Gary Larkin

Fairfield

Editor at Westchester County Business Journal

Gary is the editor of The Bristol Press. The tweets expressed are mine alone.

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Articles

Young Westchester, Fairfield county business people honored

1 week ago | westfaironline.com | Gary Larkin

SOUTH NORWALK – When Casarra Cover was asked what her past self would think of herself now, without blinking, she responded, “I’m pretty sure she would say, ‘Girl, you made it.’”And why not, at the age of 24 and the mother of four kids she was left in charge of the family business – Whitaker’s Garage Door Store in Peekskill, New York. Cover, the president, and her husband, Jonathan, have run the business since acquiring it from Cover’s grandfather Henry B. Whitaker in 2008.
Online reporting tool to capture state impact of Trump actions

1 week ago | westfaironline.com | Gary Larkin

HARTFORD – Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration today launched an online tool for state businesses, nonprofits, and municipalities to report how they have been affected by recent Trump administration federal actions. Users will need to create a login and then will be prompted with a series of questions to report any impact they may be experiencing. Examples of items that are encouraged to be reported include pauses, cancelations, and reductions in federal funding, reductions in employment, and tariffs.
Poll: Adults mixed about impact of AI on society

1 week ago | westfaironline.com | Gary Larkin

HAMDEN – A Quinnipiac University national poll of adults finds Americans have mixed feelings about how artificial intelligence is affecting society. The poll, done in collaboration with the Quinnipiac University School of Computing & Engineering and the Quinnipiac University School of Business, also found they have conflicting views on AI’s impact on the job market. But they are in sync when it comes to concerns about AI’s impact on the youngest generation.
What’s left and gone at the Trumbull Mall

1 week ago | westfaironline.com | Gary Larkin

Canadian university teachers warned about travel to the U.S. The Canadian Association of University Teachers has warned its members to...
Westchester, Fairfield county luxury homebuyers highly active in Q1 2025

1 week ago | westfaironline.com | Gary Larkin

RYE BROOK, N.Y. – The luxury residential market in Westchester and Fairfield counties remained highly active in the first quarter of 2025, according to the Houlihan Lawrence Q1 2025 Luxury Market report. “From the $2 million entry point in Westchester to the $10 million-plus estates of Greenwich, the luxury segment continued to outperform broader market trends in both pricing and pace” said Liz Nunan, president and CEO of Houlihan Lawrence.
Remaking historic mall into a neighborhood?

1 week ago | westfaironline.com | Gary Larkin

TRUMBULL – A former patron of Trumbull Shopping Park in the 1960s recalls going to Woolworths as a kid to look at the pets downstairs and his grandmother treating him to a patty melt and ice cream at the lunch counter. “I remember back-to-school shopping at D.M. Reads. And I remember Waldbaums (supermarket) out back,” @NYCJohnnyLES commented on a recent YouTube video posted by Fleabitten Adventures.
ARKA Group custodians in Danbury get $70K total backpay, but no jobs

1 week ago | westfaironline.com | Gary Larkin

DANBURY – The former cleaning contractor for ARKA Group has agreed to pay each of the 14 former custodians it terminated last year $5,000 in backpay, according to 32BJ SEIU, the union representing the displaced workers. Horizon Services, a non-union cleaning contractor, was hired by the engineering and technological solutions defense and space manufacturer in July 2024. Horizon terminated the employment of the 14 workers immediately after ARKA replaced SMG, a union contractor, with Horizon.
Tong backs challenge to Trump’s students’ visas revocation

1 week ago | westfaironline.com | Gary Larkin

HARTFORD – On the day it came to light that the Trump administration revoked more than 1,000 visas for international students at American colleges and universities, including at least 50 in the state, Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in fighting the administration’s so-called ideological deportation policy.
Bridgeport Grand List down falls 1.7% in 2024

1 week ago | westfaironline.com | Gary Larkin

BRIDGEPORT – The city’s Grand List total net value dipped 1.7% in 2024 to $8.03 billion from $8.17 billion in 2023, according to city property records. The total taxable net value of properties break down as follows:Real estate: $6.21 billionPersonal property: $1.18 billionMotor vehicles: $663 millionThe 2024 Grand List also includes $8.86 million in 25% tax penalties charged to 2,240 personal property accounts, which is up slightly from $8.84 million charged in 2023.
State Bond Commission approves $77M in local funding

1 week ago | westfaironline.com | Gary Larkin

HARTFORD – The State Bond Commission at its April 11 meeting approved about $77 million in state funding to support the sixth round of grants under the Community Investment Fund 2030. Those funds will go toward seven projects and organizations in Fairfield County for a total of $11.5 million, according to Gov. Ned Lamont, Senate President Pro Tempore Martin M. Looney, and Speaker of the House Matt Ritter.