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Tariff fallout leads to layoffs at Massachusetts concrete firm

Tariff fallout leads to layoffs at Massachusetts concrete firm

by Kimberly Glassman | Jul 10, 2025 | Uncategorized

Pittsfield, Massachusetts-based Unistress Corp. and its subsidiary, Berkshire Concrete Corp., are laying off 233 workers, according to a Massachusetts Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification notice filed for the week ending June 27. CEO Perri Petricca said the...
Tariff fallout leads to layoffs at Massachusetts concrete firm

New London Housing Authority continues effort to fund $30M Gordon Court replacement

by Kimberly Glassman | Jul 10, 2025 | Uncategorized

In April, New London Housing Authority Executive Director Norbert Deslauriers learned that his application for more than $1 million in federal housing tax credits wasn’t approved. Deslauriers had hoped to auction those credits, awarded annually by Connecticut Housing...
Tariff fallout leads to layoffs at Massachusetts concrete firm

New Haven kicks off its 2025 paving work. Is your street one of 53 on the list?

by Kimberly Glassman | Jul 10, 2025 | Uncategorized

The city has hired a firm to do work along the 53 streets scheduled to be rebuilt this summer. The work is part of $2.8 million in infrastructure improvements and road repairs the city is doing this year along the 237 miles of roads it maintains. Residents and those...
Tariff fallout leads to layoffs at Massachusetts concrete firm

Here’s a look at state road construction projects in Connecticut this summer

by Kimberly Glassman | Jul 10, 2025 | Uncategorized

The Connecticut Department of Transportation’s online map of roadway projects shows a total of 604 active road improvement and maintenance projects across the state. Despite the 90-degree heat, DOT spokesman Josh Morgan said, “It’s a super busy time of year given we...
Tariff fallout leads to layoffs at Massachusetts concrete firm

Gov. Ned Lamont vetoes bill that would give CT towns the right to overturn environmental rulings

by Kimberly Glassman | Jul 9, 2025 | Uncategorized

As hinted during recent weeks, Gov.Ned Lamont on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have allowed local votes in towns with populations under 16,000 to possibly overturn decisions made by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. “However, it’s...
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