INNOCENCE PROJECT HONORED
Julia Lentini of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section presents attorney Barry Scheck, co-founder of the Innocence Project and professor at New York City’s Cardozo Law School, with the group’s distinguished speaker award. Each year, the Young Lawyers Section recognizes a law professional who has done exceptional work on behalf of justice. Through Scheck’s Innocence Project, founded in 1992, 266 individuals have been exonerated in the United States through post-conviction DNA testing.
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MORIZIO HONORED FOR SALE OF FILLEY POND PLAZA
Nicholas R. Morizio of Colliers International received a Blue Ribbon Award for most significant retail transaction at the 16th annual Real Estate Awards presented by the Connecticut Real Estate Exchange.
Morizio was recognized for the $4 million sale of 38-40 Tunxis Ave. in Bloomfield, a 58,634-square-foot multi-tenant shopping center.
This is the second time Mr. Morizio has sold the Filley Pond Plaza. The first sale occurred after the anchor tenant, Frankˆs Nursery, vacated the property. He secured an investor, the now former owner, Tunxis Fund LLC to purchase the center for $1,050, 000.
Tunxis Fund repositioned the shopping center and made a number of improvements. Morizio secured several new tenants, including a grocery anchor. At the time of the sale on Dec. 30, the plaza was fully leased, increasing its value.
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UConn salutes Martin
Lauralee E. Martin, chief financial and operating officer of Jones Lang LaSalle, has been inducted into the University of Connecticut School of Business Hall of Fame.
Martin received her M.B.A. from UConn in 1979, and is one of over 35,000 alumni of the UConn School of Business. Approximately 105 alums have been inducted into the Hall of Fame.
“This award is granted not only for professional accomplishments but for a distinguished commitment to civil service,” said P. Christopher Earley, dean of the School of Business, in pointing out the firm’s commitment to advancing environmental sustainability in the commercial real estate industry.
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Olympics honors The Hartford
The Hartford received an Amazing Impact Award from the U.S. Olympic Committee in recognition of its Achieve Without Limits campaign.
Earlier this year, The Hartford, founding partner of U.S. Paralympics, launched the national campaign that includes new television spots, digital advertising, and a social media-driven donation.
The Hartford’s Sandy Dukat accepted the award from U.S. Paralympian Melissa Stockwell during the U.S. Olympic Committee’s Paralympic Leadership Conference in Colorado Springs, Colo., recently.
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