by Joelyn Leon | Dec 4, 2023 | Uncategorized
A Massachusetts-based company that manufacturers electric vehicle batteries is planning to build a factory in Bridgeport, with the help of $47.5 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding from the U.S. Department of Energy. Nanoramic Laboratories plans to create...
by Joelyn Leon | Dec 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
The University of Connecticut was one of four institutions to receive a grant from the Department of Energy to support their offshore wind power development program. According to a press release from UConn, the grant contributes $2.1 million to the project, which is...
by Joelyn Leon | Dec 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Looking to capitalize on housing for temporary and traveling workers in southeastern Connecticut, a New Jersey company is proposing to build a 122-room WoodSpring Suites hotel at the border with New London on Boston Post Road, it told the Planning and Zoning...
by Joelyn Leon | Dec 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Another $1.5 million for the senior center building project was overwhelmingly approved by voters in a referendum on Tuesday, resolving the town’s yearlong attempt to cover the looming shortfall. The additional funds include approximately $32,000 in federal...
by Joelyn Leon | Dec 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Town Council has approved another $1.47 million for renovations to Sutton Park, bringing the total budget allocated, primarily toward updating the skate park, to about $2.5 million. On Tuesday, councilors were in agreement about improving the park, but there were...
by Joelyn Leon | Dec 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
The town is examining different ways it could fund more than $100 million in needed school repairs across three of the district’s buildings. One of the ideas for the funding included the possibility of bonding the project for up to 20 years, with expected grand list...