Fairfield County Business Journal articles from February 2006

Fairfield County Business Journal archives from February 2006

Liftoff.(COMPETITIVE EDGE: Helicopter Support Inc.)(Company Profile)
February 6, 2006... Today, David Adler, vice president for worldwide customer service at Sikorsky Aircraft in Stratford, oversees operations that employ 3,000 people, but he learned about business starting in a storefront in Orange. That's where Helicopter...

Urban makeover, chapter 2: market-rate condos, apartments next for Danbury's downtown.
February 6, 2006... Mayor Mark Boughton's vision for reviving Danbury's downtown reads like a how-to manual. One reason is that the former high school teacher has been "doing a lot of reading and research on what works for vibrant downtowns," Boughton said....

Cut taxes, red tape, groups ask lawmakers.
February 6, 2006... When the General Assembly starts its short, 12-week session on Wednesday it should use the expected budget surplus to get the state government's fiscal house in order, ease the tax and regulatory burden on businesses and make the state more...

Worth quoting.
February 6, 2006... "While there are six degrees of separation between people in the world, in Westport, it's down to one and two." --Ed Katz, principal of Cashman & Katz advertising and public relations firm.

Ridgefield struggling with loss of major downtown landowner.
February 6, 2006... Ridgefield officials are scrambling to deal with the fallout from the closing later this year of the towns second-largest taxpayer, the sale of its 45 acres in the community's downtown and the loss of what had once been the town's largest...

Chocolatiers expand to meet demand.
February 6, 2006... When Deborah Ann and Mike Grissmer were planning to start a candy-making business in Ridgefield in 1998, they thought they'd be opening something unique in the Danbury region--a shop featuring hand-made chocolate candy. But they discovered they...

Colleges and universities.(THE LIST)
February 6, 2006... Questions or comments? Call: 914-694-3600 Next list: February 20 Catering Ranked by number of full time students. Listed alphabetically in event of tie. Fairfield County and region Name, address, phone number ...

NYSC adds third club in Stamford.(New York Sports Club)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... New York Sports Club has just opened a new state-of-the-art location in Stamford, bringing a total of three clubs to the city and eight to Fairfield County. The new club on Commerce Road, one of the largest in Fairfield County, represents...

Bridgeport to Manhattan in 17 minutes.(U.S 's helicopters plans)
February 6, 2006... You're a high-priced Fairfield County executive working on Wall Street whose time is valuable. Your commute to lower Manhattan? A total of 17 minutes each way from Bridgeport Sikorsky Airport, sitting with seven or eight other top executives....

To hire family or not to hire family.(family-owned businesses )
February 6, 2006... QUESTION: My son-in-law wants to join me in my business. I could use some help with the business. I'm just not sure if this is right for either of us. What should I do? We talked with the owner to get additional details. Here's what we...

An evening of recognition.(John A. Klein awarded The Walter H. Wheeler, Jr. Leadership Award)(The Business Council of Fairfield County)
February 6, 2006... Celebrated by over 350 guests, John A. Klein, chairman, chief executive officer and president of People s Bank, was recognized by Tile Business Council of Fairfield County for his volunteer leadership in creating opportunities in the fields of...

New columnist heading your way.
February 6, 2006... It's hard to sum up Karen Gross in one word. Lawyer, professor, chief executive officer and author are rifles that embody just some of her many talents. For the past 20 years, Gross has been a professor of law at New York Law School, where...

Retail recruiter hunts up stores for Stamford.
February 6, 2006... To get more retail space occupied in downtown Stamford, the city's Downtown Special Services District has a real estate professional with experience recruiting companies. "My job is to retain and recruit retailers to the downtown," said...

Business Web directory.(Directory)
February 6, 2006... ACCOUNTING Eisman, Zucker, Klein & Ruttenberg www.ezkrcpa.com 914-428-7733 ACCOUNTING & BOOKEEPING SERVICES Turnkey Bookkeeping & Computer Training www.TurnkeyFMS.com www.TurnkeyComputerTraining.com ...

Lodging industry on a fast track for 2006.(FOCUS: Business Hospitality)
February 6, 2006... Less than five years after the events of Sept. 11, 2001, and the debilitating recession hobbled the hospitality industry, the outlook at the 5th annual Americas Lodging Investment Summit in Los Angeles in late January was pure euphoria and...

