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GWI, RailAmerica hook up in $2B deal BY ALEXANDER SOULE

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or a stated transaction value of $2 billion, Genesee & Wyoming Inc (GWI) is acquiring RailAmerica Inc., combining the two largest short-line and regional rail operators in North America. Greenwich-based GWI is paying an 11 percent premium for RailAmerica, funding the deal in part via up to $800 million of equity financing from The Carlyle Group, a private equity fund based in Washington, D.C. BofA

Merrill Lynch is furnishing debt financing as part of the transaction. The deal doubles the size of Genesee & Wyoming, with RailAmerica adding 2,100 employees to boost Genesee & Wyoming’s workforce to 4,300 people in all. The companies say the deal will result in annual savings of at least $36 million, without immediately detailing any layoffs they may pursue in the bid to cut costs. “I’m not going to give gruesome detail,” said Jack Hellmann, CEO of Genesee & Wyoming, in a conference call with invest-

Gold coastal property: Sustaining “First Five” with sixth expansion … 2

Wilton director’s film gains wide audience BY JENNIFER BISSELL

In the field: Crius emerges from the Viridian, Public Power crucible … 8

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The List: Insurance agencies … 12 State rep outlines health plans … 14 Supplement: State of women in finance in Connecticut, N.Y. “I think we probably make as much money as the rest of the industry combined or something like that.” 5

MEDIA PARTNER

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Story teller

All in the family, CBIA style … 3

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ment analysts. “Suffice it to say it’s principally corporate (cost cuts) and we’ve assumed very, very little in operations. Over time we will unlock those cost synergies in operations. “This is an unusual industry in that you have two large holding companies that look exactly the same and so there’s a lot of duplication,” Hellmann said. “I’ll just leave it at that.” Hellmann did not rule out other U.S. acquisitions, saying the company has financial flexibility to pull off deals. “We can walk and chew gum at the same time, and for the right opportunities I think

Anne Young Albanese

The pink-collar connection BY ALEXANDER SOULE

casoule@westfairinc.com At Dolce Hotels and Resorts in late July, chambers of commerce from Norwalk, Stamford and other towns rubbed elbows at a summer social. Heading into August, the Bridgeport Regional Business Council scheduled “insiders’ looks” at area manufacturing plants for its members.

“A distraught mother jumps through a window to save her son engulfed in flames,” the description reads. “A high school chemistry class explosion derails the life of a star student; an oil refinery worker survives a major blast and a racecar driver makes a miraculous comeback after being pulled from her fiery wreck.” “Trial By Fire: Lives Re-Forged,” a film by a small production company in Wilton, will be showcased at two major exhibits by the International Documentary Association, qualifying it for Academy Award consideration. Now in its 16th year, the exhibit, named

As for Anne Young Albanese? You can find her getting to know her associates while learning a little bit about the craft of moviemaking. Welcome to “Pink Collar” networking, taking root locally after Young Albanese launched a chapter earlier this year of the Femfessionals group that exists for “innovatively connecting ambitious women,” in its words. The pink, page 6

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Whistleblowers gone wild … 23

Tepid leasing in first half ommercial real estate leasing was down significantly in the first half compared to the same period in 2011, according to Cushman & Wakefield, but the vacancy rate still declined. Fairfield County’s overall leasing activity totaled just over 850,000 square feet, a 24 percent decrease from the 1.1 million square feet leased in the first half of 2011. It was the second lowest half-year leasing total in the past decade, with Fairfield County averaging 1.4 million square feet leased at midyear during that stretch. New York City similarly saw muted action compared to previous years, according to Cushman & Wakefield. In Fairfield County, deals for upper echelon, class-A office space was off more than 40 percent to under 400,000 square feet of space. Large new deals during the second quarter included: • Freepoint Commodities, which took 59,000 square feet at 58 Commerce Road in Stamford; • Millward Brown, which leased 51,000

square feet at 401 Merritt 7 in Norwalk; • GE Capital Real Estate, which expanded into 50,000 square feet at 901 Main Ave. in Norwalk; and • Tronox Ltd., which moved its headquarters from Oklahoma City to a 27,000-square-foot office at 263 Tresser Blvd. in Stamford. At nearly 21 percent, Fairfield County’s overall, class-A vacancy rate was consistent with both the first quarter of 2012 and the second quarter of a year ago. If still a historically high vacancy rate, a significant portion of the vacancy rate is pegged to a few large buildings, whose owners are hoping to land big tenants – most notably Building and Land Technology (BLT), whose 695 E. Main St. adds more than a half-million square feet of space to the market as it undergoes renovations. In the second half of last year, UBS AG put more than 150,000 square feet of space up for sublease at 400 Atlantic St. and 201 Tresser Blvd., while Legg Mason shopped around some 50,000 square feet it leases at 100 Stamford Place. “In theory, quite a few 10-year transactions that were signed in 2003 should

GOLD COASTAL PROPERTY

The Mill churns out new leases

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Five plus one … and counting Connecticut added a sixth company under Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s First Five program of economic incentives: Sustainable Building Systems L.L.C., which will be based in North Haven and employ more than 400 people there. The new company, a joint venture between the Australia-based Weeks Group and Diverse Services Group (DSG) in Arizona, will make sustainable building panels for homes, hotels, the military and other applications. Under the First Five program, Connecticut is providing a 10-year, $19 million loan at 2 percent interest, assuming the company hits its hiring target within five years. “Across the country, we are grappling with the fundamental question of how we can reinvent the American economy,” Malloy said, in a prepared statement. “In the last century, the steel industry was the backbone of our nation, providing jobs and helping to build the middle class. Companies like Sustainable Building Systems represent the next evolution of that industry. By embracing 21st-century technology, what’s old is becoming new again.”

MCC Capital Partners L.L.C. and Milton Capital separately took leases at The Mill at 10 Glenville St. in the Glenville section of Greenwich, with Colliers International representing the landlord. Milton Capital is an independent international investment banking firm specializing in mergers and acquisitions, growth and venture capital financing, and project and acquisition financing. The company relocated from downtown Greenwich. MCC Capital is a private equity firm that previously was located at 800 Westchester Ave. in Rye Brook, N.Y.

Mortgage firm relocates from N.Y. A mortgage broker is establishing its main office in Stamford, taking 10,000 square feet of space at 1010 Washington Blvd. National Asset Direct subsidiary iServe Residential Lending previously had its main local office in Rye Brook, N.Y., and is licensed to do business in 19 states. The company’s chairman Ralph DellaCamera is a Stamford resident.

have been up for renewal this year,” said Jim Fagan, senior managing director and market leader of Cushman & Wakefield’s Fairfield County and Westchester County regions, in a prepared statement. “With the difficult economy over the last few years, however, a number of early renewals and blend-and-extend transactions have taken some of the vitality out of leasing activity this year.” The overall picture is one of vitality, however, as BLT continues filling out its Harbor Point development in Stamford’s South End; as Chelsea Piers, NBC Sports Group and the NHL Network create a bustling sports hub at 1 Blachley Road in Stamford; and as Stamford Hospital accelerates construction plans on a new facility on the city’s West End. Greenwich could see its own action, after the onetime General Reinsurance Corp. headquarters at 600 Steamboat Road went back onto the leasing market after extensive renovations to the 180,000-square-foot, harbor-side building. The landlord wants more than $100 a square foot, according to Cushman & Wakefield, helping to push Greenwich’s

average asking rent to approaching $69 a square foot, up from under $56 a year ago. Greenwich’s vacancy rate was more than 21 percent, up nearly 2 percent from the first quarter this year. A significant amount of renewal activity was another indication of a down market, according to Cushman & Wakefield. Major renewals included: • GE Capital’s 66,000-square-foot renewal at 83 Wooster Heights Road in Danbury; • Bridgewater Associates’ 32,000square-foot lease at 355 Riverside Ave. in Westport; • Verition Fund Management’s 27,000square-foot renewal at 1 American Lane in Greenwich; and • McGladrey’s 26,000-square-foot deal at 850 Canal St. in Stamford. Three major sales occurred in the second quarter, after Torchlight Investors took control of the former UST headquarters building from Antares Investment Partners; ClearRock Properties spent $19 million for Holly Hill Lane in Greenwich; and Marcus Partners bought 6 Armstrong Road in Shelton for about $8 million.

Desai bids Stamford goodbye

has come to mean to us directly, we are looking forward to a new beginning in another one of Fairfield County’s creative hubs,” said Sandra Ruiz-Desai, managing partner of Desai Communications, in a written statement. The company’s new location is 25 Van Zant St. in Norwalk.

Marketing and promotions agency Desai Communications relocated to Norwalk from Stamford, where it had been located at 143 Myrtle Ave., which is being razed to clear room for Stamford’s Urban Transitway under construction. “As much as we are saddened by the reality of eminent domain and what that

By Jennifer Bissell and Alexander Soule

A note from the publisher White Plains-based Westfair Communications Inc., publisher of the Fairfield County Business Journal, Westchester County Business Journal, HV Biz and WAG magazine, eliminated its sales department July 23 to partner with James G. Elliott Co., a major, national sales and marketing company with offices in Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago and Atlanta. “We’re growing rapidly with daily digital business news, circulation membership, events and new publications that we needed to increase our sales resources, capabilities and account managers. With the Elliott company we get all of that and more. We now have a sales arm with decades of national and local experience in advertising print and digital sales and marketing. After a great deal of discussion and strategic planning we felt that joining with the Elliott company is the best way to avail ourselves of expertise and increase the range of services we provide our readers and advertisers, especially as we fast track in our growth mode,” said Dee DelBello, publisher, adding that the former sales team has an opportunity to join Elliott company. The Elliott company will represent all of Westfair’s print and digital publications. The new Westfair sales team will open offices in Westchester and Fairfield counties and New York City to better serve its customers.

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CBIA focuses on family businesses BY JENNIFER BISSELL

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he Connecticut Business & Industry Association (CBIA) launched a new program for family-owned businesses July 18. The program will offer business leaders a forum to discuss and resolve issues unique to family businesses such as succession planning, legislative issues and ethics. “Thousands of businesses in Connecticut are family run,” Peter Gioia, CBIA vice president, said in a press release. “In reality, we’ve been consistently serving CBIA members that are family owned on a wide range of traditional business issues, but not necessarily with a focus on the unique elements that family ownership and/or management add to the equation.” Family businesses make up 50 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product and account for between 80 percent and 90 percent of all businesses in North America, according to the University of Michigan-Flint.

“Only 30 percent of family-owned businesses survive into the next generation and 4 percent into the fourth generation and beyond. But if businesses are mindful of best practices and what has worked well and poorly for others, they’re more likely to succeed” –Peter Gioia Previously, the University of Connecticut had an active family-business program in which CBIA ran joint programming. But since key leadership left UConn, the program has been defunct for 18 months, Gioia said in an interview. Filling the void, CBIA will now be hosting meetings, web seminars, speaker events and opportunities to meet with advisers. The University of New Haven has

agreed to participate in a collaborative effort through joint programming and will also be conducting a family-business survey later this summer. By the end of the first year, CBIA’s goal is that 200 to 300 businesses will be engaged in the program and in the future, several thousand businesses. With virtual ways of communicating becoming more popular, Gioia said the organization hopes to take advantage of new technology in order to create a strong and vibrant community. “There are a billion family businesses in Connecticut but most of them are very small,” he said. “Attending a conference can be a challenge but that doesn’t mean they don’t need the information.” A new website for the program is scheduled to launch next month and by September a monthly e-newsletter will be established. A local consultant and independent director for private companies, John Santa said he was looking forward to the new program. “Independent companies and family businesses are really the heartbeat of the economic community,” he said, noting that they’re very rooted and interactive with their communities. “They bring a lot to the table.” Yet, mixing family with business is a balancing act and one that requires attention, Santa said. Only 30 percent of family-owned businesses survive into the next generation and 4 percent into the fourth generation and beyond. But if businesses are mindful of best practices and what has worked well and poorly for others, they’re more likely to succeed, he said. By participating in a forum for family businesses, company leaders can recognize the dangers and opportunities, such as entitlement culture versus a meritocracy, where people are rewarded for their merit and dedication instead of for their last name. “Companies that are successful and advancing are the ones that are engaged in this (kind of) thought and activities,” Santa said. “I would encourage everyone to join. It’s only to their benefit.”

Family businesses account for: 35 percent of Fortune 500 companies 50 percent of the GDP 60 percent of the employment 78 percent of all new job creation 80-90 percent of all businesses in North America

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PERSPECTIVES

Where the trail leads

ee you in September. Well, some of us will be working right through the dog days of August, but in Connecticut and most everywhere else business goes into idle mode as vacation bags get packed, whether for distant destinations – or havens closer to home. How far our outlook has come since the “Staycation” days of the Great Recession, when former Gov. M. Jodi Rell touted the state’s attractions on the simple premise that the Gold Coast’s newly destitute could not afford gas or airfare anymore (then hightailing it for a cruise in sunnier climes the moment her term ended). Since revealing its “Still Revolutionary” tourism slogan in mid-May, visitors to the Connecticut Office of Tourism’s ctvisit.com website are up 130 percent, according to data tracked by the Alexa Internet Web analytics service run by Amazon. That beats the percentage changes at the official vacation websites for New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Vermont, Rhode

Island, New Hampshire, Maine … Get the picture? In other words, Putnam Memorial State Park is rockin’! Well, actually we’re still wondering about why Gov. Dannel P. Malloy included the Redding park on his recent whirlwind tours of Connecticut attractions. Lake Compounce? Check. Maritime Aquarium? Of course. Connecticut’s “Valley Forge” perhaps best known for Gen. Israel Putnam ordering the execution of deserters on nearby Gallows Hill? Take the kids and make a day of it! Must’ve been that “Still Revolutionary” jingle still ringing in Malloy’s head. Anyway, if you can get by the humilities inflicted by the British on colonial Connecticut, it’s clear the state has more than a little to offer tourists. Correct, there’s no Statue of Liberty here, no Cape Cod, no Niagara Falls. Hartford takes a backseat to Boston; Mystic

ain’t no Newport; Kent can’t compare to North Conway. Yes, we too marvel at the grandeur of the Connecticut River’s sweep below the Gillette Castle hillside. Connecticut’s casinos are still the best in the East, if looking nervously over their shoulder at developments in New York and Massachusetts. You can find a great show in Westport, East Haddam and other performance venues. You can relax at superb inns and spas, be it the Mayflower Inn or Winvian in Litchfield County, Waters Edge in Westbrook, Saybrook Point Inn & Spa or the new Madison Beach Hotel – well, that’s what we hear about it anyway. We can do festivals with the best of them, whether OpSail in New London, Gathering of the Vibes in Bridgeport, you name it – even the upcoming “Night of Amazing Horses” sponsored by the Second Company Governor’s Horse Guard in Newtown. What you won’t find are the constant, omnipresent babble of the throngs – you know, the hordes you find summer-long in Newport, Provincetown or Ogunquit, the top beach towns in New England according to Yankee Magazine along with Nantucket. You’ll see a lot of New York plates on Connecticut highways the next several weeks, fighting traffic to get to those places. Some of them have already seen what they are going to see in Connecticut – probably most of those folks have not scratched much below the surface. All we do know is that a lot more people are checking out Connecticut – online anyway, which might mean more visitors to the shoreline and the sight lines. A rambling editorial, you say? Well, we say that’s not far from the beaten path of the best summer vacations – following wherever the trails, waterways or links lead.

Forget bears and bulls, it’s a lobster market

hat quintessential New England summer indulgence, of course, is lobster – and more than ever it’s not just an indulgence for those keeping the closest eye on the election tax debate. Heading into August, some local markets listed lobster at $3.99 a pound, even as reports theorized of a die-off in Long Island Sound as the catch here slows to a crawl. In Maine, however, the industry theoriz-

es that lower cod stocks decimated by overfishing eliminated the crustacean’s major ocean predator, leaving that many more for its land-based predator – yours truly. And rising temperatures in the Gulf of Maine may be playing a factor as well. Don’t expect it to last. Word on the wharf in Maine is that lobstermen are already resorting to the Down East version of a strike – leaving the boats tied up at the docks to

drive wholesale prices up from the current $2 a pound, which is not enough to pay for the gas and other expenses needed to keep their businesses afloat. If you’re dining table does not quite conjure up the setting of Abbott’s Lobster in the Rough in Noank or other seafood shacks heading up the New England coast, you’ll never get a better deal on a “staycation-style” lobster roll.

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eneral Electric Co. is breaking up GE Energy into three units, while saying the division has a strong outlook for the second half. John Krenicki, who has led GE Energy since 2005 and who became a GE vice chairman in 2007, is leaving the company at the end of this year. “We discussed him taking other roles inside the company,” said GE CEO Jeff Immelt in a July conference call. “I think his sense is that it is a good time to think about other things that he can do. John and I have worked together for 25 years. I think this is just one of those natural evolutions in GE that we do as time goes on to better match up with the markets.” Krenicki is one of two University of Connecticut graduates among GE’s seniormost executives, along with corporate treasurer Kathryn Cassidy. Three separate energy units will now report directly to Immelt: • GE Power and Water, based in Schenectady, N.Y. and led by Steve Bolze, with 41,000 employees and expected rev-

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John Krenicki is leaving GE Energy after a 25-year career with General Electric.

enue totaling $28 billion this year; • GE Oil and Gas in Florence, Italy, led by Dan Heintzelman, with 33,000 employees and $15 billion in expected sales this year; and • GE Energy Management, led by Dan Janki in Atlanta, with 27,000 workers and $7 billion in revenue. GE expects the reorganization to save it between $200 million and $300 million annually, without saying how many layoffs

could result. “Actions like this are always done carefully at GE,” Immelt said. “John and I have been working on this for some time.” GE Energy outperformed its corporate parent in the second quarter, increasing profits 13 percent to nearly $1.8 billion and revenue 15 percent to $11.9 billion. “We have got some big orders in places like Brazil and Canada and Australia, Turkey,

places like that,” Immelt said. “We have navigated the cycle as well as anybody. I think we probably make as much money as the rest of the industry combined or something like that. And we have a pretty good window on the future.” The only unit to eclipse GE Energy had its own momentous quarter: GE Transportation, which will move its headquarters from its longtime base in Erie, Pa., to Chicago. As a whole, GE increased profits 7 percent from a year earlier to $4 billion, while revenue gained just 2 percent to $36.5 billion. The company announced orders totaling $17 billion at this month’s Farnborough International Airshow in the United Kingdom for GE Aviation and other affiliates. Norwalk-based GE Capital improved earnings 31 percent to $2.1 billion, but that was driven by GE Real Estate’s return to profitability, with earnings totaling $212 million after a miserable second quarter in 2011 when the unit lost $335 million. GE is on track to shrink the size of GE Capital with unspecified impacts on its Fairfield County workforce numbering more than 2,000 people, even as it resumes dividends.

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GWI — From page 1

we’ll still be looking at them,” Hellmann said. “But obviously priority No. 1 when you write a $2 billion check is to get it absolutely right.” RailAmerica is based in Jacksonville, Fla., and its holdings include the Connecticut Southern Railroad, which moves construction material and debris on more than 40 miles of track in the Hartford area where it is based. Combined, GWI and RailAmerica will operate 100 railroads, totaling 1,000 locomotives on more than 15,000 miles of track. The companies were slated to deliver second-quarter results after press deadline; in the first quarter, Genesee & Wyoming earned $22 million on $207 million in revenue, while RailAmerica managed $4 million in profits on $125 million in operating revenue.

