Bob’s Discount Furniture has agreed to keep its corporate headquarters in Manchester and its distribution center in Norwich under a revised economic development agreement with the state.
A two-story retail building along the busy Berlin Turnpike that housed the first Bob’s Discount Furniture store beginning in 1991 recently sold for $2.37 million.
The Newington Town Plan and Zoning Commission on Wednesday unanimously approved a 41-unit affordable housing development at 103 Louis St., clearing the way for a Cromwell-based developer’s second affordable housing project in town.
Manchester-based Bob’s Discount Furniture is scheduled to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday after raising $330.7 million in its initial public offering.
Two long-established real estate brokerages serving Connecticut and New York have merged, creating a combined company with nine offices and nearly 200 agents across the two states.
A Cromwell-based developer has filed plans to build a 41-unit apartment complex on a vacant lot in Newington, with 30% of the units reserved as affordable housing for moderate-income families.