U.S. District Court Judge Rudolph Contreras in Washington, D.C., declined to force federal action, but the tribes aren’t giving up. In fact, the Mashantucket tribe and state of Connecticut are asking a federal court to revive their lawsuit, charging that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke refused to sign off on the deal due to political pressure. […]
Developers, particularly from New York, have taken a keen interest in Hartford, where real estate is less costly than in Boston or New York City. So far, demand seems to be holding up with overall occupancy in completed projects averaging 95 percent or better, CRDA says. http://www.courant.com/real-estate/property-line/hc-biz-hartford-development-projects-20181015-story.html
Electric Boat plans to spend $850 million to significantly expand its Groton shipyard as the Navy picks up the pace of submarine construction and design to face down threats from China and Russia. To keep up with demand for the two submarine programs, Electric Boat projects it will need 18,000 workers by 2030. The workforce […]
The Legislative Council unanimously accepted a $110,287.50 grant this week to fund the needed repair of the Chatterton Way Bridge, which spans Jepp Brook. The town was able to secure the funding through the 2018 State Local Bridge Program, Austin said. The measure was created by the state Legislature in 1984 to help municipalities defray […]
The State Bond Commission already has approved $12 million for the first phase of the mixed-use development that aspires to rebuild a barren stretch separating downtown from the city’s northern neighborhoods. Developer Randy Salvatore, owner of Stamford-based RMS Cos., hopes to manage the Downtown North project, but he needs approval from Hartford’s city council. http://www.courant.com/real-estate/property-line/hc-biz-crda-downtown-north-subsidy-20181019-story.html
Developer Martin J. Kenny, principal in multifamily developer-landlord Lexington Partners, submitted to West Hartford town planners a revised development schematic for Acadia Crossing, now called One Park Place, at 27 Park Road, at the corner of Prospect Street, bordering Hartford. Acadia Crossing originally was pitched as a potential $100 million development. But town papers do […]
While it has been online since June, the CPV Towantic Energy Center on Woodruff Hill Road was formally commissioned by state and local officials Wednesday, acknowledging what is now one of the state’s largest single generator plants — second only to Dominion Energy’s Millstone nuclear power plant in Waterford. While its billed output capped at […]
In January 2018, Norwalk Harbor Keeper filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court, challenging the DOT, FTA and U.S. Department of Transportation to rethink the bridge replacement plan. The nonprofit group asked the court to invalidate the state and FTA’s plan to replace the Walk Bridge with a new 240-foot lift bridge and instead “fully […]
Voters will be asked to approve the funds needed for a plan to combine the town’s two wastewater treatment facilities into one plant and upgrade it to meet new state and federal guidelines. The Election Day vote will allow the town to meet the required timeline — securing a construction contract by July — to […]
Architects shared updated and detailed plans for the Newington town hall renovation project Wednesday night. The renovation project was approved by voters during a 2017 referendum. In June, the project was estimated to cost $30 million. The town has been considering a renovation or the construction of a new building since 2009. http://www.courant.com/community/newington/hc-news-newington-town-hall-renovation-update-20181011-story.html
A $6 million plan to improve busy Federal Road is back on track. The state Department of Transportation will conduct a public information meeting on proposed safety improvements along Route 202 in Brookfield later this month. The work was among the $4.3 billion worth of transportation projects the state had postponed at the start of […]
Congress has approved major water infrastructure legislation that authorizes $3.7 billion for new Army Corps of Engineers civil-works projects and $4.4 billion for the Environmental Protection Agency drinking-water program. A major element of the water infrastructure legislation is a new Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) title, which authorizes $3.7 billion in federal funds for 12 […]
Ideanomics, formerly Seven Stars Cloud Group, closed the deal on its $5.2 million purchase of the 58-acre former UConn campus, the company announced Wednesday. The company plans to invest $283 million to develop fintech solutions through artificial intelligence and blockchain, and create 330 jobs. http://www.courant.com/community/west-hartford/hc-news-west-hartford-ideanomics-closes-uconn-campus-20181010-story.html
