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www.HartfordBusiness.com September 12, 2016 • Hartford Business Journal 9 REGISTER TODAY! B O S T O N | H A R T F O R D | N E W H A V E N | S TA M F O R D | W H I T E P L A I N S | W O B U R N M U R T H A L A W . C O M Challenges in the Workplace Best Practices and New Developments in HR for 2016 Employers face many new challenges in 2016 Join the Labor & Employment attorneys of Murtha Cullina LLP in reviewing recent developments in state and federal law. At this year's conference we will discuss current topics impacting employers and provide practical approaches to dealing with those challenges, including: ■ Telecommuting ■ Compensation ■ Transgender Individuals ■ Leave ■ Wellness Programs ■ Social Media REGISTER TODAY for FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 8:00a.m. to 12:30p.m. Hartford Marriott Downtown 200 Columbus Blvd., Hartford, CT Registration & Details Visit murthalaw.com and click Seminars & Events Additional Seminars October 14 – Trumbull, CT October 21 Boston, MA Contact: Michael C. Harrington This activity has been approved for Recertification. Credit Hours Awarded: • 1.50 Specified Credit Hours: HR (General) recertification credit hours toward aPHR™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™, SPHRi™ recertification through HR Certification Institute's® (HRCI®) • New York CLE credits have been applied for • Certificates available for other accreditations Crosskey Architects relos to 750 Main St. H artford's Crosskey Architects is close to wrapping up its relocation from downtown space above Union Sta- tion, moving some six blocks east, to the his- toric Hartford Trust Building, 750 Main St. The firm will occupy the nearly 8,000- square-foot mezzanine floor of downtown Hartford's oldest high-rise commercial building, space that once housed bank offi- cers of the old Hartford Connecticut Trust Co., and later office space for parking oper- ator ProPark in the early 2000s. The move from their 4,000-square-foot space of 10 years at 1 Union Place in Hart- ford was facilitated by recent growth within the firm, which has expanded in staff from 12 to 28 employees since 2014. Conversely, ProPark will take over Crosskey's former Union Station location. Founder and President/CEO William "Bill" Crosskey has built his and the firm's reputation for conserving and converting older homes and commercial buildings. Crosskey Architects designed several downtown Hartford office-to-apartment conversions. Crosskey said the 8,000 square feet on Main Street is double its old Union Place quarters. Moreover, the extra space can accommodate more staff. Crosskey said the firm's headcount will likely grow over the next few years, as demand for its services continues to grow. "We outgrew our old space,'' Crosskey said. "As wonderful as that old space was, we just couldn't fit in it anymore. We found another fantastic space [at the Hartford Trust Building]." According to Crosskey, his staff chose 750 Main, built in 1921 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. They also oversaw renovation/preservation of the mezzanine space. "We do historic preservation, so this space was perfect because it was an old bank hall," said Crosskey lead designer Kyle Choleva. "Designing our own space here really fit with what we do." Crosskey Architects has completed the design and rejuvenation of historical struc- tures in Hartford including the former Hotel America/Sonesta/Clarion building at 5 Con- stitution Plaza, now The Spectra Boutique Apartments; the old Hartford Bank Build- ing at 777 Main Street, now high-rise apart- ments; and the former Hartford Masonic Hall at 201 Ann Uccello St. that is now The Grand on Ann, among several others. • • • NEOPS leases ex-Roche site New England Orthotic & Prosthetic Sys- tems LLC (NEOPS) has leased the former Roche Diagnostics facility in Branford for its operations, brokers say. NEOPS will consolidate three locations into the 20,000-square-foot, free-standing building at 16 Commercial St. 16 Commercial Street Associates LLC is landlord. Rocky Hill broker O,R&L Commercial rep- resented both parties in lease negotiations. CRI's Newington renewal Nonprofit Community Residences Inc. has renewed its lease in Newington's Town Line business Park, brokers say. CRI occupies 18,080 square feet in two of the buildings at the 72,000-square-foot business park at 205 Kelsey St. CRI provides residential, employment and foster/adoptive services to children and adults, according to its homepage. Reno Properties Group LLC negotiated the lease on behalf of landlord Reno Proper- ties II LLC. 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 Officially Produced by: Official PDF REPRINTS of your Article are now available for your MARKETING usage. All copyright fees included Share the excitement of being published! Connecticut Green Guide, Hartford Business Journal and HartfordBusiness.com content is copyrighted. Visit HartfordBusiness.com/ reprints for more info on article usage and obtaining copyright permissions. For article reprint info & pricing, contact: Jessica Baker jbaker@HartfordBusiness.com or 860.236.9998 ext. 122 or visit HartfordBusiness.com/ reprints (Top) Hartford architect William Crosskey in his firm's new downtown quarters at 750 Main St. (Bottom) 16 Commercial St., Branford. P H O T O S | C O N T R I B U T E D