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Postmaster: Please send address changes to: Hartford Business Journal P.O Box 330 Congers, NY 10920-9894 Shelton's Wiffle Ball sold to Arizona family An iconic Connecticut family business is changing hands after more than 70 years, and its new CEO is a 20-year-old entrepreneur who's still in college. Shelton-based Wiffle Ball, which was founded in 1953 by the Mullany family and makes light- weight plastic balls and bats used in backyard baseball games, has been sold to the Rose family of Scottsdale, Arizona, developers of Big League Wiffle Ball. Logan Rose, a sophomore at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, will lead the company. Wiffle Ball's headquarters, manufacturing operation and 12 to 15 employees will remain in Shelton. Former executives David and Stephen Mullany will stay involved as advisers. The new owners plan to expand marketing and modernize the company's website. Hartford begins $10M data center demolition near Dunkin' Park The city of Hartford has begun exterior demolition of a long-vacant former data center next to Dunkin' Park, which will open the roughly 3-acre site for potential apartment and hotel development. The city is using $10 million in state funding to raze the five-story building at 150 Windsor St. The property is expected to be cleared and graded during the first quarter of 2027. Stamford-based RMS Cos., which has completed 507 apartments around the ballpark, holds develop- ment rights to the city-owned site. RMS founder and CEO Randy Salvatore is considering a 120-room boutique hotel and up to 250 apartments, although plans remain preliminary. He expects a clearer concept within the next few months. United to launch nonstop Bradley-San Francisco flights United Airlines will launch daily, year-round nonstop flights between Bradley International Airport and San Francisco International Airport on March 28, 2027, the Connecticut Airport Authority announced. Flights will depart Bradley at 6:30 p.m. The route will connect Connecticut travelers to the Bay Area and offer access through United's San Francisco hub to destinations across the western United States, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. The addition follows United's launch of nonstop Bradley-to- Houston service earlier this year M&T Bank lands Gampel naming rights in $32.5M UConn deal U Conn's Gampel Pavilion will be renamed the M&T Bank Center at Gampel Pavilion under a $32.5 million, 20-year naming-rights agreement that expands the bank's partnership with the university. The deal includes $20 million through the UConn Foun- dation and $12.5 million through Learfield, UConn's media rights partner. Trustees approved the agreement Oct. 21. The partnership includes exclusive universitywide banking sponsorship rights and support for student-ath- lete endorsement opportunities. The deal comes as UConn undertakes a $99 million, state-funded renovation of the arena, which opened in 1990 and houses the school's men's and women's basketball teams. Biz Briefs A rendering of UConn's renovated Gampel Pavilion, which will be renamed M&T Bank Center at Gampel Pavilion. The Rose family with David and Stephen Mullany at Wiffle Ball's Shelton factory. Contributed Photo Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam marks the start of demolition at the former data center at 150 Windsor St. HBJ Photo | Michael Puffer