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www.HartfordBusiness.com • June 25, 2018 • Hartford Business Journal 5 E. Windsor casino notches key zoning approval Tribal leaders of the state's first off-reservation casino in East Windsor secured a key zoning permit June 19, moving the $300 million entertainment complex closer to its fall groundbreaking. The East Windsor Planning and Zoning Commission approved the proposed casino's development plan submitted by MMCT Venture LLC, a joint project of the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes. The commission voted unanimously. The tribes are partnering to fend off competition from MGM's new $960 million Springfield casino opening Aug. 24. The proposed East Windsor casino, which is estimated to create or preserve nearly 4,300 jobs, would replace the demolished former Showcase Cinema theater along Route 5. The proposed development still requires additional approval from the U.S. Department of Interior before the 188,000-square-foot entertainment and gaming facility is built. East Windsor's zoning commission must also approve the casino's site plans, to be discussed at a June 27 meeting. Rocky Hill pharmaceutical distributor to close; 105 jobs lost San Francisco-based pharmaceutical giant McKesson Corp. will close its Rocky Hill distribution center, leaving 105 people without jobs, according to a Department of Labor filing. The large distributor of medical supplies notified the state's labor department it will close its Rocky Hill location at 280 Dividend Road by Sept. 2. Employees were informed of the closure on May 2 as more than 20 workers were recenty terminated and the remaining 83 employees will be laid off in September, the filing says. The pharmaceutical company did not explain the reason for the closure. Several Connecticut cities and towns have recently sued McKesson, accusing the company of fanning the local and national opioid epidemic by lacking opioid-shipment oversight. Foxwoods CEO Rappaport dies suddenly Foxwoods Resort Casino President and CEO Felix Rappaport died unexpectedly June 18, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation announced. He was 65. Rappaport died of heart disease, according to the state medical examiner's office. Foxwoods officials described Rappaport's contributions during his four-plus years as CEO as "profound." He was responsible for bringing new initiatives into Foxwoods Resort Casino, including a recently opened zip line, indoor karting center and other attractions aimed at broadening the casino's entertainment offerings. His career spanned four decades across major resort gaming operations throughout the country. Before joining Foxwoods, Rappaport worked for many of the world's largest and most well-known names in the industry including Station Casinos, Hershey Entertainment and Resort Company, Mirage, Treasure Island and MGM Resorts International. UConn rainmaker Josh Newton Emory-bound UConn Foundation Inc.'s chief fundraiser Joshua R. Newton, who in five years drew nearly $400 million in private fund pledges to support the state's flagship university, is returning South, back to Atlanta's Emory University, UConn says. His last day is Aug. 15. North Carolina-born Newton, 46, has been president and CEO of UConn Foundation Inc. since 2013. The foundation's endowment grew 30 percent under Newton's leadership, the school said. The endowment also experienced robust growth, rising from $339 million in March of 2013 to $439 million this past March. The foundation will conduct a national search for a new CEO. 54-unit W. Hartford apartment tower bows West Hartford's newest apartment community, one with 54 units, debuted June 21 on New Park Avenue, next to the Elmwood CTfastrak station. Eponymous 616 New Park is a $20 million mixed-use, transit-oriented development that Trout Brook Realty Advisors owns. 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