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Please address all correspondence to: Hartford Business Journal, 100 Allyn Street, Suite 3, Hartford, CT 06103 Stay Connected For breaking and daily Greater Hartford business news go to: www.HartfordBusiness.com HBJ on Twitter: @HartfordBiz HBJ on Facebook: www.facebook.com/HartfordBiz HBJ on Linkedln:www.linkedin.com/company/the-Hart- ford-Business-Journal Daily e-newsletters: HBJ Today, CT Morning Blend: www.hartfordbusiness.com/enewsletters Hartford Business Journal (ISSN 1083-5245) is published bi-weekly, 27x per year — including two special issues in November and December — by New England Business Media, LLC, 100 Allyn Street, Suite 3, Hartford, CT 06103. Periodicals postage paid at Hartford, CT and at additional entry points. Tel: (860) 236-9998 | Fax: (860) 570-2493 Copyright 2020. All rights reserved. Postmaster: Please send address changes to: Hartford Business Journal P.O Box 330 Congers, NY 10920-9894 Retired Ellafi Federal Credit Union CEO Keith A. Wiemert. HBJ Photo | Brian Ambrose CT credit union CEO retires K eith A. Wiemert retired at the end of August as president and CEO of Middletown-based Ellafi Federal Credit Union, closing out a 28-year career leading the institution through significant change and growth. Wiemert took the top job in 1997, when the credit union managed about $40 million in assets. Under his leadership, Ellafi — which has undergone three rebrands and several mergers — now oversees more than $175 million in assets and serves a broader community membership. He also expanded the credit union's services to include mortgage lending, credit and debit cards, and digital banking. Betsy Sommers and Robyn Swanson are serving as co-acting CEOs as the board searches for Wiemert's successor. A PosiGen employee installs a solar panel. Contributed Photo Amid federal tax credit cuts, major solar developer lays off 78 CT employees, will shutter facilities Solar developer PosiGen is shutting down most of its operations in the U.S., including in Connecticut, where it is cutting 78 jobs. The move comes after Congress removed most federal tax credits for solar installations at the urging of the Trump administration. PosiGen says the cancellation of a 30% credit for homeowners, which will now expire at the end of 2025, has made it more difficult for the company to secure financing. PosiGen is laying off 78 employees at its facilities in Shelton, Danbury and Wethersfield. It says it will keep the facilities open in the short term as it seeks financing to remain in business or pursues a sale. PosiGen said surging demand for solar fueled rapid growth in recent years, straining the company's liquidity. The company's main business is in leased solar installations for low- to moderate-income households. Easthampton Precision Manufacturing's new Rocky Hill home at 37 Inwood Road. Photo | O,R&L Mass. companies make push into CT Two Massachusetts compa- nies are establishing roots in Connecticut with new investments in the Hartford region. Easthampton Precision Manu- facturing, doing business as Easthampton Quality Machine, has purchased an industrial building in Rocky Hill for $1.2 million. The precision machining contract manufacturer — which serves the aerospace, defense and heavy equip- ment industries — is relocating from Easthampton, Massachusetts. Owner Jeremy Segal, a Connecticut native, said he had been looking for an opportunity to return to his home state. He plans to hire three to five additional employees after the move and begin cosmetic and functional upgrades at 37 Inwood Road, including installing machine tools relocated from the company's Massachusetts facility. Meanwhile, Avon, Massachu- setts-based Charles D. Sheehy Inc. — a 74-year-old distributor of pipes, fittings, valves and mechanical equipment — has signed a long-term lease for nearly 57,000 square feet at 460 Woodland Ave., in Bloomfield. Sheehy plans to use the facility for storage and distribution as it grows its presence in the region, supplying contractors in the mechanical, electrical and plumbing trades. Hartford mayor launches campaign to keep CT Sun, calls for end to WNBA 'interference' Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam is mobilizing public support against the WNBA after reports surfaced that the league plans to block a $325 million deal that could keep the Connecticut Sun in the state and relocate the team to Hartford. At a recent press conference outside the PeoplesBank Arena, Arulampalam called on resi- dents to pressure the WNBA through phone calls and social media campaigns, describing the league's position as "anti-competitive behavior." "You've seen the reports, and we are saying that it is time to fight back," Arulampalam said. "It's a ridiculous look for the WNBA to say, essentially, to Connecticut: 'No matter what you do, you can't have a team in Connecticut.'"