What does it take to create an appealing business environment? Paul Timpanelli, president of the Bridgeport Regional Business Council, shares in an eblast to his
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Pot Luck–Finch To Zoning Commissioners: Don’t Roadblock Development
Expressing frustration with zoning commissioners whom he appoints, Mayor Bill Finch tells CT Post reporter Brian Lockhart it’s time zoners build bridges for job growth.
Read moreYikes! Cuts, Cuts And More Cuts–Malloy, State Bean Counters Announce Budget-closing Measures
Social services, school-based health clinics and state universities were among the casualties of $170 million in cuts announced Wednesday by Governor Dannel Malloy to carve
Read moreAny City Council Members Vulnerable?
Former City Councilman big “Mojo” Ralph Mojica, a regular OIB contributor, announced in a post he’s seriously considering running for his old legislative seat that
Read moreReporter New Police Spokesman
It’s always an interesting transition going from flatfoot scribe to flack. New Haven Register crime reporter Bill Kaempffer is doing just that, according to the
Read moreCould Education Reform Return In 2013 Sleepy Election Cycle?
In November 1998, Mayor Joe Ganim asked voters to approve a four-year term for mayor. Voters said yes. In November 2012, Mayor Bill Finch asked
Read moreUBelong Together, Post Chronicles Finch’s Frost Toward University
From Brian Lockhart, CT Post: The University of Bridgeport banners lining Park Avenue at the seaside campus read: “A World of Opportunities.” For Democratic Mayor
Read moreFinch Marks Five Years As Mayor–How’s He Doing?
Can you believe it? Bill Finch has been mayor of the state’s most populous city for five years. He won a close Democratic primary over
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