group L.L.C., et al., Bridgeport, et al. Filed by Robert N. Sensale, New Haven, for Plymouth Park Tax Services L.L.C., Whippany, N.J. Property: 1793 Central Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on the property to recover delinquent municipal tax liens assigned to the plaintiff for collection. Filed June 12. Peters, Tiffanie, et al., Stratford, et al. Filed by Christopher J. Smedick, Milford, for the town of Stratford.

Moore, Merle, et al., Bridge- Property: 65 Monroe St., Stratford. port, et al. Filed by Hunt Leib- Action: to foreclose on the property ert Jacobson P.C., Hartford, for to recover delinquent municipal Bank of America N.A., Charlotte, taxes. Filed June 7.

N.C. Property: 610 Hawley Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the origi- PHH Mortgage Corp., et al., nal principal amount of $192,000 Mount Laurel, N.J., et al. Filed

by Steven G. Berg, Norwalk, for dated April 2008. Filed June 11.

Stoneleigh Square Condominium Association, Stratford. Property: Mucherino, Patrick, et al., Strat- 35 Henry Ave., Unit 21G, Stratford. ford, et al. Filed by Christopher J. Action: to foreclose on the unit to Smedick, Milford, for the town of recover delinquent common chargStratford. Property: 30 Lambert es due the association. Filed May 21.

Drive, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on the property to recover delinquent municipal taxes. Filed June 7. Pieger, James, et al., Stratford, et al.

Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson P.C., Hartford, for Sosmri L.L.C., CarrollMulligan, Estate of George, et al., ton, Texas. Property: 1601 W. Broad Stratford, et al. Filed by Bendett & St., Stratford. Action: to foreclose a McHugh P.C., Farmington, for First delinquent mortgage in the original Horizon Home Loans, Knoxville, principal amount of $24,000 dated Tenn. Property: 1080 Wells Place, January 2005. Filed May 31.

Stratford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $182,400 Poremba, Michelina, et al., Bridgeport, et al. Filed by Robert N. dated March 2005. Filed May 18.

Sensale, New Haven, for Plymouth Park Tax Services L.L.C., WhippaNorton, Estate of Charleen, et ny, N.J. Property: 19 Roxbury Lane, al., Stratford, et al. Filed by Vincent Unit 111, Bridgeport. Action: to M. Marino, Orange, for Oronoque foreclose on the property to recover Village Condominium Associa- delinquent municipal tax liens astion Inc., Stratford. Property: Unit signed to the plaintiff for collection.

241B, Oronoque Village Condo- Filed June 12. minium, Stratford. Action: Stratford. Filed June 7.

Provost, Kevin, et al., Bridgeport, et al. Filed by Steven G. Berg, NorNwaohuocha, Queen, et al., walk, for Seaside Village Homes Stratford, et al. Filed by Bendett Inc., Bridgeport. Property: 16 Cole & McHugh P.C., Farmington, for St., Unit 91, Bridgeport. Action: to JPMC Specialty Mortgage L.L.C., foreclose on the unit to recover deWilmington, Del. Property: 240 linquent common charges due the Hollywood Ave., Stratford. Action: association. Filed June 11. to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $346,500 dated September 2005.

Filed June 6.

Lopez, Jose, et al., Bridgeport, et al. Filed by John P. Fahey, Farmington, for Nationwide Advantage Mortgage Co., West Des Moines, Iowa. Property: 991 Lindley St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $149,100 dated June 2001. Filed June 12.

Lundebjerg, Susan, et al., Bethel, et al. Filed by the Law Office of Martha Croog L.L.C., Hartford, for The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, New York City. Property: 20 Elgin Ave., Bethel. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $253,600 dated May 2006. Filed May 21.

Magazzi, Anthony, et al., Bridgeport, et al. Filed by Robert N. Sensale, New Haven, for Plymouth Park Tax Services L.L.C., Whippany, N.J. Property: 1245 Chopsey Hill Road, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on the property to recover delinquent municipal tax liens assigned to the plaintiff for collection.

Filed June 12.

Martin, Renee, et al., Bridgeport, et al. Filed by Steven G. Berg, Norwalk, for Greentree Condominium Association, Bridgeport. Property: 715 Frenchtown Road, Unit 24, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on the unit to recover delinquent common charges due the association.

Filed June 11.

Martinez, Eneida, et al., Bridgeport, et al. Filed by Thomas J. Welch, Shelton, for Webster Bank N.A., Cheshire. Property: 569 Hawley Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $177,600 dated March 2007. Filed June 12.

Peryea, Robert, et al., Bethel, et al. Filed by Bendett & McHugh P.C., Farmington, for Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C., Lewisville, Texas.

Property: 3 Nashville Road Extension, Bethel. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $350,000 dated December 2007. Filed May 30.

Pessoa, Ricardo, et al., Bethel, et al.

Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson P.C., Hartford, for Bank of America N.A., Charlotte, N.C. Property: 18 Hudson St., Bethel. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $220,000 dated June 2005. Filed May 21.

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on the record Regensburger Jr., Joseph, et al., Stratford, et al. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson P.C., Hartford, for U.S. Bank N.A., trustee, Minneapolis, Minn. Property: 1335 James Farm Road, Stratford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $496,000 dated September 2006. Filed May 23.

Starkey Jr., William, et al., Stratford, et al. Filed by Christopher J. Smedick, Milford, for the town of Stratford. Property: 453 Greenfield Ave., Stratford. Action: to foreclose on the property to recover delinquent municipal taxes. Filed June 7.

Taylor, Andrew, et al., Bridgeport, et al. Filed by Robert N. Sensale, New Roberts, Gayle, et al., Redding, et Haven, for Plymouth Park Tax Seral. Filed by Amanda Tiernan, West vices L.L.C., Whippany, N.J. ProperWarwick, R.I., for Deutsche Bank ty: 1615 Reservoir Ave., Bridgeport.

National Trust Co., Los Angeles, Action: to foreclose on the property Calif. Property: 39 Whortleberry to recover delinquent municipal tax Road, Redding. Action: to foreclose liens assigned to the plaintiff for cola delinquent mortgage in the origi- lection. Filed June 12. nal principal amount of $750,000 dated January 2006. Filed May 9.

