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Governor M. Jodi Rell announced today that the state of Connecticut is adding to its holdings of open space with the purchase of 134 acres of the Bogus Farm property, which is located in Bethel adjacent to the popular Collis B. Huntington State Park

Join us for the first ever Education Conference and Trade Expo on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at the West Hartford Convention Center in Blue Back Square featuring the Connecticut Mandatory Courses taught by Linda St. Peter with a continental breakfast and cocktail reception catered by Grants. There'll also be door prizes, free raffles, networking and more!

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.

CCM applauds the Appropriations Committee for a FY 2008-09 budget that includes $46 million in increases in aid for towns and cities over what had been proposed by Governor Rell in February ($26 million above the previously adopted budget).

Governor M. Jodi Rell announced today enhancements to the CT FAMLIES refinancing program to assist more homeowners caught up in the sub-prime mortgage crisis in Connecticut. The changes to the program will allow more homeowners to participate in the program and provide more direct assistance to Connecticut families facing foreclosure.

Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced “CT FAMLIES” -- a new $50 million refinancing program to address the subprime mortgage crisis in Connecticut.

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.

CCM begins airing radio message on Thursday, January 31, calling on the Governor and General Assembly to reopen the second year of the state budget to increase state aid to towns and work together with towns to solve the property tax crisis

HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CBRE Realty Finance, Inc. (NYSE: CBF) today announced that it has amended its existing credit facility with Wachovia Bank N.A., effective as of January 24, 2008.

HAMDEN, Conn., Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- RCM Phoenix Partners, LLC, a Belfonti Associates related entity, announced today that a satellite office of the Marion County Prosecutor officially opened its doors for business on the grounds of the Phoenix Apartments January 16, 2008.

McLean, VA – Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE), NewAlliance Bank and Mutual Housing Association of Southwestern Connecticut are pleased to announce that they are working together to offer informative workshops that demystify the homeownership process for families in the Southwestern Connecticut.

GREENWICH, Conn., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Antares Investment Partners, a leading real estate development and private equity firm, will end 2007 with commercial occupancy levels rising to 80% for its 1.45 million square feet of commercial holdings in the Stamford/Greenwich area.

BOSTON, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (the Bank) awarded $745,000 in grants to fund 57 units of affordable housing in Bridgeport, Meriden, and New London. In all, 25 New England initiatives received more than $16 million in grants, loans, and rate subsidies as part of the Bank's Affordable Housing Program (AHP) to create or preserve 674 rental and ownership units for very low-, low-, and moderate-income individuals and families.

NORWICH, Conn., Nov. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- There is promising news today for distressed homeowners in the Norwich-Enfield area. The National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA) is estimating that Congressman Joe Courtney can give 603 homeowners in his Congressional District a fighting chance to save their homes from foreclosure during the current mortgage crisis.

Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced “CT FAMLIES” -- a new $50 million refinancing program to address the subprime mortgage crisis in Connecticut. There are approximately 71,000 active sub-prime mortgages in Connecticut and many are delinquent and in danger of default. Approximately 21,000 of these adjustable rate (sub-prime) mortgages are scheduled to reset at much higher rates between October 2007 and December 2009.