In the 18 months since the Mary P. Hinsdale Elementary School was closed, a group of residents, elected officials and construction experts have worked toward a plan to reopen the building and resume classes by fall 2019. The total projected cost for the renovation project is $2.9 million, with the potential for state construction grants […]
The estimates keep the project on the $65.8 million budget voters approved last fall. Upgrades to Rockwell are projected to cost $24.7 million, while Johnson is estimated at $41.1 million. A state grant is covering 45 percent of eligible costs. School administrators will meet with state officials Wednesday for approval of the construction documents. With […]
According to its latest annual report, CRDA has invested close to $100 million of bonded taxpayer funds to leverage redevelopment of 23 ex-commercial buildings into 1,546 housing units in Hartford with a total construction value of $413 million. Those buildings are now generating north of $1 million in new tax revenue to the city. Today, […]
In a 58-page decision filed Saturday, Judge Rudolph Contreras of the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia ruled that Connecticut and the Mashantucket Pequots have no legal standing to compel Department of the Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to accept revisions to the state’s existing gambling agreement with the tribe. “We started this process […]
Lamont also said he would build on the rail system linking Hartford and north central Connecticut with New Haven by adding WiFi service on trains, improving bus connections linking the Hartford rail line and Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, and increasing daily round trips between New Haven, Hartford and Springfield, Mass. Lamont also promises […]
The Joint Community Development and Tax Abatement Committee of the Board of Alders voted unanimously Tuesday in favor of selling the large project with its 335 units to Beacon Communities, LLC of Boston, a deal that will be final once the full board votes on it next month. The city bonded $3.75 million toward the […]
The dispute surrounding the Smalley Elementary School project can be traced back to another project in the city – the Gaffney Elementary School project from 2013-2015. After state-funded projects are completed, officials from the state conduct an audit on the project before officially closing the books. According to the city’s Finance Director Lori Granato, that […]
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited L.L.E. Construction LLC, a company based in Bridgeport, for “exposing employees to fall and other hazards” at a Bridgeport site. With the citation comes $146,554 in proposed penalties. The company’s citation was for failing to provide its employees with fall protection, failing to train […]
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and the State Bond Commission approved more than $500 million in borrowing Thursday, pushing the state toward its maximum bonding cap for the year. The money was allocated for a wide variety of programs, including constructing schools, fixing roadways and helping companies such as Aer Lingus, which flies out of Bradley […]
The report is from TRIP, a national nonprofit transportation research group based in Washington, D.C. that is sponsored by insurance companies, equipment manufacturers and businesses involved in highway construction. According to the 2017 study conducted by the national transportation nonprofit, more than 8 percent of Connecticut bridges, 308 in total, are considered structurally deficient. Which […]
Fabbrica LLC, which has 100 employees at administrative offices in Enfield and a manufacturing facility at 25 and 35 International Dr. in Windsor, plans to expand and consolidate its locations under one roof, according to Jim Burke, Windsor’s economic development director. The town’s Economic Development Commission in July approved awarding the company a $634,951 tax […]
FedEx Ground on Wednesday will unveil its $220 million, 600,000-square-foot package-collection and distribution hub in Aetna’s former Middletown hilltop site. Based in Pittsburgh, Pa., FedEx Ground, the multinational courier’s small-package ground delivery subsidiary, acquired the land on Middle Street for $18 million in 2016 and broke ground shortly thereafter. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/article/20180919/NEWS01/180919891/1002
The City Council has passed an ordinance encouraging developers who receive subsidies — tax incentives, breaks on the purchase price of public property — to prioritize local hiring. The hiring proposal, spearheaded by Councilman Ernie Newton, asks developers partnering on projects with the city to try to give 20 percent of new construction jobs created […]
The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection paved the way for nuclear power to compete in the auction this summer, after fierce pushes from lawmakers and repeated warnings from Dominion that Millstone faced premature closure largely because the wholesale market is dominated by cheaper natural gas. Millstone remains considerably profitable, according to public data, but […]
