EMPLOYMENT

Jeffrey Sargent has been appoined Chief Compliance Officer of Northstar Wealth Partners, which is headquartered in West Hartford and has an office in Old Saybrook. Most recently, Sargent served as the Chief Compliance and Administrative Officer for Westport Resources Management & Investment Services. He has also been affiliated in a compliance supervisory capacity with such  firms Robotti & Company in New York, Principal Financial in Norwalk, Insight Financial Strategies in Norwalk, and AXA Advisors in Stamford.

William D. Horne has retired as Westerly Community Credit Union’s Board of Directors Chairman. He served on the Board of Directors since 1994, and as Chair since 2002. Horne is a retired Stonington teacher. He was honored by the President & CEO, Stephen J. White, at the Westerly Community Credit Union Annual Meeting held March 26. For more information, visit www.westerlyccu.com or call 401-596-7000.

Tarra Marino, a native of Old Lyme, has been hired by Sleek Machine, a creative agency based in Boston, as an Integrated Producer. With over five years’ experience, Marino joins Sleek Machine with a vast array of knowledge from a variety of industries with a focus on project management and broadcast and integrated advertising production. Prior to Sleek Machine, Marino held positions at Allen & Gerritsen and KHJ Brand Activation both in Boston. For more information, visit www.SleekMachine.com.

WORKSHOPS

The Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT will present a workshop about "Understanding Search to Generate Leads" on Wednesday, April 4, noon-1 p.m. at the Chamber's office, 914 Hartford Turnpike, 2nd floor, Waterford. Marketing expert Ron Wertz from Miranda Creative, Inc. will show participants how to effectively use SEO and SEM to drive traffic. Admission is free for Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT member businesses and their employees, $10 for non-members. Guests are encouraged to bring lunch. Learn more and sign up online at www.ChamberECT.com/events or call (860) 701-9113.

The Young Professionals of Eastern CT will host "Adulting 101: Young Professionals Resource Expo" on Thursday, April 5, from 4:30 to 8 p.m. in the Community Room at Charter Oak Federal Credit Union's headquarters, 1055 Hartford Turnpike, Waterford. Admission is $5 for member, $15 for all others. Sign up and learn more at www.YPECT.com or call the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT at (860) 701-9113. YPECT is administered as a division of the Chamber. It is sponsored by Atlantic Broadband, Homestead Funding/Keith Turner, and Charter Oak Federal Credit Union.

SCORE will host the following workshops:

"QuickBooks: Desktop and Online," Thursday, April 5, 10 a.m.-noon, The Mystic & Noank Library, 40 Library St., Mystic.

"The Succinct Business Plan," Tuesday, April 10, 6–7:30 p.m., Middlesex Community College, 100 Training Hill Road, Middletown.

"The ABCs of a Business Plan and Understanding a SWOT Analysis," Wednesday, April 11, 6–7:30 p.m., The Groton Public Library, 52 Newtown Road. Presenter is Economic Development Specialist Lisa Powell of the Small Business Association.

“Cash Flow Analysis and Financial Forms,” Thursday, April 12, 9:30–11 a.m., Old Saybrook Town Hall, 302 Main St. Presenter is Jim Toner, adjunct faculty member at Manchester Community College and Three Rivers Community College.,

"Brand Strategy 101 for Small Business," Tuesday, April 17, 6–7:30 p.m., Middlesex Community College, 100 Training Hill Road, Middletown. Presenter is Arlene Saffron.

For more information, contact Anne Driscoll at anne.driscoll@scorevolunteer.org. Visit www.sect.score.org to register.

Building Your Business Plan workshop will be held at Quinebaug Valley Community College on three Monday evenings in April from 6 to 8 p.m. The workshop was developed and will be taught by John Miller, president and CEO of National Chromium Company, Inc., and former director of human resources for Day Kimball Healthcare. The cost is $99. For more information or to register, call the Continuing Education hotline at 860-932-4005.

NETWORKING

The Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT will host a Business Breakfast with U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal on Friday, April 6, 7:45 to 9 a.m. at Holiday Inn, 10 Laura Boulevard, Norwich, sponsored by Norwich Public Utilities and We Work for Health Connecticut. Admission is $17 for Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT members, $25 for non-members, and includes breakfast provided by the Holiday Inn. Register in advance to avoid an additional $5 fee for unregistered walk-ins at www.ChamberECT.com/events or call (860) 701-9113.

The Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT will host a Business After Hours networking event on Tuesday, April 10, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Thames Club, 290 Thames St., New London, co-hosted with the Flock Theatre Company. Admission is $15 for Chamber members, $25 for non-members. Tegister in advance to avoid an additional $5 fee for walk-ins at www.ChamberECT.com/events or call (860) 701-9113.