Health-conscious menus gain in popularity.(FOCUS: Business Hospitality)
February 6, 2006... Hotels and conference centers in the area are implementing new menus as a way to cater to their business customers. The health-conscious Hilton Rye Town in Westchester Count, N.Y., is an example of a hotel that has identified the need to...

Starwood Capital Group to launch luxury hotel brand.(FOCUS: Business Hospitality)
February 6, 2006... Starwood Capital Group of Greenwich plans to launch a new international luxury, brand called the Crillon through its Societe du Louvre affiliate. The company will develop European-style Crillon hotels and serviced residences in major...

Research reveals link between energy costs, dining-out habits.(FOCUS: Business Hospitality)
February 6, 2006... Due to rising energy costs, going out to dinner may be an indulgence that fewer Americans can afford this winter. In a recent study of approximately 1,000 adult Americans, Stamford-based InsightExpress, an online market research firm, has...

Healthful menu key to successful meetings.(FOCUS: Business Hospitality)
February 6, 2006... A great deal of research exists showing that promoting health in the workplace improves the work environment. Tarrytown House in Westchester County, N.Y., has taken that concept one step further by committing to a wellness program of healthy...

Dude, where's my data?(methods of controlling access to data)
February 6, 2006... I remember a few years ago going to a potential customer to do a security assessment. Back in those days, the chief executive officer and the chief information officer were completely uninterested in data security, and the meeting was always...

Software, water, high-tech firms get VC infusion.(TECHCETERA)
February 6, 2006... Three Fairfield County companies received $11.6 million in venture funding in the final quarter of last year, but two pharmaceutical companies in and around New Haven received even more--$35.5 million. For the year, venture investing in...

Allan Jay of Greenwich, senior vice president in the Stamford office of Smith Barney, the private wealth management unit of Citigroup, was named by financial writer R.J. Shook to his 2005 Winner's Circle, a list of the top financial advisors in America.(Credits, Clients and Awards)
February 6, 2006... Allan Jay of Greenwich, senior vice president in the Stamford office of Smith Barney, the private wealth management unit of Citigroup, was named by financial writer R.J. Shook to his 2005 Winner's Circle, a list of the top financial advisors in...

Richard C. Decker of Pleasant Valley, N.Y., a financial advisor at Fairfield County Financial Services and Infinex Investments Inc., based at Ridgefield Bank, Ridgefield, received the Certified Retirement Financial Advisor (CRFA).(Credits, Clients and Awards)
February 6, 2006... Richard C. Decker of Pleasant Valley, N.Y., a financial advisor at Fairfield County Financial Services and Infinex Investments Inc., based at Ridgefield Bank, Ridgefield, received the Certified Retirement Financial Advisor (CRFA) designation...

Stamford Hospital named Kersuzan Macermon of Bridgeport, a special projects cleaner in its environmental services department, as its 2005 Employee of the Year.(Credits, Clients and Awards)
February 6, 2006... Stamford Hospital named Kersuzan Macermon of Bridgeport, a special projects cleaner in its environmental services department, as its 2005 Employee of the Year. Macermon has worked at Stamford Hospital since 1982.

Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, a provider of integrated mail and document management systems, services and solutions, announced that its FastPac[TM] DI500/600 and DI900/950 inserting systems have each been awarded.(Credits, Clients and Awards)
February 6, 2006... Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, a provider of integrated mail and document management systems, services and solutions, announced that its FastPac[TM] DI500/600 and DI900/950 inserting systems have each been awarded a 2006 Product Design Award by...

FashionAvenue.com Inc., Danbury, an online retailer, was selected by Zalemark Inc., Northridge, Calif.(Credits, Clients and Awards)
February 6, 2006... FashionAvenue.com Inc., Danbury, an online retailer, was selected by Zalemark Inc., Northridge, Calif., a manufacturer of fine jewelry, as the online retailer for Zalemark's branded jewelry lines.

e2Value Inc., Stamford, a Web-based property valuation provider, and First Internet Solutions, Sheboygan Falls, Wis., an application service provider for the property and casualty insurance industry.(Credits, Clients and Awards)
February 6, 2006... e2Value Inc., Stamford, a Web-based property valuation provider, and First Internet Solutions, Sheboygan Falls, Wis., an application service provider for the property and casualty insurance industry, announced an agreement to provide a wide...

Danbury Hospital, Danbury, and New York Medical College, Valhalla, N.Y., announced an agreement.(Credits, Clients and Awards)
February 6, 2006... Danbury Hospital, Danbury, and New York Medical College, Valhalla, N.Y., announced an agreement that designates the hospital as a university hospital and site for the college's medical education programs.