Story Teller — From page 6

DocuWeeks, has featured 25 films that have been nominated for an Academy Award and seven that have won an Oscar. The film follows the lives of burn survivors and is an attempt to display their altered insights and views on the world after their recoveries. “All of us have scars,” said Megan SmithHarris, the film’s director and producer. “But most of us carry them in the inside and they have to wear them on the outside.” The film, along with 10 others, will be shown Aug. 3 through Aug. 9 at the IFC Center in New York City and in Los Angeles afterward. DocuWeeks receives roughly 120 submissions to be included in the showcase every year. Smith-Harris said she typically likes to make films about ideas people have preconceived notations about and explore them further. Before making “Trial By Fire”, she

The pinK — From page 1

Fairfield County has no shortage of groups for working women – the Entrepreneurial Women’s Network, Ladies Who Launch and Professional Women of Connecticut to name a few – but Young Albanese said she saw in Femfessionals a different approach, one that emphasizes interpersonal experiences as much as exchanging business cards. The owner of a public relations advisory firm called Albanese Consulting Group (in her free time, Young Albanese also runs

wrote documentaries on polygamy and child brides. “If I can change the way [viewers] think,” she said. “Then I feel like I’ve been successful.” Smith-Harris moved to Wilton 15 years ago from Canada after she met her husband, Bill Harris, the film’s executive producer. The film is Smith-Harris’s first independent feature and the first film the couple has worked on together. Harris is a former A&E Television Networks L.L.C. executive and an Emmy winner. After working with her spouse for nearly three years on the project, Smith-Harris said she could host a seminar on the topic, but that right now the greatest challenge is simply finding funding. Being included in the exhibit and getting the film up to the IDA’s standards has cost $25,000, Smith-Harris said. For a small production company, that’s a lot. So far they’ve raised only $5,000 on their Indiegogo Inc., fundraising website.

Looking for help in the community, the company has used students and volunteers to help produce the film, including volunteers through Women@Work Network L.L.C., based in Wilton. The company helps current and returning professional women find work that fits their current life stage, whether that means finding a part-time job while the kids are still young or returning to the corporate world full time after taking years off. Usually the positions through Women@ Work are paid, but in exchange for free labor, Smith-Harris said she taught four women from the program new skills to add to their resumes. Among a variety of tasks, the volunteers helped with press lists, typing the script and translating. “I’m enormously grateful to them,” Smith-Harris said. “We believe so strongly in the project,” she added. “It has to do with human bravery, courage and dignity. … We thought this was a necessary film to make.”

Genesee & Wyoming also inherits RailAmerica’s Atlas Railroad Construction Co., with Hellmann not saying whether it will keep the subsidiary, while adding Genesee & Wyoming itself has recently investigated opportunities for new rail lines in North America – possibly to include servicing crude oil terminals planned for emerging shale-oil fields.

a blog called Small Town Mommy), she says she never set out to launch a networking group, but stumbled across the fledgling Femfessionals started by Miami resident Violette Sproul and saw the only way to join it was to start it in Fairfield County. “I was really looking for a place to build relationships,” she said. “It’s really a step beyond traditional networking … Nobody there has the attitude of, ‘What’s in it for me? It’s totally ‘What can I do to help you?’” The first session in March covered tips on how members could increase their income, whether as an employee or business owner. The next session, however,

took a different tack – a photography session, with members walking away with professional portraits for use in their business. Like many other networking groups, the Fairfield County chapter of Femfessionals is taking August off – in September, members move on to the silver screen. “A filmmaker by the name of Jordan Bayne (is coming) up from New York … to talk about women and filmmaking,” Young Albanese said. Femfessionals dubs such sessions “Pink Collar” workshops with the goal of giving members something tangible when they walk away from the event. The Bayne ses-

sion was suggested by Laurie Mayber, a chapter board member who runs Inner Flame Yoga in addition to freelance writing. Young Albanese declined to give a member count, terming it in double-digits at present. Femfessionals charges a $100 annual fee – $240 for a group of three – while also charging for Pink Collar workshops. The organization also sells advertising on its website as well as through social media “blasts” to its membership. While Young Albanese hopes to interest other women in the concept, she said she is more concerned with providing quality networking experiences than with building a big membership base.

“But obviously priority No. 1 when you write a $2 billion check is to get it absolutely right.”

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IN BRIEF

Viridian, Public Power merge The parent company of Viridian Energy is merging with Public Power L.L.C., with plans to create a new company called Crius Energy based in Stamford. The companies did not immediately disclose financial terms. Norwalk-based Regional Energy Holdings operates Viridian and several other companies, with Viridian marketing electricity derived from renewable resources, using a network of independent agents. Public Power is based in Danbury and resells electricity in seven states. Crius will be led by Michael Fallquist, CEO of Viridian and Regional Energy Holdings, with the Crius board chaired by Public Power CEO Bob Gries. Regional Energy Holdings and Public Power generated a combined $315 million in revenue in 2011 from some 400,000 customers.

June jobs report mixed Connecticut added 1,400 jobs in June, a 0.1 percent increase, but the unemployment

rate increased 0.3 percent from May. “June’s mixed results are a mirror of the strengths and weaknesses of the current job market,” Andy Condon, director of the Connecticut Department of Labor’s office of research, said in a press release. “Overall job growth is slow, though the private sector continues to show a decent recovery. Unfortunately, the jump in our unemployment rate indicates we are not growing jobs fast enough to satisfy the need in our economy.” But Connecticut Business & Industry Association Vice President Peter Gioia said that the picture is “a little better than we might have expected.” “If you take a look across the various sectors that were impacted, there were a lot of winners and there were a lot of losers,” Gioia said in a statement. In the private sector, 5,000 jobs were created, with the largest gain found in the education and health services sector. However, the growth was offset by 3,600 jobs lost in the public government sector.

Xerox cuts 700 Xerox Corp. cut 700 jobs in the second quarter, primarily in North America, paying $25 million in severance along with another $5 million to cancel leases. Norwalk-based Xerox earned $316 million in the second quarter as revenue dropped

1 percent from a year earlier to $5.5 billion. Xerox is expecting a boost in its ACS outsourcing operations as the January 2014 implementation of federal health reform approaches. “Our health care business has grown and is now a significant part of the overall portfolio,” said Lynn Blodgett, president of Xerox’s services business, in a conference call with investment analysts. “The whole effort around affordable care is something that we feel we’re very well positioned for.”

Lobster study set The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) will be studying the decline of the lobster population in the Long Island Sound. Since 1998, lobster landings have declined from 3.7 million pounds to just 142,000 pounds in 2011. “Lobsters and lobster fishing in Long Island Sound are an important part of the history and cultural identity of shoreline communities in this state,” said DEEP Commissioner Daniel C. Esty in a press release. “We look forward to launching this study and sharing the results with everyone.” The study will examine the possible role of stress factors, such as pesticides and water temperatures and take advantage of technological advances to examine the issue. Results of preliminary tests taken from the sound this fall will assist in the study and Esty said

they would also be developing a screening process to monitor the vital signs of lobster health over time.

Maxum lands new investor The corporate parent of Pilot Travel Centers is acquiring Maxum Petroleum, a Greenwich company that is one of the largest independent energy logistics companies in North America. Knoxville, Tenn.-based Pilot Flying J will fold Western Petroleum into Maxum, with Metalmark Capital and Waud Capital Partners reinvesting in the new venture. Maxum distributes more than 1.3 billion gallons of refined petroleum products annually to some 15,000 customers. The company will continue operating as an independent, standalone business under CEO Perot Bissell. Pilot Flying J operates about 600 travel centers in North America, including locations in Milford and North Stonington, while also selling fuel wholesale. The company employs 21,000 people.

Blumenthal: Time to reshore jobs U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal joined steelworkers at ATI Allegheny Ludlum Corp. in Waterbury to call for the immediate passage of the Bring Jobs Home Act.

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The bill, which Blumenthal co-sponsored, encourages American companies that have shipped jobs overseas to bring them back to American soil. The bill would offer companies tax credits for relocating employees back to the U.S. and would end taxpayer subsidies to pay for outsourcing. “Passing this common–sense measure will provide major tax incentives to bring jobs back to America and end outrageous loopholes that reward off-shoring,” Blumenthal said in a press release. “We should reward companies that bring jobs home – restoring and reshoring them – not those that send them to China or elsewhere.” According to Blumenthal, 2.4 million jobs have been outsourced in the last 10 years, including some in the steel industry.

Hubbell boosts Q2 sales Despite a mixed commercial construction market, Hubbell Inc. recorded a big sales increase as businesses renovate and install new lighting systems in existing buildings. Shelton-based Hubbell makes electric components for use in buildings and utility systems. Sales totaled $778 million in the second quarter, up 10 percent from a year earlier. Hubbell had a $78 million profit. During the quarter, Hubbell promoted CFO Dave Nord to president and chief operating officer.

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In the first half of 2012, just more than 15,000 new businesses launched in Connecticut, roughly 1,000 more than had launched over the same stretch in 2011. A slightly higher number of businesses than the previous year– nearly 5,900 – filed notice with the Connecticut Secretary of State that they had discontinued operations. It was the highest number of business starts since 2008; over the past dozen years, startup formation peaked in 2007 at more than 16,600 new companies.

World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. awarded a San Antonio resident a free trip to its 1,000th episode of Monday Night Raw, in recognition of his becoming the 100 millionth person to follow the company on Facebook and other social media channels. WWE stated it has more than 73 million Facebook fans – more than those for the NFL, ESPN and Major League Baseball – and 30 million Twitter followers across all of its networks, with the Stamford-based company also using Tout, Instagram, YouTube and Pinterest. Earlier this year, WWE was named “digital company of the year” by the Mashable social media news website.

PB sponsors startup contest

Sikorsky gets deal down under

Pitney Bowes Inc. is launching an entrepreneurial competition. It is aiming to find startups that can help drive development in three technology areas: location-based intelligence and analytics; document authenticity; and webenabled digital envelope and mail printing systems. Pitney Bowes is offering the winner office space for a year at its Stamford headquarters, access to the Stamford Innovation Center and technical and business consulting. The Pitney Bowes Entrepreneurial Competition runs through Sept. 7. For contest details visit pb.com/competition.

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. signed a four-year, $120 million contract to maintain Black Hawk and Seahawk helicopters for the Australian Defence Force. The contract replaces an expiring eight-year contract, and includes six annual renewable options. “During the 2011 flood disasters in Australia, our Black Hawk aircraft were critical in search and rescue missions and relief provisions,” Stephen Smith, defense minister of Australia, said in a statement. “Every flight hour requires many more ground hours of repair and maintenance.”

United Rentals buy boosts revenue

New Canaan-based J.H. Whitney Capital Partners L.L.C. acquired TIDI Products L.L.C., a Neenah, Wis.-based maker of disposable patient gowns, exam table paper, dental bibs and other products to ensure cleanliness in doctors and dentists offices. “TIDI products represent the first line of defense in the fight against health care acquired infections – a key priority in today’s health care environment,” Brian Cherry, managing director at J.H. Whitney, said in a statement.

New businesses up

United Rentals Inc. barely missed $1 billion in revenue during the second quarter, its first following its acquisition of rival RSC. Greenwich-based United Rentals lost $52 million in the second quarter while integrating RSC, but pushed revenue to $993 million. “The integration is very much on track,” United Rentals CEO Michael Kneeland said in a statement. “We have already brought the RSC operations onto our technology platform, aligned our sales force territories and completed 61 of 185 branch consolidations.”

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onnecticut business taxes increased 6 percent in the transition year between Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and former Gov. M. Jodi Rell, according to a new study – highest in the Northeast amid tax increases and economic growth. The study arrives even as a panel undertakes a comprehensive review of Connecticut business taxes, with a possible eye on simplifying the code, but with

Department of Revenue Services (DRS) Commissioner Kevin Sullivan stressing businesses should not expect outright tax cuts as a result of the review. An array of policymakers and commentators are keeping the spotlight on the coming “Taxmageddon” of federal tax increases scheduled to kick in beginning in January, on fears increases will send the fragile U.S. economy into a tailspin. Preliminary DRS estimates put Connecticut’s overall tax revenue at nearly $14.4 billion for the fiscal year ending

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in June, up 14 percent from fiscal 2011. Corporate income tax collections were down nearly 9 percent, however, to $701 million. Personal income tax was up 15 percent, however, including taxes generated by partnerships and limited liability companies that pass through profits directly to their proprietors who then pay taxes using personal income tax forms. Ernst & Young published its study in July in conjunction with the Council on State Taxation (COST). The study includes the impacts of both increased tax rates as well as

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Connecticut business taxes increased 6 percent in the transition year between Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and former Gov. M. Jodi Rell, according to a new study – highest in the Northeast amid tax increases and economic growth. North Dakota, whose economy has been the hottest in the nation, saw by far the biggest spike in revenue at 39 percent. At 6 percent, New Hampshire was second in the Northeast after Connecticut, with no other state in the region topping the 4.5 percent average increase of states nationally. Business tax collections increased 4.1 percent in New Jersey, 3.9 percent in Massachusetts and 3.4 percent in New York. The Ernst & Young/COST study arrived as Congress debated the proposed Marketplace Equity Act on the eve of the August recess, which would give states new powers to collect sales and use taxes from dotcoms that do not have a physical presence in a state. Connecticut passed its own such law last year, but has yet to enforce it. “There are many components of state tax systems that, frankly, are none of Congress’ business, even if they are good or bad public policy,” said Joe Henchman, vice president for the Washington, D.C.based Tax Foundation, in testimony to a U.S. House of Representatives committee. “Those aspects of state tax systems that are neither motivated by protectionism nor have the effect of raiding revenue from ‘out-of-staters’ should be left alone as part of our commitment to fifty simultaneous laboratories for policy experiments, to paraphrase Justice Brandeis.”

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n a recent trip on Metro-North to New York City, I happened to glance at the people sitting across the aisle from me. In one form or another, they were all digitally connected to the world. From reading on a Kindle, to texting, to sharing files on a laptop, they were all deeply immersed in some aspect of the digital world. It really made me pause and think about how interconnected we are with the world and how flat it has become. I started talking with the woman across the seat from me. She was a fifth-grade teacher in Chappaqua. We began discussing how connected her students were, with several of them already being conversant on Facebook. She also mentioned how most of them could now use Powerpoint with some proficiency. My son is 19 years old and constantly uses Facebook. When he broke up with his girlfriend, the first thing he (and she) did was to change their (respective) Facebook status. Just the way that students use Facebook is very different from how we use it as adults. Maybe that’s the power of Facebook – its flexibility and adaptability to its audience. While as adults, we constantly access fan pages and comment on various posts, students pay markedly less attention to fan pages and are constantly bouncing back and forth on each other’s walls. Their willingness to share their thoughts and pictures about all aspects of their lives is indicative of their openness toward social sharing. When my company does a Facebookbased campaign for a client, one of the key parameters in the planning of that campaign is defining the target audience. Almost all aspects of a campaign differ when it’s directed toward a younger, rather than an older audience. Generally, the most pronounced areas of differences involve visuals, Timeline and content. What’s particularly notable is that more than 350 million Facebook users regularly access the application via a mobile device – a potentially huge source of revenue for Facebook. This is a significant subset of the entire mobile market, which is expected to exceed 1.7 billion users by 2016, making it a place of enormous potential. Mobile strategies require the delivery of quality content that’s concise and easy to understand. When this content evokes an emotional response – particularly sharing

and encouraging friends to participate, it can be incredibly effective. The social aspect is arguably the primary reason why mobile commerce and location-based marketing have grown so quickly. Showrooming is a new and rapidly growing practice in which consumers visit a retailer, examine the product(s) in person, often photographing them for later reference and then making their purchases online – sometimes with a rival retailer. It’s a practice that stores have to increasingly grapple with and one that is expected to rapidly grow. It can be quite serious for the retailers who spend much time, effort and money to bring shoppers into their stores only to see them buy a product from another vendor – one who is usually online. Since many of these online vendors don’t have to contend with the overhead of a brick and mortar store, they can consistently sell their products for less money. Essentially, the stores are in danger of becoming showrooms for the online vendors. Some chains like Target, Best Buy and Walmart are actively seeking to combat showrooming. One solution Target is considering provides special discounts to buyers of certain products. This is readily possible since it actively tracks the purchases of most of its regular customers. RetailMeNot just released an iPhone app designed to “keep highly motivated customers ready to make a purchase within their retail stores” by utilizing a smart mobile coupon strategy. These retailer responses fly in the face of the numerous mobile price-checking apps, including the one developed by Amazon (that also has the resources to withstand this counterattack). At this point, no one knows who will win this rapidly evolving situation, only that changes will rapidly be forthcoming in the retail market. What we can be sure of, however, is that social media will continue to play an increasingly important role in both our interconnected digital world and the real world – even while riding on a train to the city. Bruce Newman is the vice president at The Productivity Institute L.L.C. in Carmel. He is also a social media strategist and the designer of a new service, wwWebevents.com. Follow him on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and the Productivity Institute blog. He can be reached at bnewman@prodinst.com.

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Ranked by the number of licensed brokers in the county; listed alphabetically in event of tie. Name, address, phone number Area code: 203 (unless otherwise noted) Website

Charter Oak Insurance and Financial Services Co.

HUB International Northeast Ltd.

6 Landmark Square, Suite 7200, Stamford 06901 359-5300 • charteroakfinancial.com

777 Commerce Drive, Fairfield 06825 337-1800 • hubinternational.com

Pierson & Smith Inc. (A division of First Niagara Risk Management Inc.) 40 Richards Ave., Fourth floor, Norwalk 06854 853-2727 • firstniagara.com/insurance

DiMatteo Group L.L.C.

Bearingstar Insurance

79 Bridgeport Ave., Shelton 06484 924-4811 • dimatteogrp.com

501 Kings Highway East, Fairfield 06468 254-0875 • bearingstar.com

Abercrombie Burns McKiernan & Company Insurance Inc. 581 Post Road, Darien 06820 655-7468 • abmck.com

Merit Insurance Inc.

Carlson & Carlson Inc.

1 Enterprise Drive, Suite 310, Shelton 06610 367-5328 • meritinsurance.com

15 Wilmot Lane, Riverside 06878 637-7575 • carlsonandcarlson.com

Wm. F. Malloy Agency Inc. 87 Glenbrook Road, Stamford 06902 351-9898 • malloyins.com

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Lambert & Carney Benefits Group L.L.C. d.b.a. 360 Corporate Benefit Advisors L.L.C. 1375 Kings Highway East, Fairfield 06824 292-8181 • 360cba.com

Ganim Group Inc. 2429 North Ave., Bridgeport 06604 335-0851 • ganimgroup.com

Hatfield Insurance Agency Inc. 1735 Post Road, Suite 5, Fairfield 06824 256-5660 • hatfieldinsuranceagency.com

Hagendoorn & Emond Insurance Inc.

John H. Wygal & Company L.L.C.

1011 High Ridge Road, Stamford 06905 321-1020 • heinsurance.com

161 East Ave., Suite 103, Norwalk 06851 831-8555 • jwygal.com

Mills & Mills Insurance 35 Old Ridgefield Road, Wilton 06897 762-8373 • millsandmillsinsurance.com

RPO Group Inc.* Renaissance Corporate Center, 245 Main St., White Plains, NY 10601 (914) 761-0550 • therpogroup.com

Top local executive(s) Contact person (bold) Email address Year agency established

Number of licensed brokers in county

Brendan Naughton General agent 1886

(115 Westchester County, 80 Hudson Valley, N.Y.)

300

Types of insurance sold

Number of employees in county

Risk management; life, disability income, long-term care, business overhead 360 expense insurance, business planning and protection, business succession and buy- (125 Westchester sell agreements, executive fringe benefits; employee benefits programs; retirement County, 80 Hudson Valley, N.Y.) planning and investments; estate and trust analysis

Jeffrey Rubin Senior vice president Jeffrey Rubin jeffrey.rubin@hubinternational.com 1954

Property and casualty, life and health, employee benefits and risk management products and services

Bruce Rogers Regional director Kim McGillicuddy Regional director 1946

Business, personal, life and health insurance

Business, group and individual health, life, disability, automobile, homeowners, umbrella, financial services, including 401K and simple IRAs

John V. DiMatteo CFP, AIF John V. DiMatteo jdimatteo@dimatteogrp.com 1960

(One Westchester County, N.Y.)

21 (One Westchester County, N.Y.)