The funding the 10-member commission will consider includes about $52.69 million for the Capital Region Development Authority, the quasi-public state agency responsible for investing in development projects in Hartford and surrounding communities, according to the commission’s agenda. In addition, the state Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) is requesting $68 million to enhance the […]
U.S. Rep. John Larson, who has been pushing an ambitious and expensive tunnel system to bury I-84 and I-91 beneath Hartford, says Connecticut can now learn from Seattle as it contemplates what to about the aging I-84 viaduct and the bottleneck at the interchange with I-91. There are similarities with Seattle: the urgency to replace […]
Because it is a high-income state, Connecticut residents pay more federal taxes, on average, than those in most other states — $9,998.60 per taxpayer in 2017. But when it comes to federal contracting dollars, Connecticut is nearly always near the top of the list. According to the federal database USAspending.gov, in 2014, companies and non-profits […]
Town officials are suing a paving company and two property owners for allegedly failing to take adequate measures to stop asphalt millings from entering wetlands and harming the environment. The town and Inland Wetlands Commission recently filed the action in Superior Court in Milford against P & S Paving Inc., and John and Anna Fanotto […]
The Capital Region Development Authority has asked SCI Architects of New York and Stafford Sports, a sports and entertainment consulting firm in New Jersey, to develop options for a makeover that could cost between $75 million and $100 million. Even if an acceptable scaled-back plan emerges, there are still significant obstacles to any renovation. The […]
In an Associated General Contractors survey with Autodesk of more than 165 Northeast builders published recently of contractors looking to hire hourly tradesmen for construction jobs, 86 percent said they had difficulties filling those jobs. The effect of worker shortages is cascading into projects, according to AGC. Nearly half of U.S. general contractors told the […]
The New Haven Parking Authority wants to lease the estimated 10,000- to 11,000-square-foot former club space adjacent to the Crown Street garage to an organization that will draw the largest number of new patrons downtown with a positive spillover for the hospitality, retail and restaurant sectors. A consortium that includes Long Wharf Theatre, the Shubert […]
At issue is F&G Construction’s operation of a contractor’s storage yard at the back of Lajoie’s Auto Parts property at 46 Meadow St. in South Norwalk. On Thursday evening, the Norwalk Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on whether to revoke F&G’s permit to operate the yard due to non-compliance, according to the agenda […]
According to Todd Berch, who is the state Department of Labor’s apprenticeship manager, there are between 5,000 and 5,500 men and women enrolled in two- to four-year construction apprentice training programs. Those who successfully complete the training, Berch said, are then eligible to apply to take the state’s journeymen licensing examination. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/article/20180903/PRINTEDITION/308309949
CIL, formerly the Corporation for Independent Living, envisioned the development being constructed in sections, with the first phase possibly not completed until 2022. The nonprofit also wanted to put together the pieces of a financing package before firmly committing to any one of them, but the city wanted to show more solid progress. Bronin said […]
The $250 million warehouse and fulfillment center is expected to open in mid-May next year on the site of the former Pratt & Whitney manufacturing plant. The town is also working with the state Department of Transportation, the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on plans to […]
The importance of the bridge was evident from the attendance of others at the six-hour meeting — Mayor David Martin and members of his cabinet; neighborhood activists; a city attorney; the traffic chief, city engineer and planner; preservationists; and members of the Mill River Collaborative and Downtown Special Services District. At issue is whether the […]
The Town Plan and Zoning Commission heard from over a dozen people Aug. 8 about an application from Massachusetts-based affordable housing developer Dakota Partners for a 108-unit apartment complex at 550 Cedar St. “We believe affordable housing is a very important component of any economy,” Dakota Partners Principal Roberto Arista said. “It provides housing for […]
Over the last six weeks or so, scores of people driving by Route 66/Washington Street near the Staples plaza have watched the felling of trees and construction crews clearing a 15-acre formerly forested plot that borders Carabetta Apartments on Plaza Drive. Developer Robert Kempenaar II of Rhode Island plans to build retail or office space […]
