• The state has received federal rebates worth more than $400,000 for three state construction projects aimed at making state buildings more energy efficient. Newly constructed additions and renovations at A.I. Prince Technical High School in Hartford, the University of Connecticut Health Center’s facility at 65 Kane St. in West Hartford, and at the Uncas-on-Thames complex in Norwich generated the rebates to the state. The energy improvements at Prince Tech include energy efficient heating and cooling systems, transformers and windows built into the design of the new additions. The other buildings’ improvements consist of energy efficient lighting inside and out, low wattage LED installation, occupancy sensors.
• For the third consecutive year, Fiduciary Investment Advisors was recognized by PlanAdviser magazine as one of the most successful advisers of the year in the categories of ‘Adviser Teams with $5 billion or More in Retirement Plan Assets Under Advisement’ and ‘Adviser Teams with 100 Plans or More Under Advisement.’ Mark Wetzel, Mike Goss, Chris Kachmar, Karen Paulson, Tony Tranghese and Ryan Gardner were all honorably mentioned in the article.
• Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award. To receive the award, the Stroke Center at Saint Francis achieved 85 percent or higher adherence to all Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Performance Achievement indicators for two or more consecutive 12-month intervals, and achieved 75 percent or higher compliance with six of 10 Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Quality Measures, which are reporting initiatives to measure quality of care.
• The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has awarded a grant to fund broadband mapping and planning activities in Connecticut and nine other states. Funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the program will increase broadband access and adoption through better data collection and broadband planning.
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