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building on Cromwell Avenue.
Meantime, construction has contin-
ued at several sites in town, including a
25,000-square-foot addition to German
machine manufacturer Arburg's West Street
facility and a new Shell gas station and conve-
nience store along Silas Deane Highway.
The building department is still doing
exterior inspections, and has begun accepting
photos for certain interior inspections.
Carpentino continues to plug away at find-
ing tenants interested in several office parks
in town, including Corporate Ridge, which has
two sizable development lots remaining.
He's also still on the hunt for developers
interested in the long-vacant Ames corporate
facility on Main Street.
He had meetings set in March with two
developer-investors, but was forced to cancel
them due to the pandemic.
"That kind of puts a crimp in things," he said.
However, he's hoping it's a temporary
roadbump.
"I don't think it's going to put anything
in jeopardy for us, particularly for the Ames
property," he said.
Spotlight goes dark for now
State Rep. Kerry Wood (D-Rocky Hill), who
is a commercial real estate agent by day with
New England Retail Properties, had been look-
ing forward to a March event she organized
for developers, investors and businesses to
spotlight Rocky Hill's business-friendly zoning
changes and recent development momentum.
The "Rocky Hill Showcase" at the Sheraton
Hotel, organized with the town and sponsored
by Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union, had
drawn interest from near and far, with ap-
proximately 100 people registered.
But as the day drew near and the coronavirus
spread, organizers were forced to pull the plug.
Wood hopes to reschedule once the state and
country can tamp down the pandemic, but she
>> Town Profile continued
Rocky Hill
General
Land area (sq. miles) 13
Median age 45
Population (2020) 21,280
Median household income $79,421
Unemployment rate 3.3%
Major Employers
Henkel Corp.
Veterans Home Hospital & Residence Facility
AECOM Technical Services
SYSCO Food Services
Burris Logistics
Housing stock
Median price $264,100
Median rent $1,337
Government
Total revenue (2017) $80,621,205
Per capita tax $3,160
Actual mill rate 32.5
Grand List $2,094,054,395
Economy
Top employment
industries Units Jobs
Professional, scientific
and technical services 175 3,816
Health care and social assistance 84 1,779
Government 28 1,755
Top taxpayers (2015)
CT Natural Gas Corp. $47,768,190
Century Hills Property Owner LLC $41,972,350
RP Glenbrook LLC $31,269,490
Source: Connecticut Economic Resource Center
German machine manufacturer
Arburg is adding a 25,000-square-
foot addition to its West Street facility.
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