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CT’s building trades support transition to EVs – and want to build the infrastructure

CT’s building trades support transition to EVs – and want to build the infrastructure

by Kimberly Glassman | Nov 28, 2023 | Uncategorized

Our 30,000 men and women members in the Connecticut State Building Trades Council are the best-trained construction workers in the nation. They stand ready to partner with our great state to construct, install, and maintain our Class 1 Renewable energy projects,...
CT’s building trades support transition to EVs – and want to build the infrastructure

Connecticut’s truck tax continues to fall short

by Kimberly Glassman | Nov 28, 2023 | Uncategorized

Connecticut’s truck tax continues to underwhelm, falling $25 million short of estimated revenue from 2021 when the tax – called the Highway Use Tax (HUT) – was passed by the General Assembly along a party-line vote and over the protestations of Connecticut truckers....
CT’s building trades support transition to EVs – and want to build the infrastructure

Huge Turbines Will Soon Bring First Offshore Wind Power to New Yorkers

by Kimberly Glassman | Nov 28, 2023 | Uncategorized

The pier on the Connecticut coast is filled with so many massive oddities that it could be mistaken for the set of a sci-fi movie. Sword-shaped blades as long as a football field lie stacked along one edge, while towering yellow and green cranes hoist giant steel...
CT’s building trades support transition to EVs – and want to build the infrastructure

Facing defeat, Lamont withdraws regs phasing out new gas car sales

by Kimberly Glassman | Nov 28, 2023 | Uncategorized

A majority of the legislature’s Regulation Review Committee was poised to vote Tuesday to kill regulations prohibiting new gasoline-powered vehicle sales by 2035, forcing advocates and the administration of Gov. Ned Lamont to open talks on a new plan for passage by...
CT’s building trades support transition to EVs – and want to build the infrastructure

Oak View Group confident $100M renovation will spur XL Center turnaround; venue will draw ‘well above 30 shows a year’

by Kimberly Glassman | Nov 27, 2023 | Uncategorized

International sports and entertainment company Oak View Group is preparing to wager at least $20 million that Hartford’s XL Center arena can transform from an aging venue running a $2 million annual deficit to a bustling moneymaker. The Capital Region Development...
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