UPDATE: Mayor Bill Finch today appointment David Kooris director of the City’s Office of Planning and Economic Development. Kooris replaces Donald Eversley who Finch announced
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Eversley Departs City Development Post–Mayor Wants Him To “Reinvigorate” BEDCO–Pass The No Doz
Mayor Bill Finch announced Monday afternoon that Economic Development Director Don Eversley will leave city employment to try to revive the Bridgeport Economic Development Corporation,
Read moreDowntown Bookstore Slated To Close
Georgia Day who 10 years ago enriched downtown with the opening of Rainy Faye Bookstore says the city gathering spot for authors, readers and musicians
Read moreGE Current On Boston Avenue Taxes
City on-line records show General Electric, owner of the dismantled former munitions factory site on Boston Avenue, pays $284,128 in real estate taxes for the
Read moreCity Going To The Mattresses
From Mayor Finch: On Wednesday, June 27, Mayor Bill Finch will join DEEP Commissioner Esty and DECD Smith, and the Greater Bridgeport Community Enterprises/Green Team
Read moreEversley, Chief Development Official, Departing Soon–City Eyes Replacement
The buzz in City Hall has Economic Development Director Donald Eversley segueing out of his role within the next few weeks as city leaders settle
Read moreJudge Sides With P&Z, Rejects Halfway House Application
Superior Court Judge Theodore Tyma has ruled for the city’s Planning & Zoning Commission that denied a second extension of time for a proposed 120-bed halfway house by
Read moreSteel Point A Step Closer
It’s been decades in the making generating heavy doses of hope–and cynicism–to transform a beleaguered section of the East Side, but city officials say “The
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