by Kimberly Glassman | Feb 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
Neil Patel, principal engineer in the DOT’s Major Highways Unit, anticipated last summer that construction on the $175 million project could begin in 2026. Now, a 2027 start for construction is more likely as Patel said he expects the project to move from its...
by Kimberly Glassman | Feb 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
Today, the legislature’s Labor and Public Employees Committee expressed support for a bill that intends to double the number of Wage and Workplace Management Division’s (WWMD) wage investigators at the Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL). Inadequate staffing has...
by Kimberly Glassman | Feb 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
Trump’s ire has long been directed at wind power in particular, even though the biggest producers are red states, per the EIA. To that end he signed a standalone executive order temporarily suspending new or renewed leases for offshore and onshore wind projects, and...
by Kimberly Glassman | Feb 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
With changes in infrastructure priorities, regulatory rollbacks and economic shifts, contractors and developers are bracing for both new opportunities and potential setbacks. Some sectors, such as data centers and infrastructure, are set for rapid growth, while clean...
by Kimberly Glassman | Feb 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
Gov. Ned Lamont unveiled his new two-year budget Wednesday with new and increased funding for several programs thanks to a ‘tweak’ to the state’s fiscal guardrails, and tax cuts for middle-class families, workers across a multitude of industries and corporations to...
by Kimberly Glassman | Feb 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
A heavy excavator was clearing land on Monday to make space for a 24-unit apartment building just outside the city’s downtown limits, where a row of three apartment houses known as “the barracks” were once a blighting influence. “We have a good city with...