Tyson, Jean, et al., Bridgeport, et al.

Filed by Robert N. Sensale, New HaRusso, Joanne, et al., Bridgeport, et ven, for Plymouth Park Tax Services al. Filed by Robert N. Sensale, New L.L.C., Whippany, N.J. Property: 116 Haven, for Plymouth Park Tax Ser- Elmwood Place, Bridgeport. Action: vices L.L.C., Whippany, N.J. Prop- to foreclose on the property to reerty: 131 Goddard Ave., Bridgeport. cover delinquent municipal tax liens Action: to foreclose on the property assigned to the plaintiff for collecto recover delinquent municipal tax tion. Filed June 12. liens assigned to the plaintiff for collection. Filed June 12.

Valentine, Michael, et al., Bridgeport, et al. Filed by Robert N. SenSerafino, Victoria, et al., Bethel, et sale, New Haven, for Plymouth al. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson Park Tax Services L.L.C., WhipP.C., Hartford, for Bank of America pany, N.J. Property: 160 BroadN.A., Charlotte, N.C. Property: 5 bridge Road, Bridgeport. Action: to Highland Ave., Bethel. Action: to foreclose on the property to recover foreclose a delinquent mortgage in delinquent municipal tax liens asthe original principal amount of signed to the plaintiff for collection. $175,920 dated September 2003. Filed June 12.

Filed May 21.

32 Hyde Lane L.L.C., Westport, by Jean-Marie Messier and Christel Delaval. Lender: Interaudi Bank, New York City. Property: 32 Hyde Lane, Westport. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed May 14.

American Funpass, 30 Buxton Farms Road, Suite 130, Stamford 06905, c/o Joseph Palmer. Filed May 2.

AMSJ Holding, 209 Henry St., FashionLuv, 40 Broadmere Road, Precision Custom Tee’s and Stamford 06902, c/o Miguel Alfon- Stratford 06614, c/o Jorge Ponce. More, 1341 W. Broad St., Unit E, Stratford 06614, c/o Cory Holland. so. Filed May 14.

Filed June 6.

Filed May 22.

Divine Enterprise of Boston L.L.C., Bridgeport, by Hiren Patel.

Lender: Bankasiana, Palisades Park, Artemis, 617 Post Road East, WestN.J. Property: 333 Boston Ave., port 06880, c/o Deborah Kondub.

Bridgeport. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed May 21.

Filed June 11.

Bestway Limousine, 1266 E. Main Dummar L.L.C., Stratford, by St., Suite 700R, Stamford 06902, c/o Thomas Dummar. Lender: the Luis Builes. Filed May 2. estate of Gregory Gosselin, West Haven. Property: Browning Street Boouke, 226 Virginia Ave., Bridgeport Commons, Units 6 and 7, Stratford. 06610, c/o Karen Daley. Filed June 11.

Amount: $300,000. Filed May 25.

Godspeed OK L.L.C., Flushing, N.Y., by Julia Kuo. Lender: Banco Popular North America, New York City. Property: 2505 Main St., Bridgeport. Amount: $1.9 million.

Filed June 11.

Lopez, Daniella, Norwalk, by Daniella Lopez. Lender: Caritas Capital Partners L.L.C., New Haven. Property: 62 Sanford St., Bridgeport. Amount: $247,130.

Filed June 11.

Earthmomma Birth Center, 1360 Paltin’s Painting Services L.L.C., Bedford St., Stamford 06905, c/o 12 Moore St., Stamford 06902, c/o Luis Paltin. Filed May 4.

Ashley Ortelli. Filed May 10.

Fine Lines Corporate Auto Spa, 300 First Stamford Place, Suite B2, Rail Fly, 14A Ann St., Stamford Stamford 06902, c/o Mark Simiele. 06902, c/o Lafayette Innis. Filed May 1.

Filed May 14.

Fredy’s Landscaping, 12 Frederick Romero Brothers Landscaping, St., Stamford 06902, c/o Fredy Ber- 702 Pacific St., Stamford 06902, c/o Marco Romero. Filed May 1. mudez. Filed May 3.

GMR Capital L.L.C., 3 Fraser Saferlawn Inc., 1400 Honeyspot Lane, Westport 06880, c/o Michael Road Extension, Stratford 06615, c/o Thomas O’Carmody. Filed June 1.

Gurevich. Filed May 16.

Cape Liberty Shuttle, 1266 E. Main St., Suite 700R, Stamford 06902, c/o Keith Lundgren. Filed Hayden Advisors, 528 Pepper Stratford Medicine, 2595 Main May 14.

Ridge Road, Stamford 06905, c/o St., Stratford 06614, c/o Michael Herman M.D. Filed May 25.

Brett Pogany. Filed May 3.

Carlos Carpentry L.L.C., 205 Overland Ave., Bridgeport 06606, Ifraulio Garden, 50 Woodside St., Take a Chance, 30 Wallace St., c/o Carlos DeSouza. Filed June 11. Apt. 1A, Stamford 06902, c/o Ifrau- Stamford 06902, c/o Maria Blanco.

Filed May 14. lio Carias. Filed May 1.

Changing Faces Cosmetics, 45 Maplewood Ave., Bridgeport Imagination’s Party, 236 Cove Taking the Kids, 5 Viking Green, 06604, c/o Jenika James-McKnight. Road, Stamford 06902, c/o Fran- Westport 06880, c/o Eileen Ogkinitz-Yemma. Filed May 23.

Filed June 11. ceila Nieiro. Filed May 9.

Made 1 Inc., Hamden, by Michael Clarify You, 160 Glenbrook Road, Selearis. Lender: Austell Limited Apt. 3B, Stamford 06902, c/o Ande L.L.C., Chase City, Va. Property: Holcombe. Filed May 4.

Velez, Danny, et al., Stratford, et al. 17 Crescent Park Road, Westport.

Serna, Maria, et al., Bridgeport, et Filed by Bendett & McHugh P.C., Amount: $170,000. Filed May 17.

