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www.HartfordBusiness.com • December 18, 2017 • Hartford Business Journal 5 intellectual property and manufacturing process technology related to the A&D business operations in South Windsor. OPM's other business units are not included. OPM bills itself as the first company to successfully apply additive manufacturing technology to so-called high performance polymer PEKK thermoplastic materials. The technology can replace machined, cast, and printed metal parts in many applications, is lighter weight and potentially lower in cost, according to Hexcel CEO Nick Stanage. NFL Network, ESPN suspend stars after sexual harassment lawsuit Accusations of sexual harassment have already rocked politics, entertainment and media. Now a raft of sports stars have been hit with similar allegations. The NFL Network and Bristol sports broadcast giant ESPN have suspended five former football players, including Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk, due to allegations in a recent court filing accusing them of repeated sexual harassment when they were at the NFL Network. Other ex-players named in the suit include Ike Taylor and Heath Evans, who along with Faulk were suspended by the NFL Network, as well as Donovan McNabb and Eric Davis, who now work for ESPN. The NFL Network said it is investigating the allegations and that its three current employees have been suspended with pay. ESPN said it is investigating these allegations, and that neither McNabb nor Davis will appear on air during the network's probe. Also named in the suit is Hall of Famer Warren Sapp, who was fired by the NFL Network in 2015 after he was arrested in Phoenix for propositioning a prostitute after covering the Super Bowl. — CNNMoney Eversource threatens suit over pipeline claims Regional energy giant Eversource has sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Environmental Defense Fund, alleging that the nonprofit's statements about its natural gas supply practices are false and defamatory. Researchers from EDF, UC Santa Barbara, the University of Wyoming and Vanderbilt University released a report in October alleging that Eversource and Avangrid had artificially constrained natural gas supply on the Algonquin pipeline by "routinely" ordering large deliveries of gas, then sharply reducing those orders "at the last minute." The constraints resulted in a New England- wide ratepayer cost of $3.6 billion, the report said. Eversource said the report's findings are "completely unsupported by any legitimate data." "We are outraged by the reckless claims that EDF continues to perpetuate and are shocked at how aggressively they continue to look for opportunities to spread these incredibly false narratives," Bill Akley, Eversource's president of gas operations, said in a statement. "As a local gas company, we are required to make sure our customers have enough gas for heating their homes, particularly on cold New England nights. We stand confidently by our supply planning and management strategies and our employees who make those decisions in the best interest of our gas customers." Eversource's letter said it does not benefit or profit from higher gas prices. EDF spokesman Jon Coifman said the Eversource letter is being reviewed by counsel. "We stand by the analysis and reject this obvious attempt to intimidate and chill legitimate public inquiry," Coifman said. COCC deal boosts its fintech plate Southington financial-technology services vendor COCC said it has acquired cash- management technology from a Pennsylvania fintech. COCC said it acquired the source code to the Automated Clearing House (ACH) manager product from BOLTS Technologies, of Bethlehem, Pa. Financial terms were not disclosed. COCC, a provider of core processing technology for community banks and credit unions in the Northeast, said it has offered the product for several years as part of its cash- management suite. Owning the source code will allow COCC to develop and enhance its product entirely in-house, said COCC President and Chief Operating Officer Joe Lockwood. BOLTS specializes in account-opening software for banks. PDS has been meeting the needs of the construction industry since 1965. Our dedicated team of design and construction professionals welcomes the challenge of serving its past and future customers on their most demanding projects. 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