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n e w h a v e n b i z . c o m | M a y / J u n e 2 0 1 9 | n e w h a v e n B I Z 45 MEMBER FDIC EQUAL HOUSING LENDER NMLS #459028 Find your [ business loans of all sizes] place. If your business has a capital need of almost any size, Liberty Bank is your local lender, with the rates and products to match. y Loans, lines of credit, owner-occupied and investment mortgages up to $50,000,000. y Customized loan structures to meet your business's needs. We also offer services to better manage and protect your deposits, including: y Remote Deposit Capture allowing you to make deposits from your office. y Fraud Protection services to keep your money safe. Start growing your business today. Contact Renee Cote at 860-344-7224. T H E L O O P GNHCC Marks a Milestone A G E N D A P eter Salovey doesn't get out much. Well, that is to say, as president of Yale University he's a figure of national or even international stature and influ- ence — but you're not likely to see him sorting through the tomatoes at Stop & Shop. He's beyond that. us it was something of a coup when the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce induced Salovey to keynote the business group's annual meeting lun- cheon May 3 at the Omni. Salovey was a big "get," but it's a big occasion — the event commemorates the 225th anniversary of the region's oldest and largest business group. If God wasn't available to keynote, Salovey was probably No. 2 on their list. What does the president of Yale have to do with the Cham- ber of Commerce, exactly? He's got "people" to handle things like that: Under Salovey's predecessor, Rick Levin, the university even established a new cabinet position — vice president of New Haven and state affairs — to handle the minutiae of dealing with the locals. But there's more: e person Levin tapped for that role — for- mer Rouse Co, executive Bruce Alexander — was instrumental in transforming the relationship be- tween town and gown, engaging the university more closely and actively in the civic and commercial life of the city it forsook Old Saybrook for way back in 1718. Today Yale is not only the city's largest employer, but also its largest landlord and has recast the face of downtown, most noticeably in the Chapel and Broadway retail districts (hello, Apple store and L.L. Bean). So, actually, Peter Salovey should say howdy to the local business folk every now and then. So now, it's now. Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting Luncheon, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. May 3 at Omni-New Haven Hotel at Yale, 155 Temple St., New Haven. $105 ($95 members). 203-787-6735, gnhcc.com. n Yale President Salovey will keynote the New Haven Chamber 225th anniversary fete May 3. On June 1 the Hamden Regional Chamber will host its 15th annual Business & Community Expo — with a twist. For 2019 the event will be incorporated within a larger event — Hamden Fest 2019, an annual daylong shindig that is expected to draw some 7,000 attendees to Hamden Town Center Park for food, folks, fun, a road race, cra fair, concert — and now, business. "We have opportunities for ev- ery business," said Nancy Dudchik, HRCC President. "With all the components of Hamden Fest, our Business and Community Expo will be the biggest and best it's ever been." Dudchik expects some 80 busi- ness exhibitors. Exhibitor spaces, sponsorship opportunities and premier locations remained avail- able at press time. Exhibitors must register no later than May 24. Hamden Business & Community Expo, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. June 1 at Hamden Town Center Park, 2761 Dixwell Ave., Hamden. 203-288- 6431, hcc@hamdenchamber.com. n Giving Hamden the Business SALES / LEASING • Retail • Office • Industrial • Investments PROPERTY MANAGEMENT • Apartments • Condominiums • Office • Shopping Centers • Industrial Parks • Residential Rentals 1768 Litchfield Turnpike, Woodbridge CT | www.LMMRE.com | (203) 389-5377 SALES / LEASING • Retail • Office • Industrial • Investments PROPERTY MANAGEMENT • Apartments • Condominiums • Office • Shopping Centers • Industrial Parks • Residential Rentals 1768 Litchfield Turnpike, Woodbridge CT www.LMMRE.com | (203) 389-5377 75 OLD BROADWAY, NORTH HAVEN For Lease. 70,000 SF. Clean high bay warehouse. 12 truck docks. Outside storage. Convenient to highways. 2115 DIXWELL AVENUE, HAMDEN For Lease/For Sale. 12,700 SF. Prime Retail. Neighbors incl. Stop & Shop, Walmart. Owner ready to make a deal. 425 SOUTH CHERRY STREET, WALLINGFORD For lease. 68,500 SF. High bay warehouse. Can subdivide to 23,500 SF & 45,000 SF. 32 docks. 3 Drive-in doors. 2 THORN STREET, NEW HAVEN For Sale. High bay warehouse. 40,000 SF. Outside storage. Convenient to I-95. Heavy Power. Dock. Drive-in doors.

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