CMD Architects, 24 East Ave., al. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson Farmington, for Onewest Bank Unit 4, Stamford 06902, c/o Hector P.C., Hartford, for Green Tree Ser- F.S.B., Pasadena, Calif. Property: 84 Made 1 Inc., Hamden, by Mi- Montanez. Filed May 10. vicing L.L.C., Tempe, Ariz. Property: St. Michael’s Ave., Stratford. Action: chael Selearis. Lender: Tres Cuatro Candlelight Terrace, Building 3, Unit to foreclose a delinquent mortgage Cinco L.L.C., Westport. Property: 44, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose a in the original principal amount 17 Crescent Park Road, Westport. Colossal Moving L.L.C., 40 Stilldelinquent mortgage in the original of $244,800 dated December 2007. Amount: $150,000. Filed May 17. water Ave., Apt. 3F, Stamford 06902, principal amount of $120,000 dated Filed May 22. c/o Kurtis Kirby. Filed May 14.

June 2006. Filed June 12.

Miro Associates L.L.C., Westport, Wargo, Edward, et al., Bridge- by Rosalind Koskoff. Lender: Bank Compass Furnished ApartSeton, Marie, et al., Stratford, et port, et al. Filed by Hunt Leibert of America N.A., Houston, Texas. ments, 127 Greyrock Place, Unit al. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson Jacobson P.C., Hartford, for Bank Property: 3 Driftwood Point Road, C2, Stamford 06901, c/o ChristoP.C., Hartford, for Green Tree Ser- of America N.A., Charlotte, N.C. Westport. Amount: $1 million. pher Fleming. Filed May 10. vicing L.L.C., Tempe, Ariz. Prop- Property: 20 Myron Ave., Bridge- Filed May 30. erty: 676 Woodend Road, Stratford. port. Action: to foreclose a delinCountry Brothers Emporium, 2 Action: to foreclose a delinquent quent mortgage in the original mortgage in the original principal principal amount of $186,000 Pumpkin Hill 7 L.L.C., Norwalk, Long Ridge Road, Redding 06896, amount of $293,000 dated Decem- dated March 2007. Filed June 11.

by Jonathan Schwartz. Lender: c/o John Roudenis. Filed May 15. ber 2006. Filed May 29.

2058484 Ontario Limited, Canada.

Property: 7 Pumpkin Hill, Westport.

Watkins, Lesline, et al., Bridge- Amount: $1.5 million. Filed May 18. CRC Construction, 35 Tanglewood Road, Stratford 06614, c/o Shima, Wendy, et al., Stratford, port, et al. Filed by Bendett & Nancy Rossomando. Filed May 31. et al. Filed by Robert A. Pacelli McHugh P.C., Farmington, for Jr., Bridgeport, for Far Mill River Bank of America N.A., Charlotte, RB Properties L.L.C., Westport, Condominium Association Inc., N.C. Property: 667 Boston Ave., by Totheny and Richard Benson.

Stratford. Property: Unit 90B, Far Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose a Lender: Savings Bank of Dan- Creative Designs, 305 Knowlton Mill River Condominium, No. 5, delinquent mortgage in the original bury, Danbury. Property: 12 Ster- St., Bridgeport 06608, c/o Lee WalStratford. Action: to foreclose on principal amount of $82,163 dated ling Drive, Westport. Amount: ther. Filed May 29. the unit to recover delinquent com- August 2009. Filed June 12. $543,750. Filed May 23. mon charges due the association.

Critical Xpress, 11 Elmcroft Road, Filed May 18.

Stamford 06902, c/o Elizabeth KosMortgages New Businesses zalka. Filed May 8.

Smiling, Murray, et al., Stratford, et al. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacob- 119 Carroll Avenue L.L.C., Nor- The Business Journal is not respon- Crown Livery, 66 Euclid Ave., Suite son P.C., Hartford, for The Bank walk, by Jeremiah Wholey. Lend- sible for typographical errors con- 4, Stamford 06902, c/o Joe Larriuz. of New York Mellon, trustee, New er: Frank Pepe Jr., St. Augustine, tained in the original filings.

Filed May 3.

York City. Property: 65 Brandon Fla. Property: 119 Carroll and Ave., Stratford. Action: to foreclose 168 Union avenues, Bridgeport.

All Brands Beverages, 220 Cove Duarte Services, 18 Piave St., a delinquent mortgage in the origi- Amount: $280,000. Filed June 11.

Road, Stamford 06902, c/o Joseph Stamford 06902, c/o Oscar Duarte. nal principal amount of $245,000 Filed May 2.

Quinones. Filed May 7. dated July 2006. Filed May 23.

John S. Gereghty’s Drive Your United 5 & 10 Hardware Store Car Service, 702 Brewster St., L.L.C., 964 E. Main St., Bridgeport Bridgeport 06605, c/o John Ge- 06608, c/o Karla Melgara. Filed June 7. reghty. Filed June 11.

Widespread Painting and Home Journey Forward Coaching, 40 Repair, 318 Washington ParkReichert Circle, Westport 06880, way, Stratford 06615, c/o Timothy Clancy. Filed June 4. c/o Laura Taets. Filed May 21.

KFC, 325 Boston Ave., Bridgeport Zen Society, 1181 Newfield Ave., 06606, c/o Dipak Patel. Filed June 13. Stamford 06905, c/o Kaitlyn Lockman. Filed May 3.

KFC, 4301 N. Main St., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Dipak Patel. Filed June 13.

Patents

Kimberly Sky, 30 Chestnut Achieving mechanical and thermal St., Stamford 06902, c/o Diane stability in a multichip package.

Patent no. 8,202,765 issued to: Jon A. McLean. Filed May 14.

Casey, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; John S. Corbin Jr., Austin, Texas; David DanoKRA General Masonry L.L.C., vitch, Canada; Isabelle Depatie, Can1008 Capitol Ave., Bridgeport 06606, ada; Virendra R. Jadhav, Wappingers Falls, N.Y.; Roger A. Liptak, Hopewell c/o Flor Galarza. Filed June 11.