Gary A. Adams Gary A. Adams gary.adams@bearingstar.com 1996

Personal and commercial, property and casualty, life, long-term-care and group discounted home and auto insurance

Kevin P. McKiernan Thomas J. McKiernan tmckiernan@abmck.com 1952

Personal and commercial lines, life, health and disability

Sean M. Carroll Edward Buckmir scarroll@meritinsurance.com 1936

Commercial property and casualty, personal insurance, employee benefits

Peter E. Carlson Jr. Peter E. Carlson Jr. pcarlson@carlsonandcarlson.com 1920

Property and casualty, life and health, disability, long-term care, commercial

William Malloy William Malloy wmalloy@malloyins.com 1945

Business (property, liability and workers' compensation), bonds, personal lines (home, automobile, umbrella), health, including group and individual policies

Paul Lambert CEBS, CLU, CIC Paul Lambert plambert@360cba.com 1984

Group medical and dental, group and Individual life, disability and long-term care

Lawrence J. Ganim Lawrence J. Ganim lganim@ganimgroup.com 1985

Medical, life, disability income, long-term care, key person, voluntary benefits

Guy Hatfield CPCU, CIC Guy Hatfield CPCU, CIC ghatfield@hatfieldinsuranceagency.com 1905

Home, automobile, business, professional, marine, life, health, group, long-term care, directors and officers, ocean cargo, expert witness services

Bert Hagendoorn Bruce Emond bemond@heinsurance.com 2000

Home, auto, life, health, small business, bonds, professional liability for attorneys, accountants and virtually all other professionals, directors and officers liability

John H. Wygal CLU, LUTCF Debbie Wygal jwygal@jwygal.com 1995

Full-service insurance and financial services agency; commercial insurance services, employee group benefits, life, health, disability, long-term care, dental and vision; automobile, home and valuables, renter and travel insurance; annuities and financial management services, retirement plans, Medicare plans

Automobile, boats, motorcycles, bonds, all types of commercial risks

Bob Mills Bob Mills bob.m.mills@snet.net 1953 Rory P. O'Brien Rory P. O'Brien robrien@therpogroup.com 1988

2 (One Westchester County, N.Y.)

2 (Four Westchester County, N.Y.

Group medical plans, group dental plans, group life and disability plans, executive benefit plans, wellness plans, HSA/HRA administration plans

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Redevelopment along Bridgeport gateway BY JENNIFER BISSELL

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nother void that manufacturing left in Bridgeport will be filled with a new development – and the project is the first new construction on the city side of Commerce Drive in 30 years. SSG Development L.L.C. is building a sixstory climate-controlled self-storage facility on Commerce Drive. The company chose the site primarily because of its visibility and easy access on and off of Interstate 95, said David Williams, SGG’s director of market development. To the community, the development is a symbol of Bridgeport’s own development. “Bridgeport has been better than ‘holding its own’ in a very tough economy,” said Donald C. Eversley, executive director of the Bridgeport Economic Development Corp. The new facility “will provide an active commercial presence on what is now an underutilized stretch of road.” Running parallel to Interstate 95, the roughly one-mile of road between Bridgeport and Fairfield was once the worksite for at least 10,000 people. But as manufacturing declined, the condition of the area did as well. The Fairfield side of the road has seen dramatic improvements in the last couple years, as a series of upscale auto dealers moved in. But for Bridgeport, Fairfield’s success only made the decrepit state of its side of the road even more noticeable. “SSG Development is always looking for real estate for new self-storage facilities that offer good visibility, high traffic counts and strong economic demographics,” Williams said. “(We) chose the Fairfield area because we believe there is a need.” The company also has approval to build a 5,000-square-foot retail building and is currently negotiating with several potential tenants to lease the space. Representing all of the automotive companies on Commerce Drive in some capacity, real estate agency Angel Commercial L.L.C. also leased the property to SSG. “Although Commerce Drive in Fairfield has undergone new construction, the SSG project marks the first new construction on Commerce Drive (in) Bridgeport,” said Jon Angel, president of Angel Commercial. “I’m proud to have helped.” United Auto Group had buildings knocked down and rebuilt; Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Daimler Vehicle Innovations – known for smart cars – built new facilities; and Porsche, along with Infiniti, had large renovations done to existing buildings. Also this month, Angel leased an acre of land on the road to Red Line Tech, an automotive modification company and there are two pending transactions on the land previ-

ously owned by Laidlaw Transportation and a GMC truck dealership. In the future, Angel said he foresees more retail companies moving in on the road. Accompanying all the development seen on the road, the city of Bridgeport has also chipped in. They’ve repaved and widened the road, planted a median and built a fountain at the intersection of Commerce Drive and Fairfield Avenue. To continue the city’s development, Bridgeport Economic Development Corp.’s Eversley said it was essential to continue aggressively addressing blighted properties, developing the city’s quality of life and retail markets, as well as encouraging successful business sectors in the area such as life sciences, specialty manufacturing, marine services and engineering. “(Bridgeport) will continue to benefit from being an easily accessible, yet affordable business The space purchased for a storage facility on location in anDMexpensive region,” Eversley said. DDI-1062 CT 7.375x7.125-BW:DDI-1062 DM CT 7.375x7.125-BW 12/21/11 3:33 PM Page 1 Commerce Drive in Bridgeport. Rendering of future buildings on Commerce Drive in Bridgeport. “The downtown renaissance will continue.”

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Additionally, the state is thinking about creating an alternative to purchasing through the state’s exchange or using Medicaid, called a basic health plan. With the passage of the ACA, fewer people are eligible for Medicaid in the state, leaving thousands of people uninsured and most likely unable to afford insurance through the exchange. The basic health plan would be offered to residents under the age of 65 with an income between 133 percent and 200 percent of the federal poverty level. The plan would be similar to Medicaid and offer only essential coverage, acting as a benchmark for all other coverage plans in the state. A third project in the making is an allpayer claims database that would be available for public use. The database would showcase all insurance claims, making it possible to answer, “What are the most prevalent health problems in my community?” and “What areas offer the cheapest care?” DeJesús cautioned the data wouldn’t be perfect or offer any easy answers, but would be a valuable tool. Legislators would be able to prioritize health-related initiatives to serve their districts and businesses could study the data to ensure their insurance plans are cost effective and a good fit for their employees. The state has until October 2013 to create its plans for the federal government’s approval and everything will be officially launched in January 2014.

jbissell@westfairinc.com States have until January 2014 to launch their own insurance marketplaces under the Affordable Care Act – which will offer businesses new coverage plans for their employees. But while plans are finalized, Jeannette B. DeJesús, the governor’s special adviser on health reform, said businesses can rest assure that the state is considering their interests in the matter everyday. Speaking to the Business Council of Fairfield County July 16 at the Stamford Ferguson Library, DeJesús outlined the state’s major plans. So far, few concrete plans are in place and it’s unknown how much anything will cost. “This is a time of critical change, flux … and many decisions to be made,” DeJesús said. Regardless of the heated debate behind the act, DeJesús said the state was moving forward on the critical issue. First, headway is being made on the state’s affordable health insurance exchange. In lieu of a national exchange, the state will be working with insurance providers in the state, to create an online marketplace for individuals and businesses to shop for insurance plans. DeJesús said her hope is that the exchange will improve the quality of care while simultaneously reducing the cost by offering more transparent and competitive plans.

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In a stealth operation worthy of its newest secret helicopters, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. swooped in to embed a high-tech incubator at the new Stamford Innovation Center, with the Stamford iCenter itself launching with a half-dozen startups in house, while hosting a Stamford Startup Weekend March 30 and April 1. At the same time, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy confirmed he met in late

January with IBM Corp. managers, without specifying the purpose of that meeting to include whether any deal is in the works to get the Armonk, N.Y.-based company to expand in Connecticut. In one fell swoop initially engineered by Malloy aide Kip Bergstrom, Stamford finds itself with what it thinks will be a vibrant entrepreneur “hotel,” while iCenter, page 2

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rchie and Jughead, Veronica and Betty and their forever-young comicbook gang at Riverdale High might blush at the storylines written in lawsuits by their creators’ clashing heirs at Archie Comic Publications Inc. in Mamaroneck. The real-world scripts, contained in state Supreme Court filings in Manhattan and Westchester County, include several employees’ claims last year that they were sexually harassed and threatened by Nancy Silberkleit, co-CEO of the comics publishing company since 2009 and widow of Michael Silberkleit, the former chairman and publisher of Archie

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Feb. 2 report. However, the state’s private-sector employers posted a net loss of 11,200 jobs since last July, triggering what DiNapoli described as a noticeable slowdown. “After a strong first half of 2011, job growth in New York was markedly weaker during the second half of the year, raising concerns about the pace of the recovery in 2012,” DiNapoli wrote. The region that includes Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties ranked among the lowest of the state’s metropolitan areas in the proportion of jobs recovered since the recession. After losing 28,800 jobs between July 2008 and December 2009, the lower Hudson

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A day before the U.S. Commerce Department revealed that the economy added 243,000 hris Tella made it through the October nor’easter jobs in January,and state Comptroller Thomas Tropical Storm Irene relatively intact – but not in thethat hiring in New York DiNapoli warned nor’easter of March 2010 when a and 65-foot toppled thetree Hudson Valley has lagged over the onto his Greenwich house. past six months. cloud-serThrough it all, the roof never caved in on his cloud-ser Between December 2009 and December vices provider UFlexData and parent company Mandragore, 2011, the state’s private sector regained with Tella able to access all his company’s critical data and 183,600 – or 58 percent – of the jobs that software from mobile devices. were lost during the recession. As small businesses get increasingly comfortable with During that same period the state as a the idea of running their information technology out of the the run return of 46 percent of all cloud – housing applications and data onwhole remotesaw servers jobssmall that cloud were lost, ser- well above the national by others – a building formation of relatively ser average of 34locally. percent, DiNapoli noted in his vice providers like UFlexData is selling those services

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Infighting and lawsuits between co-CEOs have shaken Archie Comics since the death of its former publisher and chairman Michael Silberkleit, shown here in 2007 at company headquarters in Mamaroneck.

Valley added a net 4,000 jobs in the two years since, with the region’s job recovery rate of 13.8 percent ranking far behind the state and

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percent and 51.6 percent, respectively. In the three-county region, “Gains in education, health services and tourism have been partially offset by sizable losses in government, construction and manufacturing,” DiNapoli wrote. Unemployment in the region fell to 6.4 percent last December from 7.2 percent in December 2009; however, the report noted that much of that decline was due to a drop in the state’s labor force rather than employment increases. Compounding the slow recovery, the financial securities industry, which DiNapoli called “the state’s economic engine” and which accounts for a third of the state’s gross State, page 9

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Return needed to ‘old-fashioned banking’ BY PATRICK GALLAGHER

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ew events in history have shaken consumers’ collective faith in the financial industry like the 2008 economic crisis did. Four years later, while many of the country’s largest banks post record profits, consumers still are left scratching their heads over events such as a $5.8 billion cumulative trading loss by JPMorgan’s infamous “London whale.” For those banks that are still struggling to regain the trust of their customers and clients, M&T Bank’s Paula Mandell says righting the ship will take a return to “good, old-fashioned banking.” “It comes back to customer service – whether it’s working through difficult times or just dealing with day-to-day banking needs,” said Mandell, senior vice president and regional president of M&T’s Tarrytown division, which serves Westchester and Rockland counties in addition to portions of Connecticut and New Jersey. Mandell got her start in the financial industry as a teller for the former Bankers Trust Co., working her way up from the retail side of the company to the commercial banking team. This August will mark 20 years for Mandell with M&T Bank, where she has served as Tarrytown regional president since 2000.

“I’ve always maintained as one of my priorities that it’s always important to have integrity and to do what’s right for the bank as well as for our customers,” Mandell said. She attributes her success to a combination of hard work, being in the right places at the right times and knowing how to balance her employer’s best interests with those of the bank’s clients. “I’ve always maintained as one of my priorities that it’s always important to have integrity and to do what’s right for the bank as well as for our customers,” Mandell said. While Mandell credits M&T Bank for having a robust training program for upand-coming employees, she said many other banks have ramped down or abandoned their training programs altogether over the

years – an occurrence she said has negatively impacted the industry as a whole. “We’re very focused on developing our employees for the future of our bank,” Mandell said. “Everyone is given training opportunities because we truly believe that the industry has suffered somewhat.” However, years ago, Mandell said, “A lot of banks – mostly the big banks – did away with their training programs. Effectively, what they did was they stopped developing people who were future bankers.” For those seeking work in the financial industry, Mandell said it is important for them to work for an institution that provides some form of training or mentoring – an area she said was “critically important” for her career. With that strong foundation in internal development and the focus on customer service, Mandell said M&T Bank and its customers were largely able to weather the financial crisis. “When the mortgage crisis hit, very early on when our banks saw it happening, we reacted very quickly,” she said. With a hands-on approach, she said, M&T Bank employees addressed customers’ concerns and ensured their cases were treated as “more than just a number within an institution.” Mandell maintains that despite the negative press surrounding the banking industry, “there are still so many good community banks and regional banks out there that have always done the right thing and that were always focused on banking for their customers.” One area that all banks could improve is in providing women with more leadership opportunities, Mandell said. Manufacturers and Traders Trust Co., the parent company of M&T Bank, lists 45 officers, of which eight are women. However, of the bank’s 15 regional presidents, Mandell is the only woman, according to the bank’s website. “In 40 years, I’ve seen the industry change for the better,” with women more evenly distributed among the retail and commercial banking sectors, “but it still tends to be a male-dominated industry.” “At the end of the day, there are more men at the top of the house than there are women, and I would really like to see that solved,” Mandell said, speaking of the banking industry as a whole. But, she said, “Within my experience, our customers – whether they are men or women – really want somebody competent and focused” above all.

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jbissell@westfairinc.com Laurie Schupmann has been a partner at PwC, an assurance, tax and advisory servicer, for 17 years. She’s worked in Washington, D.C., Amsterdam, New York City and currently heads up the PwC office in Stamford, overseeing more than 400 employees. Being a woman in a high-power position, we asked the following about challenges women typically face and her advice for those looking to advance their careers. How can diversity help a workforce? “Diversity in the workforce, in all forms, expands our perspective and therefore enhances the point of view we offer to our clients. Diverse backgrounds, thinking and experiences enhance our ability to identify opportunities and risks for discussion with

our clients. A diverse workforce also means a melting pot of life experiences, which significantly enriches the professional experience for our staff.” What kinds of challenges do women typically face? “Women often make difficult choices to balance career and other, often family, priorities. In my experience, the challenge in balancing life’s competing priorities is experienced by both women and men alike. “Having workplace flexibility is important and this is especially true for working mothers. As a mother of two, I feel very fortunate to work for a firm like PwC that offers employees significant flexibility in determining when and where work responsibilities may be fulfilled. PwC’s culture of teamwork also significantly contributes to the flexibility of each member of the team.

At PwC, you can be fully committed to your family, while having a rewarding career.” How can an employer help with these issues? “Seeking regular feedback from your employees and challenging the organization to be highly responsive to the changing career and life aspirations of your workforce is key. We’ve found that even small things, for example an extra day off over a holiday weekend or a mobile app to perform routine administrative activities, go a long way to helping our employees maintain a healthy work/life balance.” Do you think certain fields are more difficult than others for women to climb the ladder in? If so, which fields and why? “I think climbing the corporate ladder is getting easier in many industries and I know

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ne year ago, Sara Tucker learned that the HSBC Bank business banking team under her supervision was to be merged into First Niagara Bank as part of a major acquisition by First Niagara Financial Group Inc. Now, just two months since the acquisition was completed – with First Niagara picking up 26 former HSBC branches in the Hudson Valley – Tucker’s team is “pounding the pavement” as it looks to spread word of the transition and entice new clients. Tucker, a 20-year veteran of the financial industry, was able to retain her entire team as the acquisition progressed. She attributes much of that success to lessons she learned over the years, not only as a banker, but also as a parent. “Nothing prepared me for that (the transition) better than being a parent,” said Tucker, first vice president and Hudson Valley business banking team leader for First Niagara. Tucker had been with HSBC for five and a half years prior to the transition to First Niagara, first as a business banking relationship manager and then, for the past three years, as business banking team leader for HSBC’s Hudson Valley region. Sandwiched between her time at HSBC and a nine-year career at Citibank, Tucker was away from the banking world for 13 years to raise her children. “You talk about women in finance and I would have to say that when I came back into the workforce after not having been in a corporate environment for 13 years, I really thought long and hard about whether I wanted to be back in the world of finance,” Tucker said. Two years after coming on board with HSBC, Tucker was offered the position of business banking team leader when her predecessor departed. “I thought, do I want to manage, as opposed to just being a producer,” Tucker said. “Do I want to actually manage the team and have all the HR responsibility and mentoring and all that? And I absolutely did because I felt that part of parenthood really prepares you for that.” The transition to First Niagara was an exercise in managing change, Tucker said. She commended First Niagara executives for their involvement and transparency throughout the process, but said there were still frequent instances where either clients or employees were in search of answers. At times, she said, her job entailed “banking therapy.” “It’s a lot about building trust with your team, building trust with your customers and that comes from listening to their con-

cerns (and) getting as many answers as you can,” Tucker said. With the transition to First Niagara, Tucker’s team inherited the Westchester County market while retaining responsibility for the remainder of the Hudson Valley. The primary task, she said, is to maintain relationships with the bank’s current Westchester clientele while also forming new partnerships with businesses in the region. “New business is always a challenge but we have professionals and this is what they

do for a living,” she said. “It’s all about relationships – about building relationships with businesses.” Part of building those relationships is having a diverse staff, she said. Of the six relationship managers who comprise Tucker’s team, three are women, she said. “We all bring various strengths to the table. But when we’re in front of women owned businesses, I love to put a woman relationship manager there because I think that they kind of see eye to eye on things.”

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From the trading room to the classroom BY JANICE KIRKEL

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uzanne Matthews spent 27 years on Wall Street, 23 of them at Bank of America and Bank of America Securities, where she was a managing director of corporate and investment banking, working with multinational organizations to help them raise capital in international markets. She then was at HSBC Securities, where she managed government and public sector business, dealing with large multinational organizations like the World Bank. Her next stop? Westchester Community College (WCC). In May 2011, she became director of the Center for Financial and Economic Education where her job is to educate students, faculty and the community at large about personal finance. The center is funded by the JPMorgan Chase Foundation. “My job (at HSBC) was eliminated in the mortgage crisis,” said Matthews, who left the banking world in 2006. “I realized that I would have to reinvent myself, putting my skills into something I was passionate about and also giving back to the community in some way.” Matthews said she first became interested in the issue of financial literacy in the

late ’90s through the Financial Women’s Association of New York. “We also started a financial education program for high school students,” she said. “We called it ‘Financial Backpack,’ and I helped found it.” At that point she started to realize how little students knew about personal finance. “How to pay for college, how to make a budget, they didn’t know any of this.” So from 2006 to 2011, she worked for the Muriel Siebert Foundation, which has a strong commitment to financial education, as well as at the Museum of American Finance doing workshops for high school students. She ran seminars at Baruch College and Columbia University, and workshops on personal finance at the New York Public Library, all part of her consulting business working with nonprofits. Then in 2009, she worked with Westchester County, which was looking to implement programs for the community about financial literacy. That led to her interviewing for, and getting, the position at WCC. “The financial crisis underscored the fact that we need more education in financial literacy,” Matthews said. “The biggest issue for students and adults is not knowing how to save money. Over a third of the adult population in the United States has no sav-

ings. The other big issue is debt – student loan debt and credit card debt.” Studies have shown that there is a strong correlation between financial education early in life and adult behavior with money, she said. How early should this start? “The President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability came up with a policy for financial education called ‘Money as You Grow.’ It’s a set of financial principles used to teach children about money.” The first set is for 3- to 5-year-olds. “You can teach them that you need money to buy things, that we earn money by working and that you may have to wait to get what you want.” As for adults, Matthews says she starts by helping people get a handle on where their money is going and what they can change in order to start saving. If someone is in debt, she says the thing to do is not go to a debt – resolution agency, “which can get people into more trouble than they were in before, but to go to a financial counselor certified by the department of Housing and Urban Development.” At Mercy College, Pamela Chasin, who spent 16 years on Wall Street, at JPMorgan Chase and UBS in fixed income sales and trading, is developing and launching the

Women’s Leadership Institute. “It’s still very much in the developmental stages, the brainstorming stage,” she said. “As a female professional with a background on Wall Street there historically have not been a lot of women role models. My goal is to help encourage and support women in their professional life and pursuits.” Chasin left the world of finance because of the demands of family life. The 38-yearold has three children ages 4, 7 and 9. She comes from a family of teachers and always thought she would enter the classroom at some point in her career. Even though it hasn’t been her choice right at the moment, she says she wants to show women that they can have a family and career. “In my experience there are very few senior women with families. To the extent we can help foster more role models, we should. Women tend to fall out of the workforce because they feel unsupported.” That, she says, leads into another issue facing women, the glass ceiling. “I think we’ve come a long way on that, companies want to promote women but there’s not enough of a talent pool at the senior levels because women drop out of the workforce for family reasons.”