About a hundred feet of cement-encased trolley tracks have been unearthed by J. Iapaluccio Construction company workers during the ongoing $5.2 million rebuild of Wakelee Avenue, which runs from Seymour to Derby passing Nolan Field on the city’s west side. Sheila O’Malley, the city’s economic development director, said the city is considering putting the remaining […]
Paul Oates, a spokesman for the Connecticut Department of Labor, confirmed that the department on Thursday issued stop-work orders to the Massachusetts-based Callahan & Montalto Site Construction and to the Texas-based Malden Steel. These two companies have been among the subcontractors working on the $54 million renovation of the water treatment plant, located off Poquonnock […]
Connecticut employers will need to fill an estimated 56,000 jobs annually through 2024, and several industries — health care, manufacturing and construction — are facing significant labor shortages, or the need to fill tens of thousands of jobs in the coming years, according to estimates from the state’s economists. While Connecticut is a wealthy state, […]
As the fall semester is about to begin, university officials continue to beam over the Campus of the Future project, the latest installment of which is on track to open in January. The $62 million Willard-DiLoreto construction task being funded through state bonds will be up-and-running after the 2018 winter break and feature 21 departments, […]
About 99 percent of the exterior of the $14.4 million building is complete, while electricians, painters and cleaning crews are tackling the inside, Jon Menti, chair of the building committee, said at a recent selectmen meeting. But the station is not expected to be fully complete until Aug. 31 — later than officials had originally […]
A Long Island developer whose ambitious $200 million proposed sports complex in Windsor Locks was sidelined last month amid concerns about his past legal history is scheduled to appear before the town’s planning and zoning commission Monday night in the hopes of winning approval of his conceptual plan. Borgia said he’s also discussed his New […]
A Rhode Island developer says construction could begin as early as Oct. 1 in Avon’s center on the initial phase of a long-awaited residential, office and retail complex that when fully complete will represent an investment “north of $200 million.” Carpionato Group, of Johnston, R.I., received unanimous approval July 31 from Avon’s planning and zoning […]
CNBC’s study says Connecticut has the fourth worst infrastructure in the United States. The website tagged the state with a D grade after putting up a score of 150 out of a possible 400 points. According to the study’s findings, Connecticut has the second highest percentage of roads considered poor or mediocre in the country, […]
After nearly two years of digging and blasting through bedrock with dynamite, the Metropolitan District boasted a significant construction milestone in the $2 billion Clean Water Project this week — the lowering and construction of a 400-foot-long machine that will dig a 4-mile long tunnel from Hartford to West Hartford. With the boring so far […]
The Common Council’s Committee on Administration, Finance and Law met Wednesday night to discuss a tax agreement with EIP Investment, LLC, for the company’s upcoming project at the old Stanley Works campus. In short, the project will convert parts of the Stanley Works campus into a 20-megawatt fuel cell park utilizing clean energy and a […]
State officials estimate the modernized plant could help increase Connecticut’s recycling and diversion rate from 35 percent to 63 percent. State officials had hoped developer Sacyr Rooney Recovery Team and the plant’s quasi-public owner, the Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority (MIRA), would reach a formal deal on the estimated $229 million redevelopment by Aug. 29, […]
Last week, the town called for an invitation to bid on the project, expected to cost approximately $3.6 million. Bids for the plan, funded in part by a $1 million state grant, are required to be submitted no later than 11 a.m. Aug. 10. While the immediate focus is on the expansion of the library, […]
Bradley International Airport will receive a $13.2 million federal aviation grant for taxiway enhancements, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award Bradley the grant, part of a $3.18 billion funding package for airport improvements at runways, taxiways, aprons and terminals across the country. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/article/20180731/NEWS01/180739981/bradley-airport-scores-132m-infrastructure-grant#.W2CmJDgpJYM.twitter
After a nearly hour-long debate, the 10-member commission voted 6-3, with one abstention, to approve the funding proposed by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. Department of Transportation Commissioner James Redeker estimated tolls could raise as much as $1 billion per year, with up to 40 percent coming from out-of-state motorists. Depending on the level of discounts […]
