Optimism abounds for Bridgeport harbor as new tenant Hornblower announced
April 5, 2021
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Gov. Ned Lamont speaks at a news conference on the Bridgeport Boatworks property, in Bridgeport, Conn. April 5, 2021. Lamont joined other officials to announce a long-term lease agreement between Bridgeport Boatworks and the Hownblower Group, who run a wide variety of water cruises and ferry services.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Gov. Ned Lamont speaks at a news conference on the Bridgeport Boatworks property, in Bridgeport, Conn. April 5, 2021. Lamont joined other officials to announce a long-term lease agreement between Bridgeport Boatworks and the Hownblower Group, who run a wide variety of water cruises and ferry services.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
Bridgeport aims to make Sikorsky the southwestern CT airport
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Views of Sikorsky Memorial Airport in Stratford, Conn., on Friday Jan. 22, 2021.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut Media
BRIDGEPORT The city is seeking an advantage in the debate over which airport Bridgeport’s Sikorsky or New Haven’s Tweed should receive state support and, more importantly, state and federal investment to expand post-coronavirus pandemic services and flights.
Mayor Joe Ganim’s administration and a pair of Sikorsky’s tenants are moving ahead with commissioning a $47,000 study of the airport’s potential by the Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis at the University of Connecticut.