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Lamont unveils New London harbor deal as quasi-public debate heats up

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf February 11, 2020 @ 4:22 pmNovember 24, 2022 @ 12:53 pm

While the governor celebrated a deal to develop New London harbor and an offshore wind center, the partisan battle over Connecticut’s quasi-publics intensified.

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Lamont offers two new job incentive programs

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf January 30, 2020 @ 3:45 pmMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:22 am

Gov. Ned Lamont unveiled his first legislative proposals Wednesday for 2020: a new incentive program for businesses to expand or relocate jobs to Connecticut and a revised small business assistance initiative.

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Louisville: Lessons from a regional city

Avatar photo by Tom Condon October 22, 2019 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:17 am

As Connecticut struggles to shore up its cities, it might look to Louisville — where leaders created a thriving regional city.

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Lowell comeback: From textiles to tech, and maybe textiles again

Avatar photo by Tom Condon October 17, 2019 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:14 am

Lowell hasn’t spun dross into gold or been blessed by some other miracle. The city of 111,000 has most of the same issues that challenge other urban areas. But it has steadily moved ahead since the 1980s.

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Colleges help drive urban revival, but town-gown relationships can be fraught

Avatar photo by Tom Condon October 11, 2019 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:09 am

Colleges may not have “saved” the cities where they are located, but they advanced urban revitalization.

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Can New Haven neighborhoods share in downtown’s prosperity?

by Mary O’Leary | Hearst CT October 9, 2019 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:15 am

Acuity Brands is one of dozens of companies that represent millions in private investment in downtown New Haven. But not everyone is sharing in the growth.

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New Haven job training program possible model for other cities

by Mary O’Leary | Hearst CT October 9, 2019 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:15 am

Since 2012, ConnCAT has provided free vocational training in medical billing and coding, phlebotomy and culinary arts fields that have job openings, aided by the relationships the organization has built with employers.

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Reviving cities must include the excluded

Avatar photo by Tom Condon September 19, 2019 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:08 am

Inclusive growth calls on cities to revive themselves so that all residents benefit, which has been challenging here in Connecticut and elsewhere.

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Bridgeport can learn from Springfield’s revitalization

by Amanda Cuda and Ethan Fry | Hearst Connecticut Media September 8, 2019 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:15 am

Springfield, like Bridgeport, is an industrial city that lost its manufacturing base and struggles with poverty and unemployment. But Springfield is on the rise.

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Focus group: Bridgeport needs to play up its assets

by Amanda Cuda | Hearst Connecticut Media September 8, 2019 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:15 am

The Bridgeport focus group discussed the state of development in Bridgeport, and areas where it can improve. It included city residents, as well as those from the neighboring towns of Easton and Stratford.

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Some cities and towns see tax-break deals as key to economic growth

by Greg Bordonaro, Gregory Seay and Matt Pilon | Hartford Business Journal August 12, 2019 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:13 am

For cities like Hartford and New Haven, tax breaks can be the lifeblood of much of the economic development that occurs within their borders.

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A major tax deal for a prominent Hartford landlord

by Gregory Seay and Greg Bordonaro | Hartford Business Journal August 12, 2019 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:14 am

Shelbourne Global purchased more than $200 million in Hartford real estate, but the 2016 revaluation more than doubled the taxes on three of its Class A office towers.

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Back to the future with transit-oriented development

Avatar photo by Tom Condon July 29, 2019 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:09 am

Downtown New Britain is steadily coming back after years of decline. What’s driving this revival? The bus.

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Lack of graduate urban planning programs hurting state

by Harrison Connery | Republican American July 26, 2019 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:13 am

A dry talent pipeline is contributing to economic stagnation in Connecticut’s cities. The state is one of 15 in the country with no accredited, graduate level urban planning programs.

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Solution: Sell off state properties in Hartford

by Matt Pilon and Greg Bordonaro | Hartford Business Journal July 19, 2019 @ 5:00 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 12:11 am

In the years since the state purchased office buildings in Hartford, the MetroHartford Alliance, realty brokers, and others have called for “sale-leaseback” transactions to get them back on the property-tax rolls.

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