Looking to develop : Demand for homes could lead to construction spike in Connecticut
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A new home takes shape in early February 2021 in Weston, Conn. During the pandemic year of 2020, permit applications for new houses outpaced those for new apartment units in Connecticut, reversing a sizable gap from 2019.Alexander Soule/Hearst Connecticut Media
As properties go, it was not going to last long on the market a dream home on more than an acre of land in Greenwich, abutting more than three acres of conservation area and priced at a mere $1.8 million in an enclave where other houses are selling for more than $5 million.
Connecticut not following New York s lead with Amazon lawsuit over COVID safety protocols
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FILE - In this March 30, 2020 file photo, workers at Amazon s fulfillment center in Staten Island, N.Y., gather outside to protest work conditions in the company s warehouse in New York. Amazon is facing a lawsuit from the New York Attorney General’s office that claims the online shopping powerhouse didn’t provide adequate health and safety measures for workers at its New York facilities during the coronavirus pandemic and took retaliatory action against multiple employees. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)Bebeto Matthews / Associated Press
Iconic Connecticut gun maker Colt sold to Czech company
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FILE - In this March 27, 2008, file photo, M4 Colt rifles are produced at the Colt Defense Plant in Hartford, Conn. The 179-year-old gun maker filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sunday, June 14, 2015, estimating it owes up to $500 million. Analysts cite several reasons behind Colt s bankruptcy filing, including struggles to recover from the loss of military business and failure to capitalize on consumer interest in guns.Richard Lardner / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
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In this Dec. 17, 2014 photo, a blue onion-shaped dome sits atop Samuel Colt s 19th century gun factory in Hartford, Conn., and is perhaps the best known symbol of a bygone era. As the decade-long push to make a national park out of the now-closed gun factory won approval in Washington, elected officials hailed the project as a way to boost one of Hartford s poorest neighborhoods and honor the revolver as a ma
Stratford-based Sikorsky lands $1B contract for U.S. Air Force helicopter upgrades
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An artist rendering of the proposed Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter being developed for the U.S. Air Force.Contributed / Sikorsky Aircraft and Lockheed MartinShow MoreShow Less
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A VH-92A helicopter on the tarmac at Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Md.Contributed / Lockheed Martin CorporationShow MoreShow Less
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A week after awarding Sikorsky $478 million to complete a fleet of “Marine One” helicopters for use by the White House, the Department of Defense signaled the Stratford manufacturer could see nearly $1 billion more to upgrade a fleet of helicopters.
Mohegan Sun sees boom after pandemic bubble, including online betting
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The NCAA’s “Bubbleville” logo in December 2020 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. Mohegan Sun revenue dropped 31 percent in the year of COVID-19, besting the results for smaller Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment casinos in Pennsylvania and Ontario, Canada. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)Jessica Hill / Associated Press
In comments ranging from sports betting to its popular food buffets one prodded along by the pandemic, the other a possible casualty Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment’s CEO expressed confidence Thursday that patronage will bounce back at its Mohegan Sun casino in Eastern Connecticut, even as it readies to expand with a new venue in Las Vegas.