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A California-based insurance company has expanded its franchise program into Connecticut with the opening of a new location in Danbury. ow.ly/89IJ50Wvoy9
For the second time in two years, a restaurant in West Hartford has closed within a year of its opening. ow.ly/cRAj50WvosY
The CEO of General Dynamics, the parent company of Electric Boat, said this week that the Groton shipyard has the capacity to undertake building Virginia class submarines in competition with other yards if the Navy decides to make that change. ow.ly/RL9J50Wvopl
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The Connecticut Business & Industry Association has kicked off its second annual “Coolest Thing Made in Connecticut” competition, offering up a widely varied selection of 16 products that will challenge for the title. ow.ly/R7op50WvonH
After years of planning, Waterbury’s Union Station – the former home of the Republican-American newspaper – will reprise its role as a train station, albeit on a smaller scale. ow.ly/4GVU50WvogN
The City of Hartford has issued a $780,782 property tax refund to the court-appointed receiver of the 12-story Metro Center office tower downtown, following the settlement of an assessment appeal in New Britain Superior Court. ow.ly/qPe050WvlmH
A developer from Rye, New York, has proposed erecting a 40-unit apartment building in Norwalk next to an apartment building that has 57 units, according to plans filed with the city. ow.ly/5ILc50Wvli3
These new Connecticut businesses launched from July 10 to July 23. ⬇️ ow.ly/Se7o50WvhQF
Yale New Haven Health will no longer provide medication treatment as part of its gender-affirming care services for patients 19 and under, a spokesperson confirmed Thursday morning. ow.ly/xfVz50WvfiE
Beth Bye, the commissioner of the Office of Early Childhood, said CT's approach to providing a stable source of funding for early education — an off-budget trust fund — has drawn national attention. ow.ly/557M50Wvf1l
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The site of the former Pepperidge Farm factory in Norwalk has sold for $11 million – significantly below its appraised value, according to city records. ow.ly/sft150WuUoc
A former factory in Thomaston has been listed for sale with a price of $2.25 million. ow.ly/GQqc50WuNoY