by Steve Adams | May 12, 2023 | Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, Industry News
While some Nutmeg State communities fight modest proposals for multifamily housing, the tiny southeastern Connecticut city of New London is welcoming new projects delivering hundreds of apartments to long-neglected parcels.
by The Commercial Record | Apr 7, 2023 | Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, Industry News
A range of real estate developments and infrastructure projects landed a total of $99 million in grant funding via the State Bond Commission.
by The Commercial Record | Feb 17, 2023 | Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, Industry News
Gov. Ned Lamont visited Bridgeport Thursday to tout a piece of his two-year budget proposal that would dramatically expand state spending on housing development.
by James Sanna | Feb 13, 2023 | Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, Industry News
With the state in a housing inventory crunch and short significant numbers of affordable rental units, Gov. Ned Lamont told state legislators to invest in housing production.
by The Associated Press | Feb 7, 2023 | Banking & Lending, Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, Industry News, Residential Real Estate
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced Monday his new two-year budget plan will include the state’s first personal income tax rate reduction since 1996, one of several tax relief proposals he will officially unveil to the General Assembly on Wednesday.
by James Sanna | Jan 10, 2023 | Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, Industry News
A Hartford insurance firm is expanding its footprint downtown by 33 percent in the iconic Gold Building, welcome news at a time when the city’s office market is struggling.
by Steve Adams | Jan 5, 2023 | Banking & Lending, Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, Industry News, Residential Real Estate
Sworn into office for a second four-year term, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont on Wednesday called on state legislators to pass a “meaningful middle class tax cut,” saying it’s time for the state to refocus on economic growth and opportunity
by The Associated Press | Jan 4, 2023 | Banking & Lending, Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, Industry News, Residential Real Estate
As Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont embarks on a second term in office Wednesday, he faces a larger majority of fellow Democrats in the General Assembly and a rosier state budget picture compared to when he first took office in 2019, given the state’s record cash reserves and a projected $1 billion operating surplus.
by The Commercial Record | Nov 18, 2022 | Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, Industry News
With his top economic development official planning to step down in January, Gov. Ned Lamont has named a new person to lead the state Department of Economic and Community Development for his second term in office.
by The Associated Press | Nov 10, 2022 | Banking & Lending, CR Daily, Industry News
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, hours after winning a second term, said Wednesday he is considering additional steps to help make life more affordable for residents, including extending the state’s gas tax holiday beyond its looming Dec. 1 expiration date.
by The Associated Press | Nov 9, 2022 | Banking & Lending, Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, Industry News, Residential Real Estate
Democrat Ned Lamont has won reelection as Connecticut governor, defeating Republican businessman Bob Stefanowski for the second time in four years following a campaign battle that focused on abortion access, crime and the cost of living.
by The Associated Press | Nov 8, 2022 | Banking & Lending, Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, Industry News
In rematch of the election he won four years ago, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont is hoping to fend off Republican businessman Bob Stefanowski.
by The Associated Press | Oct 24, 2022 | Banking & Lending, CR Daily, Industry News
Newly released tax documents show Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, a former cable television entrepreneur, earned more than $54 million last year, most of it from investment earnings.
by James Sanna | Sep 16, 2022 | CR Daily, Industry News, Residential Real Estate
The state’s real estate professionals have picked their man in this fall’s election.
by The Associated Press | Sep 15, 2022 | Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, Industry News
Gov. Ned Lamont was on hand Wednesday to kick off construction on a project Windsor Locks officials hope will spur more development in their town: a new train station.
by The Associated Press | Jul 27, 2022 | Banking & Lending, CR Daily, Industry News
Max Reiss, the face of Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration for the past three years, said Tuesday he is leaving next month to take a new position at one of the biggest banks in the state.
by James Sanna | May 24, 2022 | CR Daily, Industry News, Residential Real Estate
The coastal towns to New Haven’s east will see their commutes into New Haven and elsewhere improve significantly with the replacement of aging diesel-powered trains with electric units, state officials said yesterday.
by The Commercial Record | May 9, 2022 | Banking & Lending, CR Daily, Industry News, Residential Real Estate
As concerns about a recession caused by interest rate hikes rise, Gov. Ned Lamont’s office announced a new relief program for homeowners struggling with their mortgages.
by The Associated Press | May 9, 2022 | CR Daily, Executive Briefing, Industry News
Connecticut Republicans endorsed former state House Minority Leader Themis Klarides, a moderate on social issues, to challenge two-term Democratic U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal in November. But she will still face a primary in August after two social conservatives received enough delegate support on Saturday.
by The Associated Press | May 4, 2022 | Banking & Lending, CR Daily, Industry News
Connecticut’s General Assembly voted Tuesday to give lawmakers and the state’s constitutional officers their first pay raises in more than two decades.