Junction, N.Y.; Kenneth C. Marston, Poughquag, N.Y.; Jennifer V. Muncy, Lisalon, 77 Third St., Stamford Ridgefield; Sylvain Ouimet, Canada; 06905, c/o Lisa Mattioli. Filed May 7. and Eric Salvas, Canada. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, N.Y. Maria Machado Cleaning Services, 75 McQuillan St., Stratford 06614, c/o Maria Machado. Filed Apparatus for forming variable May 21. height surgical fasteners. Patent no. 8,205,780 issued to: Gregory Sorrentino, Wallingford; Frank Olio Restaurant, 934 Hope St., J Viola, Sandy Hook; and Scott Stamford 06907, c/o Stephen Cunningham, Cheshire. Assigned Costanzo. Filed May 2. to Tyco Healthcare Group L.P., Mansfield, Mass.

Olive Big Dog Collars, 150 Val Drive, Stratford 06614, c/o Cheryl Muldoon. Filed May 24.

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on the record Apparatus for spinal fusion. Patent no. 8,206,398 issued to: Wesley D. Johnson, Eden Prarie, Minn.; Tyler Lipschultz, Minneapolis, Minn.; Larry Wales, Maplewood, Minn.; and Robert Kieval, Medina, Minn. Assigned to Spine Wave Inc., Shelton.

Arterial hole closure apparatus.

Patent no. 8,206,415 issued to: Roberto Pedros, Seymour; Keith Ratcliff, Newtown; and John C Robertson., Cheshire. Assigned to Tyco Healthcare Group L.P., Mansfield, Mass.

Blended error diffusion and adaptive quantization.Patent no. 8,208,175 issued to Beilei Xu, Penfield, N.Y. and Robert Paul Loce, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Bottle. Patent no. D662,423 issued to: Richard Paul McNabb, Milford and Humberto Garcia-Ruiz, Shelton. Assigned to The Sun Products Corp., Wilton.

Catadioptric projection objective. Patent no. 8,208,198 issued to: David Shafer, Fairfield; Wilhelm Ulrich, Germany; Aurelian Dodoc, Germany; Rudolf von Buenau, Germany; Hans-Juergen Mann, Germany; Alexander Epple, Germany; Susanne Beder, Germany; and Wolfgang Singer, Germany.

Assigned to Carl Zeiss SMT G.m.b.H.,Germany.

Cross-correlation tool for automated portfolio descriptive statistics. Patent no. 8,209,251 issued to Marc Thomas Edgar, Glenmont, N.Y. and Christopher Donald Johnson, Clifton Park, N.Y. Assigned to GE Corporate Financial Services Inc., Norwalk.

Desalination system and method for integrated treatment of brackish concentrate and seawater. Patent no. 8,206,589 issued to Nikolay Voutchkov, Stamford. Assigned to Poseidon Resources IP L.L.C., Stamford.

Detecting image-quality defects by measuring images printed on image-bearing surfaces of printing devices. Patent no. 8,208,183 issued to: Wencheng Wu, Webster, N.Y.; Edul N. Dalal, Webster, N.Y.; and Rajinderjeet Minhas, Churchville, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Disposable sterile surgical adaptor. Patent no. 8,206,406 issued to Joseph P. Orban III, Norwalk. Assigned to Intuitive Surgical Operations Inc., Sunnyvale, Calif.

Electrically grounded inkjet ejector and method for making an electrically grounded inkjet ejector. Patent no. 8,205,971 issued to: Tygh J. Newton, Sherwood, Ore.; John R. Andrews, Fairport, N.Y.; and David L. Knierim, Wilsonville, Ore. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Enterprise Java Bean(EJB) based enterprise printing architecture.

Patent no. 8,209,688 issued to Craig W. Martin, Henrietta, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Image data compensation for optical or spatial error in an array of photosensitive chips. Patent no. 8,208,684 issued to: Paul A. Hosier, Rochester, N.Y.; Martin Edward Banton, Fairport, N.Y.; Frederick O. Hayes III, Ontario, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Method and system for handling references in markup language documents. Patent no. 8,209,599 issued to Jean-Yves Vion-Dury, France and Jean-Pierre Chanod, France. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Neutron detection. Patent no.

8,207,506 issued to William J. S. Zhong, Stamford and Jack C. Chou, Stamford. Assigned to Nova Scientific Inc., Sturbridge, Mass.

Nonmetallic, integrated sensorinterconnect device, manufacturMethod and system for noise ing process and related applicalevel detection in image data. Pat- tions. Patent no. 8,207,446 issued to: ent no. 8,208,753 issued to Stuart A. Joseph A. Swift, Ontario, N.Y.; StanSchweid, Pittsford, N.Y. Assigned to ley J. Wallace, Victor, N.Y.; and Roger Lee Bullock, Webster, N.Y. Assigned Xerox Corp., Norwalk. to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Printer-controlled default-driver configuration. Patent no. 8,208,152 issued to: Mark L. Hanson, Tigard, Ore.; David M. Chapin, Gresham, Ore.; Jonathan Edmonds, Silverton, Ore.; and Patrick Kevin Sheehan, Clackamas, Ore. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Processes for producing polyester latexes via solvent-free emulsification. Patent no. 8,207,246 issued to: Santiago Faucher, Canada; Joo T. Chung, Webster, N.Y.; Fumii Higuchi, Canada; Shigang Qiu, Method and system for securing Canada; Joseph L. Leonardo, PenIntegrated glucose monitor and communications in a metering Personal care composition with co- field, N.Y.; and Brian J. Andaya, insulin injection pen with auto- device. Patent no. 8,208,633 issued coa butter and dihydroxypropyl am- Ontario, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox matic emergency notification. to: Robert A. Cordery, Danbury; monium salts. Patent no. 8,206,754 Corp., Norwalk.

Patent no. 8,206,340 issued to Rana Frederick W. Ryan Jr., Oxford; and issued to: Prem Chandar, Closter, N.J.; J. Arefieg, Ridgefield. Assigned to Yassir Nawaz, Hamden. Assigned to Wei Dong Tian, Shelton; Daniel Alfred Thuban Inc., Ridgefield.

