Middletown Press - Tue November 01, 2022
Old Stamford, Conn., Telescope Removed to Make Way for New Planetarium
Once described as "a wonder of the space age," a telescope that served as the centerpiece of the Stamford Observatory in Connecticut for the last 57 years was moved so that a new planetarium can be built at the site....
UConn Today - Tue October 25, 2022
New Student-Athlete Center Funded by Historic Gift to UConn Athletics
The building of a modern student-athlete center at the University of Connecticut (UConn) in Storrs has been aided by a historic gift by Trisha M. Baily, the university announced earlier in October. Bailey, a 1999 graduate of UConn, committed what the university calls a "significant lead gift" toward the construction of the performance and academic support center....
Greenwich Time - Thu October 13, 2022
New Phase of Construction for Connecticut's Eastern Greenwich Civic Center Begins
Ceremonial shovels went into the ground Oct. 7, but construction of a new Eastern Greenwich Civic Center in Connecticut will not begin in earnest until next year. Work is ongoing at the site, though, as the final demolition work is nearing completion, the Greenwich Time reported....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu October 06, 2022
Stamford Wrecking Eyes Brass Factory Demolition Completion By December
The city of Waterbury, Conn., once known as America's "Brass City" due to the many brass manufacturing plants located within it, is now, via its Waterbury Development Corporation (WDC), demolishing many of the factories and taking steps to clean up the contaminated sites to allow for future development....
Sheila Capetta – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu October 06, 2022
Sales Auction Company Holds 13th Annual Fall Auction
Sales Auction Company's 13th annual Fall Auction started with a virtual timed action on Sept. 30 and continued on Oct. 1 with a live auction at the 55 King Spring Road, Windsor Locks, Conn., location. More than 900 attendees were on site, while 1,219 Proxibid and 532 Equipmentfacts bidders joined online for Sales Auction Company's largest sale to date, with 1,710 lots sold over the two days....
ARTBA - Tue September 27, 2022
Contractors from Utah, Texas, Indiana, Connecticut Receive 2022 ARTBA National Contractor Safety Awards
Transportation construction companies from four states were recognized Sept. 26 for their outstanding employee safety programs during the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's (ARTBA) Annual Convention, held in Nashville, Tenn....
CT Insider - Wed September 14, 2022
Yale New Haven Poised to Build $838M Neurosciences Center Over Four Years
Construction is slated to begin soon on an $838 million, 505,000-sq.-ft. Neurosciences Center at the Yale New Haven Hospital's Saint Raphael campus. Connecticut city and state officials say the ultramodern facility will be transformative both in terms of the local economy and medical care....
WVIT-TV NBC Connecticut - Tue August 16, 2022
Four Connecticut Cities to Receive Federal RAISE Grants for Building Efforts
Federal transportation officials announced Aug. 11 that $2.2 billion will be awarded for local infrastructure projects nationwide, including nearly $41.6 million for four cities in Connecticut. The federal funds, from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program, are part of last year's passage of an overall $1 trillion infrastructure package by Congress and signed into law by President Biden....
CT Insider - Wed August 03, 2022
Connecticut to Target Sewer Pollution With $580M for 18 Municipal Upgrades
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced Aug. 2 that clean-water grants totaling $580 million have been authorized to upgrade sewer systems and waste-water treatment facilities throughout the state. The money will be for construction-ready municipal water pollution control projects designed to guard against sewage pollution and help improve water quality....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Wed July 13, 2022
Middlesex Corp. Reaches Milestone On Housatonic River Crossing in Connecticut
The reconstruction of two adjoining bridges on I-84 over the Housatonic River in Newtown and Southbury, Conn., which began in June 2020 and is scheduled for completion in December 2023, has reached a milestone and is proceeding ahead of schedule....
