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www.HartfordBusiness.com July 18, 2016 • Hartford Business Journal 7 WHAT'S AHEAD: ■ 7/25: 40 Under Forty special edition CALENDAR THURSDAY, JULY 28 Women In Business 2016 Leadership Conference The Middlesex Chamber of Commerce will host its 2016 women in business leadership conference, luncheon and health and wellness fair July 28, at the Radisson Hotel Cromwell, 100 Berlin Road. The event kicks off at 9 a.m. with opening remarks from MC Kara Sundlin, and runs until noon. Faith Salie, the Emmy-winning contributor to CBS News Sunday Morning and a panelist on NPR's "Wait Wait..Don't Tell Me," and host of the PBS show, "Science Goes to the Movies," will be the keynote speaker. Cost to attend is $99, which includes breakfast, access to the health and wellness fair, luncheon and signed book by Salie, who wrote "Approval Junkie: Adventures in Caring Too Much." For more information or to register go to: http://middlesexchamber.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 . GOVERNMENT, POLITICS & LAW Bond commission approves $188.1M in spending The state bond commission last week approved $188.1 million in new spending. The state Department of Transportation gets the bulk of the bonding funds requested, including $119.8 million to finance various transportation-re- lated improvements and other related costs as part of its transportation infrastructure program. Other DOT funding includes $16.2 million towards I-95 improvements and the replacement of traffic lights in Middletown on Route 9. Other spending items include: $12 million for in- frastructure improvements/redevelopment of East Hartford's Silver Lane and Rentschler Field corri- dor; $4.75 million to finance renovations and im- provements at the XL Center and the Church Street Garage in Hartford; $3.1 million for improvements at the Connecticut Science Center; and $1 million for finance planning and improvements at the Con- necticut Tennis Center in New Haven. Faith Salie YOUR LIFE'S WORK DESERVES MORE THAN A DEADBOLT. HD Surveillance anD Detection Get Cox Business Security Solutions with HD Surveillance and Detection. View crystal-clear video in high definition, day or night, with our lineup of HD commercial cameras. Receive text and email alerts if an alarm is activated. On call 24/7, it goes the extra mile to protect your business. Security that means business. call ( 877 ) 404-2523 visit coxbusiness.com/securitysolutions *Cox Business Security is available to business customers in Cox Business Connecticut service areas. Service not available in all areas. Service Agreement required. Other restrictions may apply. © 2016 Cox Business. All rights reserved. BANKING & FINANCE Symmetry expands in Glastonbury Glastonbury asset manager and consulting firm Symmetry Partners said it has expanded its corporate headquarters as a result of growth and hiring 28 employees in the last 18 months. Symmetry Partners services $7.4 billion in assets under man- agement and advisement and is currently home to over 100 em- ployees. With this expansion, it has room for up to 200 workers. The new corporate building features 40,000 square feet and includes conference rooms for advisor workshops and trainings, an expanded video studio and an expanded fulfillment and print shop for the production of advisor marketing collateral. CT's Dime Bank opens in Colchester Norwich lender Dime Bank has expanded into Colchester with the 12th branch office in its southeastern Connecticut and Rhode Island territory. Located at 139 S. Main St., the 1,500-square-foot branch that opened in late May offers interactive displays, free Wi-Fi, a 24- hour drive-up automated teller machine, and a coffee bar in addi- tion to its other financial-services offerings. Sharr Realty is landlord. Point One Architects of Old Lyme de- signed the branch. W.R. Allen & Co. Inc. of Montville and Barber Electric of Bozrah teamed in its construction. The XL Center is getting a nearly $5 million refresh thanks to new state bonding. P H O T O | C O N T R I B U T E D