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West Hartford Business Buzz March 3: Openings, Closings and Other News

A round-up of West Hartford business news.

Welcome to this week's installment of West Hartford Business Buzz!

People in West Hartford love to be "in the know" about happenings in town, especially the openings – and closings – of local businesses.

We hear things all the time, and some of them turn into big stories. But sometimes we don't have enough news to write an entire story, even though the information is definitely newsworthy. For a while we ran a "Visions for Vacancies" feature on Sundays, but it was getting to be difficult to find vacancies every week.

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Every Sunday we'll highlight the business stories you may have missed during the past week, and give you the scoop on the other news you may not have heard about. And if you have tips about businesses opening or closing, please include them in the comments or send an email to ronni.newton@patch.com.

  • Rockville Bank held an official ribbon-cutting for its new "West Hartford Banking Center" on Wednesday night. The 102 LaSalle Rd. office occupies shares space with the newly-renovated U.S. Post Office branch. There are free parking spaces designated for Rockville Bank customers, a drive-up teller window, and an ATM. At the event, the Rockville Bank Foundation presented $1,000 checks to five local non-profit organizations: The Town That Cares, West Hartford Symphony Orchestra, Foundation for West Hartford Public Schools, Playhouse on Park and West Hartford Community Television.
  • The rumors were flying Monday afternoon about City Steam Brewery opening a location in West Hartford. Early Tuesday, Patch was able to confirm that City Steam owner Jay DuMond did have plans to open a new restaurant in the former Petco spot in Bishops Corner. Blue Plate Kitchen hopes to open late this fall.
  • Robin Gilmartin has opened the first logotherapy practice in West Hartford at 805 Farmington Ave. Gilmartin is an Associate in Logotherapy, Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy, and a licensed clinical social worker. Logotherapy is "healing through meaning." For more information call (860) 818-6443.
  • Pounds Medical Weight Loss Transformation, a medical practice specializing in bariatrics, opened in January at 125 LaSalle Rd., Suite 208. The practice is "committed to helping patients lose weight and maintain weight loss by correcting metabolic dysfunction.
  • Many local businesses have been helping non-profits by hosting fundraisers. Recent events have been held at Sweet Frog, McLaddens, and California Pizza Kitchen.
  • Close enough to West Hartford to warrant mention: La Renaissance in East Windsor will be subject to a court-ordered foreclosure sale in April. Homegoods opens a new store in Simsbury on Sunday.

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