Will one of America’s leading builders of yachts and commercial vessels bail out of its Bridgeport facility? The owner of the company Derecktor Shipyards tells the Fairfield County Independent
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Finch: Funds For East End Project
From Mayor Bill Finch: City Receives EPA Approval to Use Federal Funding to Assist with Remediation of Seaview Plaza Development Mayor Bill Finch announced today
Read moreMike Moore, New Downtown Chief
From the Downtown Special Services District: Bridgeport Downtown Special Services District Names Mike Moore President and CEO; Seeks to Advance Area as Regional Draw DSSD
Read moreYou Want To Buy This Property?
The city has issued a request for proposals for redevelopment of several city blocks in the northern tier of downtown that need serious attention. It’s the
Read moreHoly Moses! Newton Endorses Foster–‘Broken Promises’ By Finch For Jobs
Former State Senator Ernie Newton’s syntax is far from perfect, but he has a way of turning a phrase borrowed or his own. The Moses
Read moreCurcio: ‘I Hosted A Finch Fundraiser’
In the summer of 2007 State Senator Bill Finch, the Democratic-endorsed candidate for mayor facing a stiff challenge from State Rep. Chris Caruso, was thrown
Read moreWhen A Mayor Loses Support Can He Make New Friends?
Primaries are weird ducks. They’re not like higher turnout general elections. In the world of primaries you identify your friends and drag them out to
Read moreCarbone Revives Plastics Business
Jim Carbone, whose family has a long history in the city, is starting a new plastics business in the old headquarters of Modern Plastics that his
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