Hartford Business Journal

31 HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | FEBRUARY 28, 2022 Scheinberg has admitted there is risk involved in the deal, but his turnaround plan includes launching more career-based and part-time programs — something Goodwin is known for — at the University of Bridgeport, which has traditionally positioned itself as a liberal arts school. As if that deal didn't soak up enough of his time, Goodwin last year also opened a new Advanced Composites Technology Center on its campus. The center, opened in partnership with the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, is using cutting-edge aerospace manufacturing technology from Pratt & Whitney to train workers in building aerospace components from composite materials. And in January Scheinberg announced a new partnership with the city of Hartford that will lead to the opening of two new community manufacturing training centers in the Capital City. Each training center will provide Hartford residents a hands-on chance to learn introductory manufacturing skills, in hopes of connecting them to in-demand manufacturing jobs. The Winstanleys Connecticut's hot industrial real estate market — spurred by demand for last-mile warehouse space from e-commerce giants like Amazon — has been a boon to the state's economy, kick-starting job creation and new construction across the region. And few have capitalized on the growing industry like David Winstanley and his sons, Adam and Carter, who are owners of the family-run realty shop, Winstanley Enterprises LLC. Case in point: In January Winstanley announced plans to develop an 819,000-square- foot distribution center in Enfield as the final stage of a redevelopment of the former Hallmark property. Hallmark announced plans to close its 1 million-square-foot distribution center in 2015, trimming more than 500 jobs in the process. Winstanely paid $12 million for the 324-acre property the following year, announcing plans for redevelopment that would return jobs to Enfield. The company reports spending more than $41 million to renovate two Hallmark buildings on the Bacon Road site. That brought three new tenant companies in 2018. Winstanley also carved off a 200- acre parcel – 35 Bacon Road – for redevelopment. That space is the focus of this final redevelopment push for the Hallmark property. Winstanley Enterprises is based in Massachusetts, but is Connecticut's largest owner of warehouses and has offices in Hartford, New Haven and Bristol. It solidified its local prowess in 2020 by buying J.C. Penney's former Manchester distribution center and spending $44 million on a pair of abutting food distribution and storage facilities in South Windsor, which were later sold off. In 2021 Winstanley announced that it sold a portfolio of 11 Stop & Shop-anchored properties, including three in the Nutmeg State, for $295 million. It also landed Amazon as the anchor tenant at the former Nabisco warehouse property in Glastonbury, which Winstanley purchased in September 2020 for $4.4 million. Meanwhile, Winstanley also kicked off construction on a $100 million bioscience tower in New Haven that will add another 500,000 square feet of laboratory and life-sciences incubation space in the Elm City. James Pitaro James Pitaro, chairman of ESPN and sports content at The Walt Disney Co., is running the Bristol-based sports media giant at a time of extreme disruption in the cable TV industry, and so far he's leaned into adjusting to a changing landscape. Since 2018 he's led ESPN's expansion of NBA, ultimate fighting and gambling content. The network also introduced its ESPN+ digital streaming service, which offers live sports and other original content. That streaming service had 17.1 million subscribers as of Oct. 2, 2021, ESPN said. Pitaro made a big splash last March when ESPN announced it signed a seven-year deal with the NHL to bring professional hockey back to the network for the first time since 2004. The deal included airing more than 1,000 games per season on ESPN+, a nod to the significant role the network sees streaming playing in the future. ESPN also had rights to the NFL's first-ever Monday Night Football playoff game that aired this past January. David Glidden David Glidden has only been leading Liberty Bank for about three years but he's made a big impact on the Middletown-based mutual lender's strategy, with a focus on digital technology and expanding its local lending footprint, particularly along the I-91 corridor. He will also soon be running the second-largest Connecticut- based bank, once M&T Bank's pending purchase of People's United Bank is approved by federal regulators. Glidden was named Liberty Bank's CEO in March 2019, succeeding longtime banker Chandler J. Howard. Glidden brought with him over 30 years of industry experience, including most recently as a regional president for the northern New England and upstate New York region for TD Bank. Since joining Liberty Bank he's placed a major emphasis on financial technology, hiring well-known fintech executive David Mitchell, who is expanding the bank's digital banking efforts, including the planned launch this year of an online-only bank platform. The bank, which has more than $7 billion in assets, has also been making moves — hiring bankers and opening loan offices, including its first in downtown Hartford — to refocus its commercial loan portfolio on more local turf up and down the I-91 corridor. Hartford is seen as central to the effort. While many banks have been gobbled up in recent years, Glidden has also pledged to keep Liberty Bank independent. A graduate of Providence College, Glidden also attended The National School of Banking in Fairfield and The Ivey School of Executive Management in Toronto, Ontario. Mark Scheinberg Mark Scheinberg is arguably the state's top education entrepreneur. Scheinberg, who essentially built East Hartford-based Goodwin University from scratch, has emerged as an authority on adult education and workforce development in the state. He's made several big moves recently including converting Goodwin College to Goodwin University in 2020 in an effort to raise the school's profile. Last year he completed Goodwin's $32 million purchase of the University of Bridgeport, giving his East Hartford institution a more statewide footprint. "Throughout the pandemic we have continued to maintain our competitive position," Dillon told HBJ in October. "We are very active, we're constantly talking to carriers to try to convince them to put additional seats into the market." In addition to Bradley, Dillon oversees five other state-owned general aviation airports, including Brainard in Hartford. Dillon has been outspoken about the value provided by Brainard, as some Hartford city officials, including Mayor Luke Bronin, push to close that airport and open up the land for redevelopment. Dillon has led the CAA since 2012. Prior to that he was the president and CEO of the Rhode Island Airport Corp. Manisha Juthani Manisha Juthani came to head Connecticut's Department of Public Health in September, facing not only a stubborn and deadly pandemic, but a politically-charged atmosphere in which much of the public chafed under COVID-19 precautions. Before taking the helm of the state agency, Juthani was an infectious disease physician at the Yale School of Medicine. Juthani specialized in the diagnosis, management and prevention of infections in older adults. While at Yale, Juthani informed the public about the pandemic through interviews with CNN, ABC's 20/20 news program, Connecticut Public Radio, the New York Times, Washington Post and others. According to the Connecticut Mirror, Juthani came to lead the DPH with hopes of using her listening skills and ability to clearly see situations to guide the 682-employee agency. Juthani told the Mirror she aims to create a positive environment with clearly-defined roles and responsibilities. Part of that will involve recruiting new staff. She aims to create partnerships with public health schools, targeting prospects from the state's black and brown communities. "I want our workforce to reflect our community, to reflect the people we are going to be helping and to make a dent in some of those disparities," Juthani told the Mirror. Gov. Ned Lamont made news earlier this month when he announced he would drop mask mandates in schools, a polarizing issue nationwide. Juthani has the power to reinstate the mandate if necessary. 2022 POWER 50 28 30 31 Manisha Juthani 29 David Glidden Mark Scheinberg Adam Winstanley Carter Winstanley David Winstanley 32 James Pitaro

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