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www.HartfordBusiness.com June 29, 2015 • Hartford Business Journal 7 WHAT'S AHEAD: ■ 7/6 Focus: Bioscience ■ The List: Largest National Institutes of Health grants ■ Nonprofit Profile: Main Street Foundation CALENDAR WEDNESDAY, JULY 22 Women in Business 2015 Leadership Conference The Middlesex Chamber of Commerce will host a women's business leadership conference July 22 that will include a keynote address by Mika Brzezinski, author and co-star of the hit news program "Morning Joe." The conference will run from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Cromwell, 100 Berlin Road, Cromwell. The event will feature several breakout panels on topics including leader- ship and diversity and empowerment. There will also a health and wellness fair as well as networking. Brzezinski, who was a former TV reporter in Connecticut, will give a keynote address at noon and do a book signing later in the day. She is the author of multiple books including, most recently, "Knowing Your Value: Women, Money and Getting What You're Worth." Cost to attend is $100. For more information or to register go to: http://busi- ness.middlesexchamber.com/events/details/middlesex-county-summer- health-wellness-fair-3002. F O R A C O M P L E T E L I S T O F G R E A T E R H A R T F O R D B U S I N E S S E V E N T S , G O T O W W W . H A R T F O R D B U S I N E S S . C O M A N D C L I C K O N ' C A L E N D A R . ' A L L C A L E N D A R I T E M S M U S T B E S U B M I T T E D E L E C T R O N I C A L L Y V I A O U R W E B S I T E , H A R T F O R D B U S I N E S S . C O M . MANUFACTURING Colt secures $20M loan to continue operations West Hartford's Colt Defense LLC said a bankruptcy court has approved a $20 million credit line that will allow the gun manufacturer to continue operations during its Chapter 11 re- structuring. Colt said the debtor-in-possession financing from its secured lender is enough to meet all obligations to customers, vendors, suppliers and employees. The company had previously stated it would be able to get fi- nancing if it was forced to file for bankruptcy. Colt filed last week for Chapter 11 after an alternate plan to convince shareholders to exchange their existing bonds for lon- ger-term bonds with higher interest rates failed. The Wall Street Journal reported last week that Colt bond- holders, who are owed $250 million, are grappling with majority owner Sciens Capital Management for control of the company. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT $22M luxury complex set for Windsor Groundbreaking took place last week in Windsor for a $22 million, 130 unit luxury apartment development next door to the town's rail station. Regional developer Martin J. Kenny and co-partner LAZ Invest- ments are backing the development, known as Windsor Station. The 6.5 acre property at 60 Mechanic St. is just east of Windsor Town Hall. It also is on the CTTransit bus line. Kenny has built a number of residential developments in the region, including downtown Hartford's Trumbull on the Park, Glastonbury's Addison Mill Apartments and Mallory Ridge Apart- ments in Bloomfield. LAZ Investments is an affiliate of Hartford parking operating magnate Alan Lazowski. Joe Torre Baseball Executive, Hall of Fame Inductee cohnreznick.com CohnReznick is an independent member of Nexia International EXPERTISE PUTS YOU AT THE TOP OF THE GAME Forward Thinking Creates Results. To succeed today, you need industr y exper tise and transformative advice to drive your business forward. Find out what CohnReznick thinks at CohnReznick.com. The Goodwin Square office tower and hotel in downtown Hartford. P H O T O | H B J F I L E REAL ESTATE CT investors buy Goodwin Square Westport investors are the new owners of downtown Hartford's Goodwin Square office tower and its companion vacant 124-room hotel. Westport Capital Partners LLC announced last week that it was the winning bidder in the May 11 foreclosure auction of the 330,901 square-foot, 30 story building bordered by Asylum, Ann Uccello, Pearl and Haynes streets. The building is atop a 302 car garage. The purchase price was $17.6 million. "For too many years Goodwin Square has been under-utilized, and we plan to invest in the office tower and the atrium to bring them back to their former glory," Westport principal Jordan So- caransky said in a statement. Brian and Steve Kohn are co-investors.