East Windsor

If every Connecticut resident and business recycled their soda and beer cans — instead of throwing them away or returning them for a nickel deposit — Tom DeVivo would be a rich man.

The former La Renaissance Banquet & Conference Center in East Windsor, host over a half century to scores of high-profile dinners and luncheons, prom nights, wedding receptions and other special events, is on the market for $2.8 million, brokers say.

One of the major owners in STR Holdings of Enfield unloaded two-thirds of its investment in the beleaguered solar manufacturer at a $30 million loss, according to filings with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission.

Walmart is opening three new or expanded Connecticut stores this week, one of which is a replacement for an existing East Windsor location.

The owner of an East Windsor gun store that sold guns to Newtown shooter Adam Lanza's mother pleaded guilty Thursday to violating federal firearms laws, according to Connecticut's acting U.S. attorney and Boston-based gun regulators.

Stratford landlord DeMattia Cos. Inc. bought the 75,000-square-foot industrial building at 8 Craftsman Road in East Windsor for $1 million.

East Windsor manufacturing tool maker Koma Precision is providing its products to the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology so regional manufacturers can increase their productivity, CCAT announced.

Enfield's STR Holdings Inc. said it will continue to see lower net sales in the second quarter, due to the loss of its largest customer earlier this year as well as a recent insolvency petition by a European customer.

Troubled solar firm STR Holdings of Enfield has ensured its top executives will receive nearly $1 million in bonuses this fiscal year even if the company is sold.

Gov. Dannell P. Malloy today announced grants available for farms damaged in the tornado and related storm that hit East Windsor and Windsor Locks on Monday.