For Joanna Simone and the Simone Development Companies, real estate and construction are not just about square footage and dollars. They’re about creating live/work/play environments.
“When we used to hire in our practice, where they went to school and did their training was at the bottom of the list,” says Jeffrey Green, founder of The Heart Center in Stamford. “We would ask, ‘Is this the kind of person I would trust my patients with?’”
“About five years ago I made a personal decision to help empower Phelps Memorial Hospital Center to have a dedicated thoracic surgery department, something…