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Farmington, CT – Construction has begun on a new ConnectiCare building at 175 Scott Swamp Road in Farmington. The new building will connect to the existing operations and technology center to unify ConnectiCare onto one campus. Today, ConnectiCare hosted a ground breaking ceremony with employees, the project team, and Farmington town officials.

The building will be developed and owned by the Tomasso Group. The project will span most of next year with plans for an opening at the end of summer 2009.

Click here for a picture of the future building.

Click here for a picture of the ground breaking ceremony. (Pictured Left to Right – David King, Principal at Kaestle Boos, Jeff Ollendorf, Farmington Town Planner, Kathy Eagen, Farmington Town Manager, Bill Wadsworth, Castle Corporation and Farmington Town Council, Mickey Herbert, President & CEO of ConnectiCare, John Patrick, President & CEO of Farmington Savings Bank, and Dave Foster, Senior Principal at Tecton Architects)

“ConnectiCare is committed to staying local and growing our business in this area. The new building will have space for us to grow. We are committed to the region. Hartford is the insurance capitol of the nation, there is talent and resources in the region that we need,” says Mickey Herbert, President and CEO of ConnectiCare.

The building will be approximately 64,000 square feet of Class A office space. The building will be leased under an arrangement between ConnectiCare and the Tomasso Group, and financed by Farmington Savings Bank.

The building’s lead architects are Kaestle Boos Associates for base building design and Tecton Architects for interior design. The building is being designed with a green conscience with features such as a heat resistant “white roof” and energy efficient lighting.

“In an increasingly competitive economy, companies like ConnectiCare have numerous choices on where they can establish and expand their operations. Naturally, we are delighted that ConnectiCare has chosen to increase its investment in this region. This expansion is yet another confirmation that the region possesses a premier and growing pool of insurance professionals, complemented by a terrific standard of living and superior education systems, that puts Hartford at the top of national options for companies committed to growth,” commented Oz Griebel, President & CEO of the MetroHartford Alliance.

ConnectiCare is a managed care company based in Farmington, Connecticut and a member of the HIP Family of Health Plans. ConnectiCare serves 240,000 members. The company was home-grown in Connecticut and has 500 employees who reside mainly in the Hartford area. ConnectiCare was ranked 5th in the nation by the U.S. News and World Report/NCQA list of America’s Best Health Plans® 2007. Visit our website: www.connecticare.com