While plenty of smaller projects are still underway, the grand opening of the University of Connecticut’s new Hartford branch campus means for the first time in more than a decade there is a lull in major redevelopment downtown.
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Larson pitches carbon tax to fund $1.8 trillion infrastructure bill
EAST HARTFORD — Although the prospect of a major infrastructure bill is waning in Congress, Rep. John Larson remains optimistic and is seeking nearly $2 trillion to overhaul the nation’s infrastructure, funded by a tax on carbon emissions.
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Eyeing revenue, UConn keeps separate Hartford business campus
The University of Connecticut will keep its Hartford-based graduate business programs at Constitution Plaza, scrapping plans to consolidate at a single downtown campus next year. The decision allows the already profitable programs to continue expanding, the university said.
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UConn formalizes plans to reopen downtown Hartford campus
University of Connecticut officials took a major step Tuesday toward relocating the school’s West Hartford branch to downtown Hartford, approving and signing documents to anchor the new campus in the former Hartford Times building.