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Helping Immigrants Through the Pandemic
By Diane McLaughlin | December 17, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock Link
As Kathy Chartier led Greenwich-based Members Credit Union through a tumultuous 2020, she kept the institution focused on helping its community, and in particular the Latinx immigrants who form a core part of its membership and who have suffered hammer blows at the hands of COVID-19.

Building Upon a Ballpark’s Lead in Hartford
By Steve Adams | Commercial Record Staff | December 10, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock Link
Randy Salvatore’s RMS Cos. is betting on Hartford benefiting from the urbanization trend that’s creating demand for rental housing in urban centers.

A Different Pandemic Presidency
By Diane McLaughlin | November 19, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock Link
How do you bring a big, statewide community of bankers together during a pandemic? That’s the challenge facing James Morin, vice president of sales at Norcom Mortgage and the incoming president of the Connecticut Mortgage Bankers Association

An Active Design Practice from Classrooms to Clinics
By Steve Adams | Commercial Record Staff | October 22, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock Link
Hartford-based Tecton Architects has a steady focus on health care and education designs, including a recent project that won statewide recognition from the CREW-CT organization at last month’s annual awards ceremony. Jeff Wyszynski joined Tecton in 2004 and was named chief operating officer in 2012.

From Accidental Banker to CEO
By Diane McLaughlin | October 15, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock Link
After taking time off from a career in manufacturing, Lesa Vanotti responded to a help wanted ad for what she called a “nice bank job” at Torrington Savings Bank, where she planned to work for a few years before returning to manufacturing once her children were older. Instead, her job in the accounting department led to her becoming the bank’s controller and then chief financial officer.

Leading the Fight Against Exclusionary Housing Policies
By Steve Adams | Commercial Record Staff | September 17, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock Link
Kiley Gosselin is passionate about promoting policies that support affordable housing, a central part of her role as executive director of the Partnership for Strong Communities.

From Deep Recession to Top LO
By Diane McLaughlin | September 10, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock Link
Jarret Coleman can thank his childhood fascination with the weather for leading to his career as one of Connecticut’s top mortgage loan originators.

Keeping the Dialogue Open Between Landlords and Tenants
By Steve Adams | Commercial Record Staff | August 6, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock Link
As he joins Colliers following a five-year stint at Cushman & Wakefield, Craig Ruoff is advising tenants and landlords on working through financial headwinds and rapidly changing corporate space requirements.

Building a Fintech to Help Retirees
By Diane McLaughlin | July 30, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock Link
Sheryl O’Connor is three years into her latest move in her 30-year career as co-founder of WealthConductor, a retirement planning fintech that’s caught they eye of industry executives from Bank of New York Mellon, JPMorgan Chase, and others.

From Facilities Manager to PPP Leader
By Diane McLaughlin | July 16, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock Link
As facilities and vendor manager for Guilford Savings Bank, Victoria Magin would typically spend her time paying bills, working on budgets and taking care of the bank’s buildings, not managing the flow of Paycheck Protection Program loans.

Opening Doors to Civic Engagement in Hartford
By Steve Adams | Commercial Record Staff | May 21, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock Link
Letting businesses and developers operate with more flexibility is a common theme of the Hartford planning and zoning commission’s approach to land-use planning during the tenure of Sara Bronin, a member since 2013 and its current chair.

Keeping Up with the Regs
By Diane McLaughlin | April 30, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock Link
Continuity offers cloud-based platforms that provide regulatory and risk-management support to financial services companies, and its chief regulatory officer Pam Perdue has been kept busy during the coronavirus crisis figuring out the dozens of regulatory directives issued so far.

Guiding Retailers Through a Painful Stretch
By Steve Adams | Commercial Record Staff | April 9, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock Link
A familiar face in state government circles for decades, Tim Phelan leads Connecticut’s largest industry association representing retailers as it confronts the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Banking the Cannabis Industry
By Diane McLaughlin | March 12, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock Link
While working at a software firm that helped community banks and credit unions manage Dodd-Frank requirements, Mike Kennedy heard from executives who were looking for niche market opportunities to grow deposits and remain competitive against larger banks and fintech providers.

An Adviser to Companies That Have Plenty of Options
By Steve Adams | Commercial Record Staff | March 5, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock Link
With availability rates approaching nearly 24 percent in Fairfield County’s office market, it’s a good time to specialize in tenant representation work, as Colliers’ Jeffrey Williams has.

Lending in a Vibrant Region
By Diane McLaughlin | February 27, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock Link
Middletown-based Liberty Bank is pushing to expand its commercial lending business from New Haven into northern Hartford County. And former KeyBank executive Jeff Hubbard is leading the way.

An Advocate for Clean Building Technologies
By Steve Adams | Commercial Record Staff | January 23, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock Link
Seeing a photo of his favorite uncle and building contractor standing shoulder-to-shoulder with native American steelworkers atop a Manhattan skyscraper frame inspired Ross Spiegel, president of the Connecticut Green Building Council, to become an architect.

A Leader in Preventing Fraud
By Diane McLaughlin | January 9, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock Link
The Connecticut Bankers Association this month will honor its 2020 New Leaders in Banking, and Karin O’Brien, Newtown Savings Bank’s fraud and BSA officer, will be among the honorees.

West Hartford’s AmBiz Acquires Mortgage News Network
By The Commercial Record | January 3, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock Link
West Hartford-based American Business Media LLC has acquired Mortgage News Network Inc., the Long Island-based publisher of National Mortgage Professional Magazine.

The Go-To Place for Making Contacts
By Steve Adams | Commercial Record Staff | December 26, 2019 | Reprints | Unlock Link
Kathleen Mylod is president-elect of CREW CT, the 100-member Connecticut chapter of Commercial Real Estate Women. In her day job, Mylod is a partner at Hartford-based Shipman & Goodwin LLP, where she advises clients including private equity and sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies and banks on debt and equity investments in commercial real estate.