Saying they have deep concerns about the economic future of Connecticut, three disparate groups have joined together to organize a first-ever summit. It will bring together business, government, labor, education and social service leaders to brainstorm.
The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection is closing down two state-owned island and instilling new conservation measures on beaches in order to protect six species of coastal birds.
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, which will open its Foxwoods outlets on May 21, wants to hire more than 900 people and is hosting a job fair next month, it said.
The Department of Energy & Environmental Protection is providing $7.8 million in grants to 25 communities to purchase 2,237 acres of property to be preserved as open space.