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Fortunato Construction Group is pleased to announce that the outcome of the 2nd Annual Greens for Good Charity Golf Event was a donation of over $40,000 to Work Vessels for Vets. The event’s turnout showed strong support for the non-profit’s mission of equipping Veteran entrepreneurs nationwide.
PetSmart recently opened its new location in Westfield, MA after completion by Fortunato Construction Group. This beautiful store has over 12,000 SQ FT of modern retail and pet care spaces. With perfectly appointed retail & sales areas, pet adoption rooms, indoor pet training areas, and back-of-house support areas, this store defines customer experience. Congrats to the PetSmart team! Nice work FCG PM Mike Niedomys and Super Joshua Radick!
This year’s Greens for Good Charity Golf Event will benefit Work Vessel for Vets (WVFV), a CT-based non-profit working to equip Veteran entrepreneurs. WVFV has served over 3800 Veterans with support for business enterprises or career education. The WVFV supported businesses have created 3,000+ new jobs and made a positive economic impact over $14 Million. This year’s Greens for Good will raise funds to support three Veterans with equipment to further their business ventures.
Jessica Idleman is the chief financial officer of Fortunato Construction Group, a Connecticut-based commercial construction firm. She has been with Fortunato for 12 years starting as assistant controller, making her way to chief financial officer. She leads the firm’s accounting department and plays a key role in the organization’s leadership team.
Fortunato Construction Group CFO, Jessica Idleman, was on hand at the Berlin High School Scholarship awards to present this year’s Shirley Ramos Memorial Scholarship recipient with a $2500 check. The annual FCG-sponsored Scholarship is given to female seniors pursuing a degree/technical training in construction. architecture, or engineering in honor of Shirley Ramos—a mentor and friend who lost her life to cancer in 2018 after a hard-fought battle with both Breast Cancer and Melanoma.
LensCrafters recently opened its new location in Mansfield, MA after completion by Fortunato Construction Group. This stunning store is just under 3000 SQ FT of modern retail and vision care spaces. Detailed millwork, wood floors, and light box displays create a sunlight sales area complemented by reception, exam rooms, lab and testing areas in the vision care center.
This month, Fortunato Construction Group welcomes SFC Benjamin Hernandez as an Army-supported apprentice. SFC Hernandez is a Work Vessels for Veterans awardee who connected with Fortunato Construction through the Greens for Good Golf Tournament. As he retires from active duty this spring, he is focused on growing his Enfield-based construction firm Benny Blanco Decking Company.
Our team is grateful to our partners and clients for all of what we've accomplished together this past year! As we reflect with gratitude, we'd like to wish everyone a joyous holiday season and a very Happy New Year! #builtbyfcg
Join Us! Fortunato Construction Group proudly presents Greens for Good – a charity golf event benefitting military Veterans! September 25, 2023, at the award-winning Lake of Isles Golf Course in North Stonington, CT. Scramble Format, Special Guests, Live Auction, Team & Individual Prizes, and more. 100% of net proceeds to benefit Work Vessels for Vets.
Budr Cannabis, owned by local home healthcare entrepreneur Derrick Gibbs Jr. and industry veteran Carl Tirella Jr., is hosting its grand opening Monday, July 31, at 1037 Boulevard, West Hartford. The adult-use cannabis retailer will be the first to open in West Hartford and one of five Tirella and Gibbs plan to open across the state by 2025.
Join Us! Fortunato Construction Group proudly presents Greens for Good – a charity golf event benefitting military Veterans! September 25, 2023, at the award-winning Lake of Isles Golf Course in North Stonington, CT. Scramble Format, Special Guests, Live Auction, Team & Individual Prizes, and more. 100% of net proceeds to benefit Work Vessels for Vets.
Fortunato Construction Group CEO, Lindsey Fortunato, and CFO, Jessica Idleman, were on hand at the Berlin High School Scholarship awards to present this year’s Shirley Ramos Memorial Scholarship recipient with a $2500 check. The annual FCG-sponsored Scholarship is given to female seniors pursuing a degree/technical training in construction. architecture, or engineering in honor of Shirley Ramos—a mentor and friend who lost her life to cancer in 2018 after a hard-fought battle with both Breast Cancer and Melanoma.
More than 15 years after starting a home healthcare business fresh out of college, Change Inc. President Derrick Gibbs Jr. is shifting his sights to a new industry — cannabis. Partnering with an industry veteran, a team of social equity entrepreneurs and a Chicago-based multistate cannabis business operator, Gibbs said he hopes to open five recreational marijuana dispensaries in the state in the next few years.
