WEIR NAMED GLASTONBURY’S BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR
Steve Weir, founding member of American Integrity Restoration LLC, a disaster restoration contracting company, will be honored as Business Person of the Year by the Glastonbury Chamber of Commerce at its annual dinner on Wednesday, Jan. 25, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Glastonbury.
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CT EMPLOYMENT LAW BLOG FEATURED ON 100 BEST LIST
Editors of the ABA Journal recently announced the selection of the Connecticut Employment Law Blog (www.ctemploymentlawblog.com/), published by Pullman & Comley attorney Daniel A. Schwartz, as one of the 100 best websites by lawyers, for lawyers. This marks the third consecutive year that the blog — the only site from Connecticut — was named to the list. Schwartz, a member of Pullman & Comley’s Labor & Employment practice, has been publishing the blog since 2007. Since the blog’s debut, it has received more than 1.5 million views.
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HEBERT NAMED REALTOR OF THE YEAR
Southbury’s Mary Ann Hebert was recently named the 2011 State Realtor of the Year by the Connecticut Association of Realtors — an award given annually to a realtor who displays commitment, leadership and great dedication to the trade association at the local, state and national levels. Hebert, the 2012 CAR president-elect, became a realtor in 1985 and has been a broker-partner of Bannon & Hebert Properties LLC in Middlebury since 1996. Hebert, a former president of the Greater Waterbury Board of Realtors, is a member of the Connecticut Association of Realtors’ finance, legislative and political affairs committees and a past member of the association’s professional standards and risk reduction committees.
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WATERBURY CHAMBER ANNOUNCES HAROLD WEBSTER SMITH AWARDEES
The Waterbury Regional Chamber’s Small Business Council recently announced the 15th annual Harold Webster Smith Award recipients:
• Quassy Amusement Park in Middlebury, small business of the year;
• Lori Greene, principal of Elizabeth Richards Gifts in Waterbury, entrepreneur of the year;
• James Behuniak, president and CEO of The Platt Brothers & Co. in Waterbury, manufacturer of the year.
All three will be honored at a breakfast on Thursday, Jan. 26, at 8 a.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Southbury.
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STANDARD BUILDERS EARNS SAFETY AND EXCELLENCE AWARD
Newington’s Standard Builders was recently presented a construction safety and excellence award by the Connecticut Construction Industries Association for the sixth-straight year. The award was established 13 years ago to encourage safety in construction and recognize companies that maintain a formal safety and health program or related policies and procedures. In addition to this annual award, Standard Builders also received the newly-established platinum award, given to firms that exceed national safety statistics.
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