New York landlord Shelbourne Global Solutions LLC earlier this week added to its Hartford commercial realty empire by spending $4.8 million on a trio of buildings fronting downtown's underutilized Pratt Street corridor.
Radnor, Pa., financial advisor Lincoln Financial Corp., a major tenant at the Metro Center on Church Street in Hartford, said it closed on its $3.3 billion acquisition of Boston's Liberty Life Assurance Co.
Becoming an 18-hour city is a goal that Hartford can achieve. Significant progress has been made by the public and private sectors to revitalize Hartford's downtown scene and reposition districts that have untapped potential.
The state Bond Commission this week approved $7.5 million for loans and grants for companies to expand, purchase property, and hire and relocate employees to the state.
Long before June, when Saslow, Lufkin & Buggy moved its office from Avon to Simsbury, its partners explored all options for a possible location including downtown Hartford, where the accounting and consulting firm got its start in 1993.
Accounting firm CohnReznick, which has Glastonbury and Farmington offices, is going to consolidate its area operations in downtown Hartford's Metro Center with help from a $1.2 million state loan, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said.