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www.HartfordBusiness.com July 27, 2015 • Hartford Business Journal 7 WHAT'S AHEAD: ■ 8/3 Focus: Construction ■ The List: Largest Dept. of Transportation Projects ■ Nonprofit Profile: Community Health Center CALENDAR THURSDAY, JULY 30 'How to Start Your Nonprofit' Workshop Southeastern CT SCORE will be hosting a July 30 workshop on how to form a nonprofit organization in Connecticut. The event, which runs from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at Old Saybrook Town Hall, 302 Main St., will be run by SCORE counselor Bob Potter. Potter will guide attendees through the beginning stages of forming a nonprofit including how to register with states as a charity, obtain tax-exempt status, fundraise and form a business plan. The workshop is free to attend. For more information or to register contact: Ward Feirer, 860.388.8508, sectworkshops@gmail.com. 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 . HOSPITALITY & TOURISM Mystic has priciest summer hotels Tourism-oriented Mystic has the most ex- pensive hotel rooms in the state during the vacation months of July and August, accord- ing to an analysis by CheapHotels.org. Visitors to the village — which straddles Stonington and Groton and is home to Mys- tic Aquarium and the Mystic Seaport mari- time museum — can expect to spend at least $137 for a night in a double room. While that's the highest average in Con- necticut, it ranks 15th in New England, CheapHotels said. Provincetown, Mass., located at the tip of Cape Cod, was the most expensive at $247 per night. That was followed by Ken- nebunkport, Maine, at $234, and Newport, Rhode Island, at $226. Hartford ranked second in Connecticut and 20th in New England, at $129. Mohegan launches online gambling in N.J. The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Author- ity, capitalizing on its management of Atlantic City's Resorts Casino, said it has launched a real-money gambling website in New Jersey. New Jersey has licensed 17 online gaming sites over the past few years, in- cluding those attached to Caesar's, Bor- gata and the Golden Nugget. Mohegan said that it will offer online gambler deposit incentives, comps and chances to win cash, prizes and hotel stays at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut. Both Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods have launched play money gaming sites since 2013, in the hopes that Connecticut might authorize online gaming in the future. Bob Potter CAREER-FOCUSED BUSINESS EDUCATION MBA MSAT POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATES UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS Learn more 860.768.4444 barney@hartford.edu 860.768.4444 hartford.edu/barney MANUFACTURING Sales, acquisitions drive Amphenol's 2Q profit growth Wallingford connector and cable manufacturer Amphenol Corp. said sales growth across its core customer markets drove a 2.3 percent increase in its second-quarter profits. Profits for the quarter ended June 30 totaled $179 million, or 56 cents per diluted share, up from $174.9 million, or 54 cents, in the second quarter of 2014. Net sales grew more than 3 percent, to $1.35 billion, fueled by growth in its largest business — interconnect products and assemblies — and offset by the impact of a strong U.S. dollar. The company also had $5.7 million in expenses during the quarter related to its late June acquisition of European antenna supplier ProCom and Chinese interconnect-assemblies manufac- turer DoCharm Plastic Company Ltd. Amphenol also announced that it has finalized its previously disclosed agreement to purchase FCI Asia Pte Ltd. for $1.28 bil- lion, a deal which it expects to close by December. Mystic Seaport is a major tourism destination in Connecticut. P H O T O | C O N T R I B U T E D