Tempesta, Waterbury; and Zhi-xing Ji- Pyrithione biocides enhanced Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford. ang, Southbury. Assigned to Conopco by silver, copper or zinc ions. Patent no. 8,206,732 issued to: John Inc., Englewood Cliffs, N.J. Intermediate job-termination Method and system for single D. Nelson, Bethlehem; Thomas J. response. Patent no. 8,208,154 is- sign-on for multiple remote Palys, Berlin; and Jon R. Geiger, sued to Jefferey J. Gauronski, Pen- sites of a computer network. Portable dwelling. Patent no. West Hartford. Assigned to Arch field, N.Y. and Valerie K. Parcero, Patent no. 8,209,541 issued to 8,205,399 issued to Susan Nichols Chemicals Inc., Norwalk.

Rochester, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Frank Deutschmann, Darien and Ralston, Trumbull.

Corp., Norwalk.

Benjamin J. Tilly, New York City.

Self-tanning effects. Patent no.

Assigned to RPX Corp., San FranPouch. Patent no. D662,656 issued to 8,206,731 issued to: Bijan Harichcisco, Calif.

ITL3 polypeptides and uses Anne E. Nixon, Bridgeport. Assigned ian, Brookfield; Anthony John Weir, thereof. Patent no. 8,207,110 isto The Sun Products Corp., Wilton. Westport; Michael Charles Cheney, sued to: Nicole Sciu-Foca, New Method and system for transmitTrumbull; and Zhi-xing Jiang, York City; Luigi Scotto, Stamford; ting proof of payment for “paySouthbury. Assigned to Conopco Seunghee Kim-Schulze, Tenafly, as-you-go” multifunction de- Pouch. Patent no. D662,657 is- Inc., Englewood Cliffs, N.J. N.J.; George Vlad, Forest Hills, N.Y.; vices. Patent no. 8,205,797 issued sued to Anne E. Nixon, Bridgeport. and Raffaello Cortesini, New York to Gavan Leonard Tredoux, Pen- Assigned to The Sun Products Solvent-free process for synCity. Assigned to the Trustees of field, N.Y. and Shanmuga-nathan Corp., Wilton. thesis of a curable wax. Patent Columbia University in the City Gnanasambandam, Webster, N.Y. of New York, New York City.

Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Pouch. Patent no. D662,658 is- no. 8,207,274 issued to: Sarah J. sued to Anne E. Nixon, Bridgeport. P. Robinson, Canada; Thomas E. Enright, Canada; and Jennifer L. Jet stack with precision port Method for consolidating and Assigned to The Sun Products Belelie, Canada. Assigned to Xerox Wilton.

Corp., holes for ink-jet printer and diffusion-bonding powder metCorp., Norwalk. associated method. Patent no. allurgy sputtering target. Patent 8,205,969 issued to: John Richard no. 8,206,646 issued to Chi-Fung Pouch. Patent no. D662,659 isAndrews, Fairport, N.Y.; Gerald A Lo, Fort Lee, N.J. and Darryl Draper, sued to Anne E. Nixon, Bridgeport. Specific perfumes having enDomoto., Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.; Congers, N.Y. Assigned to Praxair Assigned to The Sun Products hanced efficacy when used in specific liquid concentrate composiand Nicholas P. Kladias, Fresh Technology Inc., Danbury.

Corp., Wilton. tions. Patent no. 8,207,100 issued Meadows, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox to: Kevin Hermanson, Hamden; Lin Corp., Norwalk.

Method of preventing articula- Precursor compositions for Yang, Woodbridge; Georgia Shation in a surgical instrument. atomic layer deposition and fer, Southbury; and Anat Shiloach, Lighting fixture having struts. Patent no. 8,205,619 issued to Sa- chemical vapor deposition of Trumbull. Assigned to Conopco Patent no. D662,647 issued to Rob- chin Shah, Milford and Frank C. titanate, lanthanate and tanta- Inc., Englewood Cliffs, N.J. ert R. Nankil, Buena Park, Calif. As- Maffei, Shelton. Assigned to Tyco late dielectric films. Patent no. signed to Hubbell Inc., Shelton.

Healthcare Group L.P., Mans- 8,206,784 issued to: Chongying Xu, field, Mass.

New Milford; Tianniu Chen, Rocky Substrate media registration and Hill; Thomas M. Cameron, New- de-skew apparatus, method and Liquid immersion lithography system. Patent no. 8,206,048 issued system comprising a tilted show- Methods and systems for relay- town; Jeffrey F. Roeder, Brookfield; to Joseph J. Ferrara, Webster, N.Y. and Thomas H. Baum, New Fairerhead relative to a substrate. ing out-of-range emergency inand Joseph M. Ferrara, Webster, N.Y. Patent no. 8,203,693 issued to: formation.Patent no. 8,208,891 is- field. Assigned to Advanced Tech- Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Aleksandr Khmelichek, Brooklyn, sued to Ross Jacobs, Bessemer, Ala. nology Materials Inc., Danbury.

N.Y; Marina .; Khmelichek, legal and Geoffrey Zampiello, Norwalk. representative, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Har- Assigned to AT&T Intellectual Print head having a polymer Sunscreen composite particles ry Sewell, Ridgefield; Louis John Property I L.P., Reno, Nev. aperture plate and method for and porous particles in cosmetic Markoya, Sandy Hook; Erik Roassembling a print head. Patent compositions. Patent no. 8,206,730 elof Loopstra, the Netherlands; and no. 8,205,970 issued to: Pinyen Lin, issued to Jack Polonka, Peekskill, Nicolaas Ten Kate, the Netherlands. Methods for enhancing perfume Rochester, N.Y.; John R. Andrews, N.Y. and John Brian Bartolone, efficacy.

Patent no.

8,207,101 issued Assigned to ASML Netherlands Fairport, N.Y.; Mark S. Maynard, Bridgeport. Assigned to Conopco B.V., the Netherlands) and ASML to: Lin Yang, Woodbridge; Kevin Salem, Ore.; Terrance Lee Stephens, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, N.J. Hermanson, Hamden; Georgia ShaHolding N.V., the Netherlands. fer, Southbury; and Anat Shiloach, Molalla, Ore.; and Gregory Lee Trumbull. Assigned to Conopco Friedman, Wilsonville, Ore. As- Sunscreen composition with fatty signed to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. acid alkanolamides. Patent no.

