What’s government life like with a financial oversight board? Here’s a glimpse from my book Bow Tie Banker, a biography of David Carson, retired chief executive of People’s Bank. Carson had quite the exchange with then-State Treasurer Francisco Borges.
Entries Tagged as 'David Carson'
When Carson Clashed With Borges–Life On A Financial Review Board
January 22nd, 2018 · 5 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget
Tags: Bill O'Neill·David Carson·Francisco Borges·Jim Callahan·Tom Bucci·University of Connecticut
Walker: We Have Decided To Fight Than Flee
December 9th, 2017 · 27 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events, State Politics
Shortly after he came up short in a Republican primary for lieutenant governor in 2014, Bridgeport resident David Walker declared if Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley’s bid failed he’d leave Connecticut. Foley lost. The former U.S. comptroller general, a candidate for governor, has had a change of heart.
Tags: Betty Pfriem·Chris Shays·CT Post·David Carson·David Walker·Jim Himes·John McKinney·Ken Dixon·Mark Boughton·Mark Lauretti·Tim Herbst·Tom Foley
A Majestic Development Plan For Downtown, Ganim: Main Street’s Bookends Of Progress Coming Together
June 20th, 2017 · 24 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
Declaring “We don’t look at what it is, we look at what we want it to be,” the managing partner of the Manhattan-based commercial real estate firm Exact Capital Group joined Mayor Joe Ganim and other officials Monday afternoon to announce a $400 million redevelopment of the shuttered and nostalgic Poli and Majestic theaters Downtown […]
Tags: Bridgeport Bluefish·David Carson·Joe Ganim·Mickey Herbert·Tom Gill·Webster Bank Arena
Connecticut Characters, Personalities Spicing Up The Nutmeg State
March 23rd, 2017 · 6 Comments · News and Events
Purchase book here. It took 40 years to write my latest book, Connecticut Characters, Personalities Spicing Up The Nutmeg State. Yes, I write slowly. But soon, it will be available for your reading pleasure or in lieu of that a nice flat surface for target practice. After all, the front cover features images of political […]
Tags: David Carson·Donald Trump·Ella Grasso·Joe Ganim·Joe Haines·John Rowland·Sue Katz
A ‘Horatio Alger’ Career–Business Titan Ernie Trefz
February 26th, 2017 · 5 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, Education, News and Events
Ernie Trefz, a Bridgeport business community titan for decades whose Downtown-based Trefz Corporation owned dozens of McDonalds franchises, commercial real estate and apartment buildings, passed away Saturday morning. He was a major benefactor of the University of Bridgeport including a business school named for him. He was 84.
Tags: Bill Finch·David Carson·Ernest Trefz·Mary-Jane Foster·Nancy Wyman·Neil Salonen·Seaside Park·Tom McCarthy·University of Bridgeport
‘Stop Managing The City In A Hotel Room!’ The Day David Carson Brought Sanity To The Financial Review Board
July 28th, 2016 · 8 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget
What’s government life like with a financial oversight board? Here’s a glimpse from my book Bow Tie Banker, a biography of David Carson, retired chief executive of People’s Bank. Carson had quite a flare-up with then State Treasurer Francisco Borges.
Tags: Bill O'Neill·David Carson·Jim Callahan·Tom Bucci·University of Connecticut
Lacking Political Beacon, Walker House Up For Sale Again
June 14th, 2018 · 5 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events, State Politics
Four years ago after losing a Republican primary for lieutenant governor, David Walker placed his waterfront Black Rock home for sale for $1,675,000. If an offer came it was not good enough for him to accept it. The Beacon Street house is now up for sale again, this time after Walker fell short of the […]
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Tags: Betty Pfriem·Chris Shays·CT Post·Dan Malloy·David Carson·David Walker·Jim Himes·Tom Foley