Randy Salvatore, owner of RMS Companies, the group chosen by the city to build 800 apartments and 60,000 square feet of retail space in the long-barren neighborhood, outlined a proposal that would begin with 200 housing units behind the Red Lion Hotel on Trumbull Street. The more than $200 million project would be financed primarily […]
A Massachusetts-based developer that has been active building new apartments in Greater Hartford is eyeing a $32 million transit-oriented development on a long-vacant lot near a CTfastrak station in Newington. Newington Town Planner Craig Minor said the proposal will be discussed at the planning board’s Aug. 8 meeting and could meet town approval at subsequent […]
In a petition sent to OSHA on July 17, the groups, led by advocacy organization Public Citizen, recommend that the proposed heat standard include mandatory rest breaks away from the heat, including a complete halt at certain extreme heat levels. The groups say that construction and agriculture have the “highest risk of heat stress injuries […]
The estimated 40-foot section of brownstone bulkhead that is falling, which perhaps dates back as far as the Civil War era, has grown significantly in the past 24 hours, city leaders said Monday afternoon as the river swelled to high tide. The city has alerted the Army Corps of Engineers, state Department of Energy and […]
The Planning Board recommended for BLT to provide 16 of the about 44 required affordable units. A quarter-million of BLT’s money should fund a study of the South End’s affordable housing needs, and the remaining about $6 million should be held by the city until the study is finished, the board recommended. The study’s findings […]
It was replaced with a metal-truss design manufactured by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company, then the state’s only major bridge manufacturer. Now the double-arched bridge of intricate metal work is 130 years old – one of only eight left in Connecticut. It has been deteriorating for decades. In 2002, the city closed it to car […]
Youth sports in the United States has blossomed into a $15.5 billion industry, with parents often treating out-of-state tournaments as a family vacation. Plans were recently unveiled for a $200 million sports complex in Windsor Locks that aims to be a premier facility for top youth athletes from around the country, particularly for Amateur Athletic […]
Connecticut needs to implement some form of electronic tolling on its highways. The state Department of Transportation has issued preliminary estimates that tolls could yield up to $800 million annually, providing a critical influx of funding to the State Transportation Fund. Continued dependence solely on the fuel tax will not get the job done. In […]
A $34 million renovation of the long-vacant M. Swift & Sons factory in Hartford is now under construction and will bring jobs and new businesses to the Northeast neighborhood. The Swift project drew on more than a dozen funding sources, with major contributors including the state Department of Economic and Community Development, the Capital Region […]
At the City Plan Commission meeting Wednesday, an excited Darren Seid of Epimoni and Peter Antoniou of Adam America said they closed on the $10 million deal Tuesday to take over the project to build 299 units of housing with some 6,000 square feet of retail space at 87 Union St. The project is one […]
Lembo, who is one of eight Democrats on the commission, said the question of whether to restore tolls to Connecticut’s highways should be resolved by the General Assembly. Malloy, who is not seeking re-election, said Tuesday that he would nonetheless seek funds to launch the study to ensure the next governor and the 2019 legislature […]
Millstone’s participation in the zero-carbon auction follows years of pushing from Dominion and lawmakers, who are concerned that cheaper, abundantly available natural gas could threaten the plant’s survival in the wholesale energy market. DEEP in February agreed to let Millstone compete in the zero-carbon auction against higher-priced hydropower, solar and wind. But the draft RFP […]
A portion of the former Hamden Middle School on Newhall Street is being demolished, as efforts to remediate and redevelop the site continue. Dale Kroop, town economic development director, said Monday the two buildings being knocked down used to be the school auditorium and cafeteria. The Hamden Economic Development Corporation received a $600,000 grant through […]
A day after worried Windsor Locks officials put a hold on talks for a $200 million sports complex, First Selectman Chris Kervick said he is hopeful the project’s developer can explain away troubling new information about his background. The civil lawsuit filed in October in the Supreme Court of the state of New York, Suffolk […]