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Big growth, middling clout BY ALEXANDER SOULE

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n a 73-page report titled “The State of Women Owned Business,” American Express Open calculated a 71 percent increase in the number of women-owned companies in New York over between 1997 and 2012, ranking the state seventh nationally by that measure. Georgia led the nation by nearly doubling the number of women-owned businesses over the 15-year period. Among Northeast states, New Jersey had the next best increase after New York, with a 45 percent growth rate, while Connecticut managed a 41 percent increase in women-owned businesses. Factoring in firm revenue and employment, New York ranked just 24th nationally for the overall clout of its women-owned businesses, with Nevada and Wyoming tops nationally and Connecticut best of its Northeast neighbors at 16th, one slot ahead of New Hampshire.

this is the point at which entrepreneurial support organizations could fill a need and render more technical assistance, education, and leadership development support. This is even more important for women-owned firms at this level today than it was 10 years ago, as the ‘relative growth dip’ at this stage of business development is steeper now.” A 2010 study published by the Ewing Marion Kauffmann Foundation said that women are still under-represented among business founders. While women entrepreneurs shared many attributes of their male counterparts, there were some key differences – for instance, more than half of women surveyed were recruited to a company’s founding team versus less than a third of men; and women were far more likely to view protecting their intellectual

property as a business asset. The report’s authors said the country has a strong pool of potential high-growth entrepreneurs in the women who now earn nearly half of all doctorates conferred in the United States, yet few are following an entrepreneurial path. By developing programs that support women in creating high-growth businesses, the economic impact could be significant, they said. Several area resources exist to help business owners find their way to sustainable growth and financing, including the Westport-based Entrepreneurial Women’s Network, which organizes small “MasterMind” groups of between four to seven women to meet regularly to brainstorm and challenge each other; the Stamford-based Women’s Business Development Council, which offers work-

shops and free, walk-in counseling sessions; and the Women’s Enterprise Development Center in White Plains. A plethora of national organizations exist as well including Springboard Enterprises in Washington, D.C., and Catalyst and the Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO), both based in New York City. “A quick glance at women’s entrepreneurship statistics can be disheartening,” WPO stated in a July blog. “However, it’s important to remember that the tides are changing. Women currently earn 60 percent of bachelor’s and master’s degrees and the number of women enrolled in MBA programs is five times what it was in the 1970s. These women hold the right tools and knowledge to form and run their own successful businesses.”

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Women’s voice in finance still small as wealth grows BY JACQUELINE PRUE

ow many women have had the experience of a financial adviser calling at home only to ask if he or she might speak with her husband? According to a Boston Consulting Group survey, 73 percent of women say that they are dissatisfied with the financial services industry. Women claim they are overlooked, excluded, receive contradictory or poor advice and get worse deal terms than men. In “Anatomy of a Business,” author Sasha Galbraith writes that communication is and has been at the heart of every business transaction – whether it’s trading saber tooth tiger furs or negotiating a complex international corporate merger. Women are experts at communication, especially when it comes to transmitting subtle and complex ideas such as the importance of understanding one’s values and goals before making investment decisions. The Federal Reserve reports that women control 51.3 percent of all wealth in the United States. In financial services, however, they still have relatively little voice – on both sides of the transaction.

A savvy value-added banker, male or female, could generate additional fees just by paying attention to what women want.

Only 11 percent of American women prefer to work with a female financial adviser, the Boston Consulting Group found in its survey. The majority, 85 percent, say they are neutral to the gender of their banker or investment adviser. This lack of preference is unexpected, given that studies show women take more prudent risks and achieve more consistent returns with the money they manage. The female economy is one of the largest on earth. Women worldwide earn $13 trillion and control $20 trillion of consumer spending, three times the Gross Domestic Product of China. Boston Consulting Group surveys also show that 20 percent of women’s wealth is tucked away in checking and savings accounts. A savvy value-added bank-

er, male or female, could generate additional fees just by paying attention to what women want. Regardless of gender, there are a few things that every financial adviser should provide. First and foremost is a discovery meeting. To meet your needs properly, a wealth manager should spend a lot of time getting to know you. He or she might ask a number of questions such as, “What’s important to you about money?” An adviser should also provide regularly structured meetings. It is the job of the financial adviser/wealth manager to take into account the full range of financial needs, hopes and dreams. Managing money for retirement, choosing insurance options and integrating tax and estate advice is a major task. Women as clients in particular need a variety of financial tools. For one, they need to feel their children are well taken care of. Mike Sanders, president of Clark Dodge Asset Management, states, “College planning must occur in conjunction with achieving multiple life goals… utilizing current and future resources in a taxefficient manner is part of an integrated approach.” Sanders adds that “529 plans, where appropriate, offer the potential of tax-deferred growth in addition to reducing federal and state income tax at the individual and estate levels.” The real problem is that there are too many advisers who view themselves simply as investment generalists or product specialists. They don’t utilize an integrated approach arising from an understanding of the client’s deepest needs, values and goals. These advisers do not utilize a consultative approach to create integrated solutions for the purpose of solving client challenges. In other words, they do not work closely with their clients. While most financial service companies still focus on style over substance, there are a few that actually “get it.” Given that over the millennia women have developed these specialized skills, their contribution to an in-depth approach, whether as client or as investment manager, should be essential. Germany has the first bank created by women for women – Frauenbank. The company’s philosophy is to provide quality, flexibility and transparency. Given that by 2020, women will control 67 percent of all U.S. wealth, perhaps we should look at the example of other countries. Jacqueline Prue is vice president at Clark Dodge & Co. Inc. in Harrison, NY She can be reached at jprue@clarkdodgeco.com.

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SPECIAL REPORT LAW

Labor Department: Contractors can blow the whistle BY ALEXANDER SOULE

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U.S. Department of Labor board issued a key ruling interpreting federal Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower law to cover contractors, including accountants privy to financial machinations at corporations. The Administrative Review Board of the U.S. Department of Labor ruled that employees of contractors carry the same whistleblower protections under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act that workers have who work for publicly traded corporations and others with reporting requirements under Securities and Exchange Commission rules. Earlier this year, the Labor Department requested funding to hire an additional 45 investigators to bolster its ability to chase down whistleblower cases, even as whistleblower provisions as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the Affordable Care Act also get implemented by other agencies. In July, a federal judge ruled that Dodd-Frank whistleblower provisions could be applied retroactively due to the precedents set under Sarbanes-Oxley. Courts are still working through an interpretation of Dodd-Frank – earlier this year, a judge ruled in a case involving Fairfield-based

General Electric Co. that whistleblower claims could not be filed under Dodd-Frank for allegations of activities in other countries. Closer to home, the Labor Department case involved a complaint against David Landau & Associates L.L.C., a Fairfield, N.J. forensic accounting company that does business as DLA. An accountant sued claiming he was let go for reporting internal control problems at a DLA client. The DLA case signals the Labor Department’s broad interpretation of Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower protections to encompass non public companies that contract services to public companies, according to attorneys with Jackson Lewis L.L.P., an employment law firm with a Stamford office. Sarbanes Oxley specifies contractors, subcontractors and agents of companies as protected from any discrimination as a result of reporting internal violations at publicly traded companies with which they do business. Still, the U.S. Court of Appeals had previously reversed a contractor whistleblower case involving the parent company of Fidelity Investments. In its own ruling, the Labor Department noted that the Enron scandal that spawned Sarbanes-Oxley involved outside auditors such as Arthur Anderson, and so Congress intended the rule to apply to outside accountants and other

professional services companies. “The (Administrative Review Board’s) decision in Spinner sets the stage for a potential surge in claims against contractors,” Jackson Lewis attorneys stated in a client brief. “It also represents what appears to be a growing divide in the interpretation of (Sarbanes Oxley) between the DOL and the federal courts.” Cases involving whistleblowers and allegations of retaliation continue to work their way through the courts, including in Connecticut where a former UBS AG employee and Stamford resident named Mary Barker sued after claiming she was let go in a mass layoff, but also as a direct result of reporting to superiors what she claimed was inaccurate accounting that put the company in jeopardy of violating federal securities law. As reported by Pullman & Comley attorney Daniel Schwartz in his Connecticut Employment Law blog, in June a federal judge denied UBS’ motion for summary judgment and at press deadline the case was ongoing. “As employers conduct risk assessment on reductions in force, employers should not just worry about the typical protected categories (race, gender, disability, age, etc.) but also retaliation and SOX claims as well,” Schwarz stated. “SOX may be new, but it’s growing up quickly.”

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Conn. nets $1.4m For the fiscal 2012 year ending in June,Connecticut collected nearly $1.4 million in penalties from out-of-state companies operating within the state’s borders without having registered with the secretary of state’s office as required by law. In all, Connecticut levied fines on just over 320 businesses, the highest number since 2007. Some 50,000 out-of-state businesses are registered with the Connecticut secretary of state’s office. “Out-of state companies who fail to register and do not obtain a certificate of authority to do business here undercut Connecticut companies and make it difficult to provide accountability for Connecticut consumers,” said Denise Merrill, Connecticut secretary of state and chief business registrar, in a prepared statement. “Many of the businesses who end up paying penalties were simply unaware of the law.” Companies that violate the law face a fine of $300 for every month they transact business in Connecticut without legal authority. After obtaining a certificate of authority to transact business in Connecticut, out-ofstate companies must also file a yearly annual report with the secretary of state. The five largest settlements, ranging

from $15,000 to $18,000, were paid by: • Intuitive Surgical Inc. of Sunnyvale, Calif.; • Communications Test Design Inc. of West Chester, Pa.; • Trapeze Software Group Inc. of Ontario, Canada; • Clinical Computer Systems Inc. of Elgin, Ill.; and • Ziff Brothers Investments L.L.C. of New York City.

Yale Law creates Ph.D. Yale Law School is creating what it says is the nation’s first law Ph.D. program. The program will give students a broad legal scholarship foundation and specialized training to produce their own scholarship. Currently, 10 percent of teaching law professors graduated from Yale Law School, including deans of eight of the top 10 law schools. With its new Ph.D. program, the school expects that its prominent placement rate will continue. The program will launch in the fall of 2013.

EPA fines Fairfield firm The Environmental Protection Agency is levying a $94,000 fine against 5N Plus Inc., claiming it failed to file notice of hazardous chemicals stored at its Fairfield facility. Under the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act, companies must file so-called Tier II reports

with local fire departments and emergency responders. EPA stated 5N Plus also failed to report the use of lead and selenium to the state and federal Toxic Release Inventory, a national database of toxic chemical use available to the public.

and volume discounts, according to the Associated Press. The law went into effect May 20, with the expectation that the growth in sales would equate to between $6.4 million and $11.2 million in new state revenue.

State settles suit

Chase makes $1M in state restitution

The Connecticut Banking Commissioner and an Illinois life insurance company and its subsidiary reached a settlement over a securities licensing violation. After a multistate investigation, it was found that agents at Bankers Life and Casualty Co. were not registered, creating revenue for the company from dual agents’ securities transactions. The order directs Bankers Life and Casualty and its subsidiary BLC Financial Services Inc., to cease and desist from conducting business as a broker-dealer or investment adviser in Connecticut, unless the agents are registered. The two companies were fined nearly $1 million in Connecticut and roughly $9 million in total from other state settlements.

Alcohol price regs under review Now that customers are allowed to purchase alcohol on Sundays in Connecticut, a Competitive Alcohol Liquor Pricing Task Force met to review price regulations, taxes

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is making nearly $400,000 in restitution available to a handful of Fairfield County organizations, as part of a $92 million municipal bond derivatives settlement last year in 24 states. Fairfield University is in line for $240,000, with Stratford, Bridgeport and Fairfield to receive smaller amounts. In all, 10 Connecticut entities could receive $1 million in restitution. “Issuers, including state and municipal government agencies and not-for-profit organizations entrusted taxpayer money to (JPMorgan Chase), and the company violated that trust by steering those funds into rigged or tainted municipal derivatives contracts,” said Attorney General George Jepsen, in a prepared statement. “While it is up to each, individual entity to decide whether or not they want to participate in the settlement, I believe that the settlement is appropriate and will compensate these entities for the losses arising from this financial institution’s wrongful conduct.”

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Bridgeport breaks out I recently visited Bridgeport to attend the annual Bridgeport Arts Fest. I was struck by how much it reflected the creative community of the city. There were demonstrations by artists living in the Read’s Artspace building, a downtown building that provides artist live-work space. All along the streets there were creative business entrepreneurs set up under tents selling their one-of-a-kind creations. There was also lots of music by musicians that have made their home in Bridgeport. I was there early and some of the first people to attend were a multi-aged family of 40 wearing identical navy blue T-shirts. Mayor Bill Finch read a proclamation for their family reunion stating how their family had been living in Bridgeport for 65 years. Attending the Arts Fest was a great way to celebrate all that their city is becoming. Bridgeport also just launched a monthly downtown event called B-Squared. Every second Thursday of each month, the Bridgeport Arts and Culture Council will bring the community together by presenting arts–related events, openings, activities and special programming. This will provide opportunities for visitors and locals to gather and savor the local experience. Together they will enjoy the activities while patronizing shops and dining establishments that are a part of this growing, vibrant community. Also, over the summer, the city of Bridgeport will host the City Canvas project, which will project artist video projects onto downtown buildings creating dynamic visual delight just after dusk every Thursday through Oct. 2nd. Ryan Odinak Executive Director Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County

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

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The Harlem String Quartet, praised for its “panache” by The New York Times, will perform in the Westport Arts Center Gallery at 51 Riverside Ave., Sunday Aug. 12, at 3 p.m. An acclaimed young ensemble that reflects the AfricanAmerican and Hispanic culture of its home neighborhood, the Harlem String Quartet’s mission is to advance diversity in classical music while engaging young and new audiences through the discovery and presentation of varied repertoire, and highlighting works by minority composers. The concert will be set against the backdrop of WAC’s intimate gallery space and will focus on music by Walter

Piston, Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, Chick Corea and Maurice Ravel. The music series is produced under the leadership of Westport native Russell Platt. Now in residence in New York City, Platt is the senior editor for classical music for The New Yorker. “We have assembled perhaps our finest chamber music lineup yet, one that features brilliant young artists, local favorites and two of America’s most prestigious ensembles. The mixture, as always, is firmly grounded in the classics, but has a healthy dose of variety,” Platt said. The chamber music season continues Oct. 21 at 3 p.m. with a concert by Andrew Russo and Frederic Chiu on two pianos at the Pequot Library, 720 Pequot Ave., Southport. Russo is renowned for his work in contemporary music and Westport’s Chiu has delighted audiences internationally for decades. In honor of the 150th anniversary of the birth of composer Claude Debussy, the program will focus on his exquisite Impressionist music and extend that theme to two American composers, Philip Glass and Leonard Bernstein. For more information and tickets, call 222-7070 or visit westportartscenter.org

One-twO-three, dip Area residents seeking a mid-week change of pace can buff up their dance–floor skills while socializing at Wednesday evening ballroom dance parties recently launched at Dance With Me Stamford. Reminiscent of the popular ballroom dance evenings at the now-closed Terrace Club in Old Greenwich, the parties are open to the public and run from 8:30 to 10 p.m. at the studio, 20 Summer St., Fifth floor, Stamford. Tickets are $15

per person, which includes light refreshments. Immediately preceding the parties from 7:30 to 8:30 P.M., instructors teach group classes – a different ballroom–dancing style each week – for $25 per person. First-time attendees to a group class are invited to stay for the ballroom dance party for free to practice what they’ve learned. For more information, visit dancewithmeusa.com or call 674-8100 for reservations.

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on the record Attachments Shaw, Mary, Newtown. $108,395 in favor of Candlewood New Milford L.L.C., New Milford. Property: 4 Scenic View Drive, Newtown. Filed June 13.

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. 661 Washington Road L.L.C., 661 Washington Road, Woodbury. Chapter 7, filed July 13, case no. 12-51321. Assets: $500,000 to $1 million. Liabilities: $500,000 to $1 million. Type of business: limited liabiity company. Debtor’s attorney: Vincent M. Marino, Cohen & Wolf P.C., Orange. Amsterdam L.L.C., 74 Mather St., Wilton. Chapter 11, filed July 13, case no. 12-51320. Assets: $1 million to $10 million. Liabilities: $500,000 to $1 million. Type of business: limited liabiity company. Debtor’s attorney: Ellery E. Plotkin, Law Offices of Ellery E. Plotkin, Stamford.

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Building Permits

Commercial 11 Wilton Road Associates. Fit out an existing commercial space for an art gallery tenant at 11 Wilton Road, Westport. Estimated cost: $55,000. Filed June 11.

Stamford Hospital. Perform interior renovation at an existing commercial building, 30 Shelburne Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $450,000. Filed June 27.

DeCalice, Deane. Construct an addition at an existing single-family residence, 100 Cherry Lane, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $130,000. Filed June 12.

Moran, Adele. Perform exterior renovations at an existing singlefamily residence, 185 Pine Creek Ave., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed June 14.

STC Building & Property Management, Bridgeport, contractor Olympic Construction L.L.C., for the town of Fairfield. Perform Stamford, contractor for Triple S exterior renovations at an existing 2777 L.L.C. Perform interior ren- commercial building, 755 Melovation at an existing commercial ville Ave., Fairfield. Estimated cost: building, 2777 Summer St., Stam- $68,250. Filed June 14. ford. Estimated cost: $79,000. Filed June 29.

Golubovic, Jelina and Dragan Golubovic. Construct an addition at an existing single-family residence, 61 Edge Hill Place, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed June 11.

Napier, Arianne and Michael Alpert. Install an in-ground pool and enclosure at an existing single-family residence, 14 Jennings Court, Westport. Estimated cost: $51,000. Filed June 11.

Hayes, Lisa and Arthur Hayes III. Perform interior alterations at an existing single-family residence, 3 Harding Lane, Westport. Estimated 3 Laurel L.L.C. Construct a cost: $90,000. Filed June 5. new five-bedroom single-family residence at 3 Laurel Road, Westport. Estimated cost: $450,000. Iwaszkiewicz, Marek, Stratford, contractor for Sharp Capital Filed June 13. Management Inc. Construct an addition at an existing single-famAnthony M. Baldino Custom ily residence, 236 Stevenson Road, Homes, Thomaston, contractor for Fairfield. Estimated cost: $88,000. M&R Associates L.L.C. Construct a Filed June 11. new single-family residence at 189 Fairmount Terrace, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $230,000. Filed June 6. J. Tallman Builders L.L.C., Southport, contractor for Southport Realty Corp. Construct additions and Assisi Remodeling, Stamford, elevate an existing single-family contractor for Gaetano Iovino. residence, 789 Harbor Road, FairConstruct additions and perform field. Estimated cost: $500,000. alterations at an existing single- Filed June 5. family residence, 821 Stillwater Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: Jarman L.L.C., Greenwich, con$209,000. Filed June 15. tractor for Ariane and Miguel Triay. Perform interior alterations at an Braydan Construction, Stamford, existing single-family residence, 18 contractor for Kathleen Malone. Wyndover Lane, Stamford. EstiConstruct an addition at an existing mated cost: $100,000. Filed June 25. single-family residence, 293 Bouton Street West, Stamford. Estimated Johanssen, Martha and Per Jocost: $57,760. Filed June 18. hansson. Install an in-ground pool and enclosure at an existing singleCerretta Development Company family residence, 16 Hermit Lane, L.L.C., Trumbull, contractor for Westport. Estimated cost: $100,000. Mary and Mark Cerretta. Con- Filed June 11. struct a new single-family residence at 477 Lalley Blvd., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $500,000. Filed June 6. Keith J. Manca Building Co., Danbury, contractor for Geoffrey Mullen. Construct an addition at Cocco, Christopher. Construct an existing single-family residence, a new six-bedroom single-family 2738 Bronson Road, Fairfield. Estiresidence at 21 Partrick Road, mated cost: $250,000. Filed June 8. Westport. Estimated cost: $500,000. Filed June 14. Lee, Linda. Construct an addition at an existing single-family resiDaines, Elizabeth and Ster- dence, 297 Rock Rimmon Road, ling Daines. Construct an Stamford. Estimated cost: $114,000. addition at an existing single- Filed June 19. family residence, 21 Grove Point Road, Westport. Estimated cost: Lufan Homes L.L.C. Construct a $800,000. Filed June 11. new single-family residence at 64 Fieldcrest Drive, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $160,000. Filed June 11.

