Simsbury Bank’s Jocelyn Mitchell, senior vice president and chief retail banking officer, was the recipient of the Farmington Valley YMCA’s Al Wilke Volunteer Leadership Award for her years of dedication and commitment. Mitchell served on the Farmington Valley YMCA board from 2008-2015 and was the annual campaign chair from 2008 to 2012 and the board […]
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Simsbury Bank's Jocelyn Mitchell, senior vice president and chief retail banking officer, was the recipient of the Farmington Valley YMCA's Al Wilke Volunteer Leadership Award for her years of dedication and commitment. Mitchell served on the Farmington Valley YMCA board from 2008-2015 and was the annual campaign chair from 2008 to 2012 and the board chair from 2012 to 2015. She also served on the board development committee, programs committee and the Granby Road Race committee.
BlumShapiro partner elected board president of Association for Corporate Growth
Mark Campbell, BlumShapiro Shelton office partner, has been elected president of the board of directors of the Association for Corporate Growth, Connecticut Chapter. Campbell became a partner in BlumShapiro's litigation services and business valuation group in 2013. He provides privately held companies and business owners with valuation services for shareholder disputes, buy/sell agreements, mergers and acquisitions, financial reporting, gifting interests, estate planning and taxation, and matrimonial dissolutions. Campbell's term as board president runs from June 2015 to June 2017.
Hartford Recycling Authority recognized for innovation
The Hartford-based Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority (MIRA) has been named the winner of the Solid Waste Association of North America's (SWANA) Bronze Excellence Award in the Landfill Redevelopment category.
The award recognizes outstanding solid-waste programs and facilities with environmentally and economically sound solid-waste management practices. MIRA will receive SWANA's Excellence Award for its redevelopment project that included capping the Hartford landfill and building a solar electricity generating facility.
The project involved a 35-acre state-of-the-art synthetic turf cap and one megawatt solar electricity generating facility atop its Hartford Landfill. The final phase included installation of a 3,993-panel solar energy facility that can generate enough electricity to power about 1,000 homes when operating at full capacity.
Wintonbury Hills Golf Course recognized by LINKS Magazine
Bloomfield's Wintonbury Hills Golf Course, managed by Billy Casper Golf, was recently ranked No. 5 in LINKS Magazine's “Real Munis in America” list.
Wintonbury Hills joins a prestigious group of public layouts that include Bethpage State Park, host of the 2002 and 2009 U.S. Open Championship. In addition, Wintonbury Hills' eco-friendliness has earned it Audubon International Cooperative Sanctuary status.
The course was recognized for conserving natural resources and providing wildlife habitats by reducing waste and increasing efficiency.
