• Horizon Staffing Services in East Hartford ranked 73rd on the Inner City 100 list of the fastest growing inner-city companies in America. The list, published in the 2008 Initiative for a Competitive Inner-City Inc. magazine, listed companies experiencing extraordinary growth.
• Massive Productions in Windsor received several 2008 Communicator Awards from the International Academy of the Visual Arts. A commercial campaign produced by the company and Pita Communications for the Connecticut Department of Tourism received the award for Best Commercial Campaign in the U.S. Massive Productions also received awards of distinction for radio campaigns produced for Ski Sundown and Bernie’s appliance store.
• United Technologies Corp. was selected as the 2007 Supplier of the Year in the large business category by United Space Alliance. UTC Power in South Windsor produces and maintains space shuttle fuel cells.
• Jennifer K. Muir, environmental engineer at Wright-Pierce in Middletown, received an Outstanding Service Award from the American Waterworks Association. Muir worked as co-chair of the association’s education committee.
• Michael P. Shea, partner, and Erick M. Sandler, associate at Day Pitney in Hartford, each received a Pro Bono Award from the Connecticut Bar Association. Shea and Sandler were recognized for their dedication and commitment to pro bono service.
• The New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks received a matching grant of $13,000 from the Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism. The funds will support promotion of the museum’s new scientific literacy program.
• The First National Bank of Suffield in Suffield earned a 5-star superior rating from BauerFinancial Inc. The bank was recognized for a strong overall financial picture.
