Costco pursues new warehouse in Plainfield over alternative CT sites

by Kimberly Glassman | Sep 25, 2025 | Uncategorized

Nearly 35 years after opening its first Connecticut warehouse club store in Brookfield, Costco wants to build its first New England distribution hub at the other side of the state — creating shorter trip times from its closest distribution center in New Jersey. Last...

Shortcut or setback? Proposed bridge from CT to Long Island would risk Sound’s fragile ecosystem

by Kimberly Glassman | Sep 25, 2025 | Uncategorized

For nearly 90 years, backers of a bridge straight to Long Island from Connecticut or mainland New York have promised less traffic, faster commutes, new jobs and increased revenue. But some experts warn that the mega-project could jeopardize the health of Long Island...

Bridgeport’s iconic smokestack is set to fall — but one architect has a different vision

by Kimberly Glassman | Sep 25, 2025 | Uncategorized

The striped stack is the tallest and most distinctive of three jutting skyward from the shuttered coal-fired power plant along the harbor and, Halstead claims, the tallest structure along the coastline between New York City and Boston. New owner Bridgeport Station...

Plans for new Westhill High School get good marks from city’s Planning Board

by Kimberly Glassman | Sep 25, 2025 | Uncategorized

“We are currently wrapping up our local approvals and will be shortly submitting to the state for their pre-bid authorization,” said Adam Levitus, senior project manager for the construction work. Financing for the new high school and the demolition of the...

A growing and significant CT business sees ‘strong need’ for a new 120-room hotel

by Kimberly Glassman | Sep 23, 2025 | Uncategorized

A developer is proposing a roughly 120-room hotel as the first stage of a large commercial development on former tobacco farms along Hopmeadow Street in Simsbury. Westhaver’s W Development Co. LLC is seeking a wetlands permit to build on part of the 54-acre lot at...