Calling a second city train station “Bridgeport’s next evolution,” Governor Dan Malloy visited the city Wednesday afternoon–his second stop as in many days–to announce $2.75 million for engineering, design and environmental permitting in support of Barnum Station at the site of the former Remington Arms factory on Barnum Avenue, an initiative proposed by Mayor Bill […]
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Malloy Helps City Track East Side Train Station, ‘Bridgeport’s Next Evolution’
July 17th, 2014 · 73 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
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Development Director Makes Case For City Progress
July 10th, 2014 · 82 Comments · Development and Zoning, Education
In a commentary first published in the Connecticut Post, city development director David Kooris highlights progress in Bridgeport. His commentary follows:
Tags: Bass Pro Shops·Bill Finch·Bridgeport Hospital·CT Post·David Kooris·Harding High School·Pleasure Beach·Steelpointe Harbor
Finch To Provide State Commissioner Tour Of Development Projects
June 13th, 2014 · 20 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
Mayor Bill Finch will guide Commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Robert Klee on a bus tour Monday afternoon of green business and economic development sites starting at the Pleasure Beach fishing pier and advancing to the Steel Point redevelopment area and other related projects. More on this from Finch Communications Director […]
Tags: Bill Finch·Brett Broesder·Pleasure Beach·Steelpointe Harbor
Finch Signs Land Document To Developer Of Steel Point For Bass Pro Construction, $1.2 Million For City
April 26th, 2014 · 35 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
UPDATE: Mayor Bill Finch has signed the property transfer documents over to the RCI Group, developer of Steelpointe Harbor, that now controls 12 acres on Stratford Avenue slated for construction of the Bass Pro Shops and other potential retail establishments. In return the city has received a $1,222,400 payment from the developer, according to mayoral […]
Tags: Bass Pro Shops·Bill Finch·Brett Broesder·Lenny Paoletta·Lydia Martinez·Milta Feliciano·Robert Christoph·Steelpointe Harbor
State Selling Bonds To Help Finance Bass Pro Construction
April 15th, 2014 · 8 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday Connecticut will offer $22 million in municipal bonds to help finance a new store for outdoor retailer Bass Pro Shops at the Steel Point redevelopment area. The sale of the general-obligation bonds through Connecticut Innovations Inc., the state’s financing arm, is expected the week of May 5, according to Moody’s […]
Tracking Malloy’s Financial Commitment To Bridgeport, The Money Allocation Database
July 7th, 2014 · 12 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events, State Politics
What’s Governor Dan Malloy’s commitment to Bridgeport compared to other municipalities? An OIB post last week, Malloy’s Bridgeport problem, covered the state’s failed two-year recruitment of the world’s largest hedge fund Bridgewater Associates. It triggered debate about Malloy’s devotion to Connecticut’s most populous city. Malloy critics maintain the recruitment of Bridgewater to Stamford that cost […]
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