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T
he Hartford is joining the ranks
of major employers postponing
their return-to-office plans in
light of the spread of the COVID-19
delta variant.
In a statement to the Hartford
Business Journal, the company said
its targeted Oct. 4 return-to-work
date will be pushed out indefinitely.
Company officials "will determine
return timing when it is prudent to
do so, based on guidance from
public health experts at all levels of
government," the company said.
The Hartford also signaled that
it will move to expand remote and
hybrid work options even after some
employees eventually return to
their offices in an effort to increase
flexibility and sustain productivity.
"About half of our employees will
continue to work remotely full-time,
as they did before the pandemic,"
the company said. "Many of those
who worked full-time in the office
before the pandemic will move to a
hybrid model, going to the office for
purposeful activities that are better
performed together and working
remotely, if they prefer, for focused
time to accomplish objectives."
The Hartford delays return to office, says more
employees will transition to hybrid schedule
The Hartford's Asylum Hill headquarters in Hartford.
Cromwell's Payveris to
be acquired in $152M
deal
A West Coast provider of cloud-
based bill pay technology has agreed
to acquire Cromwell's Payveris for
$152.2 million.
Washington-based Paymentus
Holdings Inc. said both companies'
boards of directors have approved
the planned buyout, which is
expected to close in the third quarter
of this year. About 56% of the
purchase price will be paid in cash,
they said, while the remaining 44%
will be covered through Paymentus
Class A common stock.
Payveris, which got its start in
Wethersfield in 2011, provides digital
payment products to over 265 banks
and credit unions.
PHOTO | COSTAR
Payveris LLC CEO Ron Bergamesca.
PHOTO | CONTRIBUTED
East Hartford
approves Tesla service
center
East Hartford's Planning
and Zoning Commission voted
unanimously to approve Tesla's
application to build an automotive
service center, but potential buyers
still will need to go out of state to
purchase the electric cars and parts.
After a recent public hearing in
which all spoke in favor of the project,
the PZC voted to revoke a permit
approved in April and approve a new
permit to build on the same lot at 300
Connecticut Blvd.
Differences between the two
applications include specifying under
the new permit that the facility would
not sell any new or used vehicles.
The initial permit described the
project as an "electric car showroom
and service center," while the new
permit refers to it as an "automotive
service center facility."
Thomas Rechen, a lawyer with
McCarter & English representing
Tesla, said the facility described in
the new permit application would
under no circumstances sell vehicles,
parts or any other products and
would only service vehicles. Joseph
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