With construction of a new facility to replace Harding High progressing for the next school year, the naming of the school has reemerged. Keep the name or something new? Four years ago then Mayor Bill Finch, whose administration secured property off Boston Avenue from General Electric to build a modern facility, suggested renaming the school […]
Entries Tagged as 'Steelpointe Harbor'
“Jobs, Jobs, Jobs”–Union Workers Rally MGM Gaming Proposal
February 28th, 2018 · 46 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, Development and Zoning, News and Events, State Politics
Roaring like a grappler who has one last fight in him, Bridgeport’s just-turned 82-year-old political and labor warrior State Senator Ed Gomes stepped on the podium of an East End events hall, not far from the Steelpointe Harbor redevelopment area where MGM Resorts proposes a $675 million waterfront casino destination projected to create 7,000 jobs. Addressing […]
Tags: Aaron Turner·Aidee Nieves·Chris Rosario·Ed Gomes·Joe Ganim·Peter Carroll·Steelpointe Harbor·Uri Clinton
Unions To Rally For MGM Resorts Casino
February 26th, 2018 · 6 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events, State Politics
Major labor unions will conduct a rally for casino jobs Tuesday, 6 p.m. at 40 Logan Street in the East End including a push for a Project Labor Agreement with MGM Resorts that has proposed a $675 million waterfront gaming facility in Bridgeport.
Tags: Steelpointe Harbor
Rigged? State Senator Larson’s Hissy Fit Endangers Thousands Of Jobs
February 22nd, 2018 · 5 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events, State Politics
What’s wrong with an open, competitive process? Why does a gaming monopoly advantage the tribal nations to the economic detriment of the rest of the state including Connecticut’s largest city where polling shows residents overwhelmingly support MGM Resorts’ proposed waterfront gaming development that will create 7,000 jobs by a proven gaming leader? In a state […]
Tags: Ed Gomes·Marilyn Moore·Steelpointe Harbor·Tim Larson·Tom Kelly
Developer Al Lenoci Jr. Killed By Train In Fairfield, Witnesses: Ran In Front Of Train
February 21st, 2018 · 19 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
Update here. Al Lenoci Jr., a prominent Bridgeport developer who was charged 17 years ago in the public corruption probe of Mayor Joe Ganim, was killed Wednesday morning by a Metro-North train near Fairfield Metro Station. Witnesses told police they saw Lenoci Jr. run out in front of the train.
MGM Rallies City Residents In Waterfront Gaming Push
February 19th, 2018 · 57 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events, State Politics
For a company cynics assert is just here for show, MGM Resorts is spending mightily to build public support for a proposed $675 million waterfront resort for the East End, a neighborhood in need of an economic jolt. An MGM mail piece hit city mail boxes during the week as various casino constituencies slot positioning in […]
Wheels Turn In Casino Positioning
February 15th, 2018 · 25 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events, State Politics
A public hearing regarding a request for proposals for a commercial gaming facility is scheduled for March 8 in Hartford as the plot thickens for an open casino process driven by MGM Resorts that proposes a $675 million waterfront casino in the city and pushback from the state’s two tribal nations that enjoy a gaming monopoly in […]
Tags: Chris Rosario·Jack Hennessy·Jim Murren·Joe Ganim·Steelpointe Harbor·Webster Bank Arena
Revamped Casino Resort Bill Passes Key Legislative Committee
March 16th, 2018 · 18 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events, State Politics
What appeared dead is still alive. The state legislature’s Public Safety Committee by a 22-3 vote Friday afternoon approved a bill that calls for an open, competitive process with Bridgeport in play as the host city for a waterfront gaming facility. What changed? The original bill called for scrapping last year’s approval by the legislature for […]
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