Plainfield

Two Connecticut real estate investors have quietly sought and won approval for the state's first EB-5 visa center, which works with federal authorities to offer green cards in exchange for foreign investment.

The State Mosquito Management Program today announced positive test for West Nile virus in mosquitoes in 12 Connecticut towns.

Connecticut awarded $11.9 million in grants to provide or ugrade affordable housing and boot-strap economic development in 26 communities, authorities say.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced Friday the state is giving $8 million to four railroad companies to modernize the state's track system for easier transport of freight.

Plainfield got a $200,000 federal grant to assess how much environmental cleanup may be needed to restore the former InterRoyal mill site to developable use, authorities say.

Connecticut ranked No. 5 in America for green job creation in 2012, according to a national business association compiling of media reports.

Plainfield will use a $500,000 state grant to rebuild and repair Green Hollow Road, a key commercial artery bisecting the eastern Connecticut community.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will plans to review contaminants at Gallup's Quarry in Plainfield to determine if EPA needs to modify the remediation plan for the Superfund site.