“It was a positive meeting and I think that everybody in attendance was committed to moving forward.Traditionally, this would be achieved through meticulously handcrafted scenarios – game designers create a space, think up the possible ways players may want to approach it, and then create bespoke options to account for each of them. “I walked out of there believing that … things are back on track,” Slap said.
Slap said he believes that “the state wants to be a good partner” to Ideanomics. “I appreciate the collaborative efforts of the state … along with the owners of the property to make progress on the remediation.”įollowing Tuesday’s meeting, both Cantor and Slap said they felt all parties were committed to getting Fintech Village operations, including remediation, moving again. “The remediation of this large parcel of land is very important to the town of West Hartford,” Cantor said. Poor told the Courant in February that the remediation would cost in the millions of dollars. As part of Ideanomics’ purchase of the property, the company agreed to remediate the campus before developing it. “We had a very positive meeting with Governor Lamont on Tuesday, and as a result we believe an equitable solution has been reached to move forward with Fintech Village,” Poor said.Ĭantor focused on the remediation of the former campus, which is contaminated with toxic PCBs. In a statement issued Thursday evening, however, Poor looked toward the future. He declined to comment on the details of Tuesday’s meeting. “The conversations with the state and local officials are multifaceted,” Poor said.
The company was then known as the Seven Stars Cloud Group. Malloy appeared at an announcement in 2018 where the company said it would establish its global headquarters in West Hartford. Former DECD commissioner Catherine Smith, Ideanomics Chairman Bruno Wu, and Governor Dannel P.