Plainfield

A company backed by O&G Industries is seeking state approval for a 45-MW trash-to-energy plant that faces local opposition.

Michael Guidicelli paid $1.96 million for the nine-building, 375,000-square-foot complex in February and plans to spend several million more on exterior improvements before marketing it for industrial, office and commercial uses.

Hartree Partners Limited Partnership has asked a Hartford Superior Court judge to immediately halt enforcement of a state law that would strip its biomass plants of their renewable energy credentials.

A New York company has sued Connecticut’s utility regulator, arguing that a 2025 law meant to lower electric bills has instead locked it out of the state’s renewable energy market, which could push costs higher for consumers.

Wisconsin-based Uline is hiring more than 200 employees for its newest warehouse in Plainfield, saying operations will begin in July.

Massachusetts-based manufacturer Greene Rubber Co. has finalized a $3.85 million purchase of three buildings in the town.

Uline says initially the warehouse will employ more than 200 people, with the majority of those jobs being warehouse associate positions.

"Hire for character, train for skill" — that philosophy landed Plainfield's Westminster Tool in the Manufacturing Hall of Fame. Now founder Ray Coombs & his kids are leading the $10M family business into its next chapter.

Amazon has opened a new warehouse in Plainfield at 137 Lathrop Road — formerly a greyhound racing...

Farmington’s TRUMPF, Westminster Tool in Plainfield and Thomaston-based Ward Leonard were this year’s honorees.