Open House Speech- Welcoming Zachry Nuclear Engineering to Stonington

Today is a great day in Stonington Economic Development. We welcome Zachry Nuclear Engineering to our town. On behalf of the Town of Stonington, I want to formally welcome:

• Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board John Zachry,
• Nuclear Group President Thomas Hannigan
• President Zachry Nuclear Engineering Mark Mills
• Board of Directors
• and the whole Zachry Nuclear Engineering family

 Our new 2011 Economic Development slogan states “Stonington, A Location for You”, and it is an honor and a privilege to have Stonington your new location.

 For the past 85 years, talent and dedication has been the key to Zachry’s success. This is seen in their motto “It takes a force.” Zachry’s employees utilize a combination of collaboration, practicality and vision. Zachry Nuclear Engineering embodies an impressive corporate culture that includes such corporate values as Safety, Commitment, Trust, and Integrity just to name a few.

 This relocation is a wonderful accomplishment. This beautiful 34 acre waterfront site, overlooking Fishers Island Sound has been converted from an Industrial use to Office and R&D facility. The new exterior window walls, roofing and mechanical systems are fantastic.

We are excited to welcome you to our town and look forward to the increase of your staff over the next several years.

Personally, there are many individuals to thank for helping make this relocation occur. It seemed like yesterday that Francis Jenkins and I were having dinner in New York City discussing this opportunity and how to bring it to fruition. I want to thank:

• Francis and the Sherman Group for all their great work. I have had the pleasure of getting to know Francis personally and his staff. It has been a great pleasure working with you on this project
• Ted Harris, Managing Director of Studley, Inc. who represented Zachry in the transaction. Ted has a great connection to Stonington with friends here.
•  Monte Pittman; Zachry Nuclear Engineering. Monte is very much a fan of our other economic addition Tractor Supply. We had great conversations about San Antonio
•  Mark Mills; President Zachry Nuclear Engineering. It has been a great pleasure getting to know you and working with you on this project
•  Ken Everett; Director of Business Services
•  Heather Rowley and Cathy Green; Thank you for your help in coordinating with my assistant for this event
•  Danny Barber, Vice President and Partner of Northeast Property Group, Inc. represented the owner and also member of our Stonington Economic Development Commission
•  Stonington Economic Development Commission who assisted and supported of this relocation and incentive.
•  Planning & Zoning Staff and Commissions for their assistance in making this happen and advice to Zachry in the process.
•  I want to thank the residents of Stonington for their support of this relocation and welcoming Zachry to Stonington

 Japanese poet Ryunosuke Satoro sums it up best in his quote and this is a perfect setting, “Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean”.

Again, I want to thank you for making Stonington your new home and welcome you to our town. I look forward to a long and successful relationship. We are honored to have you here.