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OCTOBER 2, 2017 • HARTFORD BUSINESS JOURNAL | 41 2004 UConn's School of Business unveils architectural plans for a state-of- the-art business education center at 100 Constitution Plaza in downtown Hartford. Classes begin later this year. Sixteen months after the Hartford Redevelopment Agency chose David Nyberg as the developer of One American Plaza, Hartford completes the sale to him for $1.4 million. The Shops at Evergreen Walk debuts in South Windsor. After years of planning, the Hartford 21 project, formerly called Town Square, breaks ground. Northland Investment Corp.'s Chairman and CEO Larry Gottesdiener noted, "Hartford 21 will replace the bunker- like Civic Center Mall and help transform Hartford into a daytime, nighttime, anytime destination." Cesar Pelli & Associates of New Haven is selected to design the $150 million Connecticut Center for Science & Exploration. At the conclusion of a frequently heated debate between BBS Development and Michigan-based Taubman Centers Inc. (owners of Westfarms Mall), West Hartford residents turn out by the thousands to vote 60 percent "yes" to Blue Back Square. 2005 Foxwoods embarks on a $700-million expansion that will include 145,000 square feet of meeting space, four new restaurants, four new retail stores, three night clubs and three casino lounges. The Connecticut Convention Center is open for business, followed shortly by the Hartford Marriott Downtown, capping the Hartford Convention complex. St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center announces plans for a $102 million, eight-story patient tower on Ashley Street at its Woodland Street campus in Hartford. HBJ Today debuts Sept. 26, providing a weekday email report of business news and information. Liquidation sales began at 525 Casual Corner and Petite Sophisticate shops nationwide, as Enfield-based Retail Brand Alliance gets ready to hand out about 600 pink slips in Connecticut and a total of 8,000 nationwide. Connecticut embraces stem cell research. The legislature passes a $100 million, 10-year landmark bill and a new and stronger ethics commission. The Hitchcock Chair Co., the 180-year-old furniture manufacturer famous for hand-painted stencils on chairs, goes up for sale. 2006 Goodwin College acquires about 400 acres, with 2.5 miles of riverfront land that stretches from the Charter Oak Bridge in East Hartford to the Putnam Bridge in Glastonbury, plus some land in Wethersfield, as part of its planned $85 million to $100 million campus. The PGA Tour event in Connecticut is brought back to life with St. Paul Travelers as new title sponsor. The St. Paul Travelers Championship will be played at the TPC at River Highlands in Cromwell. Insurers, long the driving force of Hartford's economy, are feeling underappreciated. They've created a collective advertising and public relations campaign called, "Insure Connecticut's Future," aimed at expanding recognition of the insurance industry's importance to the local economy and community. Members include The Hartford, St. Paul Travelers, Aetna, MassMutual and ConnectiCare. New Britain General and Bradley Memorial hospital merge to reduce costs and improve medical services in central Connecticut. Both hospitals will remain open, renamed as Hospital of Central Connecticut at New Britain and Hospital of Central Connecticut at Bradley Memorial. 180 Glastonbury Blvd., Suite 401 Glastonbury, CT 06033 860-430-3700 www.mayboneeclark.com C O N G R AT U L AT I O N S to the Hartford Business Journal on 25 years of support and service to our business community.