New England Custom Carpentry, Stamford, contractor for Judith Langan. Perform interior alterations at an existing single-family residence, 95 Intervale Road, No. 41, Stamford. Estimated cost: $77,000. Filed June 26.

Lanese Construction Inc., Bridgeport, contractor for Fairfield University. Perform interior renovations at an existing commercial building, 1073 N. Benson Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $85,000. Filed June 5.

25 Ford Road L.L.C. Perform interior renovations at an existing commercial building, 25 Ford Road, Westport. Estimated cost: $61,000. Pavarini Construction, Stamford, contractor for 30 Oak Street Filed June 8. L.L.C. Fit out an existing commercial space for tenant Securitas at 30 AP Construction, Stamford, con- Oak St., Stamford. Estimated cost: tractor for Stamford Square Associ- $83,000. Filed June 27. ates. Perform interior demolition at an existing commercial building, 3001 Summer St., Stamford. Esti- Rafala, Anthony, South Glastonmated cost: $220,000. Filed June 28. bury, contractor for Jewish Home for the Elderly. Re-roof an existing commercial building at 175 JefferConboy & Mannion Contract- son St., Fairfield. Estimated cost: ing, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., con- $51,000. Filed June 8. tractor for Lake Hills Shopping Center. Fit out an existing commercial space for tenant Panera Sachse Construction & DevelBread at 2250 Black Rock Turnpike, opment, Birmingham, Mich., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $387,000. contractor for Bridgeport Roman Catholic Diocesan Corp. Perform Filed June 15. interior renovations at an existing commercial building, 5151 Park Garden Homes, Stamford, con- Ave., Fairfield. Estimated cost: tractor for Springdale Center Asso- $795,225. Filed June 4. ciation. Perform interior alterations at multifamily housing at 1058 Hope St., Stamford. Estimated cost: Saugatuck Construction Group, Stamford, contractor for Reckson $271,000. Filed June 19. Division of S. L. Green. Perform interior alterations at an existing Garfield, Anne and Arthur Lang. commercial building, 101 Broad St., Fit out an existing commercial Stamford. Estimated cost: $61,000. space for tenant Great Stuff at 68 Filed June 25. Main St., Westport. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed June 5. Silktown Roofing Inc., Manchester, contractor for the town of Lanese Construction Inc., Bridge- Fairfield. Re-roof an existing comport, contractor for Bridgeport mercial building at 755 Melville Roman Catholic Diocesan Corp. Ave., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $6.4 Perform interior renovations at an million. Filed June 8. existing commercial building, 5151 Park Ave., Fairfield. Estimated cost: Southport Construction, Fair$120,000. Filed June 15. field, contractor for Pilgrim Towers Inc. Perform interior alterations at Lanese Construction Inc., Bridge- multifamily housing at 25 Washport, contractor for Bridgeport ington Court, Stamford. Estimated Roman Catholic Diocesan Corp. cost: $202,000. Filed July 2. Perform interior alterations at an existing commercial building, 5151 Park Ave., Fairfield. Estimated cost: Stamford Hospital. Perform interior alterations at an existing com$86,500. Filed June 19. mercial building, 30 Shelburne Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $1.7 million. Filed June 15.

Residential

Nikolopoulos, Patricia and Anthony Rafaelides. Construct a new single-family residence at 15 Cody Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $801,000. Filed June 22. Orseck, Stacy and Jonathan Orseck. Perform interior renovations at an existing single-family residence, 36 Little Fox Lane, Westport. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed June 1. Peter Stofa Home Improvement, Stratford, contractor for Michael Whittingham. Perform alterations and interior renovations at an existing single-family residence, 109 S. Brook Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $170,000. Filed June 29. Portman, Nancy and Lawrence Portman. Construct an addition at an existing single-family residence, 2 Mayflower Parkway, Westport. Estimated cost: $320,000. Filed June 14. Sallick, Karen. Construct additions and perform renovations at an existing single-family residence, 11 Summer Hill Road, Westport. Estimated cost: $225,000. Filed June 11. Seuch, Kathryn and David Seuch. Construct an addition at an existing single-family residence, 83 Bonney Terrace, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $105,000. Filed June 13.

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on the record Shure, Kathleen and Gary Shure. Construct an addition at an existing single-family residence, 4 Leslie Lane, Westport. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed June 5.

Court Cases Bridgeport Superior Court

Sir Old Hill Farms L.L.C. Construct a new six-bedroom singlefamily residence at 5 Old Hill Farms Consolidated Management Group Road, Westport. Estimated cost: Inc., Westport. Filed by Melissa DiNardo, Trumbull. Plaintiff’s attor$700,000. Filed June 1. ney: Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder P.C., Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff alSponheimer, Carol and Brian leges that she was struck by falling ice Sponheimer. Construct an ad- while visiting the defendant’s premdition at an existing single-family ises as the result of an unsafe condiresidence, 26 Gurley Road, Stam- tion arising from negligence on the ford. Estimated cost: $377,000. part of the defendant, its agents and Filed June 15. employees, which caused her to suffer serious, painful injuries and to incur Steede, Ted, Stamford, contractor substantial medical expenses. The for Alice and Christopher Hallow- plaintiff seeks damages in excess of ell. Perform interior renovations at $15,000 plus applicable costs and reaan existing single-family residence, sonable attorneys’ fees. Filed May 30. 242 Wire Mill Road, Stamford. Es- Case no. CV126027778. timated cost: $85,000. Filed June 15. The Cotter Law Firm L.L.C., et al., Truvue L.L.C., Trumbull, contrac- Stratford. Filed by Maryland Casualty tor for Robert Kaminsky. Construct Co., Owings Mills, Md. Plaintiff’s atan addition at an existing single- torney: Wiggin & Dana L.L.P., New family residence, 62 Potters Lane, Haven. Action: The plaintiff alleges Fairfield. Estimated cost: $115,000. that the defendants failed to honor terms of a negotiated settlement in Filed June 8. its favor regarding the defendants’ professional negligence and that Twin Circle L.L.C. Construct a their failure to pay the settlement has new six-bedroom single-family caused it to suffer a substantial finanresidence at 5 Twin Circle Drive, cial loss. The plaintiff seeks damages Westport. Estimated cost: $600,000. in excess of $15,000 plus applicable costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed June 5. Filed May 29. Case no. CV126027730. Vaulina, Natalya and Galas Vadim. Construct an addition at an existing single-family residence, 128 Van Buskirk Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $191,000. Filed June 29. Westport Building Company L.L.C. Construct a new six-bedroom single-family residence at 5 Ledgemoor Lane, Westport. Estimated cost: $510,000. Filed June 14. Wishing Well Builders, Stamford, contractor for Capstone Resdev L.L.C. Construct a new single-family residence at 191 Erskine Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $973,660. Filed June 25. Wyatt, Tamami and Lorenzo Wyatt. Construct additions and perform renovations at an existing single-family residence, 48 North Ave., Westport. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed June 13.

Parcc Health Care Inc., Bridgeport. Filed by McKesson MedicalSurgical Minnesota Supply Inc., Golden Valley, Minn. Plaintiff’s attorney: Sugarmann & Sugarmann, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff alleges that prior to the date of this action it delivered goods and/or services to the defendant and that $125,748 relating to those deliveries remains outstanding and past due from the defendant despite repeated requests for payment by the plaintiff. The plaintiff seeks repayment of all outstanding amounts plus interest, costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed May 31. Case no. CV126027819. Patio.com L.L.C., Stamford. Filed by Rose Lucchesi, Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorney: Jonathan E. Spodnick, Trumbull. Action: The plaintiff alleges that she fell while a business invitee on the defendant’s premises as the result of an unsafe condition arising from negligence on the part of the defendants, its agents and employees, which caused her to suffer serious, painful injuries and to incur substantial medical expenses. The plaintiff seeks damages in excess of $15,000 plus applicable costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed May 29. Case no. CV126027746.

Tavern on Main, et al., Westport, et al. Filed by Constellation New Energy Inc., Baltimore, Md. Plaintiff’s attorney: Murphy Laudati Kiel Butler & Rattigan, Farmington. Action: The plaintiff alleges that prior to the date of this action it delivered Mita Enterprises L.L.C., Ricky goods and/or services to the defenHill. Filed by Santa Buckley En- dants and that $13,999 relating to ergy Inc., Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s those deliveries remains outstandattorney: Green & Gross P.C., ing and past due from the defenBridgeport. Action: The plaintiff dants despite repeated requests for alleges that it has made deliver- payment by the plaintiff. The plainies of natural gas to the defendant tiff seeks repayment of all outstandsince December 2005 and that ing amounts plus interest, costs and amounts relating to those deliver- reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed ies remain outstanding and past May 25. Case no. CV126027704. due from the defendant despite repeated requests for payment by the plaintiff. The plaintiff seeks repay- Testos Catering L.L.C., Fairfield. ment of all outstanding amounts Filed by Fiorella Torri, Bridgeplus interest, costs and reason- port. Plaintiff’s attorney: Sousa & able attorneys’ fees. Filed May 31. Stone L.L.C., Shelton. Action: The Case no. CV126027822. plaintiff alleges that she fell while a business invitee on the defendant’s premises as the result of an unNaek Construction Company safe condition arising from negliInc., Vernon. Filed by Blanchette & gence on the part of the defendant Blanchette Custom Interior L.L.C., its agents and employees, which Shelton. Plaintiff’s attorney: David caused here to suffer serious, painH. Dworski P.C., Fairfield. Action: ful injuries and to incur substanThe plaintiff alleges that prior to tial medical expenses. The plaintiff the date of this action it delivered seeks damages in excess of $15,000 goods and/or services to the de- plus applicable costs and reasonfendant and that $9,033 relating to able attorneys’ fees. Filed May 29. those deliveries remains outstand- Case no. CV126027731. ing and past due from the defendant. The plaintiff seeks repayment plus interest, costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed May 29. Case no. CV126027735.

Trefz Corp., Bridgeport. Filed by Margie Ayala, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Thomas M. Yuditsky, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff alleges that she fell while a business invitee on the defendant’s premises as the result of an unsafe condition arising from negligence on the part of the defendants, its agents and employees, which caused her to suffer serious, painful injuries and to incur substantial medical expenses. The plaintiff seeks damages in excess of $15,000 plus applicable costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed May 30. Case no. CV126027754. Wilson Middletown L.L.C., et al., Newtown, Mass. Filed by Letitia Szblack, Trumbull. Plaintiff’s attorney: Lynch Trembicki & Boynton, Milford. Action: The plaintiff alleges that she fell while visiting 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 May 25. Case no. CV126027703.

Danbury Superior Court Depuy M.D., James, et al., Danbury. Filed by Dale Dorenbosch, Redding. Plaintiff’s attorney: Stratton Faxon Trial Lawyers L.L.C., New Haven. Action: The plaintiff alleges that the defendants have been guilty of professional malpractice in connection with their negligent diagnosis and treatment of the plaintiff, which caused him to suffer serious, painful injuries and to incur substantial medical expenses. The plaintiff seeks damages in excess of $15,000 plus interest, costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed June 21. Case no. CV126009789. Echo Bay Marina L.L.C., New Milford. Filed by Gail Hickey, Newtown. Plaintiff’s attorney: Riefberg Smart Donohue & NeJame P.C., Danbury. Action: The plaintiff alleges that she fell while a business invitee on the defendant’s premises as the result of an unsafe condition arising from negligence on the part of the defendant, its agents and employees, which caused her to suffer serious, painful injuries and to incur substantial medical expenses. The plaintiff seeks damages in excess of $15,000 plus applicable costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed June 25. Case no. CV126009809.

Elfenbein M.D., David, et al., Danbury. Filed by James Scesa, Ridgefield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Stratton Faxon Trial Lawyers L.L.C., New Haven. Action: The plaintiff alleges that the defendants have been guilty of professional malpractice in connection with their negligent diagnosis and treatment of the plaintiff, which caused him to suffer serious, painful injuries and to incur substantial medical expenses. The plaintiff seeks damages in excess of $15,000 plus interest, costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed June 21. Case no. CV126009790.

Stamford Superior Court

Bob’s Stores Inc., et al., Norwalk, et al. Filed by Maxine Cartwright, Weston. Plaintiff’s attorney: Barrister Law Group L.L.C., Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff alleges that she fell while a business invitee on premises owned or otherwise under control of the defendants as the result of an unsafe condition arising from negligence on the part of the defendants, their agents and employees, which caused her to suffer serious, painful injuries and to incur substantial medical expenses. Festival Fun Parks L.L.C., Hart- The plaintiff seeks damages in exford. Filed by Manjula Patel, Bethel. cess of $15,000 plus applicable costs Plaintiff’s attorney: Pinney Payne and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed P.C., Danbury. Action: The plaintiff June 14. Case no. CV126014367. alleges that she fell while a business invitee on the defendant’s premises as the result of an unsafe condition City World Ford, et al., Bronx, arising from negligence on the part N.Y., et al. Filed by Phyllis Gillians, of the defendant, its agents and em- Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Barployees, which caused her to suffer rister Law Group L.L.C., Bridgeserious, painful injuries and to in- port. Action: The plaintiff alleges cur substantial medical expenses. that the defendants made false repThe plaintiff seeks damages in ex- resentations regarding availability cess of $15,000 plus applicable costs of vehicle financing, which caused and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed her to suffer a financial loss and damaged her credit rating, in adJune 25. Case no. CV126009804. dition to which she was assaulted during repossession of her vehicle LJJ Properties Inc., et al., Dan- by the defendants. The plaintiff bury. Filed by the estate of Veronica seeks damages in excess of $15,000 DiFranco, et al., Ridgefield. Plain- plus applicable costs and reasontiff’s attorney: Norman J. Voog, able attorneys’ fees. Filed June 14. Ridgefield. Action: The plaintiff Case no. CV126014368. alleges that the defendant LJJ Properties has been delinquent in lease rental payments for which payment Creative Metal Fab L.L.C., Stamwas guaranteed by co-defendant, ford. Filed by Connecticut Light & and that amounts remain out- Power Co., Berlin. Plaintiff’s attorstanding and past due from the de- ney: Law Offices of Alexander GJ. fendants despite repeated requests Snyder L.L.C., Waterbury. Action: for payment by the plaintiff. The The plaintiff alleges that prior to plaintiff seeks damages in excess of the date of this action it delivered $15,000 plus applicable costs and utility services to the defendant and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed that $7,681 relating to those deliveries remains outstanding and past June 19. Case no. CV126009755. due from the defendant despite repeated requests for payment by the Mohawk Painting, Danbury. plaintiff. The plaintiff seeks repayFiled by Village Square Condo- ment of all outstanding amounts minium Association Inc., Dan- plus interest, costs and reasonbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Greene able attorneys’ fees. Filed June 13. Law P.C., Farmington. Action: Case no. CV126014346. The plaintiff alleges that the defendant filed a mechanic’s lien against its property without prob- Lowe’s Home Centers Inc., et al., able cause. The plaintiff therefore Hartford. Filed by Allan Kriemelseeks a court order rescinding the meyer, Wilton. Plaintiff’s attorney: defendant’s lien plus appropri- Halloran & Sage L.L.P., Hartford. ate damages, costs and reason- Action: The plaintiff alleges that able attorneys’ fees. Filed June 21. he was injured while using defective machinery that was negligently Case no. CV126009792. manufactured and marketed by the defendant, 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 June 18. Case no. CV126014398.

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on the record JCS Construction Group in Stamford has announced the following appointments.

Credits, Clients and Awards ARI of Connecticut Inc. a Stamford-based organization that provides support services to people with disabilities, has received a $9,000 grant from the Fairfield County Community Foundation’s Sternbach Fund. Grants from the fund support respite-care programs serving caregivers of adults with disabilities.

Mara Frankel has been appointed operations manager, in addition to overseeing the residential project management division. Most recently, Frankel was with DPD Builders in Bedford Hills, N.Y.

Snapshot Audi Fairfield recently held its second annual quattro cup golf tournament, raising $4,470 for the Bridgeport Rescue Mission. The event took place at Rolling Hills Country Club in Wilton, with the theme “Driving to Feed Hungry Kids in Need.” Audi Fairfield invited clients to participate in the tournament, with the winning two-some moving on to play in the U.S. Finals of the Audi Quattro Cup this August at Pebble Beach Golf Resort.

Newsmakers Dana Jevarjian has been named marketing and business manager.

Susan D. Ball of Fairfield has joined Discovery Museum and Planetarium in Bridgeport as director of institutional advancement. Most recently, she served as associate director of advancement at Greens Farms Academy.

Barry Hawkins, a partner with Shipman & Goodwin L.L.P. and resident in the firm’s Stamford office, has been officially installed as president of the Connecticut Bar Association (CBA) for 2012-2013. CBA is an important organization for lawyers and the legal profession in Connecticut and is dedicated to promoting public service and advancing the principles of law and justice.

Foster Burnett of White Plains has been appointed general manager of Hilton Stamford Hotel & Executive Meeting Center. Burnett will also serve as area managing director of Pyramid Hotel Group, which currently manages the hotel. Alexandra Carrow of Stamford has been promoted to the position of tax associate at Reynolds & Rowella L.L.C. in Ridgefield. Carrow joined Reynolds & Rowella’s administrative staff in August 2011 and has recently obtained a master’s degree from Sacred Heart University in Fairfield with a concentration in accounting. Reynolds & Rowella is an independent accounting firm with offices in Ridgefield, New Canaan and Wilton. Susan Catalano and Cathie Miller, Weston residents and executive recruiters, have announced the launch of HireWorthy, a career-counseling service that provides individual jobseekers with fast, affordable, one-to-one interview coaching via telephone, Skype or ichat. Miller launched Miller Search Associates Inc., an executive search firm, where Catalano serves as an executive recruiter. Peter Fazekas of Stratford has joined Aquarion Water Co. in Bridgeport as public relations manager. Most recently, Fazekas served as vice president for Silverstone, Adkins & Breit Inc., a Stratford-based marketing communications firm that served the global communications needs of Fortune 500 companies. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of Connecticut and an M.B.A. from Bentley University.

Ken Weinstein of Easton was recently promoted to senior vice president at Newtown Savings Bank. He joined the bank in November 2011, as vice president of special projects. Weinstein holds a bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Harvard. The bank has 14 branches in Newtown, Bethel, Brookfield, Danbury, Monroe, Shelton, Southbury, Trumbull and Woodbury.

On the Go: Business, Etc. Tuesday August 31 “Contractor, Consultant or Employee: What’s the Difference?” 6 to 8:30 p.m., University of Bridgeport, 5 Riverbend Drive, Stamford. For information, visit ctwbdc.org.

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on the record Residential

Indo-US MIM Tec (P) Ltd. Filed by PSE Associates L.L.C. Plaintiff’s attorney: Andrew W. Krevolin. Action: claim filed for Beaty, Emmanuelle and James breach of contract. Filed July 9. Beaty, Sandy Hook. Seller: Sinde Case no. 12CV00993. Candella, Newtown. Property: 12 Nighthawk Lane, Sandy Hook. Amount: $645,000. Filed June 21. Live Nation Worldwide Inc. Filed by Charlotte Massie. Plaintiff’s attorney: Andrew W. Krevolin. Ac- Bellapianta, Karen and Joseph tion: claim filed in connection Bellapianta, Stamford. Seller: Mewith personal injury. Filed July 6. lissa and Brian Harniman, StamCase no. 12CV00979. ford. Property: 85 Tall Oaks Court, Stamford. Amount: $810,000. Filed June 18. Mei Jing L.L.C., et al. Filed by Simon Reyes. Plaintiff’s attorney: Peter D. Goselin. Action: claim filed Bialczak, Jagoda and Adam Westport Auto Craft Ltd., West- under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Bialczak, Norwalk. Seller: Madelon Zisek, Norwalk. Property: 9 port. Filed by Daniel Acosta, Nor- Filed July 5. Case no. 12CV00976. Boulder Road, Norwalk. Amount: walk. Plaintiff’s attorney: Lisa G. Brown, Norwalk. Action: The New Shepard Supply Com- $342,000. Filed June 18. plaintiff alleges that the defen- pany L.L.C., et al. Filed by Midant’s negligence in processing chael McKenty. Plaintiff’s attor- Block, Katherine, Stamford. repairs caused damage to his ve- ney: Peter D. Goselin. Action: Seller: RSEB L.L.C., Stamford. hicle substantially in excess of the claim filed under the Fair La- Property: Unit 14B, The Village at allowable insurance coverage for bor Standards Act. Filed July 5. River’s Edge, Stamford. Amount: the incident involved. The plaintiff Case no. 12CV00975. $385,000. Filed June 22. seeks damages in excess of $12,500 plus applicable costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed June 12. Old Navy L.L.C. Filed by Elijio Bonneau, Amanda and David Case no. CV126014334. Martinez. Plaintiff’s attorney: John Bonneau, Norwalk. Seller: StePirina Jr. Action: claim filed in con- ven Delco, Southport. Property: nection with personal injury. Filed 240 Woodrow Ave., Southport. July 5. Case no. 12CV00974. Amount: $423,250. Filed July 3. Total Health & Medical P.C., Darien. Filed by The Stamford Advocate, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Myra L. Graubard, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff alleges that prior to the date of this action it delivered goods and/or services to the defendant and that $16,028 relating to those deliveries remains outstanding and past due from the defendant despite repeated requests for payment by the plaintiff. The plaintiff seeks repayment of all outstanding amounts plus interest, costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Filed June 11. Case no. CV126014312.

