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Manchester to apply for federal grant to help fund its overhaul of Main Street, which could cost $15M

Manchester to apply for federal grant to help fund its overhaul of Main Street, which could cost $15M

by Joelyn Leon | May 10, 2024 | Uncategorized

The Downtown Manchester Improvements Project is billed as a comprehensive redesign of the Main Street corridor that would enhance safety for drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians while smoothing out the flow of traffic. As for how to pay for its new Main Street,...
Manchester to apply for federal grant to help fund its overhaul of Main Street, which could cost $15M

Cannabis cultivator gets $16M investment for planned East Hartford grow facility

by Joelyn Leon | May 10, 2024 | Uncategorized

A planned cannabis cultivation facility in East Hartford has received a big financial boost from a real estate trust that is investing $16 million into the project, the company announced this week. C3 Industries Inc., a Michigan-based multi-state cannabis company...
Manchester to apply for federal grant to help fund its overhaul of Main Street, which could cost $15M

Waterford, East Lyme residents frustrated by failure of data center study bill

by Joelyn Leon | May 10, 2024 | Uncategorized

Senate Bill 299 would have required ISO New England, the grid manager for five states in New England, to study the potential impact to the grid of the data center, which would receive power directly from Millstone. It passed the state Senate on Saturday, but the House...
Manchester to apply for federal grant to help fund its overhaul of Main Street, which could cost $15M

CRDA’s Freimuth: UConn dorm project would be transformative to downtown Hartford

by Joelyn Leon | May 10, 2024 | Uncategorized

The University of Connecticut’s effort to create a dormitory for its downtown Hartford branch campus would include nearly $28 million in financial support from the Capital Region Development Authority and a private lender. According to CRDA Executive Director Michael...
Manchester to apply for federal grant to help fund its overhaul of Main Street, which could cost $15M

Manchester to sign contract for mixed-use development at long-vacant Broad Street Parkade

by Joelyn Leon | May 9, 2024 | Uncategorized

Elected officials have authorized the signing of an agreement to redevelop the so-called “dark side” of the Broad Street Parkade with a mixture of residential and commercial property. The decision is the first major public-facing action taken on the...
Manchester to apply for federal grant to help fund its overhaul of Main Street, which could cost $15M

$1M grant to help Danbury fight flooding, fix ‘completely undersized’ downtown drainage system

by Joelyn Leon | May 9, 2024 | Uncategorized

The City Council on Tuesday agreed to terms of a $1 million federal grant to study upgrades to the East Ditch’s 100-year-old infrastructure and stop the flooding that damages properties, closes roads and traps people in buildings. The East Ditch upgrade, which could...
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