City officials have selected RMS Companies, the sole bidder on the project, to lead development of the vacant parcels near Main and Trumbull streets. A contract between Hartford and RMS will go before the city council in the coming months, and construction could begin as early as next spring. The more than $200 million project […]
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy ordered state agencies Tuesday to develop a comprehensive, $10 million study of electronic tolling that would examine pricing, locations, and the potential to capture revenue from out-of-state motorists. The governor has been pressing lawmakers throughout his second term to commit to a two-to-three-decade-long rebuild of the state’s aging, overcrowded transportation infrastructure […]
In a study funded by the city of Portland, Oregon, and The Portland Metro Workforce Development Board and conducted by nonprofits and consultants such as Portland State University and Oregon Tradeswomen, researchers found that there are significant barriers keeping women and minorities out of the city’s construction trades workforce despite increased demand. The study’s authors […]
With doors set to open in January, Central Connecticut State University construction is on track for the big reveal of its two new and improved academic buildings. The $62 million Willard-DiLoreto Halls project, which is being funded by bonds issued by the state, will feature 21 departments including English, modern languages, veterans affairs, and financial […]
Connecticut’s multibillion-dollar plan to convert 280,000 properties to natural gas heat by 2023 is far behind schedule, though it’s still created tens of thousands of new customers for utilities. Connecticut has set ambitious greenhouse-gas emission reduction targets, with milestones approaching in 2030 and 2050. Natural gas generally burns cleaner than oil, so getting more customers […]
At $107 million, the new school is not the most expensive built in the city — Fairchild Wheeler still holds that distinction — but it may just be the most distinctive. By the time construction is complete, said Larry Schilling, a program manager for the construction project, suspects the city can add Harding to the […]
The Haven high-end outlet mall took a major step forward this week: the Planning and Zoning Commission late Tuesday unanimously approved the site plan application for the 265,000 square feet of retail and restaurant development. The Haven would provide 800 full-time and 400 part-time jobs, plus 800 construction jobs using all Connecticut-based contractors, said The […]
The National Coast Guard Museum Association has hired two Connecticut firms to assist in the ongoing pre-construction work on the estimated $100 million museum planned for the downtown New London waterfront. The museum association has selected North Stonington-based construction company A/Z Corporation as the pre-construction manager, and GEI Consultants, with offices in Glastonbury, to provide […]
The $62 million Willard-DiLoreto Halls project, which is being funded by bonds issued by the state, will feature 21 departments including English, modern languages, veteran affairs, and financial aid. Barnard Hall, however, which houses the School of Education and Professional Studies, will immediately begin renovation after the completion of the Willard-DiLoreto building. http://www.newbritainherald.com/NBH-New+Britain+News/330743/work-on-ccsu-buildings-on-track-for-january
Originally estimated as costing $2.8 million in 2013, the project’s cost is now estimated at nearly $3.2 million, of which each town would be responsible for 10 percent of – or $316,000 each – and each state’s department of transportation for 40 percent of – or $1.2 million each – according to the construction agreement […]
JABS Sports Management LLC on Monday said it filed a general plan of development with the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission to construct a sports complex across a 76-acre lot on Route 20 between Interstate I-91 and Old County Road, which is currently used as a tobacco farm. The complex would be known as All […]
After Dominion argued for years that increased expenses and competition from cheap natural gas threatened Millstone, regulators this year agreed to let the plant compete among solar, wind and hydropower for fixed-price contracts with state-regulated utilities. Regulators will pick bid winners by the winter and approve contracts by next spring. Dominion says if DEEP doesn’t […]
A worker died Thursday morning after falling 20-feet from scaffolding at a construction site along Interstate 95. The OSHA Bridgeport office opened an inspection Thursday in response to the fall on Hollow Tree Ridge Road. According to Ted Fitzgerald, regional director for public affairs for the U.S. Department of Labor, the company being inspected is […]
The UConn Board of Trustees approved the $5.2 million sale Friday of the former UConn campus in West Hartford to a digital financial technology company, Seven Stars Cloud Group. The New York company led by Bruno Wu, a Chinese billionaire plans to move its global headquarters for technology and innovation to the campus, creating 330 […]
