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www.HartfordBusiness.com • April 9, 2018 • Hartford Business Journal 5 Wind, fuel cell developers pitch over two dozen projects Wind and fuel cell developers have unveiled 27 projects they want to build, should they get the blessing of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. DEEP received 27 bids in response to a competitive RFP that seeks to select potentially hundreds of thousands of megawatt hours of clean and renewable energy. Winning bidders would be able to sell their output to utilities Eversource and Avangrid through long-term contracts. State lawmakers ordered the RFP last year as a way to send more business to the state's fuel cell industry. Of the 27 proposals received, the majority include fuel cells and combined heat and power, while four have anaerobic digestion and three include offshore wind projects, according to DEEP. The developers of Beacon Falls Energy Park — a major fuel-cell park in Beacon Falls that was not selected in a 2016 RFP — have proposed the project again. Meanwhile, a 20-megawatt fuel cell development in New Britain on the Stanley Works campus that would help power an envisioned data center has also bid for a second time. Middletown apartment complex sold at $62.65M A California investor has acquired a pair of Middletown apartment communities with 518 units for $62.65 million, brokers say. Hamilton Zanze & Co., of San Francisco, purchased Middletown Brooke, with 281 units at 100 Town Brooke, and 238-unit Middletown Ridge, 100 Town Ridge, from Fairfield Midtown Ridge LLC, said broker Institutional Property Advisors. Both are in the city's Westlake District. Hamilton Zanze official Anthony Cianciolo said his company seeks more multifamily investments in the Northeast in coming months. The firm managed nearly 19,000 apartment units, primarily in the West and Southwest, at the end of 2017, according to its homepage. Foxwoods workers inch toward unionization amid labor concerns Hundreds of maintenance and cleaning staff at Foxwoods Resort Casino will vote later this month on whether to be represented by a Boston-based union. The New England Joint Board of Unite Here said it collected nearly 300 signatures from employees of Foxwoods' environmental services department, which clean much of the casino, excluding hotel rooms. ESD workers are scheduled to vote on union representation in an election on April 20. ESD workers said Unite Here positions the group to be heard on concerns over job security and fair wage increases. Meanwhile, the union says workers have endured months of anti-union campaigning from Foxwoods' management. ESD workers last month testified about their displeasure with the casino's anti-union actions at a legislative hearing before the General Assembly. The workers' testimony backed proposed legislation, under House Bill 5473, calling to outlaw the use of "captive audience meetings," which allow employers to require one-on-one meetings. What Can We Do For You? 860.871.1111 www.nemsi.com 166 Tunnel Road, Vernon, CT 06066 Choose an Award-Winning Partner For Over 50 Years, Clients Have Counted On NEMSI For: • HVAC, Plumbing and Process Piping • Design-Build Construction • Energy Management Systems • LEED Certification Programs • Electrical Services • Comprehensive Preventive Maintenance Programs • 24/7/365 Emergency Response Recent Awards Include: » ABC Platinum Safety Award » ABC Accredited Quality Contractor (ABC-AQC) » ABC Excellence in Construction Award » ABC Specialty Contractor of the Year » Contracting Business First Place Design/Build Award License #s: E1-104939 • S1- 302974 P1- 203519 • F1- 10498 • SM1-192 • MC-1134 Offices in: New London | Trumbull | Pawtucket, RI | Palmer, MA | Manchester, NH | Albany, NY General Electric wind turbines are shown operating off Block Island. Middletown Ridge at 100 Town Ridge. PHOTO | CONTRIBUTED PHOTO | CONTRIBUTED