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Four Pullman & Comley Attorneys Honored by Benchmark Litigation
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Four Pullman & Comley Attorneys Honored by Benchmark Litigation

Four attorneys from Pullman & Comley, LLC, earned a star honor in the 2022 edition of Benchmark Litigation rankings in Connecticut, a publication noted for identifying the attorneys shaping the dynamic practice of litigation — Megan Y. Carannante, Monte E. Frank, Joshua A. Hawks-Ladds and James (Tim) Shearin.

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LISC Connecticut Receives $1.29 Million Hartford Foundation Grant to Support

Three-year Hartford Foundation grant to LISC Connecticut to provide a system of supports to entities engaged in development work including lending, capacity building, technical assistance, planning, advocacy and convening. LISC’s work includes the Hartford Neighborhood Support Collaborative (HNDSC), which provides technical and financial support to three of Hartford’s CDCs, including Sheldon Oak Central, Mutual Housing Association of Greater Hartford (MHAGH) and Northside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance (NINA).

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Local Junior Achievement Finalist for Worldwide Alumni Engagement Award
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Local Junior Achievement Finalist for Worldwide Alumni Engagement Award

The JA Worldwide Alumni Engagement Award recognizes Junior Achievement (JA) chapters around the world that have developed robust and innovative alumni engagement strategies. There are over 100 JA chapters in the United States and an additional 100 countries worldwide. The alumni strategies selected as finalists provide avenues for increased impact with JA alumni as well as enhance the JA area’s ability to promote fundraising initiatives and volunteering. Connecticut-based Junior Achievement of Southwest New England is in the running for this global recognition alongside the two other finalists, JA China and JA Nigeria. The winner will be announced on Thursday, November 18th at JA Worldwide’s Global Leadership Conference.

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Six Nonprofits Selected to Participate in the Social Enterprise Accelerator 2021
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Six Nonprofits Selected to Participate in the Social Enterprise Accelerator 2021

Second class of Social Enterprise Accelerator, to participate in a 30-month process to strengthen their entrepreneurial capacity by launching or growing revenue generating ventures that are mission-aligned. Administered by the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving’s Nonprofit Support Program, each organization developed and implemented business plans to boost revenue and heighten their mission impact, with the guidance of No, Margin, No Mission, a national consulting firm that helps nonprofits become stronger and more vibrant through earned income, social enterprise, and entrepreneurial practices.

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Chrysalis Center Receives National Champion Award for Creating Safe and Stable Housing
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Chrysalis Center Receives National Champion Award for Creating Safe and Stable Housing

Chrysalis Center, Inc. has been named a Champion “Barrier Breaker” by the Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH), a national organization that works to end chronic homelessness across the county.As one of the first organizations in the state to embrace supportive housing, Chrysalis Center was awarded this distinction during the CSH’s 30th Anniversary and the 2021 Supportive Housing Symposium held virtually last month.The award describes Chrysalis Center as a “beacon in the field for exceptionally high-quality supportive housing and their commitment to the resident experience, community supports and employment.”

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CT CONVENTION & SPORTS BUREAU WINS 2021 GOLD STELLA AWARD AS NORTHEAST’S TOP CVB/DMO
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CT CONVENTION & SPORTS BUREAU WINS 2021 GOLD STELLA AWARD AS NORTHEAST’S TOP CVB/DMO

The Connecticut Convention & Sports Bureau (CTmeetings) has won the 2021 Gold Stella Award as the Best Convention & Visitors Bureau/Destination Marketing Organization (CVB/DMO) in the Northeast Region of the U.S. On November 4th, Northstar Meetings Group and its leading brands, Meetings & Conventions and Successful Meetings, announced its award to Connecticut’s only statewide sales and marketing organization for meetings, conventions, and sports events. The Stella Awards are the meeting industry’s highest honor, recognizing hotels, convention centers, conference centers, airlines, cruise lines, DMOs/CVBs and DMCs that consistently deliver quality service and innovation to meeting and event professionals.

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Express Strategies Among Top B2B Service Providers on UpCity
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Express Strategies Among Top B2B Service Providers on UpCity

Express Strategies is part of the UpCity community of top B2B service providers! UpCity is a resource that helps connect businesses to service providers they can trust. Express Strategies provides public relations, advocacy writing and crisis communication services for small business, nonprofits, associations and higher education.

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