UPDATE: Mayor Bill Finch Thursday afternoon announced upwards of $8 million in state funds for two key downtown developments, the reuse of the old Mechanics & Farmers Bank building on Main Street led by real estate investment firm Forstone Capital Development and historic buildings at Main and Golden Hill Street led by Eric Anderson of [...]
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Finch, State Announce Funding Assistance For Key Downtown Projects
August 2nd, 2012 · 16 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
Tags: Bill Finch·Dan Malloy·David Kooris
Another Killed On East Side
August 2nd, 2012 · 12 Comments · News and Events
www.doingitlocal.com video From the CT Post: One person was killed and another was transported to Bridgeport Hospital with a serious leg wound after a shooting Thursday afternoon on the city’s East Side, police said. Read more: here.
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Post Scribe Prods Development Authority For Open Meetings
August 2nd, 2012 · 9 Comments · News and Events
Nice job by Brian Lockhart, CT Post. His story below: When Mayor Bill Finch recently announced his administration was partnering with the corporate community to revive the Bridgeport Economic Development Corp. (BEDCO, which employed Finch in his pre-mayoral life) it was uncertain whether the entity should abide by state Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) laws.
Tags: Adam Wood·Brian Lockhart·CT Post·Deborah Caviness·Don Eversley·Ed Lavernoich·Eze Santiago·Paul Timpanelli