South Windsor has given the green light to a Nebraska builder-developer to erect a $30 million luxury retirement community on Buckland Road at Evergreen Walk. Bob Lewis, the developer/builder’s director of development, told the panel at public hearing that the company plans to break ground this spring and take 14 to 18 months to complete […]
The state’s budget crisis has derailed longtime plans for a train station near Yale’s West campus off Marsh Hill Road that town officials hoped would provide convenience and an economic boost to the area. The project, expected to have cost $50 million to $60 million, and around which the state already has spent at least […]
After eight wrecks on the southbound side of the Gold Star Memorial Bridge over the last two weeks, the state Department of Transportation has announced a ramp closure intended to improve traffic flow. According to DOT Project Engineer Keith Schoppe, the DOT had hoped drivers would adjust to the new Bridge Street ramp, especially after […]
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ 2016 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries revealed that construction worker fatalities increased by 6% from 2015 to 2016, ConstructConnect reported. The four major causes of construction deaths — dubbed the Fatal Four by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration — are falls, struck-by incidents, electrocution and caught-in/between accidents. They were responsible for […]
Downtown Hartford’s High School Inc. could relocate to the northern section of the city and be absorbed as part of a completely rebuilt Weaver High School within two years, according to the school restructuring plan unveiled Tuesday by Hartford Superintendent Leslie Torres-Rodriguez. The proposed restructuring plan, if ultimately approved, would require High School Inc. to […]
Developer John Orsini has a deal with Best Buy to construct a new 80,000-square-foot distribution center in the Northrop Industrial Park. Orsini said the company chose the site because it’s centrally located and has easy access to the highways. Construction, which recently began, will be completed by the end of July. http://www.myrecordjournal.com/News/Wallingford/Wallingford-News/Best-Buy-distribution-center-warehouse-going-in-Wallingford-industrial-park.html
Officials broke ground Tuesday at the State Veterans Cemetery on two projects totaling $8.6 million that are designed to expand and beautify the Bow Lane grounds. Construction on that portion of the project is estimated to be finished by February 2020. It is being paid for by a $3.18 million federal grant. Also, an expansion […]
Development of an aquaponics farm is off the table at Fort Trumbull but the Renaissance City Development Association, the city’s development arm, is expected to start the new year with continued negotiations for a hotel on the Fort Trumbull peninsula. The hotel plans face an obstacle, however, with the nine-month negotiating period with J-Patel Hotel […]
Centerplan Construction Cos., the original developer of Dunkin’ Donuts Park that was fired from the project by the city of Hartford after falling behind on the development schedule and going over budget, is being sued for failing to pay tens of thousands of dollars in back rent on its former Middletown headquarters and ignoring a […]
The bill slashes the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, and also includes massive changes to how income earned or kept offshore is treated. Every industry could see effects — including higher education. Tax reform is expected to impact several areas of interest to HR: paid leave, fringe benefits, automation and offshoring. Overall, tax reform […]
A construction worker died after he was struck in the head by an object that fell from scaffolding in Chelsea Monday morning, police said. The 34-year-old man, who was not immediately identified, was found unconscious at about 8:40 a.m. at 61 Ninth Ave. , on the corner of West 15th Street and Ninth Avenue, cops […]
If the controversial Millstone nuclear plant were to close within a few years, its many highly-skilled employees would have no trouble finding new jobs, according to a new draft report commissioned by the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. But the report says the nuclear station is on […]
Members of the governing board of the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority Wednesday night unanimously approved a $15 million fix of the tunnel and pipe system that brings water from the utility’s largest reservoir to a treatment facility in North Branford. The largest portion of the project’s overall cost, which includes $1 million for […]
U.S. construction companies this year hired fewer workers than they did in 2016, and their existing employees are working longer hours, according to TSheets. TSheets analyzed payroll data from 12,000 construction companies and found that employees are working a 39.6-hour week, compared with 39.2 hours in 2016 and 38.4 hours in 2015. https://www.constructiondive.com/news/report-construction-workers-putting-in-longer-hours-industry-hiring-down/513148/
The Connecticut State Colleges and Universities Board of Regents has voted overwhelmingly to restructure CSCU, consolidating 12 community colleges into one accredited institution. The controversial move, which is projected to save nearly $28 million a year in administrative costs, but not affect faculty positions, was approved Thursday afternoon with 12 board members voting in favor […]
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Thursday a day of reckoning has arrived for Connecticut’s depleted special transportation fund and the services and projects it finances, outlining what is likely to be an election-year challenge for the General Assembly next year and, perhaps, the last major initiative of a lame-duck governor. With a long hit list […]
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined a Connecticut contractor $329,548 and issued the company two willful and six serious violations for exposing workers on a Concord, NH, project site to mercury and respirator hazards, according to an agency press release. After OSHA responded to worker complaints by visiting the site, agency investigators […]
Construction and engineering groups are sifting through the sweeping tax-code rewrite that the Senate approved on Dec. 2, but some see it as better than the House-passed version, particularly in its treatment of partnerships, sole proprietorships and other “pass-through” entities. Stephen Sandherr, Associated General Contractors of America CEO, noted that a majority of construction firms are […]
The Meriden Housing Authority and the city have filed another application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for a Choice Neighborhood Implementation Grant. Instead of asking for $20 million as it did last year, the MHA and the city are seeking $18 million because two of the projects listed in the original […]
While Walmart has dropped plans to open a supercenter here, members of business community remain steadfast that their “mom and pop” town will stand strong as developers look to salvage something from the project. While there were mixed feelings about the development project and its impact on existing retailers, some saw the development as a […]
The city, Norwalk NAACP and General Growth Properties aim to engage women and minority-owned businesses in the construction of The SoNo Collection. GGP, a Chicago-based mall developer, broke ground in August on the 728,000-square-foot upscale regional shopping center off West Avenue and Interstate 95. The company had targeted October 2019 for completion. Under its development […]
The town council will hold a special meeting Monday to discuss restoring spending on the proposed $22.3 million human services building project. Current estimates show that the project is about $3 million over budget, but that could change once bids are received. On Tuesday the council’s finance committee voted unanimously to recommend that the council […]
The Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) on Thursday selected the Hartford Sports Group (HSG) to renovate Hartford’s Dillon Stadium. Led by Bruce Mandell, president and owner of Newington-based Data-Mail, HSG was one of three project bidders. CRDA, which is a quasi-public state agency, will recommend HSG to the city of Hartford, which will make the […]
