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Debt ceiling deal would speed environmental permitting

Debt ceiling deal would speed environmental permitting

by Joelyn Leon | Jun 1, 2023 | Uncategorized

President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy struck an agreement late Saturday to suspend the debt ceiling for two years. The result of their talks, the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, will cut $136 billion in federal spending and avert a default, and most...
Debt ceiling deal would speed environmental permitting

Torrington mining operation gets permit renewal, with conditions to address neighbors’ complaints

by Joelyn Leon | May 31, 2023 | Uncategorized

Haynes and O&G were granted another two-year mining permit by the Planning & Zoning Commission, but with conditions aimed to address complaints from neighbors about noise and idling vehicles. The Haynes materials quarry, a mining operation partnership with...
Debt ceiling deal would speed environmental permitting

Middletown 414-unit apartment complex could generate $1.5 billion for local economy

by Joelyn Leon | May 31, 2023 | Uncategorized

Springside Middletown will be one of the largest apartment complexes in Middlesex County when construction is finished, but that’s not why this project is being deemed “historic.” Following the May 16 groundbreaking on the planned 414-unit apartment complex off...
Debt ceiling deal would speed environmental permitting

Danbury’s Immaculate High to begin $3M campus repairs, replace track and turf field: ‘way overdue’

by Joelyn Leon | May 31, 2023 | Uncategorized

A long-awaited groundbreaking ceremony will signal the start of a facelift at Immaculate High School, with the focus on a new turf field and track along with upgrades in the building and parking lot. The groundbreaking is set for 12:30 p.m. June 6 on the field at...
Debt ceiling deal would speed environmental permitting

New Hartford site emerges as potential location for new, $335M federal courthouse

by Joelyn Leon | May 31, 2023 | Uncategorized

A new site for a federal courthouse in Hartford emerged Tuesday outside of downtown that would be among the three under consideration to replace the 60-year-old Abraham A. Ribicoff Federal Building and Courthouse on Main Street. A state office building on 10 acres at...
Debt ceiling deal would speed environmental permitting

Once estimated at $93 million, CT pier project could exceed $300 million

by Joelyn Leon | May 31, 2023 | Uncategorized

The state Port Authority is planning to request an additional $30 million in bonding to complete the state pier project, pushing the total cost to $300 million. The goal of the state pier project is to upgrade the facility to accommodate a wind power hub servicing...
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