Building permits.(ON THE RECORD)
February 6, 2006... Commercial B&B Associates, contractor for Summer Street Properties L.L.C. Perform alterations to an existing commercial building at 1275 Summer St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed Jan. 19. Cassidy & Murphy L.L.C., contractor...

General Electric Co.(Newsmakers)
February 6, 2006... Daniel S. Henson of New Canaan was promoted to chief marketing officer at General Electric Co., Fairfield. Henson was formerly chief commercial officer at GE Commercial Finance, Stamford. From 2002 to 2005, he was president and chief executive...

Hall-Brooke Behavioral Health Services.(Newsmakers)
February 6, 2006... Dr. Karl Kessler of Ridgefield was appointed unit chief of the child and adolescent inpatient service at Hall-Brooke Behavioral Health Services, Westport, a subsidiary of St. Vincent's Health Services. Most recently, Kessler operated his own...

Lex Products Corp.(Newsmakers)(appoints Thomas C. Siko, William D. Froehlich, Michael V. Scala)(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... Lex Products Corp., Stamford, a manufacturer of portable power distribution systems for the entertainment, military and industrial markets, announced the following appointments. Thomas C. Siko of New Haven joined the company as an inside...

Source Marketing.(Newsmakers)
February 6, 2006... Source Marketing, Westport, a marketing services agency, announced the following appointments. Linda Rogers of Easton joined the agency as an account director. From 2000 to 2005, Rogers was a client director at Marketing Drive, Wilton. She...

RiverOak Investment Corporation Inc.(Newsmakers)(appointed Joseph Iannotta )(Brief Article)
February 6, 2006... Joseph Iannotta of Stamford was appointed assistant comptroller at RiverOak Investment Corporation Inc., Stamford, a private real estate investment fund sponsor. Most recently, Iannotta was a senior auditor in the Stamford office of Deloitte &...

Fairfield County Bank.(Newsmakers)
February 6, 2006... Lisa Ann Allaby of Bethel was appointed a senior mortgage officer at Fairfield County Bank, Ridgefield. Allaby has more than 19 years of banking experience, most recently as a senior mortgage officer at Union Savings Bank and previously as a...

The Housatonic Community College Foundation.(Newsmakers)
February 6, 2006... The Housatonic Community College Foundation, Bridgeport, announced the election of the following individuals to its board of directors: Deborah S. Breck of Fairfield, a partner in the Westport office of the law firm Pullman & Comley L.L.C..;...

Court cases.(ON THE RECORD)
February 6, 2006... Bridgeport Superior Court 1225 Connecticut Avenue L.L.C., Bridgeport. Filed by Hartford Insurance Co., Hartford. Plaintiff's attorney: Doran & Chinitz L.L.C., Westport. Action: plaintiff alleges that the defendant owes $22,134 for premiums...

Deeds.(ON THE RECORD)
February 6, 2006... Commercial 15 Commerce L.L.C., Newtown. Seller: Edward and Jane Bogdan and Edward Bogdan, Jr., Groton. Property: 15 Commerce Road, Newtown. Amount: $1.7 million. Filed Jan. 9. 161 CJA Associates L.L.C., Stamford. Seller: RAP Associates...

Leases.(ON THE RECORD)
February 6, 2006... UBS AG by Michael P. Lagana Jr. and Markus Buergler. Landlord: One Stamford Realty L.P. Property: Tresser Boulevard and North State Street, to foreclose a mortgage in the original amount of $500,000 dated July 2005. Term: 15 years, beginning...

Liens.(ON THE RECORD)
February 6, 2006... Federal Tax Liens--filed American Door & Window L.L.C., 40 High Bridge Road, Sandy Hook. $4,329, employee withholding taxes. Filed Jan. 20. G&H Building Contractors Inc., 29 Pocono Ridge Road, Brookfield. $4,151, employee withholding...

Lis pendens.(ON THE RECORD)
February 6, 2006... The following filings indicate a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the rifle to the property listed. Agosto, Rachel et al. Filed by Hunt Leibert Jacobson P.C., Hartford, by U.S. Bank N.A., San Diego. Calif....

Mortgages.(ON THE RECORD)
February 6, 2006... 105 South Main Street L.L.C., Newtown by Edward Martine. Lender: Newtown Savings Bank, Newtown. Property: 105 South Main St., Newtown. Amount: $150,000. Filed Jan. 9. 15 Commerce L.L.C. and Gilmore Shanley Company L.L.C., Newtown by John...

