Susan and Nicole Palazzo accepted the Small Business Success award for City Line Florist at the annual Business Appreciation Breakfast on Monday morning in Trumbull.
Susan and Nicole Palazzo accepted the Small Business Success award for City Line Florist at the annual Business Appreciation Breakfast on Monday morning in Trumbull.
Photo: Sophia Kunthara / Hearst Connecticut MediaFirst Selectman Tim Herbst addresses Trumbull business and community leaders at the annual Business Appreciation Breakfast on Monday morning.
First Selectman Tim Herbst addresses Trumbull business and community leaders at the annual Business Appreciation Breakfast on Monday morning.
Photo: Sophia Kunthara / Hearst Connecticut MediaTRUMBULL — A former Connecticut florist of the year and one of Trumbull’s newest health care hubs were honored Monday morning for their contributions to the town at a Business Appreciation Breakfast.
The annual event, held at the Trumbull Marriott Merritt Parkway, featured remarks by First Selectman Tim Herbst, Economic and Community Development Director Rina Bakalar and others.
City Line Florist, which has been a family-owned business in Trumbull for 99 years, received the Small Business Success Award. A Trumbull staple, the business has been named Connecticut Florist of the Year and Best Florist in Fairfield County in the past.
“We love Trumbull, thank you again, and happy to be here,” third-generation owner Susan Palazzo said while accepting the award.
Palazzo said she was surprised to find out that her family’s nearly century-old business was awarded the honor. She and her daughter who also runs the business, Nicole Palazzo, found out about the award when they arrived at the breakfast and saw the program.
Herbst presented the Corporate Success Award to Bridgeport Hospital-Yale New Haven Health, noting that he was a patient there six months ago for treatment of thyroid cancer.
“The services to the people in the region are second to none,” Herbst said.
Nominations were submitted by members of the town’s boards and commissions and the Chamber of Commerce. From that pool, the Economic Development Commission selected two recipients, Bakalar said.
The event included a presentation by Jason Broadwater, author of “Old Town New World: Main Street and More in the New Economy.”
Broadwater spoke about creating the kind of community two key groups — Baby Boomers and Millennials — would attract and retain.
“Productive people have to choose your community for it to be successful,” Broadwater said.
Broadwater said Millennials prioritize affordable rental options while Baby Boomers want to downsize and move where their children live.
Bakalar said she invited Broadwater to speak at the event because of his insight into why people move to different communities.
“We were looking for someone to kind of come with a voice to talk about the kinds of things that are happening in our economy, and what we have to look at ... I thought that ... how he talks to the issues was a voice that we would benefit from hearing,” Bakalar said.
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