by Joelyn Leon | Mar 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
“Yes, the initial bids came in over budget,” confirmed Thomas Gill, Bridgeport’s director of economic development. He declined to say by how much, arguing it would compromise the integrity of the second effort to solicit prices. Specifically the city...
by Joelyn Leon | Mar 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
Darien-based real estate development and investment company V20 Group purchased four acres of the former shopping center from its owners, the Palmer family, to finally begin redevelopment on the empty shopping center after years of delays. The deal was finalized on...
by Joelyn Leon | Mar 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
Gov. Ned Lamont rejected calls Wednesday by business owners and House Republicans to pause the collection of a new mileage tax on tractor-trailers that raised $4.3 million in its first month, the majority from out-of-state truckers. “You got to pay your bills in...
by Joelyn Leon | Mar 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
State truckers joined Republican lawmakers on Wednesday to criticize the highway use tax that took effect in January, predicting higher consumer prices and financial burdens on their businesses. They stressed that the highway tax’s estimated $90 million a year...
by Joelyn Leon | Mar 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
The city presented a proposal this week to create a new Route 9 northbound off-ramp on River Road, which one day could lead motorists to a revitalized and redesigned riverfront. The goal, Florsheim said, is for the city to partner with the state in the “right way to...
by Joelyn Leon | Mar 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
Reaction was swift to the Board of Education’s vote last week to recommend to the Town Council to consolidate the town’s two high schools, building a new high school on the Lyman Hall High School campus and closing Mark T. Sheehan High School. On Feb. 27,...
