2021 Hands & Hearts Appreciation Awards Presented at Virtual Event, December 8.

Effective December 3, 2021, Bova, Harrington, & Associates has joined Whittlesey, one of New England's largest accounting and advisory firms.

For an organization to enjoy sustained success in the community, the roots it puts down must come from the people within it. Quest unites high-performing mid-career professionals from many different sectors — nonprofit, government, education, business — around the idea of growing stronger together through collaborative leadership and social responsibility.A core component of the program is community engagement. Participants connect with the community to identify needs and form diverse task forces to address these needs. Since 1986, these task forces have developed projects related to children and youth, community and economic development, arts and culture, support for the homeless and more. The experience creates a process for self discovery and growth – Quest participants return to their organizations with stronger relational and leadership skills that they also apply to the communities in which they live and work.Some benefits of the program include:Cultivate agile, adaptive leaders that can improve yourorganizational culture and productivityEnhance team dynamics and support company cultureRetain and further develop top talentAffiliate your company with one of the country's most respectedcommunity leadership organizations

Three-Year Grant Provides Support to LISC and Three Hartford-based Community Development Corporations

There continues to be a pressing need for foster families in Connecticut, and Wheeler is hosting two virtual informational sessions and a 10-week online course for individuals interested in fostering a child or youth.

Pullman & Comley is welcoming four attorneys to the firm — Brian L. McCann, Dana M. Hrelic, Tabitha Ayer and Christopher M. Rousseau. The new hires represent expansion in the law firm’s Property Tax and Valuation, Litigation, and Real Estate and Land Use practices.

Robinson+Cole is pleased to announce the election of Nathaniel T. Arden, Conor O. Duffy, Michele L. Maresca, Jennifer L. Shanley, Lauren M. Sigg in Hartford, Rachel Jaffe Mauceri in Philadephia, and Anna Jinhua Wang in New York as Partners as well as the promotion of Jessica A.R. Hamilton, Peter R. Meggers in Hartford, Gregory J. Bennici in Stamford, Matthew S. McElroy in New York, and Gabrielle R. Mercadante in Miami to Counsel, effective January 1, 2022. Read more in the press release.“All of these lawyers have been extraordinarily strong contributors to our firm and clients, and it is wonderful to be able to recognize their achievements and be part of the continuing growth of their careers,” said Rhonda J. Tobin, Managing Partner of Robinson+Cole. “The career growth of our talented lawyers is a strategic priority at Robinson+Cole in our continued effort to strengthen and integrate our practices. Congratulations to this outstanding group of lawyers on their well-deserved promotions.”