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Popular Restaurant & Motel, A Stratford Staple For Six Decades, Closes
Stratford is in shock after Marnicks and the Rodeway Inn, both beachside staples, abruptly closed its doors without warning after being sold by its owner.
Marnicks, which has been a popular motel and restaurant destination at the Stratford Sea Wall for more than six decades, officially closed over the weekend, as the owner reportedly sold the location to an undisclosed buyer. The sale was expected to be finalized this week.
According to multiple reports, employees were given very little notice, and were alerted to the closure late after their shifts on Friday, leaving most scrambling to fin…
Trader Joe's, With Fairfield County Stores, No. 2 For Best Places To Work
For those out there hating their job, "Forbes" Magzine has come out with their Top 100 employers to work for and the No. 2 best place to work happens to have several locations right in the area.
Traders Joe's with its easy, breezy setting and apparently, bosses, came in second on the magazine's list that included an exhaustive survey nationally of employees including the likes of Google (#3), Costco (#5) and the main surprise, Michelin (which came in 33 last year) as the number one employer.
The store, with locations in Hartsdale, Scarsdale, Larchmont in Westchester also has store…
11 Connecticut Companies Make Forbes' Best Employers List
Forbes has ranked America's best employers, and Connecticut companies landed 11 spots among the top 500 nationwide.
Here are the companies and the number they were ranked:
Gartner (No. 199), Stamford, Connecticut
Daymon (No. 231), Stamford, Connecticut
People's United Bank (No. 235), Bridgeport, Connecticut
Synchrony Financial (No. 240), Stamford, Connecticut
United Technologies (No. 280), Farmington, Connecticut
Praxair (No. 302), Danbury, Connecticut
The Hartford (No. 370), Hartford, Connecticut
Sikorsky (No. 377), Stratford, Connecticut
United Rentals (No. 414), Stamford, Connect…
