PERSONNEL NEWS

Dan Cahill of Mystic has been appointed Restaurant Manager of The Irons restaurant at The Mystic Hilton, 20 Coogan Blvd. Prior to joining The Irons, Cahill served as restaurant manager at the Harbour House at the Inn at Mystic. From 2010 to 2014 Cahill served as area director and general manager of Bobby’s Burger Palace. Before moving to the Connecticut area Cahill began his career in the restaurant industry by working for Brew Moon Restaurant and Brewery in Boston.  

EVENTS

The Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT and The Day have partnered to present Eastern CT’s Fall Job Fair at Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa on Monday, Oct. 17, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Learn more at ChamberECT.com/events or call the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT at (860) 701-9113.

The Greater Norwich Area Chamber of Commerce will host a BizBlender Networking Oct. 11 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Olde Tymes Restaurant, 360 West Main St. The cost is $10 for members and $15 for non-members; lunch included.

For more information or to RSVP, call (860) 887-1647 or visiit www.norwichchamber.com.

WORKSHOPS

The Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT will host a panel discussion on “Building Business with Tax Increment Financing” Wednesday, Oct. 12, 7:30-9 a.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn, 224 Gold Star Highway, Groton. Featured speakers Mario DiLoreto from READCO Holdings, Michael Andreana from Pullman & Comley LLC, and Jim Damicis from Camoin Associates. Admission is $15 and includes continental breakfast. Register in advance to avoid an additional $5 walk-in fee at www.ChamberECT.com/events or call (860) 701-9113.

The National Society of Accountants is offering a two-day Gear Up 1040 Individual Tax Seminar Nov. 10-11 at the Mohegan Sun Casino and Resort. This course covers key tax issues for completing complicated individual returns. All topics include coverage of new legislation and extenders, revenue rulings and procedures, as well as case law to help the busy practitioner keep current.

The course offers 16 hours of continuing professional education, including 13 hours of tax education plus three hours of tax updates.

The registration fee is $400 for NSA members and $459 for nonmembers. For more information, visit www.nsacct.org.

The Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT will hold a workshop on “Google for Business” Wednesday, Oct. 12, noon-1 p.m. at its office, 914 Hartford Turnpike, 2nd floor, Waterford. Marketing experts from Miranda Creative, Inc. will show guests how to take advantage of Google’s powerful analytic and digital marketing tools to effectively promote their businesses. Guests are encouraged to bring lunch. Admission is free for Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT businesses, $10 for non-members. Advance registration is requested as space is limited. Learn more and register online at www.ChamberECT.com/events or call (860) 701-9113.

Get your 2017 marketing plan in shape with the Marketing Boot Camp on Friday, Oct. 14, 7:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at the Hilton Mystic, 20 Coogan Blvd. The Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT and Miranda Creative, Inc. have partnered to present a one-day “boot camp.” Attend a day of programming featuring a breakfast panel discussion, marketing workshops, and a lunchtime keynote presentation about the new Connecticut state tourism website www.CTVisit.com. Admission is $40 for the full session or $15 for attending the workshops only. Sign up at www.ChamberECT.com/events or call (860) 701-9113.

The Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT will host its next Business Breakfast celebrating “Women in Leadership” Wednesday, Oct. 26, 7:45-9:15 a.m. at Groton Inn & Suites, 99 Gold Star Highway, Groton. Panelists including Secretary of State Denise Merrill; Norwich Superintendent Abby Dolliver; Anna Lathrop, owner of Gourmet Galley Catering, and Judge  Hillary Strackbein, with Janet Steinmayer, President of Mitchell College, moderating. Admission is $17 for Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT members, $25 for non-members, and includes hot breakfast from Groton Inn & Suites. Register in advance to avoid an additional $5 walk-in fee at www.ChamberECT.com/events or call the Chamber at (860) 701-9113.

RECOGNITION

Rite-Solutions, Inc., which has offices in Pawcatuck, has retained its status as a Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Level 3 organization. The Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI) Class A appraisal, a framework that evaluates 18 software development process areas, was successfully completed on Sept. 7.

Rite-Solutions provides software and systems development services to commercial, government, and Department of Defense markets. Rite-Solutions has offices in Rhode Island, Connecticut, Washington, D.C., and Virginia. For more information, visit www.rite-solutions.com.

Charter Oak Federal Credit Union has earned the top 5-Star rating from BauerFinancial Inc. for the first six months of this year.

Charter Oak’s 5-Star rating is based on June 30, 2016 financial data, which was made available by BauerFinancial in September 2016. The next BauerFinancial data will be based on September 30, 2016 financial data and will be available in mid-December.

BauerFinancial awards its top 5-Star rating only to those financial institutions that excel in their capital, asset quality, profitability and other financial areas.

For more information, visit CharterOak.org or call 860-446-8085 or 800-962-3237.

Ann Irr Dagle, President of the Brian T. Dagle Memorial Foundation, has been trained as a QPR Instructor with the QPR Institute of Spokan, Washington. QPR is an emergency mental health intervention for suicidal persons created in 1995 by Paul Quinnett. QPR, an abbreviation for Question, Persuade and Refer, is also intended to identify and interrupt the crisis and direct that person to the proper care.

The Brian T. Dagle Memorial Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit organization that promotes hope and healing for people who are grieving the loss of someone special or struggling with the challenges of life. For more information, call 860-625-5280.

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