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Meet the 2018 Family Business Award Winners

Any notion that family businesses are a dying breed in Connecticut runs counter to the response Hartford Business Journal's Family Business Awards received this year.

Nearly 40 nominations were submitted for the annual competition, one of the best showings in the program's history.

More important than the quantity of nominations was the quality. Some of Connecticut's most well-known and accomplished family businesses were put up for the awards, including several whose histories date back to the 18th and 19th centuries.

The competition was fierce.

The Finalists:

Acme Monaco Corporation

Aldine Metal Products Corporation

Amazing Celebrations & Events 

Angelo’s Bakery

Back East Brewing 

Birken Manufacturing Company 

Bongiovanni Insurance and Financial 

Carla’s Pasta 

Orange and Shelton, Close to Home Sewing Center 

Connecticut Fresh Food and Produce Market 

Connecticut Trial Firm LLC 

CULTEC 

EBP Supply Solutions 

Environmental Systems Corporation 

Franklin Construction 

Gilman Brothers Company 

Giuseppina's Italian Bakery 

Scotts’ Jamaican Bakery 

HB Communications, Inc 

Colchester, InCord 

Johndrow Wealth Management 

Keating Agency Insurance 

Lotus Hospitality 

The Lyman Farm

Martin Rosol’s, Inc 

May, Bonee and Clark Insurance  

Mortensen Dairy Ice Cream 

Motorlease Corporation 

Mulberry Street Restaurant

Murray Kaizer (Kizer) Dental Laboratory 

Premier Limousine

Perkins Travel Management 

River Valley Oil Service, Inc 

Russell and Dawson

Survival Group 

Triax Technologies, Inc 

Willco Sales and Service, Inc

MEET THE WINNERS

  • Martin Rosol's Inc.
    Martin Rosol's Inc.
    1st Place Less than 25 full-time employees category
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  • The Lyman Farm Inc.
    The Lyman Farm Inc.
    1st Place — 25 to 75 full-time employees category
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  • Carla's Pasta
    Carla's Pasta
    1st Place — 76-plus full-time employees category
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  • Bongiovanni Insurance & Financial
    Bongiovanni Insurance & Financial
    2nd Place — Less than 25 full-time employees category
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  • Triax Technologies Inc.
    Triax Technologies Inc.
    2nd Place — 25 to 75 full-time employees
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  • Environmental Systems Corp.
    Environmental Systems Corp.
    2nd Place — 76-plus employees category
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  • Mortensen Dairy Ice Cream
    Mortensen Dairy Ice Cream
    3rd Place — Less than 25 full-time employees category
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  • Close to Home Sewing Centers & Connecticut Shade and Blind
    Close to Home Sewing Centers & Connecticut Shade and Blind
    3rd Place — 25 to 75 employees category
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  • Franklin Construction LLC
    Franklin Construction LLC
    3rd Place — 76-plus employees category
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  • Motorlease Corp.
    Motorlease Corp.
    4th Place — Less than 25 full-time employees category
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  • Willco Sales & Service Inc.
    Willco Sales & Service Inc.
    4th Place — 25 to 75 employees category
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  • The Gilman Brothers Co.
    The Gilman Brothers Co.
    4th Place — 76-plus employees category
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