Low-polarity nanoparticle metal Inc., Englewood Cliffs, N.J. 8,206,691 issued to Jack Polonka, pastes for printing application. Methods of producing multilayPeekskill, N.Y. and Luis Roberto MisPatent no. 8,207,251 issued to: Marcel ered microfluidic devices. Patent so, Stratford. Assigned to Conopco P. Breton, Canada; Yiliang Wu, Cana- no. 8,206,664 issued to Pinyen Lin, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, N.J. da; and Stephan V. Drappel, Canada. Rochester, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Corp., Norwalk.

Surgical instrument and method for the distraction or compression of bones. Patent no. 8,206,395 issued to Scott McLean, Waterbury and David Boisvert, Meriden. Assigned to Spine Wave Inc., Shelton.

System and method for communicating game-session information. Patent no. 8,206,210 issued to: Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield; James A. Jorasch, Stamford; Geoffrey M. Gelman, Stamford; Magdalena M. Fincham, Norwalk; Steven M. Santisi, Ridgefield; Norman C. Gilman, New York City; and Thomas M. Sparico, Hoboken, N.J. Assigned to Walker Digital L.L.C., Stamford.

System and method for facilitating account-based transactions.

Patent no. 8,208,612 issued to: Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield; Daniel E. Tedesco, Huntington; Andrew S. Van Luchene, New York City; and James A. Jorasch, Stamford. Assigned to Walker Digital L.L.C., Stamford.

System and method for printing target colors with process colors utilizing parallel feed-forward neural networks. Patent no.

8,208,170 issued to Song-Feng Mo, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

System and method for storage management. Patent no. 8,209,410 issued to: Brian Lewis, Great Britain); Peter Mulberry, Redding; Alex McMullan, Ireland; Jonathan Lunt, Great Britain; Martin Barker, Great Britain; and Gary Vincent, Great Britain. Assigned to UBS AG, Zurich, Switzerland.

Two-dimensional patterning employing self-assembled material. Patent no. 8,207,028 issued to: Timothy J. Dalton, Ridgefield; Bruce B. Doris, Brewster, N.Y.; HoCheol Kim, San Jose, Calif.; and Carl Radens, LaGrangeville, N.Y. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, N.Y. Upper for a shoe. Patent no.

D662,298 issued to James E. Issler, Greenwich. Assigned to Columbia Insurance Co., Omaha, Neb. Wettable polyolefin fibers and fabrics. Patent no. 8,207,070 issued to: Sheng-Shing Li, Danbury; Andrew J. Leggio, Franklin Square, N.Y.; George H. Menzie, Sandy Hook; David Devore, Nyack, N.Y.; John J. McNamara, Putnam Valley, N.Y.; TaHau Yu, Nanuet, N.Y.; and Douglas W. Horsey, Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. Assigned to Techmer PM L.L.C., Rancho Dominguez, Calif.

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UConn President Herbst Outlines Fairfield County Welcomes the Travelers Championship

Research and Economic Development Strategies at Business Council Annual Meeting

Celebrating the Travelers designated Championship’s new office grand beneficiaries, The Business Council of Fairfield Coun- changes, employment data a snapopening in Stamford, a reception TheandHole in ty hasheld released its annual review of the data addressed was at Trump Parc Stamford on shot of the policy issues being the Wall Gang and trends shaping and workain special Fairfield in Hartford and implemented March 2nd, andlife featured Campin Fairfield and County. guest appearance from PGA TOUR County. the Greater The report,Billy a source of data for local Download the full professional Andrade.

H a rreport t f o r dat Just completing her first year in office, The Travelers Championship is businessfairfield.com.

Jaycees. marketing reports, includes demographic President Susan Herbst offered an aggresConnecticut’s only PGA TOUR event Also, more than 130 other presents the research and analyses of The Business Council’s sive strategy for the University of ConnectiandThis is annual lookingevent to expand its reach Connecticut charities par ticipated Fairfield County Information Exchange professional staff and volunteer leadership cut, in her first address to the region’s busiinto Southern Connecticut with the in tournament fundraisers in 2009 team. The Information Exchange is the only entity focusing exclusively on understanding ness community. opening of an office at 707 Summer to help generate dollars for their spe“Positioning (UConn) as a research uniFairfield County’s economy. The Fairfield County Information Exchange is served by a Street in Stamford.

The office space cificincluding causes.

In Ashforth 2009, the Travelers steering committee of regional business leaders The Company, CB versity is critical,” said President Herbst as was generously donated by& Power, The Championship donatedLLP, $1.08 million Richard Ellis, Connecticut Light Finn Dixon & Herling Jones Lang she outlined investments in new faculty and Ashforth Company and the tournato non-profit organizations throughLaSalle, O’Connor Davies, LLP, and TD Bank. intensified research in the biosciences. ment has also partnered with The out the state.

Speaking at The Business Council’s Business Council of Fair field to help “We are excited for the oppor42nd Annual Meeting, President Herbst with the expansion. tunity to be a part of the Fair field also acknowledged the potential of the “We welcome the Travelers County community,” said Travelers Stamford campus. “There has been a defiChampionship to the Fair field County Championship Tournament Director The said Business of Fairfield&County annu-Grube.The“The 2010 Travelers Walter H. Wheeler, Jr. Leadership ness Council.

He has actively engaged his colcit in the county but we will work to make up area,” Chris Council Bruhl, President Nathan ally recognizes an exceptional leader of the regional Award will be presented to Richard E. Taber, Chairleagues in community service opportunities, worked the deficit in a strategic way.”