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Sony Music Entertainment. Filed by Betty Harris-Clemons. PlainConstruction Management Corp., tiff’s attorney: Kenneth J. Krayeske. et al. Filed by Herbert Ortiz. Plain- Action: claim filed in connection tiff’s attorney: Peter D. Goselin. with an interpleader action. Filed Action: claim filed under the Fair July 6. Case no. 12CV00981. Labor Standards Act. Filed July 6. Case no. 12CV00985. Thermal Ventures Inc., et al. Filed by Sigma Capital Group Inc., et al. Fairfield Caterers Inc., et al. Filed Plaintiff’s attorney: David A. Vesel. by Holly Heslin. Plaintiff’s attorney: Action: claim filed in connection Victoria DeToledo. Action: claim with a motion to compel. Filed July 2. filed in connection with age-related Case no. 12CV00973. job discrimination. Filed July 6. Case no. 12CV00978.

Deeds

Greenwich Hospital Yale-New Haven Health. Filed by Carole Goulding. Plaintiff’s attorney: William S. Palmieri. Action: claim filed in connection with a 17 Gleason L.L.C., Stamford. civil rights matter. Filed July 6. Seller: ARJT Management L.L.C., Case no. 12CV000980. Stamford. Property: 17 Gleason Ave., Stamford. Amount: $450,000. Hi-Tech Termite Control of Filed June 22. the Bay Area Inc. Filed by Directory Assistants Inc. Plaintiff’s at- 347 Courtland Avenue Associtorney: Frank F. Coulum Jr. Ac- ates L.L.C., Stamford. Seller: The tion: claim filed in connection Stamford Iron & Steel Works Inc., with a contract matter. Filed July 9. Stamford. Property: 347 Courtland Case no. 12CV00987. Ave., Stamford. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed June 22. The Home Depot. Filed by Theresa Palmerini. Plaintiff’s attorney: 43 Stevens Street L.L.C., NorDeborah L. McKenna. Action: walk. Seller: Elgin Group L.L.C., claim filed for a petition for remov- Norwalk. Property: 43 Stevens St., al of an existing job discrimination Norwalk. Amount: $750,000. Filed suit to an alternative venue. Filed June 21. July 10. Case no. 12CV00996.

Commercial

Coats, Violet and James Coats, Stamford. Seller: the estate of Charles Macari, Stamford. Property: 2437 Bedford St., Unit 20-3, Stamford. Amount: $340,000. Filed June 22.

Hart, Carole and Laurence Hart, Newtown. Seller: Colleen and Joseph Todd, Newtown. Property: Newtown town map 3158, Newtown. Amount: $395,000. Filed May 31.

Mansdorf, Nicole and Howard Mansdorf, New York City. Seller: Ann Gaetano and Pedro Mata, Fairfield. Property: 20 Thornhill Road, Fairfield. Amount: $460,000. Filed June 29.

Cohn, Milton, trustee, Newtown. Seller: Darlene Croden, Newtown. Property: Unit 34, Liberty at Newtown, Newtown. Amount: $425,000. Filed June 1.

Hess, Gerald, Westport. Seller: Echo Valley L.L.C., Fairfield. Property: 23-1/2 Cranbury Road, Norwalk. Amount: $825,000. Filed June 15.

McLaughlin, Elizabeth and Charles McLaughlin IV, Barrington, R.I. Seller: Rebecca and David Wicke, Fairfield. Property: 90 Webb Road, Fairfield. Amount: $664,000. Filed June 28.

Craft, Sarah and George Craft, Hanover, N.H. Seller: Margaret Avison, Darien. Property: 4 Little Brook Road, Norwalk. Amount: $675,000. Filed June 18.

Higbee, Catherine and Travis Higbee, Stamford. Seller: Shirley And William Prev, Stamford. Property: 94 Southfield Ave., Unit B4, Stamford. Amount: $420,000. Filed June 22.

Dalto, Jennifer and David Dalto Jr., Washington, N.J. Seller: Patricia and Frank Gonda, Fairfield. Property: 1781 Congress St., Fairfield. Amount: $737,500. Filed June 26. Fernandes, Deanna and George Fernandes, Westport. Seller: Suzanne and Jay Martin, Fairfield. Property: 50 Lindbergh St., Fairfield. Amount: $635,000. Filed June 29.

Ferrarese, Caroline and Michael Ferrarese, Stamford. Seller: Palmer Carnegie, Sharlene and Dale Hill Partners L.L.C., Stamford. Carnegie, Norwalk. Seller: Ellen Property: 77 Havemeyer Lane, and John McNamara, Norwalk. Unit 302 East, Stamford. Amount: Property: 31 Appletree Lane, $914,400. Filed June 19. Norwalk. Amount: $630,000. Filed June 15. Fletcher, Scott, Norwalk. Seller: Casey DeStefano, Norwalk. ProperCassidy, Ashby and Robert Cas- ty: 28 France St., Norwalk. Amount: sidy, Southport. Seller: Southport $435,000. Filed June 18. Green Acquisition L.L.C., Portland, Maine. Property: 26 Old Meadow Lane, Southport. Amount: Freeman, Nicole and Jordan Womack, Stamford. Seller: Lia $850,000. Filed July 2. Conklin and Zhena Hadar, trustees, Ridgefield. Property: 58 Mulberry Ceconi, Concetta and Thomas St., Stamford. Amount: $335,000. Ceconi, Fairfield. Seller: Anne and Filed June 22. Ronald Walsh, Fairfield. Property: 21 Salem Road, Fairfield. Amount: Fusaro, Jenifer and Paul Fusaro, $729,000. Filed July 2. Stamford. Seller: Charles Kaval and John Corcoran, Norwalk. Property: Celli, Cecilia and Nidio Celli, 45 Russell St., Norwalk. Amount: Newtown. Seller: Marguerite and $387,500. Filed June 21. John Gloria, Newtown. Property: 24 Diamond Drive, Newtown. Ge, Miaomiao and Rongrong Amount: $335,000. Filed June 21. Xu, Newtown. Seller: Kim and Eric Sarner, Newtown. Property: Lot 1, Chapman, Amy and Zachary Newtown town map 7827, NewChapman, South Orange, N.J. Sell- town. Amount: $570,000. Filed er: Alix and Charles Milot Jr., Fair- June 6. field. Property: 58 Morcliff Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $895,000. Filed Golesky, Christianne and Jason June 28. Golesky, Trumbull. Seller: Rose Palmieri-Guidi, Newtown. PropChecchia, Holly and Vicente erty: 44 Maltbie Road, Newtown. Checchia Jr., Newtown. Seller: Amount: $420,000. Filed May 30. MFC Investments L.L.C., Naples, Fla. Property: 4 Partridge Lane, Newtown. Amount: $325,000. Filed Grosso, Felicia and John Barreiros, Norwalk. Seller: Rhianon June 15. and Michael Parisse, Norwalk. Property: 18 Fullin Court, Norwalk. Amount: $354,500. Filed June 15.

Hildes-Heim, Norman, Fairfield. Seller: Elisa Goosman, Newtown. Property: 15 Meadowbrook Road, Newtown. Amount: $533,880. Filed June 11.

Middleton, Annika and Gavin Middleton, Fairfield. Seller: Lara and Bernard Ward, trustees, Fairfield. Property: 731 Hillside Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed July 2. Minogue, Terri and Stephen Rich, Stamford. Seller: Ping Wong and Phee Cheun Kuoh, Stamford. Property: 19 Grandview Ave., Stamford. Amount: $688,000. Filed June 22.

Ho, Jason, Stamford. Seller: Leslie Leeming, Wilton. Property: 136 East Ave., Unit 3B, Norwalk. Packes Jr., John, Hawthorne, N.Y. Seller: Blanca Acosta, Stamford. Amount: $375,000. Filed June 18. Property: 135 Courtland Ave., Unit 19, Stamford. Amount: $289,000. Hobbick, Christina and Chris- Filed June 20. topher Hobbick, Stamford. Seller: the estate of Theresa Campanile, Stamford. Property: 283 Love- Perreca, Veronica and Dante Perland Road, Stamford. Amount: reca, Norwalk. Seller: the estate of James Lametta, Norwalk. Property: $395,000. Filed June 22. Lot 9, Norwalk town map 3594, Norwalk. Amount: $410,000. Filed Holland, Deirdre and James Hol- June 18. land Jr., Newtown. Seller: Carolyn and Michael Burson, Newtown. Property: Lot 25, Newtown town Ponomarenko, Darcy and Ihor map 7310, Newtown. Amount: Ponomarenko, Shelton. Seller: Danielle and Dennis Rothe, Fair$680,000. Filed June 25. field. Property: 41 Sconset Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $1.1 million. Howard, Ashley and Marc How- Filed July 2. ard, Stamford. Seller: Sandra and Benjamin Marcus, Stamford. Property: 133 Fourth St., Stamford. Reilly, Wendy and Brian Scholl, Darien. Seller: Muriel and RobAmount: $430,000. Filed June 18. ert Ravitz, Norwalk. Property: 15 Westview Lane, Norwalk. Amount: Keegan, Kathleen and Paul $950,000. Filed June 18. Keegan Jr., Norwalk. Seller: Scott Kofoed, Fairfield. Property: 505 Foxboro Drive, Norwalk. Amount: Rogers, Ambere, New York City. Seller: Virginia and Patrick McAu$386,000. Filed June 15. liffe, Norwalk. Property: 5 Nelson Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $348,000. Khan, Sarah and Casey Khan, Filed June 15. Sandy Hook. Seller: Shirlene and Robert Celona, Sandy Hook. Property: 1 Ironwood Drive, Sandy Sapenter, Quintha and Tyrone Hook. Amount: $475,000. Filed Sapenter, Newtown. Seller: Donna and John Narcum, trustees, June 18. Newtown. Property: 29 Greenleaf Farms Road, Newtown. Amount: Kreicher, Linda, New Canaan. $888,000. Filed June 27. Seller: Jenny DeClercq, Oak Harbor, Ohio. Property: 36 Harbor View Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $1.1 Schroeder, Courtney and Christopher Schroeder, Milford, Mass. million. Filed June 18. Seller: Lee and Peter Clifford, Newtown. Property: 35 Mountain Luong, Lan, Khang Luong and Manor Road, Newtown. Amount: Paul Luong, Stamford. Seller: $573,000. Filed May 30. White Socks L.L.C., Stamford. Property: 2396 Washington Blvd., Unit 1, Stamford. Amount: $385,000. Filed June 19.

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on the record Short, Ellen and Patrick Short, Fairfield. Seller: Stephanie and Douglas Wolfe II, Fairfield. Property: 70 Limerick Road, Fairfield. Amount: $735,000. Filed July 2.

Wicke, Rebecca and David Wicke, Fairfield. Seller: Susan and Joseph Delco, Fairfield. Property: 3439 Park Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $465,000. Filed June 29.

Caruso, Rhonda, Norwalk. $6,350 in favor of Midland Funding L.L.C., San Diego, Calif., by Stephen A. Wiener. Property: 201 W. Norwalk Road, Norwalk. Filed June 18.

Simone, Mary and Daniel Drap, Norwalk. Seller: Raquel and Charles Battocchio, Fairfield. Property: 207 Rakoczy Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $430,000. Filed June 29.

Yoder, Deirdre and Ian MacKinnon, Newtown. Seller: Laura Blakeman, Newtown. Property: Parcel B, Newtown town map 7389, Newtown. Amount: $680,000. Filed June 26.

Cevasco, Jose, Norwalk. $7,127 in favor of Midland Funding L.L.C., San Diego, Calif., by Stephen A. Wiener. Property: 297 Ely Ave., Apt. B1, Norwalk. Filed June 18.

Sood, Gaurav, Stamford. Seller: Jacoba and Edwin Perne, Stamford. Foreclosures Property: 66 Wynnewood Lane, Stamford. Amount: $1.2 million. Cook, Carla, et al. Creditor: NaFiled June 22. tionstar Mortgage L.L.C. Property: 1500 Bedford St., Unit 207, Soto, Wilfredo, Newtown. Seller: Stamford. Mortgage default. Filed Robin and Thomas Telesco, New- June 20. town. Property: 5 Windy Woods Circle, Newtown. Amount: Liu, Jay, et al. Creditor: U.S. Na$285,000. Filed June 18. tional Bank, trustee. Property: 14 Seaton Road, Unit 1B, Stamford. Suarez, Emma and Vincent Mortgage default. Filed June 22. Crosbie, Stamford. Seller: 33 Broad Street Associates II L.L.C., Stamford. Property: Residential Russo, Lia, et al. Creditor: U.S. Unit 17D, Trump Parc Stamford, National Bank, trustee. Property: Stamford. Amount: $615,000. 9 William St., Stamford. Mortgage default. Filed June 19. Filed June 18.

Ciarretta, Rosa, Stamford. $9,810 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio, by Stephen A. Wiener. Property: 102 Dora St., Stamford. Filed June 18.

Tangen, Lily and Magnus Tangen, Judgments Stamford. Seller: Megan and David Donegan, Norwalk. Property: 280 Rowayton Ave., Norwalk. Amount: Adams, Brooks, Fairfield. $1,307 $750,000. Filed June 19. in favor of Portfolio Recovery Associates L.L.C., Norfolk, Va., by Stephen A. Wiener. Property: 95 ClinTelrav, Julie and Jared Telrav, ton St., Fairfield. Filed July 2. Stamford. Seller: Vera and Carl Cibarrubia, Stamford. Property: 42 Meadowpark Avenue West, Stam- Amio, Serapio, Norwalk. $3,507 in ford. Amount: $610,000. Filed favor of Portfolio Recovery AssociJune 18. ates L.L.C., Norfolk, Va., by Stephen A. Wiener. Property: 4 Union Ave., Apt. 32, Norwalk. Filed June 18. Urbach, Gail, Pawling, N.Y. Seller: Lynda and Robert Cox, Newtown. Property: 153 Boggs Hill Road, Bajraliu, Fadil, Newtown. $9,013 Newtown. Amount: $501,500. Filed in favor of FIA Card Services N.A., June 7. Newark, Del., by Stephen A. Wiener. Property: 6 Charlie’s Circle, Newtown. Filed June 18. Vanech, Roberta and Anthony Vanech, Darien. Seller: Diane Silfen, Stratford. Property: 11 Cran- Brown, Michele, Newtown. $816 bury Road, Norwalk. Amount: in favor of Jack Zazzaro DMD, $425,000. Filed June 20. Southbury, by Philip H. Monagan. Property: 3-23 Mountain Manor Road, Newtown. Filed June 8. Vinci, Charlotte and Michael Vinci, Fairfield. Seller: Karen and Robert Houghton, Fairfield. Prop- Brunetti Sr., William, Newtown. erty: 100 Galloping Hill Road, Fair- $3,600 in favor of Belardinelli Serfield. Amount: $1.9 million. Filed vices L.L.C., Bethel, by Randall J. June 27. Carreira. Property: 77 Butterfield Road, Newtown. Filed June 4. Warrick, William, Stamford. Seller: Gaurav Sood, Stamford. Property: 123 Harbor Drive, Unit 501, Stamford. Amount: $563,000. Filed June 20.

DeSimone, Susan, Newtown. $2,041 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Robert L. Peat. Property: 27 Chipmunk Trail, Newtown. Filed June 15.

Lafaro, Madeline, Norwalk. $1,153 in favor of Portfolio Recovery Associates L.L.C., Norfolk, Va., by Stephen A, Wiener. Property: 56 Silvermine Ave., Norwalk. Filed June 15.

Federal Tax Liens-released

Mechanic’s Liens-filed

Pierce, Sharon, Newtown. $1,778 in favor of Cosmetic & Reconstructive Dentistry, Fairfield, by Janine M. Becker. Property: 30 Huntington Road, Newtown. Filed May 30. Pozner, Veronique, Newtown. $15,603 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio, by Stephen A. Wiener. Property: 3 Kale Davis Road, Newtown. Filed May 31.

Gabriel, Judith, Stamford. $3,384 in favor of Portfolio Recovery Associates L.L.C., Norfolk, Va., by Stephen A. Wiener. Property: 39 Llewellyn Road, Stamford. Filed June 18.

Rahtelli, Donna, Newtown. $1,376 in favor of the Danbury Office of Physicians Services P.C., Danbury, by Robert L. Peat. Property: 16 Timber Mill Road, Newtown. Filed May 30.

Godbout, Jennifer and Steven Godbout, Newtown. $590 in favor of the Danbury Office of Physicians Services P.C., Danbury, by Robert L. Peat. Property: 9 Ferris Road, Newtown. Filed June 15.

Renzulli, Daniel, Norwalk. $3,080 in favor of Yale-New Haven Hospital L.L.C., New Haven, by Nair & Levin P.C. Property: 21 Fitch St., Norwalk. Filed June 18. Roberts, Amy, Newtown. $421 in favor of Adolf Krueger Company Inc., Bethel, by Robert L. Peat. Property: 6 Dogwood Terrace, Newtown. Filed June 1.

Soderquist, Christian, Newtown. $4,869 in favor of Main Street AcHurdle, Nancy, Stamford. $9,550 quisition Corp., Norcross, Ga., by in favor of Discover Bank, New Al- Stephen A. Wiener. Property: 7 Oak bany, Ohio, by Stephen A. Wiener. Drive, Newtown. Filed May 31. Property: 59 Bonner St., Stamford. Filed June 18.

Liens

Jaworoski, Nga, Stamford. $3,305 in favor of Discover Bank, Andover, Mass., by Joseph F. Agnelli III. Property: 66 Elaine Drive, Stamford. Filed June 19.

Lis Pendens

The following filings indicate a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the title to the property listed. Maestre, Hector, Stamford. $10,516 in favor of Midland FundAshton, Saipin, et al., Norwalk, ing L.L.C., San Diego, Calif., by Stephen A. Wiener. Property: 2 Amelia Feinstein & Hermann P.C., 5 et al. Filed by Hunt Leibert JacobMyrtle St., Norwalk. $16,396, FICA son P.C., Hartford, for HSBC Bank Place, Stamford. Filed June 18. and employee withholding tax. USA N.A., trustee, Buffalo, N.Y. Property: 31 Ryan Ave., Norwalk. Filed June 18. Pellicone, Janet, Stamford. $5,080 Action: to foreclose a delinquent in favor of Credit Management mortgage in the original principal Corp., Madison, by John Rich. amount of $300,000 dated August Property: 201 Strawberry Hill Ave., 2007. Filed June 15. Stamford. Filed June 18.

Freeman, Jane, Stamford. $15,173 in favor of Citibank (South Dakota) N.A., Sioux Falls, S.D., by Stephen A. Wiener. Property: 15 Hunting Ridge Road, Stamford. Filed June 18.

Gudalewski, Marek, Norwalk. $1,019 in favor of Portfolio Recovery Associates L.L.C., Norfolk, Va., by Stephen A. Wiener. Property: 7 Colonial Place, Norwalk. Filed June 18.

Libertas L.L.C., 25 Van Zant St., Norwalk. $30,839, FICA and employee withholding tax. Filed June 18.

