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UConn plans $581M bond sale to fund capital projects, refinance debt

UConn plans $581M bond sale to fund capital projects, refinance debt

by Joelyn Leon | Mar 4, 2026 | Uncategorized

The University of Connecticut is preparing to bring nearly $581 million in bonds and notes to market next week to fund campus construction projects and refinance older debt under its long-running UConn 2000 capital program. In a preliminary official statement dated...
UConn plans $581M bond sale to fund capital projects, refinance debt

Forum held on controversial solar farm planned for Stonington

by Joelyn Leon | Mar 4, 2026 | Uncategorized

Stonington — When Linda Talerico began hearing last fall that a large solar installation could be built across from her Pequot Trail home, she said the lack of clear information was what concerned her most. “I think sometimes people don’t understand the...
UConn plans $581M bond sale to fund capital projects, refinance debt

Bridge to Long Island? Connecticut lawmakers asked to study 14-mile Sound crossing

by Joelyn Leon | Mar 4, 2026 | Uncategorized

A Connecticut developer is urging state lawmakers to take a closer look at building a bridge across Long Island Sound, an ambitious proposal gaining support from some state and local officials. A bill before the General Assembly’s Commerce Committee would direct...
UConn plans $581M bond sale to fund capital projects, refinance debt

Bridgeport gives Cherry Street Lofts developer more time to pay taxes, settle suits

by Joelyn Leon | Mar 3, 2026 | Uncategorized

BRIDGEPORT — It is far from a groundbreaking. But the black netting draped late last year over Gary Flocco’s blighted buildings at 62, 72 and 80 Cherry St. and 1325 Railroad Ave. is considered a sign of progress at the residential redevelopment long-delayed by legal...
UConn plans $581M bond sale to fund capital projects, refinance debt

$7.3M solar farm plan for CT forest land denied. Environmental impact cited in ruling.

by Joelyn Leon | Mar 3, 2026 | Uncategorized

The Connecticut Siting Council has rejected a Lodestar Energy application that would have brought a solar farm to Torrington. The application was for the construction, maintenance, and operation of a 3.0-megawatt-AC solar photovoltaic electric generating facility and...
UConn plans $581M bond sale to fund capital projects, refinance debt

Larson, Blumenthal, Murphy Announce Landmark Project Labor Agreement Requirement, Securing Union Jobs for $345 Million Hartford Courthouse Construction

by Joelyn Leon | Mar 3, 2026 | Uncategorized

Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy announced a new federal determination they negotiated with the General Services Administration (GSA) to require a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) for the upcoming $345...
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