Hartford Business Journal

HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | NOVEMBER 21, 2022 15 DEAL WATCH had some aspects of Bradley being close by," McMahon said. Meantime, UPS is in the process of outfitting an 83,345-square-foot sorting and distribution warehouse at 120 Old County Circle in Windsor Locks. Plans for another development — construction of a 250,240-square-foot warehouse and distribution building at 30 Hamilton Road in Windsor Locks — was approved by the town in September. The developer is New Jersey-based The Silverman Group. "Windsor Locks can't be beat when it comes to proximity to the airport, major highways and rail," said Windsor Locks Director of Planning and Development Jennifer Valentino Rodriguez. "The airport is definitely an incredible draw and an influence. There are so many benefits from the increased activity, the travelers, just that visibility." East Granby Economic Development Director of Marketing and Commercial Real Estate Sandra Johnson said that her town is "ideally located for cargo oper- ations" and is currently working with an existing company to expand its airport-re- lated cargo efforts. Another company is planning to establish an East Granby pres- ence specifically because of its adjacency to Bradley. She said the importance of Bradley's 10,000-foot long runway is understated: it allows the airport to receive wide-body aircraft that might not be able to land in other places. "Unlike many other airports, Bradley has the infrastructure to support cargo opera- tions," Johnson said. Winstanely said Bradley has the potential to be a regional cargo distribution hub, and he already sees evidence of that happening. "Part of the success of distribution in Connecticut is due to the fact that we have a great airport nearby," Winstanley said. "Without Bradley, you probably don't see as much distribution activity that we've seen." Willing partner Rodriguez said Windsor Locks and the Capitol Region Council of Governments are working together on a corridor study looking at development patterns along Route 20 and major intersecting streets to further assess development potential in the area. She said the CAA will be on that study committee. Windsor's McMahon said there are still "plenty of properties around the airport for new light industrial development, so if cargo activity increases at Bradley it could only help the four neighboring communities." Dillon said developing specialized logis- tics and cargo facilities on-site to handle specific, "sophisticated" sorting of goods like engines and large parts is something the CAA is continuing to focus on. "We are certainly willing to partner with the cargo industry, even to the extent of developing these facilities on our dime if we can enter into the right long-term arrange- ment," Dillon said. "It is a real potential line of business that presents some opportuni- ties for us." Bradley Airport's cargo-related revenues FY 2013: $4.4 million FY 2014: $4.4 million FY 2015: $4.6 million FY 2016: $5.6 million FY 2017: $5.6 million FY 2018: $5.4 million FY 2019: $5.6 million FY 2020: $6.8 million FY 2021: $9.4 million FY 2022: $9.3 million CLICK ON HEALTHCARE HEROES FOR MORE INFORMATION & TO REGISTER The Health Care Heroes Awards identifies outstanding leaders in the healthcare industry who are the epitome of a "hero." Whether they are companies, doctors, nurses, specialists or managers, join us in recognizing those who embody the word "hero" and prove their excellence in helping others. DECEMBER 8 | 5:30 - 8:30 PM | AQUA TURF CLUB EVENT PARTNER: SUPPORTING SPONSOR: PRESENTING SPONSORS: MAJOR SPONSORS: GO TO >> HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM/HBJ-EVENTS * Bradley Airport has 3.3 million square feet dedicated to cargo operations. 50M 100M 150M 200M 250M 300M 350M 400M 0 Pounds of freight and mail coming in and out of Bradley Airport* FY 2017 255,793,676 lbs FY 2018 259,529,664 lbs FY 2019 336,327,154 lbs FY 2020 384,472,294 lbs FY 2021 392,327,178 lbs FY 2022 366,108,831 lbs POUNDS OF FREIGHT AND MAIL Source: CT Airport Authority

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