Department-store retailer J.C. Penney has completed a sale-leaseback of its sprawling Manchester distribution center for $70 million to one of New England’s most active landlords who plans to convert the property into a state-of-the-art manufacturing-distribution campus, authorities say. Winstanley Enterprises, a closely held, family run real estate investor-developer, has been one of Connecticut’s busiest and […]
Construction of the new roadway system began in June 2017. The project is being paid for with money collected from passenger facility charges and other customer fees. The transportation center will include a new parking garage on two lower levels and car rental locations on multiple levels above the parking garage. https://www.middletownpress.com/business/article/First-phase-of-upgrades-at-Bradley-International-13031442.php
Tilcon wants to expand its quarry into 72 acres of New Britain-owned watershed. The land is environmentally sensitive and protected by state law, but the water department contends that the benefits of Tilcon’s plan could outweigh the destruction of forest, vernal pools and animal habitats. Tilcon wants to lease the land from New Britain for […]
Free money has the South End split as the neighborhood’s largest developer is offering $8.5 million to rehabilitate old historic homes and slow gentrification in a deal to avoid making city-mandated affordable units available in two new opulent waterfront towers. A quarter-million of BLT’s money should fund a study of the South End’s affordable housing […]
Another $200,000 in state grant money is on its way for help the re-develop the 40-acre vacant Ansonia Copper and Brass property which abuts the downtown. The program, created in 2015, encourages municipalities with multiple blighted properties to develop strategies to assess, clean up and reuse the parcels for business, housing and public amenities that […]
It is the first phase of the large-scale makeover outlined in the city’s new transit-oriented development plan, released this spring, that envisions a new $30 million Danbury Transit Center that could improve all types of transportation downtown and help stimulate redevelopment. The state’s $2 million contribution is one of just five grants it is distributing […]
In one year’s time, students and faculty of Great Oaks Charter School of Bridgeport will have a new home on the west end. Development of the charter school has had setbacks in recent years due to issues with the state budget, said Gary Flocco, managing partner of Corvus Capital, which oversees construction the new facility. […]
Projects in Hartford and West Hartford are among five municipalities that share in an $8.5 million grant to accelerate transit-oriented development, the governor announced. “Transportation isn’t just about cars, trains, and buses – it’s about building vibrant communities and continuing to make Connecticut a more attractive place to live, visit, and do business,” Malloy said. […]
While the I-84/ Park Road project continues, the town has about 8.3 miles of road reconstruction, reclamation and milling projects slated to be completed by summer’s end. Road reconstruction projects include work on: Wilfred Street, Bonny View Road, Smallwood Road and Brainbridge Road from Ballard Drive to Foxcroft Road. http://www.courant.com/community/west-hartford/hc-news-west-hartford-park-road-i84-june-update-20180619-story.html
Proposed upgrades to the town’s aging wastewater treatment plant are projected to cost about $86 million. The first phase, estimated to cost $55.7 million, will address the state-mandated phosphorus limits, according to a presentation given to the Public Utilities Commission this week by AECOM, a firm hired to design the project. The second phase, estimated to […]
The commission will hold a public hearing on the project at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Riordan Room D of town hall. The renovations are meant to give the two elementary schools a major face lift and provide a 21st century educational environment for students. Both schools will get updated gyms, libraries, cafeterias and classrooms. An […]
East Windsor’s planning and zoning commission unanimously granted a zoning permit for the development proposed by MMCT Venture LLC, a partnership of the tribal operators of Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun. The venue — to be built on the site of the now-demolished Showcase Cinema movie theater off I-91 — is intended to blunt […]
“The Towantic project is a positive for our state and our region,” said Governor of Connecticut, Dan Malloy. “From the hundreds of construction jobs created, to the potential for economic development in adjacent lots, to 805 megawatts of new electricity, I am pleased to see the plant come to fruition.” http://cpv.com/news/2018/06/competitive-power-ventures-and-ge-achieve-commercial-operation-at-805mw-cpv-towantic-energy-center-connecticut/
