This eblast was issued by Paul Timpanelli, president of the Bridgeport Regional Business Council, inviting his business community constituency to the announcement of the first
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David Kooris Named City Development Director–Steel Point Makes Progress
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
Read moreEversley 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 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
Read moreSteel Point Developer Requests Extension For Infrastructure Improvements, Plus: Hockey Fever Downtown
Who says there’s no economic spinoff from the Webster Bank Arena? The new Barnum Publick House, across from the City Hall Annex and several blocks from
Read moreFinch: City Will Increase Investment In School Reform
Emphasizing school improvement and job creation Mayor Bill Finch issued his annual address to the Bridgeport business community Wednesday afternoon reasserting the need for mayoral
Read moreWhat’s Going On At Steelpointe Harbor?
The latest: the Connecticut Department of Transportation is planning to request bids for street improvements slated to begin in the spring of 2012 for the mixed-use
Read moreFinch Has Four More Years–What’s Next?
On a day that produced the lowest general election percentage turnout (18 percent) in city history, Mayor Bill Finch cruised to a second four-year term.
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