A bill proposed in the state legislature would create a tax credit for manufacturers who donate equipment or supplies to manufacturing training programs at public high schools and technical schools.
First there was the beautifully groomed border collie. Then a couple of lapdogs on leashes nosing the greenery. But the bulldog in a baby stroller made it official: Downtown Shelton is now a hip residential neighborhood. One man can take much of the credit for launching the transformation of a once-desolate industrial area: Bridgeport-based developer John Guedes.