• Rockville Bank, Vernon, has earned a five-star superior rating for financial strength and stability from BauerFinancial Inc. This is the 18th consecutive quarter that Rockville Bank has earned the highest rating attainable, placing it among the nation’s strongest banks.
• Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced that more than $150,000 in federal stimulus funds have been used to retrofit 146 state highway plow trucks with emission control systems to reduce harmful diesel emissions. The funds are part of the $1.73 million the state received from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to use on projects aimed at reducing diesel emissions and fostering “green” jobs. The retrofits, which cost just over $1,000 per piece of equipment, consist of diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) emission controls, a green technology that will reduce unhealthy emissions. After the winter season, the retrofitted trucks can be used year-round for other highway uses. Approximately $450,000 in stimulus funds will be used for similar diesel retrofits for state highway construction equipment and related costs.
• Cantor Colburn LLP has been recognized in IP Law & Business’s annual survey of “Who Protects Innovation in America?” The December 2009/January 2010 issue identified law firms that protect intellectual property for the country’s top companies. IP Law & Business ranked Cantor Colburn in a tie for second out of 30 law firms with most mention in “Patent Prosecution” and tied for fourth out of 36 firms in “Most Mentions Overall” on its list, “Where the Top Companies Turn.” This is the first year that Cantor Colburn is ranked in the category, “Firms with the Most Mentions Overall.” Last year, Cantor Colburn was tied for second in “Patent Prosecution.”
• Henkel helped make the holiday season a bit brighter for the children of the Village for Families & Children Inc., a Hartford nonprofit human services agency. Henkel, headquartered in Rocky Hill, purchased new coats, hats, and mittens for 45 children of the Village. Henkel also gave each child a toy and provided the food for the Village’s Dec. 18 holiday party. Henkel employee and part-time professional “Santa Claus” Bill Niedbala passed out the toys and apparel to the children, ages 2 to 13. Henkel is the maker of Loctite adhesives, Dial soaps, Purex laundry detergents, and Right Guard antiperspirants.
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