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November 13, 2017

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22 Hartford Business Journal • November 13, 2017 • www.HartfordBusiness.com Government Total revenue (2015) $150,822,000 Per capita tax $2,469 Total expenditures $135,279,000 Total indebtedness $90,559,000 as % of expenditures 66.9% Annual debt service $15,190,000 Moody's Bond Rating Aa2 Actual Mill Rate 32.7 Net Grand List $4,721,863,369 Housing stock Existing units 21,081 % single unit 44% New permits (2015) 123 as % of existing units 1% Demolitions 3 Residential sales NA Median price $226,800 Top 5 grand list (2015) Company Amount Eversource (FKA CL&P) $128.5M Aetna Life (including lessors) $124.4M Kleen Energy Systems LLC $65.3M United Technologies $48.1M Middletown Power LLC $42.4M Town Profile Middletown Town Hall address: 245 deKoven Drive Middletown, CT 06457 (860) 638-4800 News Around Town ■ ■ In October, the Middletown Press reported the city council overruled Mayor Dan Drew's decision to withdraw from the CT Conference of Municipalities. The Democrat had done so after the municipal lobbying group supported a Republican state budget. ■ ■ Middletown's Middlesex Hospital recently announced it has expanded the footprint of a $28 million facility it built several years ago in Westbrook. ■ ■ Almost 29 percent of Middlesex County's households are located in the city of Middletown, which represents only 11 percent of the county's land area. General Land area (sq. miles) 41 sq. mi. Households 19,070 Median household income $63,691 Poverty Rate 11% Crime Rate (per 100,000 residents) 2,065 Population 2000 43,167 Projected 2020 49,855 Median age 36 Largest age demographic 25-44 (27%) Educational attainment Persons age 25 or older % of population High school graduate 28% Associate's Degree 9% Bachelor's or more 36% Labor Force (Residence) Employed 24,542 Unemployed 1,489 Unemployment Rate 5.7% Place of work # of units 1,325 Total Employment 27,590 Economics Business profile Sector Units Employ- ment Construction 105 925 Manufacturing 60 3,854 Retail Trade 131 1,804 Health Care and Social Assistance 168 6,182 Accommodation and Food Services 113 1,713 Total Government 52 5,158 Major Employers • Middlesex Hospital • Whiting Forensic Institute • Wesleyan University • Connecticut Valley Hospital • State Police WINNERS FROM OUR PAST ClassES! Dr. Shelley Best Jody Ferrer Susan Herbst Jill Hummel Paddy LeShane Bonnie Malley Kristen Roberts Doris Sugarman Nancy Wheeler Teresa Younger NOMINATION DEADLINE: February 6th, 2018 ISSUE DATE: April 2nd, 2018 EVENT DATE: May 10th, 2018 LOOKING TO DISCOVER OUR NEXT CLASS 2018 NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN go to www.HartfordBusiness.com/ourevents, click on Women in Business to submit your nomination. Contact Amy Orsini at aorsini@hartfordbusiness.com or 860-236-9998 X134 with questions.

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