Federal Tax Liens – filed

Karnes, Donna, Norwalk. $3,475 Leblanc, Roger, 22 Aiken St., NorCampbell, David, Newtown. $680 in favor of Blum Shapiro & Com- walk. $158,469, responsible corpoin favor of Danbury Hospital, Dan- pany P.C., West Hartford, by Shan- rate officer. Filed June 18. bury, by Robert L. Peat. Property: non K. McCarthy. Property: 200 16 Round Hill Road, Newtown. W. Rocks Road, Norwalk. Filed June 18. Filed June 14.

Bridgeport Roman Catholic Diocesan Corp., Bridgeport. Filed by Mohican Valley Corp., Fairfield, by Dorina Sedgwick. Property: 5151 Park Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $19,624. Filed June 27.

Benoit, Eden, et al., Norwalk, et al. Filed by Robert J. Piscitelli, Avon, for People’s United Bank, Bridgeport. Property: 2 Robins Square South, Norwalk. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $71,000 dated September 2006. Filed June 20.

Norwalk ALF Property L.L.C., Norwalk. Filed by Davis & Warshaw Inc., Maspeth, N.Y., by David Finkel. Property: 72 Strawberry Hill Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $96,027. Filed June 15.

Bocicaut, Guy, et al., Norwalk, et al. Filed by Simon Sumberg, Norwalk, for Union Park Professional Condominium Association Inc., Norwalk. Property: Unit 2-10, Union Park Professional Condominium, Norwalk. Action: to Sacred Heart University Inc., foreclose on the unit to recover deFairfield. Filed by Mohican Valley linquent common charges due the Corp., Fairfield, by Dorina Sedg- association. Filed June 18. wick. Property: 5151 Park Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $19,624. Filed June 27. Cardenas, Maria, et al., Fairfield, et al. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson P.C., Hartford, for Citimortgage Inc., O’Fallon, Mo. Property: 65 Campfield Drive, Fairfield. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal LaRacca, Antoinette and Antonio amount of $300,000 dated May LaRacca, Norwalk. Filed by The 2007. Filed June 27. Ring’s End Inc., Darien, by Kelvin Tyler. Property: Lot 1, Norwalk Comerford, Maria, et al., Stamtown map 3686, Norwalk. Amount: ford, et al. Filed by Bendett & $11,209. Filed June 19. McHugh P.C., Farmington, for Onewest Bank F.S.B., Pasadena, Macchiarulo, Lynne and Mark Calif. Property: 90 Orange St., Macchiarulo, Newtown. Filed by Stamford. Action: to foreclose a O&G Industries Inc., Torrington, delinquent mortgage in the original by Jared E. Smith. Property: 9 Year- principal amount of $190,000 datling Lane, Sandy Hook. Amount: ed December 2005. Filed June 18. $9,346. Filed June 4. Ebron, Estate of Jesse, et al., Bridgeport, et al. Filed by Walter M Spader Jr., North Branford, for Tower Lien L.L.C., Wilmington, Del. Property: 398 Central Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on the property to recover delinquent municipal taxes assigned to the plaintiff for collection. Filed June 25.

Mechanic’s Liens—released

on the record Esker-Zerrusen, Jackie, et al., to foreclose on the unit to recover delinquent common charges due the association, et al. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson P.C., Hartford, for Citimortgage Inc., O’Fallon, Mo. Property: 16 Cornwall Road, Norwalk. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $364,000 dated April 2007. Filed June 18.

Mann, Frederick, et al., Norwalk, et al. Filed by Gregory W. McCracken, Farmington, for Park Towers Condominium Association Inc., Norwalk. Property: 11 Park St., Unit 206, Norwalk. Action: to foreclose on the unit to recover delinquent common charges due the association. Filed June 18.

Paulk, Luphelia, et al., Norwalk, et al. Filed by Nicole R. Fernandes, Armonk, N.U., for U.S. Bank N.A., trustee, Minneapolis, Minn. Property: 29 Van Buren Ave., Norwalk. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $13,000 dated August 2004. Filed June 18.

Mathison, Robert, et al., Newtown, et al. Filed by Christopher K. Hyde, Devon, et al., Stamford, et Leonard, Danbury, for South Main al. Filed by James T. Maye, Nor- Commons Association Inc., Newwalk, for West Glenn Crossing As- town. Property: Unit 7, South Main sociation Inc., Stamford. Property: Commons, Newtown. Action: to Unit C16, West Glenn Crossing, foreclose on the unit to recover deStamford. Action: to foreclose on linquent common charges due the the unit to recover delinquent com- association. Filed June 14. mon charges due the association. Filed June 18. Morlot, jay, et al., Norwalk, et al. Filed by O’Connell Attmore & Indumathy, John, et al., Norwalk, Morris L.L.C., Hartford, for U.S. et al. Filed by O’Connell Attmore Bank N.A., trustee, Minneapolis, & Morris L.L.C., Hartford, for Minn. Property: 5 Lower Rocks Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., Lane, Norwalk. Action: to foretrustee, Los Angeles, Calif. Proper- close a delinquent mortgage in ty: 73 Taylor Ave., Norwalk. Action: the original principal amount of to foreclose a delinquent mortgage $323,200 dated December 2006. in the original principal amount of Filed June 15. $595,000 dated August 2005. Filed June 15. Murcia, Jaime, et al., Stamford, et al. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson Joseph, Deborah, et al., Stamford, P.C., Hartford, for Federal National et al. Filed by James T. Maye, Nor- Mortgage Association, McLean, walk, for West Glenn Crossing As- Va. Property: 235 Cove Road, Apt. sociation Inc., Stamford. Property: 4, Stamford. Action: to foreclose a Unit C17, West Glenn Crossing, delinquent mortgage in the origiStamford. Action: to foreclose on nal principal amount of $256,800 the unit to recover delinquent com- dated April 2006. Filed June 18. mon charges due the association. Filed June 18. O’Boy, Joseph, et al., Norwalk, et al. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson Luty, Crystal, et al., Norwalk, et P.C., Hartford, for New York Comal. Filed by Richard M. Shapiro, munity Bank, Cleveland, Ohio. Hamden, for Silver Ridge Condo- Property: 4 Frank St., Norwalk. minium Association Inc., Norwalk. Action: to foreclose a delinquent Property: Unit C6, Silver Ridge mortgage in the original principal Condominium, Norwalk. Action: amount of $614,400 dated July to foreclose on the unit to recover 2006. Filed June 21. delinquent common charges due the association. Filed June 19. Omar, Magda, et al., Stamford, et al. Filed by Bendett & McHugh Lyons, Linda, et al., Norwalk, et P.C., Farmington, for JPMorgan al. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. P.C., Hartford, for U.S. Bank N.A., Property: 26 Court St., Stamford. trustee, Minneapolis, Minn. Prop- Action: to foreclose a delinquent erty: 50 E. Rocks Road, Norwalk. mortgage in the original principal Action: to foreclose a delinquent amount of $190,000 dated Decemmortgage in the original principal ber 2005. Filed June 18. amount of $125,000 dated March 2005. Filed June 19. Patterson, Lawrence, et al., Bridgeport, et al. Filed by Hunt Maharaj, Aoorun, et al., Stamford, Leibert Jacobson P.C., Hartford, for et al. Filed by Bendett & McHugh Connecticut Housing Finance AuP.C., Farmington, for Onewest thority, Rocky Hill. Property: 1094 Bank F.S.B., Pasadena, Calif. Prop- Laurel Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to erty: 52 Randall Ave., Stamford. foreclose a delinquent mortgage in Action: to foreclose a delinquent the original principal amount of mortgage in the original principal $125,400 dated August 1995. Filed amount of $368,000 dated August June 25. 2007. Filed June 22.

Romano, Barbara, et al., Stamford, et al. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson P.C., Hartford, for JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 54 Mayflower Ave., Stamford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $337,000 dated August 2006. Filed June 22.

Mortgages

Black on Black Entertainment, Eventtures, 184 Perry Ave., Nor22 Aberdeen St., Stamford 06902, walk 06850, c/o Cristina Hamel. Filed June 8. c/o Michel Antoine. Filed June 5.

17 Gleason L.L.C., Stamford, by Richard Preli. Lender: First County Bank, Stamford. Property: 17 Gleason Ave., Stamford. Amount: $240,000. Filed June 22.

Bush Brazilian House of Bridge- Exclusive Fashion 2, 115 W. Main port Restaurant, 697 Madi- St., Stamford 06902, c/o Hilario Alson Ave., Bridgeport 06606, c/o monte. Filed June 1. Matheus Oliveira. Filed June 25.

347 Courtland Avenue L.L.C., Stamford, by William Barber, Russell Mink, Matthew Forte and Thomas Koester. Lender: First County Bank, Stamford. Property: 347 Courtland Ave., Stamford. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed June 22.

43 Stevens Street L.L.C., Norwalk, Rooney, Susan, et al., Fairfield, et by Elefterios Tsiropoulos. Lender: al. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson West Texas State Bank, Odessa, P.C., Hartford, for Bank of America Texas. Property: 43 Stevens St., N.A., Charlotte, N.C. Property: Norwalk. Amount: $600,000. Filed 25 Harris St., Fairfield. Action: to June 21. foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of 80 Fair Street Storage L.L.C., $379,000 dated November 2007. Stamford, by Paul Kuehner. Lender: Filed June 29. Webster Bank N.A., Waterbury. Property: 80 Fair St., Norwalk. Rottman, Milton, et al., Fairfield, Amount: $10 million. Filed June 18. et al. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson P.C., Hartford, for The Bank of Carmen A. Tortora Family L.P., New York Mellon, New York City. Fairfield, by Carmen Tortora Jr. Property: 3845 Park Ave., Unit 18, Lender: Fairfield County Bank, Fairfield. Action: to foreclose a de- Ridgefield. Property: 1300 Post linquent mortgage in the original Road, Fairfield. Amount: $3.1 milprincipal amount of $472,500 dat- lion. Filed June 26. ed June 2007. Filed June 27. Simon, Marcos, et al., Stamford, et al. Filed by James T. Maye, Norwalk, for West Glenn Crossing Association Inc., Stamford. Property: Unit C18, West Glenn Crossing, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on the unit to recover delinquent common charges due the association. Filed June 18.

CB Brookfield L.L.C., Brookfield, by John F. Clancy. Lender: NYBDC Local Development Corp., Albany, N.Y. Property: 7 Edmond Road, Newtown. Amount: $2 million. Filed June 6.

Orchard Green L.L.C., Fairfield, by Richard Brockmeyer. Lender: Richard Brockmeyer, Fairfield. Property: 52 Orchard St., Stamford. Varian Jr., James, et al., Newtown, Amount: $566,271. Filed June 20. et al. Filed by Steven G. Berg, Norwalk, for Walnut Tree Village Condominium Association Inc., New- Washington House L.L.C., town. Property: 164 Jennifer Lane, Bridgeport, by Shawntel PenzellNewtown. Action: to foreclose on na. Lender: Carmen Massimino, the unit to recover delinquent com- Easton. Property: 335 Noble Ave., mon charges due the association. Bridgeport. Amount: $270,000. Filed June 8. Filed June 25. Vazquez, Rosalia, et al., Stamford, et al. Filed by Bendett & McHugh P.C., Farmington, for JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 30 Frederick St., Stamford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $44,000 dated September 2007. Filed June 20. Y-Wait L.L.C., et al., Bridgeport, et al. Filed by Walter M. Spader Jr., North Branford, for Tower Lien L.L.C., Wilmington, Del. Property: 626 Colorado Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on the property to recover delinquent municipal taxes assigned to the plaintiff for collection. Filed June 25.

New Businesses The Business Journal is not responsible for typographical errors contained in the original filings. ADAM, 1B-215 Liberty Square, Norwalk 06855, c/o Talha Mohani. Filed June 19. Axis Pack ‘n’ Ship, 501 Westport Ave., Norwalk 06851, c/o Rajinder Galuri. Filed June 11. Better Price Furniture, 23 Rose Park Ave., Stamford 006902, c/o Danny Gainer. Filed June 4.

The Rental Property, 48 Crofts Lane, Stamford 06903, c/o Virginia Bush. Filed June 6.

Flower Goddess, 420 Grandview Road, Fairfield 06825, c/o Melissa Squeo. Filed June 14.

Gil Strickler Realtors, 21 BuckC&H Lew L.L.C., 430 Main Ave., ingham Place, Norwalk 06851, c/o Norwalk 06851, c/o Greg Lew. Filed Gilbert Strickler. Filed June 8. June 27. Glendale Rising, 30 Allview Ave., Cascade Services II, 400 Cascade Norwalk 06854, c/o Edward Fox. Drive, Fairfield 06825, c/o Richard Filed June 20. Silvestro Jr. Filed June 22. Chic ‘n’ Cheaper, 75 Hastings Lane, Stamford 06905, c/o Jodi Kaplowitz. Filed June 4.

The Green Maids Service, 27 Alyssa Lane, Fairfield 06825, c/o Regina Shafer. Filed June 27.

Grodek Carpentry, 8 Hollow Tree Consultative Sales Academy, 54 Road, Norwalk 06854, c/o Zdzislaw Soundview Ave., Norwalk 06854, Grodek. Filed June 15. c/o Monika D’Agostino. Filed June 20. Gruppo Cimbali S.p.A., 418 Meadow St., Fairfield 06824, c/o Coordination, 40 Custer St., Stam- Assaad Benabid. Filed June 18. ford 06902, c/o Levec Roselin. Filed June 4. iBrow Studio, 38 N. Main St., Norwalk 06854, c/o Ranma Dhaeral. Cruise & World Travel, 1875 Post Filed June 21. Road, Fairfield 06824, c/o Nancy Yale. Filed June 7. Imageman Photography, 501 Westport Ave., Norwalk 06851, c/o Darkmoon Metals, 38 Creeping Daniel Johnson. Filed June 18. Hemlock Drive, Norwalk 06851, c/o Jeffrey Santo. Filed June 25. JJC Contractor, 2010 Nichols Ave., Stratford 06614, c/o Michael Sloat. David J. Fabrizi CPA, 79 S. Benson Filed June 8. Road, Suite 5, Fairfield 06824, c/o David Fabrizi. Filed June 7. JR Carpentry Service, 20 Donata Lane, Stamford 06905, c/o Joanna Dell Fortune Rentals, 21 Rose St., Horodyska. Filed June 4. Apt. 1, Stamford 06906, c/o Marianna Delamar. Filed June 4. KNY Plastering, 170 Forest St., No. 10, Stamford 06901, c/o KonDNY Construction, 73 Knapp St., stantin Yemelyanenko. Filed June 4. Stamford 06907, c/o Andriy Zhukov. Filed June 13. Larocca Real Estate, 27 Hall Place, Stamford 06902, c/o Antonio Dynamic Plumbing & Heating Larocca. Filed June 6. L.L.C., 46 Glenwood Ave., No. 1, Norwalk 06854, c/o Chrysovalanti Lifestyle Lift Plastic Surgery, 69 Sakoglou. Filed June 22. East Ave., Suite 100, Norwalk 06851, c/o David Kent. Filed June 12. “E” Magazine, 28 Knight St., Norwalk 06851, c/o Douglas Moss. M&J Kids’ Consignment Store, Filed June 11. 26 Belltown Road, Stamford 06906, c/o Magdalena Calderon. Filed June Eco-Green Land, 296 Flax Hill 13. Road, Norwalk 06854, c/o Jesus Munel. Filed June 7. Magsforpoints, 225 High Ridge Road, East Building, Stamford Estia Taverna Bar, 88 Washing- 06905, c/o Michael Wright. Filed ton St., Norwalk 06850, c/o Carol June 11. Goodchild. Filed June 11.

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Montgomery Rand Design, 126 Perry Ave., Norwalk 06850, c/o John McDonald. Filed June 18.

on the record Mosquito Squad, 15 South St., No. Red Dot Airport Shuttle, 569 Aminosilane urea containing 4A, Norwalk 06854, c/o Thomas Commerce Drive, Fairfield 06825, hole-blocking layer photoconLuthy. Filed June 8. c/o Jeffrey Serlin. Filed June 4. ductors. Patent no. 8,221,946 issued to Jin Wu, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. My Arbonne, 40 Euclid Ave., Fair- Rowayton Sports, 26 Thomas field 06825, c/o Rhea Alaba. Filed St., Norwalk 06853, c/o Peter Gatt. June 21. Filed June 12. Barrel for a tampon application assembly and methods of forming. Patent no. 8,221,375 issued Nana’s Ministry of Love, 15 Madi- S&K Home Improvement, 23 to: Jessica Elizabeth LeMay, New son St., Apt. E1, Norwalk 06854, c/o Richards Ave., Stamford 06905, c/o York City; Keith Edgett, MiddleCarolyn Austin. Filed June 21. Maria Heredia. Filed June 12. town, Del.; Wayne David Melvin, Camden, Del.; and Kathryn BenNeighborly Care L.L.C., 8 Tod Sai Nath Services, 105 S. Main St., nett, Fairfield. Assigned to Playtex Road, Norwalk 06851, c/o Marjorie Norwalk 06854, c/o Thomas Raj. Products Inc., Westport. St. Cloud. Filed June 14. Filed June 8. Bottle. Patent no. D663,629 isNew Client Source, 218 Hillcrest Santé Naturopathic & Acupunc- sued to: Patrick J. Finlay, New Jennifer Antczak, Road, Bridgeport 06606, c/o Jeffrey ture, 3 Eversley Ave., Norwalk Fairfield; Malave. Filed June 25. 06854, c/o Maren Cornish. Filed Darien; Jacinthe Brillet, France; Michael Goldenberg, Brooklyn, June 21. N.Y.; and Brent Lindberg, Saint Charles, Ill. Assigned to PepsiCo Nutech Information Systems, 1010 Summer St., Stamford 06905, ST Capital L.L.C., 30 Oak St., Inc., Purchase, N.Y. c/o Ramesh Kumar. Filed June 11. Stamford 06905, c/o Patrick Donaghy. Filed June 7. Coating composition and surface layer. Patent no. 8,221,891 Open Rice Restaurant, 930 High Ridge Road, Stamford 06905, c/o Taylor Made Gardens, 192 Brent- issued to: Jin Wu, Pittsford, N.Y.; Roy Phang. Filed June 13. wood Ave., Fairfield 06825, c/o Tay- Lanhui Zhang, Webster, N.Y.; and Lin Ma, Pittsford, N.Y. Assigned to lor Boudreau. Filed June 25. Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Padova Ristorante, 2063 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield 06825, c/o Trinidad Painting L.L.C., 25 Turgut Parlakklic. Filed June 25. Knapp St., Norwalk 06854, c/o Leo- Collapsible packaging system. Patent no. 8,224,214 issued to: Minel Chavez-Trinidad. Filed June 8. chele Kayla Mae Durham, Tualatin, Perry Frydman D.D.S., 965 Hope Ore.; Robert C. Tidrick, Tigard, St., Stamford 06907, c/o Perry Fryd- UNI Auto Service Co., 59 Frank Ore.; and Heinz Erwin Grellmann, man. Filed June 6. St., Stamford 06902, c/o Judian Beaverton, Ore. Assigned to Xerox Jones. Filed June 5. Corp., Norwalk. Pet Pals Home Service, 117 Keeler Ave., Norwalk 06854, c/o Ryan Unique Cleaning Service, 181 Color trapping on a half-toned Mones. Filed June 12. Whitney Ave., Bridgeport 06606, bi-level bitmap. Patent no. c/o Bruce Salmon. Filed June 26. 8,223,402 issued to Meng Yao, West Linn, Ore. Assigned to Xerox Petro Karabin Construction, 300 Seaside Ave., Apt. 1C, Stamford Venture Yachting, 1 Shorefront Corp., Norwalk. 06902, c/o Petro Karabin. Filed Park, Norwalk 06854, c/o Oliver June 5. Galloway. Filed June 15. Computer-based method and system for adjusting page placePremiere Eglise de Dieu Hati- Vilure Concierge, 52 Adams St., ment on a continuous feed print enne de Norwalk, 76 Isaac St., Stamford 06902, c/o Jean Darcelien. engine. Patent no. 8,220,897 issued to David C. Robinson, Penfield, Norwalk 06850, c/o Kens Celestin. Filed June 1. N.Y. and Frederick John Ramsey, Filed June 14. Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Webcyn, 216 Reynolds Drive, Fair- Corp., Norwalk. Priya Fashions and Accessories, field 06824, c/o Cynthia Guillaume. 45 Stevens St., Uhit 2, Bridgeport Filed June 8. Computerized document ex06606, c/o Bhagmattie Persaud. amination for changes. Patent no. Filed June 26. Zellers’ Design, 54 Van Rensselaer 8,224,832 issued to: Richard DougAve., Stamford 06902, c/o Bruce las Kemp, Atlantic City, N.J.; Jeffrey Dvornek, Norwalk; and Mikhail Quality Insulation, 227 Wilson Zellers. Filed June 11. Freider, Bridgewater, N.J. Ave., Norwalk 06854, c/o Gregory Wittrock. Filed June 12.

