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Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association (CT REIA) Announces Real Estate Rehab Meeting With Opening Doors LLC
March 3, 2010 Posted by CT REIA
West Hartford, CT - March 3, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — The Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association, or CT REIA, in association with Opening Doors LLC, is announcing a real estate rehab meeting on Saturday, March 6th, 2010. This meeting will take place at 43 Giles Street in North Haven, CT, from 10:00 to 11:00 am. This event is $10 for CT REIA Members, and $20 for non-members
Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association (CT REIA) Announces February 2010 Monthly Investor Meeting With Andy Heller
February 3, 2010 Posted by CT REIA
West Hartford, CT - February 3, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — The Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association, or CT REIA, in association with Andy Heller is announcing the February 2010 monthly meeting with Andy Heller. This event will take place on Monday, February 15th, from 5:30pm to 9:00pm, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cromwell, CT. This event is free for CT REIA members, and $30 for non-members
Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association (CT REIA) Announces Monthly Investor Meeting With Robyn Thompson
January 18, 2010 Posted by CT REIA
West Hartford, CT - January 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — The Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association, or CT REIA, in association with Robyn Thompson is announcing the January 2010 monthly meeting with Robyn Thompson. This event will take place on Monday, January 25th from 5:30pm to 9:00pm, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cromwell, CT. This event is free for CT REIA members and $30 for non-members
Himes Announces $20 Million in Recovery Funds for Conn. Clean Water Programs
May 20, 2009 Posted by Connecticut RealEstateRama
Washington, DC - May 20, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Congressman Jim Himes (CT-4) today announced nearly $20 million in funding from the Recovery Act for water quality programs in Connecticut. The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the state of Connecticut two grants that will create jobs and invest in finance green infrastructure, storm water management, and low-impact development.
Doyle: State Funds for Rocky Hill Veterans’ Home to Earn Matching Funds
April 24, 2009 Posted by Connecticut RealEstateRama
April 24, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — State Senator Paul Doyle (D-Wethersfield) said today state funding to underwrite design work for renovations at the Connecticut Veterans’ Home in Rocky Hill will qualify for federal matching funds. Senator Doyle said the State Bond Commission approved $489,000 last week for architectural and engineering fees to get the project started but the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs will provide 65 percent of the estimated $10.3 million total construction cost.
Senate President Helps Deliver Funding for New Parking Garage at ECSU
April 21, 2009 Posted by Connecticut RealEstateRama
April 21, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Hartford: Senate President Donald E. Williams, Jr. (D-Brooklyn) is pleased to announce that funding for a new parking garage at Eastern Connecticut State University will be approved by the State Bond Commission on April 24, 2009. The $18 million dollar garage, located on the north campus in Willimantic, will hold 808 vehicles.
Dodd, Lieberman Announce More Than $3.2 Million for Connecticut Courthouse Improvements
April 2, 2009 Posted by Connecticut RealEstateRama
April 02, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Senators Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) today announced $3,297,000 in federal funding to update and improve Connecticut’s Courthouses and Federal Buildings under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The funding is part of a nationwide plan to convert Federal buildings and Courthouses into high-performing energy efficient “green” buildings.
Governor Rell: Stimulus Infrastructure Projects Should Be 25 Percent ‘Green’
March 10, 2009 Posted by Connecticut RealEstateRama
March 10, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced she is adding a requirement that state infrastructure projects funded with incoming federal stimulus money contain a 25 percent ‘green’ component, a stipulation that goes beyond federal mandates and is designed to bolster Connecticut’s emerging green collar workforce and while conserving energy and resources.
Governor Rell Submits Proposed Regulations for Construction of ‘Green’ Buildings
January 26, 2009 Posted by Connecticut RealEstateRama
Sustainable, Energy-Efficient Designs Pave Way for More Green Collar Jobs
January 26, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced that her administration has finalized a comprehensive list of regulations for the construction and renovation of state-owned buildings and public schools designed to reduce energy consumption and costs and enhance a growing workforce of “green collar” jobs
Property Tax Exemption for Farm Machinery and Buildings
December 29, 2008 Posted by Connecticut RealEstateRama
December 29, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — You asked how (1) many towns approved a local option property tax exemption on farm machinery and buildings and (2) the state could get more towns to provide the optional tax break. This report updates OLR Report
Unregistered Home Improvement Contractor Sentenced to Prison
April 16, 2008 Posted by Connecticut RealEstateRama
HARTFORD, — Richard Koslik of Springfield Massachusetts, owner of the Ready Company and Custom Fabrications of Bloomfield, has been sentenced to serve nine months in prison for offering and performing home improvement work without being registered with the Department of Consumer Protection, Commissioner Jerry Farrell, Jr. said today.
HEI’s Development Projects Collectively Surpass Half-Billion Dollar Mark
February 7, 2008 Posted by Connecticut RealEstateRama
NORWALK, Conn., Feb. 6 /PRNewswire/ — HEI Hotels & Resorts, a rapidly growing hotel ownership and operating company, today announced that with its recent acquisition of a one-acre land parcel in Bellevue, Wash., the company’s development projects now collectively exceed $500 million.
