East Hartford approves first cannabis cultivator facility

by Kimberly Glassman | Aug 14, 2023 | Uncategorized

Park Avenue will be home to a new location for a budding Connecticut industry. Michigan-based C3 Industries had its plans for a $12 million facility approved by the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission on Wednesday, paving the way for East Hartford’s...

This CT plaza could become a future model for shopping centers

by Kimberly Glassman | Aug 14, 2023 | Uncategorized

“It’s a micro community… it’s an ecosystem within itself,” said Kathy Ekstrom, development manager for Quarry Walk’s developer, Seymour-based Haynes Group. “It’s a simple formula: You build what people need and want. And that’s exactly what we did.” Quarry Walk’s last...

Greenwich Avenue water main replacement was originally set for spring. When will it actually start?

by Kimberly Glassman | Aug 14, 2023 | Uncategorized

Aquarion Water Company was planning to start a major water main replacement project on Greenwich Avenue this spring, but work has yet to start. The company is now saying that the water main replacement work, which is expected to take about a year to complete, should...

Greenwich has a $1.6B backlog in building projects. Its financial processes are to blame, report says.

by Kimberly Glassman | Aug 14, 2023 | Uncategorized

The LWV, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization that promotes civic engagement, recently published a Capital Projects Funding Study which reported that the town’s historic policies and norms have meant low taxes for residents, but a slow building process that delays...

Nearly two dozen Torrington Company buildings to be razed to make way for redevelopment

by Kimberly Glassman | Aug 14, 2023 | Uncategorized

Once a top manufacturer of ball bearings, bicycle spokes and a long list of other items, the Torrington Company is coming down. The eight- to nine-month project to demolish 22 of the 25 buildings on the site, which sits on North Street and encompasses parts of several...