Business News in Brief, week of Oct. 6, 2019

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ACES Business Advisory Council sets Employer Recognition Dinner

The ACES Business Advisory Council will hold is 20th annual Employer Recognition Dinner at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 16 at Anthony’s Ocean View in New Haven.

The BAC “works with ACES staff to provide employment and vocational training opportunities for students and clients in ACES ACCESS program, ACES Whitney High Academy, and ACES Whitney High School North,” according to a release, and aims to “enhance employment opportunities for ACES students and adult special needs populations.”

Approximately 80 regional businesses will be honored, and guest speaker will be Christopher Baker of Highfield Manufacturing Co., a division of Rexnord Corp. based in Milwaukee, Wisc. Highfield has been an ACES partner since 1987 with ACES Work Services, the release said, and has used ACES participants in manufacturing, assembly and packaging.

Area radio host Brian Smith, formerly of WQUN, will act as host for the event. Tickets are $48 per person and are available online at aces.org. Advertising opportunities also are available for the evening’s program by contacting Tenisha Biggs at 203-498-6800 or tbiggs@aces.org.

CTGLC sets annual meeting

HARTFORD — The Connecticut Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual membership meeeting from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Oct. 15 at the Marriott Hartford Downtown, 200 Columbus Blvd.

Keynote speaker will be state Comptroller Kevin Lembo. The event also will feature election of board members and officers, and approval of the 2020 budget, according to a release.

For information or to register, visit https://members.ctglc.org/events.

Women Redefining Retirement to meet

MILFORD — Women Redefining Retirement will meet at 7 p.m. Oct. 14 at Golden Hill Rehabilitation Pavilion, 2028 Bridgeport Ave.

Speaker will be Eric Chandler, of The Past Presented, who will give a presentation, “Women in the American Revolution: Putting the ‘Her’ in Heroics.” Winter clothing will be collected for the Bridgeport Rescue Mission and food donations will fo the the Milford Senior Center.

New members welcome. Visit wrrofmilford@google.com.

Housatonic River Job Network sessions slated

ORANGE — The Housatonic River Job Network will hold two sessions on Saturday, Oct. 12 at Case Memorial Library, 176 Tyler City Road.

The first session will be held at 11 a.m. with guest speaker Tina Kadish, a freedom strategist, life coach, money motivator and owner of Life Is Ideal, and the topic will be “Top 10 Interviewing tips to Improve Your Job Search.”

The second session will be held at 1:30 p.m. and will feature speaker Anne Graney, owner of A.G. Resume Services, and the topic will be “Effective Resume and Cover Letter Strategies in Today’s Market.”

For information, email alexy56@hotmail.com.

Connecticut Gastroenterology opens Shoreline location

OLD SAYBROOK — Connecticut Gastroenterology Consultants, PC, has opened a new office in town, at 1250 Bosston Post Road, according to a release.

The business is made up of independent physicians with privileges at Yale New Haven Health, the release said, and offers Shoreline residents more convenient access to its state-of-the-art endoscopy center and a full suite of services.

“We’re thrilled to be opening this new facility to better serve our patients on the Shoreline by bringing their care closer to home,” Dr. Sidney Bogardus, oresident and CEO of CT Gastro, said in the release. “As a Center of Excellence offering advanced care in all conditions involving the liver and gastrointestinal system, we have been providing care to patients in the Greater New Haven and Shoreline areas for years. Our new office will make it possible for patients to receive the same world class care and important medical services without leaving their local community.”

Office hours are Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For information, visit www.ctgastro.com.