On the agenda.(ON THE RECORD)(Calendar)
February 6, 2006... Wednesday, Feb. 8 SoundWaters luncheon program, with Joe McGee of the Business Council of Fairfield County speaking on transportation options, noon to 1:30 p.m., University of Connecticut. Stamford campus, Washington Boulevard and Broad...

New business names.(ON THE RECORD)
February 6, 2006... The Business Journal is not responsible for typographical errors contained in the original filings. 4 You Landscaping, 59 Harbor Road, Stamford, 06902, c/o Frederick Turzer. Filed Dec. 20. 439 Federal Road Inc., 265 Federal Road,...

Public notices.(ON THE RECORD)(Public Notice)(Calendar)
February 6, 2006... Thursday, Feb. 9 Amend.org fund-raiser, includes music, art, auction and cocktails, featuring Rene Risque and the Leo Silver Jazz Stasis, 6 to 9 p.m., 583 Art Galley, 583 Pacific St., Stamford. $45. For tickets, call 324-9750. "Gone...

Patents.(ON THE RECORD)(Public Notice)
February 6, 2006... Beneficiation of sulfide minerals. Patent no. 6,988,623 issued to Lino G. Magliocco, Shelton and Alan S. Rothenberg, Wilton. Assigned to Cytec Technology Corp., Wilmington, Del. Brewed iced tea or non-carbonated drink dispenser. Patent no....

William Raveis Real Estate and Home Services.(Real Estate Update)
February 6, 2006... Terry Sheshan was promoted to senior sales manager in the Trumbull office of William Ravels Real Estate and Home Services Sheehan was formerly sales manager. Prior to that, he was associate sales manager. He joined Ravels in 1988 as a sales...

Country Living Associates.(Real Estate Update)
February 6, 2006... Lisa Dodge of Westport joined the Westport office of Country Living Associates as a sales associate. Dodge was formerly a sales associate in the Westport office of Prudential Connecticut Realty. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology...

Resource directory.(Directory)
February 6, 2006... Advertising Agencies * WRIGHTWAY CREATIVE GROUP 203-354-3650 A full-service advertising agency providing award winning creative and marketing services. Advertising/Graphic Design * CREATIVE...

Take a number.(the grapevine)
February 6, 2006... A decade ago when Norwalk city officials were trying to seduce Virgin Atlantic to settle down in town, it gave the company a little gift that only a marketer can appreciate fully, a street address redolent of jumbo jets: "747 Belden Ave." Now...

State needs unified energy strategy.(VIEWPOINT)
February 6, 2006... Connecticut needs more energy--it doesn't have enough--and it needs an energy policy but does not have one. Connecticut has a host of energy problems. However, proposed "solutions" are going in the wrong direction. Fairfield County has an...

Housing fix = transportation fix.(VIEWPOINT)(Letter to the Editor)
February 6, 2006... To the Editor: The highways are jammed, the local roads become impassable when the highways are blocked or are either under construction or maintenance, the wains and buses are inconvenient, and our citizens contemplate the value of living...

Ed Katz: Katz: the musical.(PROFITS & PASSIONS)
February 6, 2006... The muse spoke to Ed Katz during his long commute to work. During the hour-long ride from his home in Westport to his office in Glastonbury, the principal of Cashman+Katz advertising and public relations firm would listen to rock songs to...

Nasal spray business could hit $20 million in 5 years.(Brief Article)
February 13, 2006... Paul Carpenter thinks there are better things to do with hot peppers than use them to spice up chili. He thinks that spraying a bit of the peppers' heat--called capsaicin--up your nose can unblock a stuffy nose, chase migraine headaches and...

Business observers embrace governor's proposals.
February 13, 2006... Gov. M. Jodi Rell's State of the State address, chockfull of proposals to reorganize economic development agencies and improve the state's business climate, received a positive reaction from business groups, some of whom have been urging the...

Bethel firm goes public through 'reverse merger'.
February 13, 2006... Aduromed Corp. of Bethel became a public company overnight after it completed a $7 million equity-financing package and a "reverse merger" with the public company General Devices Inc. of Bedminster, N.J. Aduromed will use the cash for...

Westport considers big investment in solar power.
February 13, 2006... Sunlight is free, when you can get it, and converting sunlight into electricity avoids the purchase price and environmental costs of oil or coal, but all the same, it isn't cheap. Westport town officials may buy a solar photovoltaic system...