CEO, The Business Council. “Their Championship is a premier statewide Kenneth Seel, Office Managing Partner, KPMG LLP business community. man of the to Board & CEO, First CountyHerbst Bank commented on tirelessly to housing, and has philanthropy reaches all corners of event, and we’re eager continue President on for the access and Annualaffordable Meeting Co-Host; UConn President Susan Herbst; Peter Hurst, Chairman, Presidentleader& CEO, The theThrough state and wishH.them greatJr. to have a great partnership with desire to expand, both in square and supportive, the we Walter Wheeler, Leadership Tuesday, October 5th.the beenfeet deeply through personal Community’s Bank and Treasurer, BCFC; and BCFC success as Business they increase their pres- businesses, volunteers, charities and in academic programming, the Stamford Award, Council its comMr. Taber is aand respected community leader con- atship and the Bank’s community in exvation, seeking procurement, lookThe The state of Connecticut isdemonstrates hosting President & CEO Chrisinvestments, Bruhl. Missing from photo, ence in the region.” fans of Connecticut.

Without them, campus. campus is land-locked,” but Event Co-Host Purdue Pharma mitment to volunteer leadership and role relationships. tributing his time and leadership to a “The variety of area panding educational opportunities for L.P. all children. ing toa build the only East Coast Small Business In- offers The tournament donates 100% of the success of this tournament would added Development that building some kind resi- information on this year’s Walter H. tradenon-profits summit is ideal for small novation 2012. model forResearch all businesspeople emulate. award, including the she Housing Forofmore net proceeds everConference y year totoin its two The not This be possible.” dential option is part of the strategy, and to midsize companies seeking R&D This is an opportunity for you to Bowes learn leader, named after the visionary Pitney cel-techFund, Stamford Partnership, the United Way, the Wheeler that Jr. Leadership Award Dinner, please conan RFI (Request forBusiIdeas) was defunding, customers or business how to gain access to the $2.4 Social Engagement ebrates corporate leadership in ourbillion community.

Downtown SpecialpartnerServices District, and The tactout ThetoBusiness Council Media at 203-359-3220. in available federal SBIR/STTR grants; ships; manufacturers looking for more velopers.

Addressing the academic needs of the learn about exporting your products and customers, exports opportunities and This year we will be developing campus, President Herbst said students interface with commercial and govern- alliances; and colleges and universities a more robust use of social media ment reps from China, Israel, India and looking for partners to commercialize re- want to earn their entire degree – graduate in providing services to members or undergraduate in Stamford. While they the United Kingdom; and present your search. so that we can engage, learn from, innovations directly to major In addition, many smalldevelopment companies in will try to accomplish that, they would “not and inform our members with more Leadership Fair fieldcorporations leadership a replica version of Storrs in Stamincluding Northrup Grumman, Sikorsky, Connecticutactivities. are eligible forParticipants a reimburse- build County is a professional March 24, 2010 intensity and flexibility than ever ford.” the University isEmployee looking to 8:00 and non-profit representatives.

ForPrograms more information Boeing, Pratt &Capital Whitney, that Merck, Sherwin ment. development program are encouraged to actively Registration: 7:45am Breakfast Program: – 9:30am is a business before.

Human Council leadership wellness in Stamford include financial mancontact Elizabeth Bradley ebradley@businessfairbroadensNortheast the skills andannounced engage presenters in diaCost: $45 members; $55 non-members Williams, Utilities, BASF, and Full event details are available at at expand ThankCouncil you to the -following succession – and Business issue.comagement digital media. perspectives of scouting organizaand take advantage field.com.

Stamfordand Plaza Hotel and Conference more, who will be for open innowww.ctinnovations.com. panies whose leadership commitSusan Johnson, Vice logue In 2007Center and 2009, a team of member executives Susan Herbst was introduced by Kentional leaders and provides of their expertise by asking For more information, please call 203-359-3220 ments will accelerate this initiative.

President, Strategic Talconducted “Healthy Workplace” employer recognition the region with individuthoughtful andNew thought pro- forming? neth Seel, Office Managing Partner KPMG group ent Management & Diverprograms which celebrated the accomplishments of als who are prepared to voking questions. and Business Director.

Ken Seel employers Twelve “trusted advisors,” leaders of Council firms who The 2012 sity Leadership for Pitney peer-selected andAnnual shared Members’ their experiencserve as catalysts for posiMonthly sessions, begin- have has also agreed to serve as the Lead Direc-and publications. advise business leaders, come together for a Meeting Co-Hosts Bowes Inc., has been es in events These were among the tive change. Established ning in March and concludtor by for the relationship with UConn the events KPMG of dialogues facilitated Business Council LLP presented. named Chair of the Human ingseries bestwithin received we’ve ever in 1992 by the Business in November, last from BCFC Board of Directors. director Lucy Baney, CEO of Access Technologies Pharma L.P.Council and Capital Council. Susan three Members involvedPurdue in our Health Care Council of Fairfield County, hours to a full day, In introducing President Herbst, Ken Resources Officers Roundtable have Group.

Participants have shared perspectives on the Chief The Supreme ofsucceeds the United Cathy Candland, with the majority running Human “Leadership” hasCourt served Seel “Susan Herbst’s arrival between andcommented, client, discussed Tables program later CEO, Human expressed interestLeadership in holding another States upheld Patient Protection more than 300the executives fromAdvantage 80+ from 8:00 a.m.relationship to 1:00 p.m.

All will advisor be The Affordable Care Act: at UConn has taken the University’s presthe potential of forming an ongoing peer group, and The Ashforth Company Resourcing, who held the this year, but believe that the opportunity to improve and Affordable Care Act. companies, non-profit organizations and held on Fridays. in oursets region a higher level.

All ofmay our be larger Implications for Business explored ways in which theirence unique of toknowlposition for two years. wellness than can be metPalmer in a single Edwards Wildman LLP What does this mean for Connectigovernment agencies.

Sites visited willYour be in Stamford, July 16, 2012Newtown, region’s higher education institutions at SENATE PRESIDENT edge and experiences can be efficiently with SPEAKER OF THE shared HOUSE HOUSE MINORITY PRO & Herling SENATE MINORITY The CouncilBridgeport, provides event orare publication.

Finn Dixon LLP year, mid to senior level profesHartford and cut Each businesses both large and small?

7:45 amand the CHRISTOPHER LARRY CAFERO TEMPORE LEADER PRO TEMPORE the heart ofDONOVAN our ability LEADER toAcompete.

