Ellington

🔒Connecticut farmland shrinks amid economic pressures, rising developer interest

As developers offer prices that state preservation programs can't match, Connecticut has lost nearly 1,000 farms and 65,000 acres of farmland in a decade — and farmers say rising taxes, energy costs and weak milk prices are making it harder to hold on.

🔒CT businesses rush to start solar projects before federal tax credit expires

Connecticut solar developers are racing to launch projects before a July 4 federal deadline, with businesses scrambling to qualify for a 30% tax credit set to expire under new rules that are reshaping the state's commercial renewable energy market.

🔒After upgrades and new tenants, Ellington Big Y plaza lands $16M refinancing

Two and a half years after acquiring a Big Y-anchored shopping plaza in Ellington, a Manhattan-based investment group has recouped part of its acquisition cost through a $16 million mortgage.

🔒CT solar firms report surge in activity as end of federal tax credits looms

Not long after the One Big Beautiful Bill was submitted to Congress in May, the phones at Ellington-based alternative energy company Earthlight Technologies began to light up.
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Ellington tobacco wholesaler admits defrauding state of $1.2M

An Ellington tobacco wholesaler pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in Connecticut to defrauding the state...

Faked Stafford meat tests snare 2nd culprit

A second person has been convicted of falsifying test results on ground beef at a Stafford meat packer, authorities say.

🔒10 area multi-family properties fetch more than $20.4M

A portfolio of 10 Hartford area apartment-condominium communities with 384 units recently sold for more than $20.4 million, officials say.

Labor dept. issues stop work orders at 18 grocery stores

The state Labor Department has issued stop work orders at 18 ShopRite, Stop and Shop, and Whole Foods locations in Connecticut after receiving wage complaints about the cleaning contractors.
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$1B in bonding canceled

The House voted unanimously Thursday to cancel or reduce $1 billion in bonding that would affect schools, infrastructure, and development projects across Connecticut.

Controversial hedge fund aid passes with little opposition

Two members of the state Bond Commission this morning opposed providing $22 million in state bond funding to Bridgewater Associates, a Connecticut hedge fund that manages more than $130 billion.
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