Laursen addresses governor’s luncheon

Despite difficult economic times, business leaders from across the state reconfirmed their commitment to keeping Connecticut’s youth safe, successful and drug-free at the annual Governor’s Luncheon held by The Governor’s Prevention Partnership. Pictured at the Oct. 19 event at the Farmington Marriott are, from left, Don Langer, president and CEO of AmeriChoice by United Healthcare-CT and co-chair of the partnership; Jill Spineti, president and CEO of the partnership, and Søren Torp Laursen, president of Lego Systems Inc. in Enfield who was the keynote speaker. Mary Ann Hanley, the governor’s policy advisor for workforce development and administrative liaison for St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, was honored as the third recipient of the William A. O’Neill Legacy Award. Honored as Partners in Prevention were Purdue Pharma LP, Comcast and WTNH — News 8.