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Opinion: Developers cry a river over having to pay CT residents fair wages

Opinion: Developers cry a river over having to pay CT residents fair wages

by Kimberly Glassman | Feb 14, 2024 | Uncategorized

Post Road Residential is angry that, by accepting a brownfield remediation grant from DECD, they are required to ensure the construction workers hired to perform work on their development project would earn not less than our state’s prevailing wage. They’re apparently...
Opinion: Developers cry a river over having to pay CT residents fair wages

‘It has really gotten out of hand’: wage theft rampant in US construction

by Kimberly Glassman | Feb 14, 2024 | Uncategorized

Wage theft is a pervasive problem facing workers throughout the US. According to a 2014 report by the Economic Policy Institute, workers lose over $50bn a year to wage theft from employers. Wage theft includes tactics from stiffing workers on pay, failing to properly...
Opinion: Developers cry a river over having to pay CT residents fair wages

Shelton’s Constitution Blvd. extension work to jump start in spring

by Kimberly Glassman | Feb 13, 2024 | Uncategorized

Construction of the Constitution Boulevard West extension will continue in earnest come spring, with the first phase of development expected to be completed by the fall, according to city officials. Mike Kanios, the city’s public works director, said work on the site,...
Opinion: Developers cry a river over having to pay CT residents fair wages

Stamford developer suddenly withdraws 471-unit project after affordable housing clash with officials

by Kimberly Glassman | Feb 12, 2024 | Uncategorized

Members of the Stamford Zoning Board were set to vote on a special permit for a proposed 471-unit downtown apartment complex on Clinton Avenue Tuesday night — until the request was withdrawn at the last minute. The withdrawal happened during a discussion about...
Opinion: Developers cry a river over having to pay CT residents fair wages

Torrington commission to review renewal application of quarry site

by Kimberly Glassman | Feb 12, 2024 | Uncategorized

Mountaintop Trucking is looking to renew its earth excavation permit – likely for the last time. The Planning and Zoning Commission will be reviewing the application for the renewal at its meeting Wednesday, City Planner Jeremy Leifert said. It is the ninth time the...
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