Published on January 03, 2018

Mayor Janice S. Mironov recently presented the East Windsor Township 2017 Annual Business Awards to East Windsor Village, Americana Diner and Aurobindo Pharma USA.  The purpose of the annual Township awards program is to recognize local businesses that have made special efforts to improve or contribute to the community.  The categories of Township award recognition are Business Beautification, Community Service and Community Enhancement.  

Mayor Janice S. Mironov presented the 2017 Business Beautification Award to East Windsor Village, known as “Target Center”, accepted by Property Manager Matt Kells.  This award recognizes businesses that have created an attractive appearance, for example, through landscaping, flowers, and other enhancements to their structures.   Located at Princeton Hightstown Road and Lanning Boulevard, East Windsor Village made numerous improvements to its grounds and landscaping including additional plantings, as well as to its facility, adding two major retailers, Kohl’s and Patel Brothers Grocery.

Mayor Mironov stated, “East Windsor Village because of its prominent location and the popular stores it contains is an important commercial center and the efforts made to maintain and enhance its appearance is a tremendous benefit to our community.”

Mayor Mironov presented the 2017 Community Service Award to Americana Diner, accepted by Constantine Katsifis, Owner and Chris Kakos, Co-Manager.  This award recognizes business that contribute or provide service to the community.  Located on Route 130 just north of Princeton Hightstown Road, the Americana Diner is a destination that attracts customers from across the region.  The Americana Diner has a long history of giving back to East Windsor.  For example, in November the Americana Diner again partnered with Rise: A Community Service Partnership to host its annual Thanksgiving dinner and also sponsored a Thanksgiving luncheon for  Township senior citizens.  The Americana continually supports numerous community events and is constantly helping local organizations throughout the year.

Mayor Mironov stated, “Americana Diner is a previous recipient of this service award, demonstrating its longstanding commitment to our community’s needs. Americana Diner is always ready to step up and lend its support to the people of East Windsor.”

Mayor Mironov presented the 2017 special Community Enhancement Award to Aurobindo Pharma USA, accepted by Sanjay Singh, Senior Vice President North America, and Dennis Callahan, Senior Manager of Warehouse Operations.  This award recognizes businesses that provided an added community value such as extraordinary job creation or positive promotion of East Windsor or sustainability efforts.  Aurobindo Pharma USA, an India-based pharmaceutical company and the fifth largest manufacturer of generic drugs in the United States, this year opened a new 567,000 square foot state-of-the-art warehouse and distribution center on Windsor Center Drive, which will create over 300 new jobs once fully operational.  Aurobindo also selected East Windsor for its North American headquarters, purchasing and moving another 122 administrative employees into the adjacent architecturally renowned Patcentre building.  Aurobindo provides another high profile pharma high tech research and development company to promote the Einstein’s Alley vision of the Township.  Aurobindo Pharma USA further is advancing East Windsor’s goal to become environmentally sustainable with plans to install solar panels on top of its large new facility to help power its operations.

Mayor Mironov stated,”Aurobindo is a tremendous boost to our business community, helping East Windsor to realize our goal of being home to a growing number of high-tech and pharmaceutical companies, underscoring the Township’s Einstein’s Alley vision.  Aurobindo is a tremendous local job generator, as well as furthering a key Township objective of environmental sustainability and partnering with us on several major projects including the resurfacing of Windsor Center Drive.” 
 

Mayor Janice S. Mironov and Council Member John Zoller, liaison to the Township Economic Development Committee, join the recipients of the 2017 East Windsor Township Business Awards.  Pictured (from left to right) are:   Chris Kakos, Co-Manager, Americana Diner;  Dennis Callahan, Senior Manager Warehouse Operations, Aurobindo Pharma USA;  Sanjay Singh, Senior Vice President North America, Aurobindo Pharma USA;  Mayor Janice S. Mironov;  Matt Kells, Property Manager, East Windsor Village;  Council Member John Zoller, and Constantine Katsifis, Owner, Americana Diner.

Mayor Janice S. Mironov presents the "Business Beautification" Award to East Windsor Village, accepted by Matt Kells, Property Manager of East Windsor Village.  

Mayor Janice S. Mironov presents the "Community Service" Award to the Americana Diner, accepted by Constantine Katsifis, owner (left) and Chris Kakos, co-manager (right).

Mayor Janice S. Mironov presents the "Community Enhancement" Award to Aurobindo Pharma USA, accepted by Sanjay Singh, Senior Vice President North America (left) and Dennis Callahan, Senior Manager of Warehouse Operations for Aurobindo (right).