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CT Port Authority leaders updated on State Pier repair dispute

CT Port Authority leaders updated on State Pier repair dispute

by Kimberly Glassman | May 21, 2025 | Uncategorized

Connecticut Port Authority officials on Tuesday said they’re still negotiating with the construction manager of the $311 million State Pier reconstruction project on who will cover potentially millions of dollars in repair costs at the offshore wind component staging...
CT Port Authority leaders updated on State Pier repair dispute

No signs of major progress at offshore wind project

by Kimberly Glassman | May 20, 2025 | Uncategorized

In February 2024, Gov. Maura Healey and Vineyard Wind touted 68 megawatts of power pouring onto the grid from five offshore wind turbines, saying Massachusetts was on its way toward fulfilling the promise of more jobs, lower costs and energy independence associated...
CT Port Authority leaders updated on State Pier repair dispute

CT Airport Authority officials warn of ‘tough decisions’ if fuel tax deal extended

by Kimberly Glassman | May 20, 2025 | Uncategorized

Plans to tackle $10 million worth of deferred maintenance and other work at Groton-New London Airport will resume this summer, but the scope and timing of that work depends on whether a two-year order to suspend aviation fuel taxes ends next month as scheduled,...
CT Port Authority leaders updated on State Pier repair dispute

CT legislature jumps to avoid 235% hike in workers’ comp rates

by Kimberly Glassman | May 20, 2025 | Uncategorized

The legislation that cleared the House and Senate in a single afternoon is the product of intense negotiations resolved with unusual alacrity by traditional antagonists at the state Capitol on business and insurance issues: unions vs. business, and trial lawyers vs....
CT Port Authority leaders updated on State Pier repair dispute

CT Senate overwhelmingly approves bill to loosen trade apprenticeship ratios

by Kimberly Glassman | May 16, 2025 | Uncategorized

An amended version of Senate Bill 1465 was approved by a 35-0 vote with one senator absent. Existing state law sets a hiring ratio for apprentices that certain trades must follow. The rule allows contractors to hire up to three apprentices at a 1:1 ratio. After that,...
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