2018 brought big changes to Connecticut’s casinos

Massachusetts joined the gaming party in 2018, with the opening of its first resort casino with expansive gambling and entertainment options opening in August in Springfield. While more than 50 miles away from either Connecticut casino, MGM Springfield has already taken a bite from the revenues for Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods. Mohegan Sun reported in […]

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State, local governments using higher revenues to increase infrastructure spending

According to a Wall Street Journal analysis of state and local revenue collection and spending, public agencies are increasing their infrastructure investments and making a dent in projects that have been on back burners for many years. Many state and local residents around the country showed their commitment to public construction in November by voting […]

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Lamont selects former Metro-North president to lead DOT

Gov.-elect Ned Lamont has recruited Joseph J. Giulietti, the former president of Metro-North, the commuter railroad that is Connecticut’s vital economic link to New York City, to be his commissioner of transportation. Lamont, sources said Thursday, sees hiring Giulietti as a coup that places a well-regarded mass-transit executive in charge of transportation and signals to […]

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CT wind, fuel cell projects win long-term contracts

The approved 20-year agreements, which were greenlit by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, include the state’s first offshore wind project, Revolution Wind, that will generate 200 megawatts of electricity. Also approved were contracts for four fuel-cell developments, including a nearly 20-megawatt project on the historic Stanley Black & Decker manufacturing campus in New Britain. Developers […]

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Lamont working group proposes broad tolling policy

A transportation working group formed by Gov.-elect Ned Lamont on Wednesday recommended the adoption of tolls for passenger vehicles as well as tractor-trailers to help pay for state transportation projects. The state Department of Transportation last month released a study that found installing 82 tolling gantries across the state could net $1 billion per year […]

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Climate Assessment Calls for More Adaptation to Prevent Billions in Losses

Communities are beginning to build and rebuild with an eye toward a changing climate. But creating more resilient infrastructure, also called climate adaptation, is not occurring at the scale needed to prevent billions of dollars in damage to infrastructure, buildings and the U.S. economy, according to the fourth National Climate Assessment released late last month. […]

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PURA preliminarily denies $1.1B CT Water deal

State regulators on Monday preliminarily denied a California company’s $1.1 billion proposed acquisition of Connecticut Water Service Inc. and its three subsidiaries, adding a new wrinkle to a deal that’s been filled with starts, stops and plenty of drama. PURA said its decision is not yet final and could change. It will consider arguments from […]

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Council approves senior housing, community center at former East Haven High School

The Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to enter a public-private partnership that will transform the old East Haven High School property into a senior housing facility and community center. After nearly 21 years left vacant, the town has approved the partial sale of the 100,000-square-foot facility to Boston-based developer WinnProperties for $500,000. https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/metro/article/Council-approves-senior-housing-community-center-13443503.php

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In South End, residents decry latest BLT plan

Instead of working within the Harbor Point district outlined a decade ago around old industrial brownfields near the water, BLT’s newest proposal is for land across the street from a community center and blocks from historic homes nestled within the historic district. The Planning Board will now mull whether to change the city’s master-plan map […]

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