EVENTS

The Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT will present four Regional Chamber Awards at its Annual Meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, April 4, from 5:30-8 p.m. at Hilton Mystic, sponsored by Atlantic Broadband and the Connecticut Airport Authority. The honorees are Mystic Knotwork, Small Business of the Year; The Lofts at Ponemah Mills, Community Revitalization Leader of the Year; Nancy Bulkeley of Dominion Energy and Sue Murphy of Liberty Bank, Volunteers of the Year; Stephen Tagliatella of Saybrook Point Inn & Spa/Connecticut Tourism Coalition, Board of Directors Special Award. Admission is $30 per person. Learn more and purchase tickets at www.ChamberECT.com or call (860) 701-9113.

The Chamber’s 2017 Annual Meeting is made possible with support from Atlantic Broadband and the CT Airport Authority. Additional support comes from CorePlus Credit Union, Norwich Public Utilities and Wal-Mart. The meeting was originally scheduled for March 21 but was postponed due to inclement weather. 

Louis Ziegler, Executive Director of Housing for the Mohegan Tribal Housing Authority, will be recognized as The Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT Citizen of the Year on May 23, at Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa. For tickets and marketing opportunities, visit www.ChamberECT.com/coy or call (860) 701-9113.

SERVICES

A new Connecticut Department of Labor American Job Center will open Monday, April 2 at 601 Norwich-New London Turnpike (Route 32) in Montville. The full-service office offers employment and unemployment services, including career counseling, re-employment workshops, résumé-writing assistance, specialized employment services for veterans and a career center with computers, internet service, phones and fax machines.

For employers, a Business Service Specialist will be available to meet with companies or organizations to explore programs that can help benefit their business, including recruitment services, tax credit programs, training grants and apprenticeship programs. The job center will also be staffed with an Unemployment Insurance Benefits Specialist to answer questions regarding unemployment claims and assist those that need help using the online filing system.

With the opening of this new job center, services that were provided at the former Norwich and New London offices will be consolidated into the centralized Montville location. For more information, visit www.JobCenterCT.com.

GIVING

Desiree Robb, Employee Involvement Specialist in Human Resources at Mohegan Sun, and Don Trella, Director of Employee and Guest Experience at Mohegan Sun, will serve as co-chairs of the 2018 Southeast Connecticut March for Babies in May. Robb has worked at Mohegan Sun for five years and Trella for 17 years.

March for Babies will take place on Saturday, May 12 at the Mohegan Government & Community Center on Crow Hill Road, Uncasville. Sign up at www.marchforbabies.org. For more information, contact Laura Gervais from March of Dimes at lgervais@marchofdimes.org or 475-331-2887. 

The 2018 Southeast Connecticut March for Babies is presented by Mohegan Sun and Anthem. Additional sponsors and partners include Bob’s Discount Furniture and Six Flags New England. Nationally, March for Babies is sponsored by Kmart, Famous Footwear, Macy’s, HCA, Cigna, and Pampers. 

Ben & Jerry’s at Mohegan Sun will hold Free Cone Day noon to 10 p.m. April 10. Ben & Jerry's at Mohegan Sun also will partner with Bethsaida Community, Inc. to spread the word about providing outreach, housing and support services to homeless women within the community. For more information, visit www.benjerry.com and www.BethsaidaCT.org.

During April and May, Liberty Bank’s Giving Circle program sets aside $100 for every mortgage application received by the bank, and then divides the accumulated funds among local agencies that provide emergency or transitional housing for homeless families and individuals. As of 2017, the total donated through the 23-year-old program rose to almost $549,000.

Giving Circle funds for 2018 will be granted to the following nonprofit organizations in the Greater New London area: Always Home (previously Mystic Area Shelter & Hospitality), Covenant Shelter of New London, New London Homeless Hospitality Center,  and Safe Futures. In Norwich: Bethsaida Community, Martin House and Thames River Family Program, operated by Thames River Community Service.

For more information, visit www.liberty-bank.com.

EXPANSION

Infiltrator Water Technologies of Old Saybrook, a manufacturer of products for the decentralized water and wastewater industries, has purchased Delta Environmental Products assets from Pentair Flow Technologies. Delta manufactures residential and commercial decentralized wastewater treatment system products.

Infiltrator has acquired the technologies, approvals, trademarks and physical assets to produce the Delta Whitewater Series, ECOPOD series, and Delta Fabricated Treatment Plants from Pentair. These products will be sold under a new wholly owned subsidiary to Infiltrator named Delta Treatment Systems, LLC. 

HONORS

Charter Oak Federal Credit Union has earned the top 5-Star rating from BauerFinancial Inc. for its financial performance during 2017. Charter Oak’s top 5-Star rating is based on Dec. 31, 2017 financial data, which was made available by BauerFinancial in March 2018. Financial institutions that earn BauerFinancial’s top 5-Star rating are safe, financially sound and operating well above their regulatory capital requirements.

For more information about BauerFinancial, please visit www.BauerFinancial.com or call 800-388-6686. For more information about Charter Oak, visit www.CharterOak.org or call 860-446-8085.

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