by Kimberly Glassman | Apr 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
The legislature’s Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee approved bills Tuesday that would reduce Connecticut transportation construction debt and would gradually phase out property taxes on motor vehicles — in the 2030s. The Democratic-controlled finance panel, which...
by Kimberly Glassman | Apr 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
Project labor agreements in Illinois did not have a statistically significant effect on projects’ construction costs, as the award amounts for winning bids were not higher on PLA projects compared to those without PLAs, after accounting for other factors. That’s...
by Kimberly Glassman | Apr 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
Shari DiDomenico wiped away tears on Monday morning as she recalled the tragic death last year of her 26-year-old son Andrew, a state Department of Transportation road maintenance worker who was struck by an alleged drunken driver on Interstate-91 in Wallingford. She...
by Kimberly Glassman | Apr 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
A Pennsylvania-based development group has purchased 157 acres from the city of Waterbury for $2.5 million, setting the stage for construction of a roughly 3.2 million-square-foot logistics center. Waterbury and Naugatuck officials, on Monday, confirmed the sale of...
by Kimberly Glassman | Apr 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
Local opposition is growing against a proposed trash-to-energy plant that would process 1,800 tons of solid waste per day on an 81-acre parcel within a residential zone. In the letters, addressed to residents “near the intersection of Norwich Road and Black Hill...
by Kimberly Glassman | Apr 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
Take Stonington and Old Lyme, for instance. On the surface, they are similarly wealthy towns with a rich maritime history. But when it comes to development, Old Lyme is much more restrictive and Stonington a bit more commercial. So perhaps it should be no surprise...