HR firm offers seminars to nonprofit executives.
February 13, 2006... A Darien-based company that consults on human resource matters for major corporations such as Boeing, Ernst &Young, Bristol-Meyers Squibb and General Electric Capital Corp., is offering seminars to area nonprofit managers and other managers to...

Virtual company connects with California jeweler.
February 13, 2006... Virtual retailer FashionAvenue.com of Danbury has been named the online retailer for California-based Zalemark Inc.'s high-end jewelry. The partnership bolsters FashionAvenue's integrated system for buying and selling high-quality merchandise...

Stratford firm to design aircraft maintenance school.
February 13, 2006... State officials awarded a design contract to Stratford-based Antinozzi Associates, an architectural and design firm, for an aircraft maintenance school at Brainard Airport in Hartford. The postsecondary school will replace the state's...

What's new? That billboard picture on the side of the highway.
February 13, 2006... Some billboards in Fairfield County are about to start changing--every eight seconds. Lamar Outdoor Advertising, a Baton Rouge, La.-based company with an office in Bridgeport, is using new electronic technology for billboards in the count....

State shoring up defenses of defense industry.
February 13, 2006... The state's new program to strengthen Connecticut's aerospace and defense industry, the Aerospace Defense Initiative (ADI), is now accepting applications for funding. The program offers $2 million over two years to help small- and...

Danbury council approves tax deferral for drug maker.
February 13, 2006... Danbury's Common Council last week unanimously approved a seven-year tax deferral on a possible $100-plus million addition to MannKind BioPharmaceuticals that would be used to manufacture an insulin inhaler now going through the FDA approval...

Washington Plaza.(Real estate transactions)(office building been sold to Diamond Properties L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
February 13, 2006... Washington Plaza, a 219,000-square-foot office building in Stamford, has been sold for $19 million to Diamond Properties L.L.C. The class B office building was 50 percent leased at the time of sale. The nine-story building at 1351...

2 Testa Place.(Real estate transactions)(office building been sold to L&W Holdings L.L.C)(Brief Article)
February 13, 2006... A two-building, light-industrial property at 2 Testa Place, South Norwalk, has been sold for $2.1 million to L&W Holdings L.L.C. The larger of the two buildings has 20,000 square feet of space and Hill house offices, a warehouse and custom...

Wilton Corporate Center.(Real estate transactions)(office buiding been sold to The Davis Cos)(Brief Article)
February 13, 2006... Wilton Corporate Center, a two-building complex at 187 Danbury Road in Wilton, has been sold for $29.1 million to The Davis Cos. The two class A office buildings, known as Riverview and Courtside, are linked by a glass-enclosed walkway. The...

New brokerage joins crowded office market.
February 13, 2006... More than a quarter-century after helping Cushman & Wakefield expand into Fairfield County and New York's Westchester County, a veteran commercial real estate broker is shepherding another national company looking to the region for growth. ...

Westport firm puts Laura Bush in Big Brothers Big Sisters ad.
February 13, 2006... First lady Laura Bush has begun appearing in television and radio commercials for Big Brothers Big Sisters in an advertising campaign designed by a Westport advertising and marketing firm. VogtGoldstein has created the advertisements, which...

Student entrepreneur award is launched.
February 13, 2006... Despite famous examples like Bill Gates and Michael Dell, some budding entrepreneurs choose to stay in college while pursuing their business ideas. The Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies at Fairleigh Dickinson University in New...

Getting the boss to be around more.(Ask Andi)(Column)
February 13, 2006... QUESTION: How do I get the owner to show up at the office more often? It seems like he's always out in the field, and I get stuck answering questions that I think he should be dealing with. Sometimes he misses appointments and I have to handle...

Employee fiscal health: it matters more than you know.(Money $ense)
February 13, 2006... Employers--even those failing to provide some form of insurance benefits--care about their employees' physical health. The reasons are obvious. Sick employees are expensive. They miss work, which curbs productivity. When employees leave a job...

Business web directory.(Directory)
February 13, 2006... ACCOUNTING Eisman, Zucker, Klein & Ruttenberg www.ezkrcpa.com 914-428-7733 ACCOUNTING & BOOKEEPING SERVICES Turnkey Bookkeeping & Computer Training www.TurnkeyFMS.com www.TurnkeyComputerTraining.com ...

