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Frustration in CT building trades: Where are the jobs?

Frustration in CT building trades: Where are the jobs?

by Kimberly Glassman | Aug 17, 2023 | Uncategorized

The bill Biden signed with great fanfare in November 2021 offers a windfall to the state Department of Transportation — a 40% increase in the federal funding that generally comes in five-year commitments, a jump from $3.8 billion to $5.4 billion. But Connecticut is...
Frustration in CT building trades: Where are the jobs?

49-unit apartment development proposed at site of shuttered West Hartford synagogue

by Kimberly Glassman | Aug 16, 2023 | Uncategorized

Trout Brook Realty Advisors, the no-profit development arm of the West Hartford Housing Authority, plans to retain the front façade, including stained glass, of the existing 1969-vintage Agudas Achim Synagogue at 1244 North Main St., attaching it to a new...
Frustration in CT building trades: Where are the jobs?

Greenwich’s Glenville section scheduled for long-delayed road redesign in spring 2024

by Kimberly Glassman | Aug 16, 2023 | Uncategorized

The work will stretch from Glenville Street, at the entrance of the former home of Stop & Shop, past the Glenville Fire Station and Glenville Pizza, to the intersection of Glenville Road and Weaver Street, according to the Department of Public Works’ project...
Frustration in CT building trades: Where are the jobs?

Wilton seeks $500K CT grant to offset cost of new, $16.4M police headquarters

by Kimberly Glassman | Aug 16, 2023 | Uncategorized

The town is applying to the state for a $500,000 grant from the Small Town Economic Assistance Program to offset part of the construction cost of the new police headquarters, First Selectwoman Lynne Vanderslice said. The town is still reviewing bids for the...
Frustration in CT building trades: Where are the jobs?

Massive ship delivers key wind turbine components to New London

by Kimberly Glassman | Aug 16, 2023 | Uncategorized

The massive UHL Fierce cargo ship arrived Tuesday morning at Adm. Harold E. Shear State Pier with the first shipment of blades and gear boxes known as nacelles to be assembled here starting later this month as part of the South Fork Wind project. Ulysses Hammond,...
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