A new study released by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute (ILEPI) in conjunction with the Project for Middle Class Renewal (PMCR) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) found that union construction jobsites are much safer than their nonunion counterparts. The authors of the report analyzed data from almost 37,000 Occupational Health and Safety […]
Spinnaker Real Estate Partners could begin physical work transforming a massive former state office building at 55 Elm St. in Hartford by February. The Norwalk-based developer purchased the century-old, 200,000-square-foot office building in Jan. 2020 for $6.8 million. It also purchased a trio of nearby parking lots at 71 Elm St., 94 Hudson St. and […]
Gotspace Data Partners LLC, a Groton, Connecticut company, is looking to build five data centers across the state. The company is aiming to develop facilities in Wallingford, Bozrah, Groton, Norwich, and Griswold. While some officials & locals are against bringing data centers to their area, it seems the towns are mainly concerned with the company’s […]
Part of the challenge of delivering projects is that finding labor to complete the work, especially for specialized jobs, could be difficult, leading to slower construction timelines. This shortage of workers will most likely lead to much higher labor costs just as these infrastructure projects begin to break ground, industry experts told Construction Dive. Joe […]
Mattern Construction, based in Baltic, submitted the lone proposal to the city by last week’s deadline to rehabilitate the decaying, mold-infested former YMCA into a new headquarters for the general contracting and management company. The proposal includes a plan to lease space the company does not need to a possible brew pub or some residential […]
In a matter of months, workers will begin erecting 837-ft.-tall wind turbines for Vineyard Wind, the country’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm. When fully operational, the plant will generate 800 megawatts of electricity, enough to power 400,000 homes. More than a dozen other East Coast offshore wind projects are awaiting government approval, and the plans […]
Developer Avner Krohn’s relationship with New Britain began about 15 years ago when he first saw the Andrews Building at 136 Main St. As Krohn, 40, embarks on his biggest New Britain project — a $14 million, luxury 107-unit apartment building at Main and Bank streets dubbed The Brit — he says his work in […]
During a roughly 40-minute presentation by contractor SLAM Collaborative to the city’s Long Term Facilities Committee, members were given a look at which buildings need to be fixed soonest — and a plan to change the makeup of the district to include either K-5 or K-8 schools to better fit children to classroom seats. At […]
Real Art Ways, the contemporary arts center in Hartford, is embarking on what is expected to be a $14.7 million expansion — the largest in its 46-year history — starting with the purchase of the Arbor Street building where the organization has leased space for more than three decades. Will K. Wilkins, RAW’s executive director, […]
The spirit of innovation is again taking wing in Parkville, with a new push by city leaders and the private sector to foster a 21st-century hotbed of startups, particularly in advance manufacturing and cost-saving technology for the insurance industry. The plans envision a neighborhood of not only early-stage companies but new apartments, more restaurants, a […]
