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www.HartfordBusiness.com April 18, 2016 • Hartford Business Journal 7 WHAT'S AHEAD: ■ 4/25 Focus: Education ■ The List: Colleges and Universities ■ Nonprofit Profile: CT Society of Certified Public Accountants CALENDAR MONDAY, MAY 2 31st Annual Finance/Treasury Professional Conference The New England Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) is hosting its annual conference for finance/treasury professionals May 2-4 at the Mohegan Sun Convention Center in Uncasville. There will be over 100 sessions offered across three days. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage and network with financial professionals in all sectors and industries to obtain professional insight on the most contemporary discussions around government regulations, investment strategies, asset management, and more. There are expected to be over 600 attendees. For more information and to register to go: www.neafp.org. 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 . LOGISTICS Public peek at Amazon's Windsor depot Aside from its sheer size, inside and out, the most impressive feature of Amazon's 1.5 million-square-foot Windsor order-fulfill- ment center is just how quiet it is. That mainly has to do with the hundreds of electric-powered robot carriers that, working alongside Amazon's 800 workers in two shifts, seven days a week, process customer orders and dis- tribute merchandise to their doorsteps. Last week, the media and state and town leaders were given a tour of the mammoth facility that opened last September at 200 Old Iron Ore Road, off Day Hill Road. "This is our eighth-generation facility,'' Amazon spokesman Aaron Toso said during a pre-visit press tour the Seattle online retailer granted to local media. Amazon also has a second Connecticut operation, a separate package-sorting facility in Wallingford. I'M NOT A CONTRACTOR. I'M A CATALYST changing Connecticut for the greener. Contractors all over the state are building their business while they accelerate Connecticut's green energy movement. They're partnering with Connecticut Green Bank, the public/private organization created to make Connecticut more energy effi cient. Contractors are able to off er C-PACE fi nancing to building owners and other fl exible fi nancing solutions to homeowners. Are you ready to experience the power of positive energy? Let's get started at ctgreenbank.com/power. Amazon's fulfillment center in Windsor. MANUFACTURING CT ranks third for aerospace, defense exports Connecticut ranked third in the country in terms of U.S. aerospace and defense gross exports in 2015. The state also boasted a 30 percent rise in exports in 2015 compared to 2010. That's based on Deloitte's "U.S. Aerospace and Defense Export Competitiveness Study" released last week. Despite an overall decrease in total U.S. exports in 2015, U.S. aerospace and de- fense exports were up $5 billion, an increase of 58.9 percent over the last five years. The aerospace and defense industry accounted for 9.5 percent of total U.S. exports in 2015, up from its contribution of 7.1 per- cent in 2010. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS State introduces new biz data portal The Secretary of the State's office has released a new data portal it says could potentially help government agencies iden- tify gaps in economic activity as well as successful regional models to replicate. The new portal maps business formations throughout the state. Secretary of the State Denise Merrill said mapping the activity shows where government investments are paying off, as well as successful public-private partnerships. The information displayed by CTData revealed in 2015 there were more than 28,000 formations of corporations, limited li- ability companies and other types of businesses with the Sec- retary of the State's office versus upwards of 15,000 forma- tions in 1996. P H O T O | S T E V E L A S C H E V E R