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Aerospace components manufacturer announces new Enfield facility

1 week ago | hartfordbusiness.com | Harriet Jones

Aerospace company WHI Global will open a new $12 million production facility in Enfield, and expects to hire more than 40 employees in Connecticut. WHI, which makes composite parts and assemblies for the aerospace and defense markets, currently has facilities in New Jersey, Texas, Oklahoma and Massachusetts. WHI made the announcement in partnership with Gov. Ned Lamont and AdvanceCT at the Paris Air Show.
Curaleaf appoints new president and other leaders from food-and-beverage sector

1 week ago | hartfordbusiness.com | Harriet Jones

Cannabis company Curaleaf Holdings has appointed a new president and also hired for several other positions in branding, marketing and retail. The Stamford-based company is bringing on food industry veteran Rahul Pinto to the newly created role of president. Pinto has worked in leadership roles at grocery chain Albertsons as well as at PepsiCo and Bacardi.
Chrysalis Center opens new supportive housing in Plainville

1 week ago | hartfordbusiness.com | Harriet Jones

Hartford’s Chrysalis Center is opening a new supportive housing facility in Plainville to help older adults transitioning out of homelessness. The Chrysalis Center Housing Development Corp. has purchased and renovated the space at 80 Broad Street, formerly known as St. Phillip House. The project was backed by $2.4 million in federal funding, provided through the Connecticut Department of Housing. It was one of nine such projects around the state announced last year by the department.
$30M New Haven affordable housing development opens on land once taken for a highway

1 week ago | hartfordbusiness.com | Harriet Jones

A new $30 million affordable housing development has opened in New Haven’s West River neighborhood. The Curtis Cofield II Estates is the result of a partnership between West River Self-Help Investment Plan and New York-based NHP Foundation. The development was constructed on vacant, city-owned land that was taken by eminent domain decades ago for a highway extension that was never built.
Electric Boat awarded $987M contract modification to facilitate submarine building program

1 week ago | hartfordbusiness.com | Harriet Jones

Groton shipyard Electric Boat has been awarded a $987 million contract modification from the Navy that will help the submarine builder with additional component development, yard infrastructure and boosting its supply chain companies as it ramps up production. The company’s leadership says the award will facilitate the acquisition of long lead time material, as well as supporting construction costs.
UConn trustees debate enrollment as a solution to budget shortfall

1 week ago | hartfordbusiness.com | Emilia Otte

Facing a budget deficit and decreasing number of high schoolers graduating in Connecticut, leaders at the University of Connecticut are questioning how far the school can expand its enrollment without compromising its ability to serve students. Administrators have laid out plans to trim the system’s budget, but they also need to raise revenue. Neither will be simple.
Pratt & Whitney announces new engine sales, launches engine upgrade technology

1 week ago | hartfordbusiness.com | Harriet Jones

Pratt & Whitney has announced new long-term deals with Frontier Airlines and Cebu Pacific. The East Hartford jet engine maker has also announced the availability of a new engine upgrade for partner airlines using its geared turbofan (GTF) engine. Frontier Airlines has selected Pratt & Whitney GTF engines to power 91 Airbus A321neo aircraft, with the first currently scheduled for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2026.
Hartford Restaurant Group to debut 10th location in CT

1 week ago | hartfordbusiness.com | Harriet Jones

The Hartford Restaurant Group is opening a new Wood-n-Tap location in Groton this week. The 8,700-square-foot renovated and expanded restaurant at 117 Long Hill Road is the 10th Wood-n-Tap location in Connecticut. The group’s first out-of-state location opened in West Springfield, Mass., in 2023. The Groton site had been a 99 Restaurant and Pub. The Massachusetts-based chain closed the location in 2022, along with two other Connecticut sites.
Transformative CT early childhood education bill gets full passage

3 weeks ago | hartfordbusiness.com | Laura Tillman

The Connecticut House of Representatives passed a priority bill on Saturday that promises to transform early childhood care and education for generations of families. Senate Bill 1, which also includes supports for special education, would create a new endowment for early childhood education that would draw up to $300 million from surplus funds each year.
Lawmakers approve $50M state fund to support vacant commercial property conversions; billions more for other economic dev. efforts

3 weeks ago | hartfordbusiness.com | Greg Bordonaro

State lawmakers on Wednesday approved a plan to spend $50 million over the coming two years to help finance the conversion of empty commercial buildings into new uses. The Greyfield Revitalization program was part of Gov. Ned Lamont’s original capital budget proposal unveiled in February. The capital budget is separate from the two-year, $55.8 billion General Fund budget that the House and Senate approved this week.