More construction work is slated to begin in Old Greenwich to improve drainage, likely creating more disruption and headaches for residents and merchants in the area. The work is part of the ongoing drainage improvements in Old Greenwich but this phase will be handled by a different contractor in an attempt to expedite the work. […]
Ned Lamont, the Democrats’ endorsed candidate for governor, has been pitching the idea of highway tolls — but only for trucks — as a way to raise the kind of revenue that could help pull Connecticut out of its budgetary death spiral. “When it comes to transportation I need a more reliable and predictable revenue […]
Connecticut taxpayers could fund up to $50 million to train and certify as many as 10,000 eligible residents to fill job shortages in manufacturing, health care and construction, workforce development pros say. State lawmakers at the end of this year’s legislative session quietly authorized the “Apprenticeship Connecticut” initiative, which requires the state Department of Labor […]
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced two major infrastructure allocations, with almost $1.5 billion for potential, discretionary grants through the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) program and $677 million from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program (AIP) . The INFRA grant process, according to the USDOT, encourages applicants to use the program as a […]
Wearing a white hard-hat featuring the Gunnery’s crest, Tony-nominated producer Thomas S. Perakos broke ground Saturday on the school’s new arts and community center, which soon will bear his name. Head of School Peter Becker told the crowd at the groundbreaking ceremony that since Perakos’ donation several months ago, the school has raised $16.5 million […]
The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection on Wednesday approved a proposal that will allow the start of the first phase of an energy and innovation park to be based in New Britain. The project will provide 3,000 direct and indirect jobs and generate significant tax revenues – $8 million for New Britain for […]
The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Wednesday awarded its first offshore wind project to Deepwater Wind for a 200-megawatt installation in the area it owns about half-way between Montauk, N.Y. and Martha’s Vineyard. It could begin providing electricity to the state by 2023 – enough to power about 100,000 homes. What also sold Connecticut […]
In their Q2 2018 United States Gypsum (USG) + U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index (CCI), the two organizations said that 9 out of 10 contractors are concerned about the ongoing labor shortage, marking the fourth consecutive quarter that construction companies have expressed apprehension about being able to find enough qualified workers. In addition, […]
XL Group, which has a major presence in Hartford and Stamford, has agreed to be acquired by a French multinational insurance firm for $15.3 billion. The Bermuda-based insurer, operating under the XL Catlin insurance brand, announced Wednesday that its shareholders recently agreed to be acquired by AXA in a full cash exchange. In March, XL […]
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Wednesday refused for a second time to extend Connecticut’s manufacturing apprenticeship tax credit. The governor said the expansion would create a revenue shortfall of $650,000 unaccounted for in the bipartisan state budget. Those supporting the tax-credit expansion during the legislative season argued the apprenticeship program has helped reduce the manufacturing […]
The Trump administration’s long-threatened imposition of tariffs on steel and aluminum imported from Canada, Mexico and the European Union went into effect at midnight on May 31 – a move that is hiking construction costs for state departments of transportation across the country, especially for steel-intensive bridge projects. “The better way to boost domestic steel […]
Town and water department officials are planning for a new concrete water tower to replace two aging steel towers on Mill Street. The Town Council approved the first step in the planning process last week and sent the proposal to the Planning and Zoning Commission. http://www.myrecordjournal.com/News/Southington/Southington-News/Southington-plans-for-new-water-tank-on-Mill-Street.html
The City Council has approved the start of construction of a new high school track and helped to save the $98 million portion of an upcoming high school construction project. Eventual completion of the project will complete the school system’s conversion into what school officials say is the state’s first all-magnet public school district. The […]
The Meriden Housing Authority has transferred the Mills Memorial Apartments to the city, which will begin demolishing the former public housing complex this summer. The city selected Bestech Inc. of Ellington to demolish the Mills for $1.9 million through a competitive bidding process. After the buildings are razed, the city plans to extend the Meriden Green […]