Device, system and method for improving image quality by addressing image noise from electrical noise. Patent no. 8,224,115 issued to Eliud Robles-Flores, Webster, N.Y. and Dale Mashtare, Bloomfield, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Financial risk-cover analysis, modeling control and monitoring system. Patent no. 8,224,734 issued to: Jonathan Barsade, Wynnewood, Pa.; John A. Conlon, Riverside; Theodore Gutierrez, Cove Neck, N.Y.; and Mel J. Meinhardt, Miami, Fla. Assigned to Bastgone L.L.C., Wynnewood, Pa.

Differential encryption utilizing trust modes. Patent no. 8,225,106 issued to Ulf Mattsson, Cos Cob. Assigned to Protegrity Corp., Grand Cayman.

Fuzzy method to detect thin lines in scanned image. Patent no. 8,224,112 issued to: Peter McCandlish, Rochester, N.Y.; Xing Li, Webster, N.Y.; Ryan Metcalfe, Marion, N.Y.; and Barbara Farrell, Dispenser and method for stor- Ontario, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox ing and dispensing sterile prod- Corp., Norwalk. uct. Patent no. 8,220,507 issued to: Daniel Py, Stamford; Norbert M. Assion, Shelton; and Julian V. Genetic lesion associated with Chan, Spring Valley, N.Y. Assigned cancer. Patent no. 8,221,980 issued to Medical Instill Technologies to: Frank J. Slack, Branford; Joanne Inc., New Milford. B. Weidhaas, Westport; Lena J. Chin, East Brunswick, N.J.; and Elena Ratner, Fairfield. Assigned to Embedding information in Yale University, New Haven. document blank space. Patent no. 8,224,019 issued to Zhigang Fan, Webster, N.Y. and Reiner Eschbach, Hairbrush with curved styling Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox surface. Patent no. 8,220,100 isCorp., Norwalk. sued to Ronald Teddy Diamond, New York City. Assigned to Conair Corp., Stamford. Emulsion aggregation process. Patent no. 8,221,953 issued to: Juan A. Morales-Tirado, West Henrietta, Hyperspectral imaging in diabeN.Y.; Chieh-Min Cheng, Rochester, tes and peripheral vascular disN.Y.; Daniel W. Asarese, Honeoye ease. Patent no. 8,224,425 issued Falls, N.Y.; Yolanda E. Maldonado, to: Jenny Freeman, Weston, Mass.; Webster, N.Y.; Samir Kumar, Pitts- Svetlana Panasyuk, Lexington, ford, N.Y.; Elias Panides, Whit- Mass.; Michael Hopmeier, Mary estone, N.Y.; and Christopher M. Esther, Fla.; Kevin Schomacker, Wolfe, Rochester, N.Y. Assigned to Maynard, Mass.; and Derek Brand, Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Brighton, Mass. Assigned to Hypermed Imaging Inc., Greenwich. Energy limit in a sliding window in power and heat management. Patent no. 8,224,497 issued to: Liana L. Fong, Yorktown Heights, N.Y.; Jeffrey Owen Kephart, Ridgefield; and Yanbin Liu, Yorktown Heights, N.Y. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, N.Y.

Method and apparatus for planning and customizing a gaming experience. Patent no. 8,221,245 issued to: Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield; James A. Jorasch, Stamford; Geoffrey M. Gelman, Stamford; Norman C. Gilman, Stamford; Scott T. Friesen, Stamford; and Steven M. Santisi, Ridgefield. Assigned to International Game Technology, Fabricating amorphous zinc ox- Reno, Nev. ide semiconductor layer. Patent no. 8,222,076 issued to: Yiliang Wu, Canada; Yuning Li, Canada; and Method and system for continuBeng S. Ong, Canada. Assigned to ous feed-printing systems. Patent Xerox Corp., Norwalk. no. 8,223,351 issued to Yongsoon Eun, Webster, N.Y. and R. Enrique Viturro, Rochester, N.Y. Assigned to Fabricating TFT having fluoro- Xerox Corp., Norwalk. carbon-containing layer. Patent Patents no. 8,222,073 issued to: Yiliang Wu, Container with a mirror surface Canada; Ping Liu, Canada; and Method for packet-level FEC Rade Home Maintenance, 34 Actuable load-carrier cradle. Pat- for interdental brushes. Patent Beng S. Ong, Singapore. Assigned encoding a stream of source Don Bob Road, Stamford 06903, ent no. 8,220,678 issued to: Vincent no. D663,520 issued to Steven M. to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. packets using shifted interleavAntler, Darien. Assigned to Staino c/o J. Scott Rade. Filed June 11. ing. Patent no. 8,223,643 issued to Bove, Bethlehem; Kevin Bogolofski, L.L.C., Long Eddy, N.Y. H. Lewis Wolfgang, Stamford. AsSouthington; George Riehm, New signed to Kencast Inc., Norwalk. Fairfield; and Gregor Weaver, WaRay Courier Services, 4 Austin Ave., Stamford 06902, c/o Gregory terbury. Assigned to Thule Sweden AB, Sweden. Ray. Filed June 7.

Method for scheduling transient document-erase cycle. Patent no. 8,223,352 issued to Bryan J. Roof, Newark, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Methods and systems for facilitating the provision of opinions to a shopper from a panel of peers. Patent no. 8,224,716 issued to: Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield; Wen Y. Lin, New York City; Russell P. Sammon, Pacifica, Calif.; Norman C. Gilman, New York City; Geoffrey M. Gelman, Stamford; and Dean P. Alderucci, Westport. Assigned to Facebook Inc., Menlo Park, Calif. Methods of user interface with alternate tool mode for robotic surgical tools Patent no. 8,224,484 issued to Nitish Swarup, Sunnyvale, Calif. and Scott Manzo, Shelton. Assigned to Intuitive Surgical Operations Inc., Sunnyvale, Calif. Methods, systems and apparatus for facilitating cash-out options at a gaming device. Patent no. 8,221,223 issued to: Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield; James A. Jorasch, New York City; Robert C. Tedesco, Fairfield; Stephen C. Tulley, Monroe; Gregory M. Gelman, Brooklyn, N.Y.; and Daniel E. Tedesco, Huntington. Assigned to International Game Technology, Reno, Nev. Nacelle and method of assembling the same. Patent no. 8,220,738 issued to David P. Calder, Baltimore, Md. and Graham F. Howarth, Baltimore, Md. Assigned to MRA Systems Inc., Stamford. Nanoporous articles and methods of making same. Patent no. 8,221,532 issued to: J. Donald Carruthers, Fairfield; Frank Dimeo Jr., Falls Church, Va.; and Brian Bobita, Northampton. Organometallic compounds and processes for preparation thereof. Patent no. 8,221,837 issued to Scott Houston Meiere, Williamsville, N.Y. Assigned to Praxair Technology Inc., Danbury. Paper-tray locking apparatus. Patent no. 8,220,297 issued to: Thomas C. Palumbo, Rochester, N.Y.; Charles R. Brewer III, Farmington, N.Y.; and George P. Powers, Henrietta, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

on the record Radiation curable ink containing fluorescent nanoparticles. Patent no. 8,222,313 issued to: Gabriel Iftime, Canada; C. Geoffrey Allen, Canada; Maria M. Birau, Canada; Christopher A. Wagner, Printhead de-prime system and Canada; Daryl W. Vanbesien, Canmethod for solid-ink systems. ada; Jordan H. Wosnick, Canada; Patent no. 8,220,896 issued to: Peter and Peter G. Odell, Canada. AsJ. Nystrom, Webster, N.Y.; Andrew signed to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. W. Hays, Fairport, N.Y.; and Scott Physical design system and J. Phillips, West Henrietta, N.Y. AsRotary-actuated medical puncmethod. Patent no. 8,219,943 is- signed to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. turing device. Patent no. 8,221,441 sued to: John M. Cohn, Richmond, issued to: Paul Dicesare, Easton; Vt.; James A. Culp, Downington, Pa.; Ulrich A. Finkler, Mahopac, Printing system and method. Christopher Battles, Seymour; and Patent no. 8,224,231 issued to SteJeffrey Radziunas, Wallingford. AsN.Y.; Fook-Luen Heng, Yorktown Heights, N.Y.; Mark A. Lavin, Ka- ven R. Moore, Pittsford, N.Y. As- signed to Becton Dickinson and Co., Franklin Lakes, N.J. tonah, N.Y.; Jin Fuw Lee, Yorktown signed to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Heights, N.Y.; Lars W. Liebmann, Poughquag, N.Y.; Gregory A. Process for preparing macroNorthrop, Putnam Valley, N.Y.; Na- cyclic compounds. Patent no. Rotational air valve for media kgeuon Seong, Wappingers Falls, 8,222,369 issued to: Carl Alan hold-down transport. Patent N.Y.; Rama N. Singh, Bethel; Leon Busacca, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; Fab- no. 8,220,919 issued to Paul J. DeStok, Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.; rice Gallou, Switzerland; Nizar Gruchy, Hilton, N.Y. Assigned to and Pieter J. Woeltgens, Yorktown Haddad, Danbury; Azad Hossain, Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Heights, N.Y. Assigned to Interna- Glen Allen, Va.; Suresh R. Kapadia, tional Business Machines Corp., Danbury; Jianxiu Liu, Richmond, Silver-exchanged zeolites and Armonk, N.Y. Va.; Chris H. Senanayake, Brook- methods of manufacture therefield; Xudong Wei, Ridgefield; and for. Patent no. 8,221,718 issued to Pouch. Patent no. D663,895 is- Nathan K. Yee, Danbury. Assigned Mark William Ackley, East Aurora, sued to Anne E. Nixon, Bridgeport. to Boehringer Ingelheim Inter- N.Y. and Philip A. Barrett, Kenmore, N.Y. Assigned to Praxair Assigned to The Sun Products national G.m.b.H., Germany. Technology Inc., Danbury. Corp., Wilton. Providing and redeeming partial Printer driver, apparatus and wagering game outcomes. Patent Socially derived, graduated acmethods for controlling a print- no. 8,221,215 issued to: Jay S. Walk- cess control in collaboration ener from a devmode data struc- er, Ridgefield; James A. Jorasch, vironments. Patent no. 8,224,755 ture. Patent no. 8,223,364 issued to: New York City; Robert C. Tedesco, issued to Brian D. Goodman, David Salgado, Victor, N.Y.; Jeremy Fairfield; Daniel E. Tedesco, Hun- Brooklyn, N.Y. and Mircea MihaesGriffith, East Rochester, N.Y.; Jona- tington; Jeffrey Y. Hayashida, San cu, Danbury. Assigned to Internathan Allen Edmonds, Silverton, Francisco, Calif.; Russell P. Sam- tional Business Machines Corp., Ore.; and Raymond Sabbagh, Har- mon, San Francisco, Calif.; and Ste- Armonk, N.Y. bor City, Calif. Assigned to Xerox phen C. Tulley, Monroe. Assigned to International Game TechnolCorp., Norwalk. ogy, Reno, Nev. Phase and frequency detector with output proportional to frequency difference. Patent no. 8,222,936 issued to: Daniel J. Friedman, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.; Alexander V. Rylyakov, Mount Kisco, N.Y.; and Jose A. Tierno, Stamford. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, N.Y.

Printer job visualization. Patent no. 8,223,385 issued to Rajinderjeet S. Minhas, Churchville, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

“Look, I feel fine.”

Spreader module for duplex continuous feed-imaging devices. Patent no. 8,220,918 issued to: James Michael Chappell, Webster, N.Y.; Jason Matthew LeFevre, Penfield, N.Y.; and Paul John McConville, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

System and method for prioritizing components. Patent no. 8,224,893 issued to: Mark Webster Newman, San Francisco, Calif.; Warren Keith Edwards, San Francisco, Calif.; and Jana Zdislava Sedivy, Palo Alto, Calif. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

System and method for distributing information through cooperative communication network sites. Patent no. 8,224,691 issued to: Michael C. Scroggie, Laguna Niguel, Calif.; David A. Rochon, Westport; David W. Banker, Mount Baldy, Calif.; and Will Gardenswartz, Denver, Colo. Assigned to Catalina Marketing Corp., St. Petersburg, Fla.

Techniques for personalized and adaptive search services. Patent no. 8,224,857 issued to: Yurdaer Nezihi Doganata, Chestnut Ridge, N.Y.; Youssef Drissi, Ossining, N.Y.; and Lev Kozakov, Stamford. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, N.Y.

System and method for efficient storage of MRC images for easy classification and retrieval. Patent no. 8,224,073 issued to: Robert Eero Nuuja, Rochester, N.Y.; Francis Kapo Tse, Rochester, N.Y.; and Amal Z. Malik, Pittsford, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. System and method for minimizing visibility of print defects. Patent no. 8,223,350 issued to Dale Robert Mashtare, Bloomfield, N.Y. and Dan Rene Rasmussen, Pittsford, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

“I’m scared they’ll find something.”

Use of erythritol and D-tagatose in zero- or low-calorie beverages. Patent no. 8,221,815 issued to: Thomas Lee, Scarsdale, N.Y.; Gino Olcese, Scarsdale, N.Y.; Zena Bell, Hartsdale, N.Y.; Glenn Roy, Beacon, N.Y.; William Mutilangi, Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.; Rein Hirs, Three-compartment container. Mahopac, N.Y.; and Peter Given, Patent no. D663,633 issued to Ra- Ridgefield. Assigned to PepsiCo fael Rivera, Bridgeport and Steven Inc., Purchase, N.Y. Pham, Naugatuck. Assigned to Inline Plastics Corp., Shelton. Visualization trocar. Patent no. D663,838 issued to: Dominick Toaster. Patent no. D663,568 is- Mastri, Bridgeport; Kurt Azarbarsued to: Dustin Prevete, Staten Is- zin, Fairfield; and Peter Peabody land, N.Y.; James A. Sandor, Trum- Gale, Orange. Assigned to Surgibull; and Keith Tse, Hong Kong Quest Inc., Milford. S.A.R. Assigned to Conair Corp., Stamford. Word-detection method and system. Patent no. 8,224,092 issued to Toner compositions and meth- Marco J. Bressan, France. Assigned ods. Patent no. 8,221,951 issued to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. to: Ke Zhou, Canada; Cuong Vong, Canada; Edward Graham Zwartz, Canada; and Karen A. Moffat, Brantford, Canada. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

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Toner compositions and processes. Patent no. 8,221,948 issued to: Ke Zhou, Canada; Richard P. N. Veregin, Canada; Gwynne McAneney-Lannen, Canada; Edward G. Zwartz, Canada; Maria N. V. McDougall, Canada; Guerino Sacripante, Canada; and Karen A. Moffat, Canada. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

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Business ConneCtions InsIde the CapItol

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Jobs Numbers: Strengths and Weaknesses

It’s the second straight month of gains, following the 1,400 jobs added in May.

Job growth in ConneCtiCut

Jobs gained

1,400

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+5,400

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However, the unemployment rate also increased for the second straight month, rising three-tenths of a point to 8.1 percent. The national unemployment rate is 8.2 percent.

Connecticut added 8,800 jobs over the last 12 months, a gain of 0.5 percent. The winners over that period:

Connecticut’s Department of Labor reported that the private sector added 5,000 jobs in June while the government sector (which includes casinos) lost 3,600 jobs.

2. Trade, transportation, and utilities (3,000; 1%); 3. Leisure and hospitality (2,600; 1.9%); 4. Professional and business services (1,300; 0.7%);

“Overall job growth is slow, though the private sector continues to show a decent recovery. Unfortunately, the jump in our unemployment rate indicates we are not growing jobs fast enough to satisfy the need in our economy.”

And losers:

Educational and health services led all sectors, with 3,800 new positions, followed by the 2,000 jobs added in the leisure and hospitality industries. The manufacturing sector added 400 jobs, as did construction.

4. Manufacturing (-600; -0.4%);

“If you take a look across the various sectors that were impacted, there were a lot of winners and there a lot of losers,” said CBIA economist Pete Gioia.

6/12

1. Education and health services (11,700; 3.7%);

“June’s mixed results are a mirror of the strengths and weaknesses of the current job market,” said Andy Condon, director of the agency’s Office of Research.

Other services (-600), financial activities (-500), information (-400), and transportation and public utilities (-300) all declined.

U.S. Senate

f Democrats Chris Murphy* and Susan Bysiewicz

-4,700

-2,000

Polling booths in every city and town will be open from 6 am to 8 pm on Aug. 14, largely because of high-profile battles to settle major party candidates for U.S. Senate—caused by Joe Lieberman’s retirement. However, many more primary contests are taking place throughout the state—in the 2nd and 5th congressional districts, and in three state Senate and 13 state House districts.

f Republicans Linda McMahon* and Christopher Shays

+1,400

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June 2012

+100

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+500

+3,500

+4,700

Source: Connecticut Department of Labor

-2,600

ooking for signs of economic recovery? Connecticut’s June jobs numbers don’t provide much clarity, with the state adding 1,400 positions as the unemployment rate rose to its highest level this year.

Prying voters away from beaches, parks and barbeques will be a daunting task on Connecticut’s summertime primary day Tuesday, Aug. 14, but many important contests should make the trip worthwhile.

5. Information (300; 1%);

1. Government (-4,400; -1.9%); 2. Financial actitivities (-3,000; -2.2%); 3. Other services (-1,600; -2.6%);

f District 2: Republicans Paul Formica* and Daria Novak f District 5: Democrats Christopher Donovan*, Elizabeth Esty, and Dan Roberti; Republicans Andrew Roraback*, Lisa Wilson-Foley, Justin Bernier, and Mark Greenberg State Senate f District 19 (Andover, Bozrah, Columbia, Franklin, Hebron, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Montville, Norwich, Sprague): Democrats Tom Reynolds* and Catherine Osten f District 23 (Bridgeport, Stratford): Democrats Ernest E. Newton II*, Andres Ayala, Jr., and Edwin A. Gomes f District 33 (Middlebury, Waterbury): Democrats James Crawford* and Mary Ellen Klinck

Norwich-New London was the only area to lose jobs, shedding 1,900 positions, or 1.5 percent, over the last 12 months.

f District 13 (Glastonbury, Manchester): Democrats Joe Diminico* and Tom Gullotta f District 35 (Killingworth, Clinton and Westbrook): Democrats Tom Vicino* and Tony Palermo f District 58 (Enfield): Democrats Kathy Tallarita* and David Alexander f District 63 (Colebrook, Goshen, Torrington, Winchester): Democrats Michael Renzullo* and Doug Benedetto f District 75 (Waterbury): Democrats Victor Cuevas* and David Aldorando f District 91 (Hamden): Democrats John Flanagan* and Michael D’Agostino f District 107 (Bethel, Brookfield, Danbury): Republicans Harry Shaker* and David Scribner f District 116 (New Haven, West Haven): Democrats Louis Esposito Jr.* and David Forsyth

State House

f District 128 (Bridgeport): Democrats Christina Ayala* and Angel Reyes

f District 3 (Hartford): Democrats Minnie Gonzalez* and Victor M. Luna, Jr.

f District 132 (Fairfield): Democrats Sue Brand* and Kevin Coyner

5. Construction and mining (-500; -1%). New Haven leads all labor market areas in job growth, adding 3,600 positions since June 2011. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk added 2,200 jobs, followed by Waterbury (1,900), Danbury (1,200), and Hartford (1,100).

f District 6 (Hartford): Democrats Edwin Vargas, Jr.* and Hector Robles

f District 5 (Hartford): Democrats Leo Canty*, Brandon McGee, and Donald Trinks

➤ Read more at cbia.com/election

(*Party-endorsed candidates)

➤ Read more at gov.cbia.com

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