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Largest accounting firms in the Hartford region

(Ranked by number of local certified public accountants as of January 2015)

Rank	Company	Local CPAs/Local staff
1	PwC, Hartford	128/401
2	CohnReznick LLP, Hartford	96/221
3	Deloitte LLP/ Hartford	80/256
4	BlumShapiro, West Hartford	73/192
5	KPMG LLP, Hartford	59/165

Source: Individual companies./Compiled by Roger Magnus.

Largest Connecticut venture capital deal investments

(Ranked by amount invested through the first three quarters of 2014)

Rank	Company	2014 VC deal total investment (from Jan. 1 - Sept. 30)/No. of deals
1	Odyssey Logistics and Technology Corp., Danbury	$87,999,900/2
2	Melinta Therapeutics Inc. (1), New Haven	$69,999,900/1
3	Kolltan Pharmaceuticals Inc., New Haven	$60,000,000/1
4	Loxo Oncology Inc., Stamford	$35,207,000/2
5	Trevi Therapeutics Inc./New Haven	$25,000,000/1

Source: PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTreeTM Report, Data: Thomson Reuters. (1) Formerly Rib-X Pharmaceuticals Inc./Compiled by Heide Martin.

Largest lobbying firms in Connecticut

(Ranked by number of registered lobbyists in November 2014)

Rank	Company	No. registered clients 2014/No. registered lobbyists 2014
1	Gaffney, Bennett and Associates Inc., New Britain	79 (1)/9
2	Capitol Strategies Group LLC, Hartford	51 (2)/3
3	Murtha Cullina LLP Government Affairs Group, Hartford	46 (3)/7
4	Gallo & Robinson LLC (4), Hartford	37 (5)/4
5	Hughes & Cronin Public Affairs Strategies Inc., Middletown	35 (5)/4

Source: Connecticut Office of State Ethics, individual firms and their websites./Compiled by Roger Magnus.

(1) Five clients were terminated in 2014. However, they were included in the number of clients reported. One client registrations was incomplete and not included in the client count. (2) Four clients were terminated in 2014. However, they were included in the number of clients reported. (3) Seven clients were terminated in 2014. However, they were included in the number of clients reported. (4) Formerly called Betty Gallo & Co. LLC.

Largest insurance companies in the Hartford region

(Ranked by number of local employees as of November 2014)

Rank	Company	Local employees/Year founded
1	The Travelers Cos. Inc., Hartford	7,400 (1)/1864
2	The Hartford Financial Services Group, Hartford	7,000/1810
3	Aetna Inc., Hartford	6,070 (2)/1853
4	Cigna Corp., Bloomfield	4,200/1792
4	UnitedHealth Group (UnitedHealthcare), Hartford	4,200/1974

Source: Individual companies and SEC filings./Compiled by Roger Magnus.
(1) Approximate.
(2) Includes approximately 1,700 CT based work-at-home employees.

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