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BRISTOL SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR FINALIST FOR REGIONAL HONOR
David Hartmann, president of Hornet Marine in Bristol, was recently named a finalist for Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur Of The Year in New England Award.
Hartmann was selected as a finalist for his success as president and CEO of Tiger Claw Inc. as well as president of Hornet Marine.
Along with business partners Dave and Don Martel, Hartmann founded Tiger Claw in 2001 with the goal of changing the deck building industry through their innovative deck fastening system. In the past 10 years, Tiger Claw has become the market-leading brand for hidden deck fastener systems. This success made Tiger Claw stand out as an attractive purchase for OMG, Inc. The Agawam, Mass.-based company acquired the business and assets of Tiger Claw Inc. earlier this year for its FastenMaster division. Along with business partners Dave Martel, Jason Bolas and Erik Schubert, Hartmann started Hornet Marine in late 2009 with the intention of transforming yet another industry: the marine business. Based in Bristol, Hornet Marine manufacturers customizable high performance powerboats. Its main product is the Hornet 17, a customizable 17-foot sport runabout.
Award winners will be announced at a special gala event on June 15 at the Boston Renaissance Waterfront Hotel. Regional award winners are eligible for consideration for the Entrepreneur Of The Year National Award.Â
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COLLEGE HONORS CHAPMAN
Robert A. Chapman, who served as the second president of Middlesex Community College from 1976 to 1989, received an honorary degree from MxCC for his longstanding dedication and service to the college. This is only the second time in the college’s history that an honorary degree has been conferred upon a distinguished and respected contributor to the school. Marc S. Herzog, chancellor of the Connecticut Community Colleges, presented the degree to Mr. Chapman during MxCC’s 44th graduation ceremony. Chapman’s tenure saw the creation of the Meriden Center, the college’s outreach to Old Saybrook and the establishment of the ophthalmic design and dispensing program.
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David Hartmann
Stop & Shop’s Food for Friends program makes a $123,538 donation to Connecticut Food Bank to fight hunger across the state. Stop & Shop customers donated $1, $3 or $5 “paper turkeys” at their local Stop & Shop. Sixty percent of the funds went directly to hundreds of local food pantries that stores adopt in each community; 40 percent were allocated to regional food banks such as the Connecticut Food Bank. Pictured are, from left, New Haven Mayor John DeStefano; Nancy Carrington, president and CEO of Connecticut Food Bank, and Anne Demchak, store manager at the Stop & Shop on Whalley Avenue in New Haven. as Stop & Shop presented a check for $123,538 from the Food for Friends program to The funds will help provide hunger relief to multiple communities throughout Connecticut.
 More than 550 people recently attended “An Event with Marvin Hamlisch” celebrating the 40th anniversary of Solomon Day School of Greater Hartford. The milestone event, which took place at The Bushnell in Hartford, raised $425,000 for the school’s Scholarship Fund. As a composer, Hamlisch has won three Oscars, four Grammys, four Emmys, a Tony and three Golden Globe awards. Pictured are, from left, Gary Greenberg, who was honored for his work as president of the Rogow Greenberg Foundation; Jayne Rotter, director of development for the day school; Henry Zachs, honorary chair of the event; Jessica Zachs and Lauren Eisen, co-chairs; Hamlisch; Roberta Singer, co-chair, and Robin Gelles, honorary chair.
HYPE, Hartford Young Professionals and Entrepreneurs, celebrated its fifth anniversary at the group’s monthly Get HYPEd event at Francesco’s restaurant in Hartford. HYPE, an initiative of the MetroHartford Alliance, was launched in June 2006 to provide the region’s 20- and 30-year-olds with the social and professional networking opportunities to expand their personal horizons and to develop relationships with the Region’s communities. HYPE has grown to a membership of nearly 3,200 since inception, hosting over 60 professional development, networking and charity events each year. Pictured are, from left, Julie Daly, HYPE’s executive director; Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra and HYPE co-chairs Alisa Dzananovic, senior communications specialist, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, and Michael Carucci, staff chiropractor, CT VA Healthcare System. They are showing off the mayor’s proclamation making June 1 HYPE Day.