Andthis for month, leadership network. the Board of Norwalk Directors Later fifteen of theBank most knowledgesionals by their organizawill broader include Business city halls,Council a First County How are is selected Connecticut addressing DONALD WILLIAMS JOHN MCKINNEY Ferguson Library, Stamford that reason, The Business Council has, and lively LinkedIn Group Discussion is also underway. tions to participate in thiswith educational transportation center, a waste water ongoing of able individuals from most “wellness-active” GEour Capital Americas implementation of federal health care analysis BCFC members,The no group cost; non-BCFC will continue to, workdeciclosely with every colexpects to make and announce program. Class size is limited to human 25. treatment facility, public and public charLegislative leaders from the Connecticut General Assembly will participate regional capital ismembers will meet to explore potential additional in acKPMG LLP reform? members, $25 lege and university in Fairfield County.” sions on mission, criteria for participation and serParticipants receive exposure to the ter schools, the State Capitol, a hospital, a moderated discussion of the primary issues facing the State.

Moderated by sues, serves as a steering tivities and roles for The Business Council.

Purdue Pharma L.P. What should employers be doing Register at www.businessfairfield.com vicesfacility, over the nextothers.

4-6 weeks. more information critical issues a correctional among theFor Business Council’s VP of Public Policy, Joeaction McGee, we will use our famous committee for facing related Business programs A report, with recommendations, will be TD Bank now to prepare for theFairfield roll out County of Council fed- and Questions? Please call 203-359-3220 us!presented through on-site visits, moderated interIf you would like to find out more contact Lynn Spreadbury at lspreadbury@business“straight to Follow the questions” format to to bethe followed by moderated And our and and services, Board ofHoldings DirectorsCorporation atQ&A. its September UIL eral state provides reforms?a forum for peer best practicaction with working professionals, this program please contact promise: No speeches. Really. fairfield.com. es exchanges and acts publiclecpolicyabout advocate. meeting. For more information Wells Fargocontact Bank, Tanya N.A. Court Join us on July 16thas asaJeannette facebook.com/ tures, discussion groups, and other government Tanya Court at 203-359-3220.

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B. DeJesús, MPA, MSW, Special Ad- Malloy, lays out the specifics and anBusinessFairfield #BCFairfieldCo visor on Health Reform to Governor swers your questions.

Honoring

Richard E.Small Taber, Business Chairman of the Board & CEO, First County Bank Connecticut Innovation Research & Global Trade Summit July 24-26

Leadership Fairfield County: Access. Connections. Solutions.

LEADERSHIP NETWORK SNAPSHOTS

Save the Date: Legislative Leadership Breakfast

The Affordable Care Act: Implications for Your Business

The Business Council of Fairfield County thanks The Community’s Bank for their support of our communication efforts.

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Human ResouRces

Vacancy: Open Legislative Seats

uSCS Reaches H1-B Cap for fY 2013

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ur first prediction of the 2012 election season: Next year’s General Assembly will have many new faces.

That’s not exactly going out on a limb, as there are three Senate and 23 House seats in which the current legislator is not running for reelection.

Redistricting, retirements, career changes, and eyes on other elective offices are among the reasons.

Which means it’s certain that voters in at least 26 state districts will be sending someone different to Hartford next January.

And note that there are primary battles in many of these districts on Aug. 14 to decide final major-party candidates.

To be sure, every race for every seat in the legislature is important. But open seats are fairly rare in the “Land of Steady Habits.” Incumbents usually stay in office and keep their legislative seats for many years.

Here’s a list of the open General Assembly seats in Fairfield County, current candidates, and the legislators not running again.

ConneCtiCut’s 2011-12 General assembly

State HOuSe Of RepReSentatiVeS District 106: Newtown Current legislator: Rep. Christopher Lyddy (D), not seeking reelection Candidates:

n Democrats

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f Lisa Romano (D) District 109: Danbury Current legislator: Rep. Joseph Taborsak (D), not seeking reelection

n Republicans

f David Arconti Jr. (D) f Andrew Wetmore (R)

Current legislator: Rep. T.R. Rowe (R)

In addition, petitions filed on behalf of current H-1B workers who have been counted previously against the cap will not be counted toward the FY 2013 H-1B cap.

Candidates:

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District 123: Trumbull

f Tom Christiano (D) f Dave Rutigliano (R) events—WebInaR

District 125: New Canaan, Wilton Current legislator: Rep. John Hetherington (R), not seeking reelection

District 30: Brookfield, Canaan, Cornwall, Goshen, Kent, Litchfield, Morris, New Milford, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon, Torrington, Warren, Winchester Current legislator: Sen. Andrew Roraback (R), running for Congress Candidates: f Clark Chapin (R) f William Riiska (D)

new State assistance to Support Job Growth

C

f Manuel Bataguas (R)

onnecticut lawmakers recently adopted a jobs bill that increases the number of tools available to help businesses create jobs and succeed. What can you do to make sure your company doesn’t miss out on state assistance that includes loans and grants, job training programs, hiring credits, and wage subsidies? Join us online and find out from a top Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) official.

f Christine Ayala (D)

Speaker

f Mark Robbins (D) District 128: Bridgeport Current legislator: Rep. Andres Ayala (D), running for State Senate Candidates:

State Senate

As of June 7, 2012, USCIS had already received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of persons exempt from the cap under the ‘advanced degree’ exemption. The agency will continue to accept and process those petitions.

Candidates:

f Thomas O’Dea (R)

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U.S. businesses use the H1-B program to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise in specialized fields such as scientists, engineers or computer programmers.

f Mitch Bolinsky (R)

Candidates:

14

.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) says it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap of 65,000 for fiscal year (FY) 2013. June 11, 2012, was the final receipt date for new H-1B specialty occupation petitions requesting an employment start date in FY 2013.

District 150: Greenwich Current legislator: Rep. Lile Gibbons (R), not seeking reelection

f Ronald F. Angelo, DECD Deputy Commissioner Date

Friday, Aug. 3, 2012

Candidates:

Time

Online, 11 am–noon

f Stephanie Paulmeno (D)

Cost CBIA members, FREE; non-members, $25

f Stephen Walko (R) ➤ Read more at gov.cbia.com

➤ Register at cbia.com

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