Bridgeport, CT  February 1, 2011 – Antinozzi Associates has been honored as the Bridgeport Regional Business Council’s (BRBC) Business of the Year for 2010.  Member firms that receive this award have shown extensive commitment and contributions, both as a firm and as individual staff members, to improve the Greater Bridgeport Region through involvement in local community, state, and national activities.  In addition, award recipients are acknowledged for indirectly bringing the Greater Bridgeport Region positive publicity.

Besides moving their office to Downtown Bridgeport in 2007, Antinozzi Associates was recognized for numerous efforts of local community involvement and support over the past several years including the ACE Mentor Program of Connecticut, the Housatonic Community College Foundation, the Bridgeport Downtown Task Force, the Mentoring Institute of Coastal Fairfield County, the Bridgeport Hospital Foundation, the Stratford Family YMCA, and the Cardinal Shehan Center, as well as hosting several high school and university job shadows and ‘externships’.

On a statewide level, Antinozzi Associates and individual staff members have been heavily involved with the AIA, Connecticut Mentoring Partnership, the Connecticut School Indoor Environment Resource Team (CSIERT), the University of Hartford Construction Institute, and CANstruction®, as well as serving as appointed or elected officials in their respective hometowns.

Antinozzi Associates was also recognized for providing community support in the form of financial/gift contributions for nearly 20 Bridgeport-based organizations, national organizations with chapter offices in the BRBC area, school systems, and other non-profit groups.

Members may have seen electronic billboards in the Bridgeport area featuring Antinozzi Associates as a recipient of the BRBC award – it is sponsored by Lamar Advertising who offers the winning firm free billboard advertising for one year.