Hospitals' charity programs assist uninsured patients.(FOCUS: Health Care and Benefits/Insurance)
February 13, 2006... In the United States, an estimated 45 million people are without health insurance. U.S. Census Bureau data show that 357,000 people are uninsured in the state of Connecticut. These figures have both grown from year to year and that means that...

Health news service started for busy professionals.(FOCUS: Health Care and Benefits/Insurance)
February 13, 2006... A Norwalk-based news and information company has begun a medical news service called Physicians Briefing to serve the needs of health professionals. The new service by HealthDay; a division of ScoutNews L.L.C., offers: * short...

St. Vincent's opens its fourth walk-in center.(FOCUS: Health Care and Benefits/Insurance)(Brief Article)
February 13, 2006... St. Vincent's Hospital in Bridgeport has owned a walk-in center in Monroe for people with lesser maladies or who want employee or sports physicals. The Immediate Health Care Center at 401 Monroe Turnpike is in the Village Square Shopping...

Medical office building going up, looking for tenants.(FOCUS: Health Care and Benefits/Insurance)
February 13, 2006... The developers and owners of a medical office building in Shelton expect to have the structure ready for doctors to move in by the end of the summer and are actively looking for tenants. The Ivy Brook Medical Center, a 40,000-square-foot...

Stamford Hospital gets OK for open-heart surgery.(FOCUS: Health Care and Benefits/Insurance)
February 13, 2006... Stamford Hospital recently received permission from the state Office of Health Care Access to perform own-heart surgery and elective angioplasty. According to the hospital, the approval allows for Stamford to have a "full-service...

Wellness programs help rein in health-care costs.(FOCUS: Health Care and Benefits/Insurance)
February 13, 2006... More and more companies are making wellness programs part of their health-care cost control strategy and are seeing these programs as a long-term investment in a more productive work force. A survey of 365 companies by the ERISA Industry...

Margaret E. Haering of Westport, co-founder and managing director of Independent Fiduciary Advisors L.L.C., Woodbridge, a company that helps 401(k) and profit-sharing plans manage investment decisions and limit fiduciary liability risk, was named by Worth magazine, New York City, to its 2005 list of "Top 100 Attorneys" in the nation.(Credits, Clients and Awards)
February 13, 2006... Margaret E. Haering of Westport, co-founder and managing director of Independent Fiduciary Advisors L.L.C., Woodbridge, a company that helps 401(k) and profit-sharing plans manage investment decisions and limit fiduciary liability risk, was...

Dickson F. DeMarche of Bethel, chief executive officer of Dickson DeMarche Landscape Architects, Wilton, and The LaurelRock Co., Wilton, and The LaurelRock Co., Wilton, a landscape design/build firm, was named a "Fellow" of the American Society of Landscape Architects, Washington, D.C.(Credits, Clients and Awards)
February 13, 2006... Dickson F. DeMarche of Bethel, chief executive officer of Dickson DeMarche Landscape Architects, Wilton, and The LaurelRock Co., Wilton, a landscape design/build firm, was named a "Fellow" of the American Society of Landscape Architects,...

The LaurelRock Co., a landscape design/build firm, Wilton, received three Grand Awards for three residential landscape projects in the 2005 Environmental Improvement Awards competition presented by the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET), Herndon, Va., an organization that represents green industry service provider companies and suppliers.(Credits, Clients and Awards)
February 13, 2006... The LaurelRock Co., a landscape design/build firm, Wilton, received three Grand Awards for three residential landscape projects in the 2005 Environmental Improvement Awards competition presented by the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET),...

Stepping Stones Museum for Children, Norwalk, received a $250,000 bond allocation from the state of Connecticut to construct a new exhibit as part of a four-year statewide children's health initiative.(Credits, Clients and Awards)
February 13, 2006... Stepping Stones Museum for Children, Norwalk, received a $250,000 bond allocation from the state of Connecticut to construct a new exhibit as part of a four-year statewide children's health initiative. The exhibit, which is scheduled to debut...

Antinozzi Associates.(Credits, Clients and Awards)
February 13, 2006... Antinozzi Associates, Stratford, an architectural and interior design firm, was awarded a state contract to create an aircraft maintenance school at Brainard Airport, Hartford. The new postsecondary school will be part of the state Department...

Attachments.(ON THE RECORD)
February 13, 2006... Johnson, Edward, Danbury $155,000 in favor of Cheryl and Robert Graef, Danbury. Properly: 3 Mill Plain Road, Danbury Filed Jan. 23