In 1910, 17 year old Angelo Tomasso Sr. arrived in New York from the mountains of Abbateggio, Italy. He sserved in the U.S. Army and then worked in railroad construction; this work took him north to Hartford, Connecticut and his subsequent work as a laborer with Hartford Electric.
Nov 09, 1910
In 1923, in New Britain with one piece of equipment – a steam shovel – he founded Angelo Tomasso, Inc. That same year he landed his first big job – excavating foundations for the Fafnir Bearing Company. Angelo was aggressive, driven, and opportunistic. He saw himself as blessed with opportunity and he wanted to create a reputation. He did not take success for granted. Those who worked with him described his stamina, countless hours of hard work, and remarkable accomplishments.
1923
On St. Patrick's Day in 1925, Nazzarena gave birth to the first Tomasso son Angelo, Jr. Expecting to raise a contractor's family with plenty of boys, the senior Tomasso saw this event as a good reason to purchase another steam shovel. As the years went by and three more sons were born, he marked each boy's birth by ordering a new steam shovel.
1925
After World War II Angelo’s four sons (led by Angelo Tomasso Jr., Victor, George and Bill) took over management of the company and began managing larger projects.
1960
In 1968, the third generation of the Tomasso family, William, Michael, Paul and James, formed Tunxis Management real estate management and subsequently its sister company, TBI Construction. All four brothers learned the construction business while working at Angelo Tomasso, Inc.
1968
The construction accomplishments of Angelo Tomasso, Inc. became legendary. The company acquired additional quarrying and mixed concrete capacity and became famous for highway construction including Routes 91 and 84, and Routes 9 and 2. The company managed redevelopment and site projects including corporate headquarters such as Emhart, Stanley Works, Aetna and Bristol Myers.
1976The Tomasso Group is a multi-disciplined Real Estate Development, Construction Management and Property Management company doing business in central Connecticut since 1923. Tomasso can assist you with all of your real estate needs from site selection, property acquisition, construction, build to suit/long-term leases to property and asset management.
