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www.HartfordBusiness.com August 15, 2016 • Hartford Business Journal 11 SURF'S UP! SURF'S UP! 6:00 6:00 - - 10:00 PM 10:00 PM $ $ 125.00 125.00 per person per person Friday, September 16th, 2016 Friday, September 16th, 2016 A Poolside Celebration A Poolside Celebration 2016 Buddy Bash 2016 Buddy Bash 96 Batterson Park Road, Farmington, CT 96 Batterson Park Road, Farmington, CT 2016 AWARD WINNERS 2016 AWARD WINNERS LEGO & Dan Moore LEGO & Dan Moore - - Eversource Eversource For tickets & sponsorship information visit: For tickets & sponsorship information visit: www.campcourant.org www.campcourant.org Presented By: Presented By: Hawaiian shirts & sundresses encouraged! Milestone for CCAT's E. Hfd. expansion T he Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Inc. (CCAT) in East Hart- ford has finished the first phase of a $5 million facility expansion that includes the addition of new equipment for producing metal and composite parts. CCAT's Advanced Manufacturing Cen- ter, within the United Technology Research Center, 409 Silver Lane, recently added 1,100 square feet of new space at the pre- viously 15,000-square-foot facility that will house three new machines, officials said. To speed the manufacture of complex metal parts, CCAT's new hybrid machine will combine the latest additive technology with legacy subtractive manufacturing in one unit. In addition, an ultrasonic milling machine will expand capabilities for shap- ing and finishing metal parts. Lastly, CCAT's new state-of-the-art, five- axis laser machine will help manufactur- ers produce components using composite materials and aerospace alloys. Installation and set-up of the new equipment has begun and is slated to be completed by early 2017. CCAT designed the new space, in con- junction with the contractor Ansaldi Con- struction of Manchester and equipment manufacturer/integrator Zimmermann. N. Britain space A former Webster Bank branch in New Britain is available for lease. The free-standing brick building at 275 Newington Road had been a bank branch since 1991. Webster closed the branch in May, serving customers from a branch about 1 ½ miles away, at 450 Main St., a bank spokeswoman said. According to listing broker Century 21 Clemens & Sons Realty, the building is in good condition and in a great location near John Downey Drive and the Newing- ton town line, and has potential to house another bank or credit union, commercial offices, among other uses. Traffic count is more than 12,000 vehi- cles daily. The interior includes a flexible floorplan with 10-foot clearance to the ceiling tiles. All utilities and mechanicals have been updated. There are two handicapped-accessi- ble bathrooms, lunch area and storage. The lease of $16 per square foot annually includes snow removal and landscaping. All Mail Direct's new space New Britain's All Mail Direct Inc. has leased 54,000 square feet in Berlin for its fulfill- ment and outsourced warehousing operations. Lakewood Associates owns the 127,000-square-foot facility on 45 acres at 128 Old Brickyard Lane. The 127,000-square-foot industrial facil- ity on 45 acres is owned by Lakewood Asso- ciates LLC. Bristol building for sale/lease A 17,792-square-foot industrial building in Bristol is up for sale or lease, brokers say. Sentry Commercial is listing broker for 135 Cross St. The free-standing building rests on 1 acre. It has one dock, a single drive-in door and 5,000 square feet of office space. Originally built in 1964 and refur- bished in 2003, the building is for sale at $795,000, or can be leased for $7 a square foot, Sentry said. It has a 12-foot by 12-foot loading door and 30 spaces of parking. Economic incentives available, Sentry said. $750K Cromwell listing A Cromwell retail pad site comprised of an existing building on 0.58 acres is for sale at $750,000, brokers say. The site at 33 Berlin Road/Route 372 is amid an active retail corridor, adjacent to Shunpike Road and Route 9, which com- bined deliver about 20,000 vehicles daily past the location, according to listing bro- ker Reno Properties Group LLC. A 3,184-square-foot building exists on the site next door to a Cumberland Farms convenience store, Walgreens drug store, and a Super Kmart. n Deal Watch wants to hear from you. E-mail it, along with contact information to: gseay@HartfordBusiness.com. Gregory Seay is the Hartford Business Journal News Editor. Gregory Seay DEAL WATCH 135 Cross St., Bristol. 275 Newington Road, New Britain. P H O T O | C O N T R I B U T E D P H O T O | L O O P N E T . C O M