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CT Grown gets new logo — Hartford Business Journal

By Judith Stahl On March 29, 2021 · Add Comment · In In the News
Check out the new logo for CT Grown. Look for this logo to identify both local agriculture and aquaculture products. Read more about this change here: CT Grown gets new logo — Hartford Business Journal
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New website, webinar geared for aid to shuttered venues — New Haven Biz

By Judith Stahl On March 24, 2021 · Add Comment · In In the News
If your venue was shuttered due to the coronavirus, federal grant money is available to help. Click the link below for more information and direct links to the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program. “The agency will begin accepting applications for the relief program on Thursday, April 8. It can help
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Recovery Starts on Main Street — New Haven Independent

By Judith Stahl On March 19, 2021 · Add Comment · In In the News
“Small shops offer more to downtowns than a historic or small-town feel. They help main streets adapt to and recover from recessions.  Connecticut Main Street Center CEO Patrick McMahon brought this advice to the Municipal Voice, a co-production of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities and WNHH.” — New Haven Independent Read more or watch the
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CCM’s The Municipal Voice: Walking on Main Street

By Judith Stahl On March 16, 2021 · Add Comment · In In the News
CMSC CEO Patrick McMahon on appeared on Connecticut Conference of Municipalities’ (CCM) podcast, The Municipal Voice podcast. Watch & listen here!  
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A Battle Pitting Local versus State Control at the Heart of Legislation to Change Housing in Connecticut — CT Examiner

By Judith Stahl On March 13, 2021 · Add Comment · In In the News
“Local regulation of accessory apartments, mixed-use developments and multifamily housing could change dramatically if new legislation supported by the coalition Desegregate Connecticut is signed into law.” — CT Examiner. Read the Examiner’s take on Bill 1024, Desegregate Connecticut’s bill making it’s way through the Planning and Development Committee of the CT General Assembly. Full article here:
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Pandemic-relief grants go to 92 restaurants — Hartford Business Journal

By Judith Stahl On March 12, 2021 · Add Comment · In In the News
  “total of 92 restaurants across the state were awarded $5,000 grants from the Connecticut Restaurant Association (CRA) and DoorDash, the CRA announced Thursday.” Hartford Business Journal Read more about how  CT Restaurants are finding help:  Pandemic-relief grants go to 92 restaurants — Hartford Business Journal
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What the American Rescue Plan means for Main Street — Main Street America

By Judith Stahl On March 12, 2021 · Add Comment · In In the News
Main Street America issued an Advocacy Update out lining the impact of the American Rescue Plan on Main Street including Small Business Support, State & Local funding, and more. Click here to see their update          
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What will this summer look like in Hartford? Plans taking shape for live festivals and events as city aims for something to do ‘every single day and every single evening’ — Hartford Courant

By Judith Stahl On March 11, 2021 · Add Comment · In In the News
“A year after the pandemic caused a hush to fall over Hartford’s downtown, Mayor Luke Bronin foresees a city ‘alive again with art and music and dance and sports and food every single day and every single evening.'”– Hartford Courant Get the details. Mark your calendars!  What will this summer look like in Hartford? Plans
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Hartford streets walkable, safer to navigate? That’s the vision of a new plan — Hartford Courant

By Judith Stahl On March 10, 2021 · Add Comment · In In the News
“Making the streets of Hartford safer to navigate and more walkable — considered a key facet in the development of vibrant cities — is at the heart of a new plan working its way through city channels.” Hartford Courant Read more the plan details here:  Hartford streets walkable, safer to navigate? That’s the vision of
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Gen Z’s high-speed rail meme dream, explained — Vox

By Judith Stahl On March 10, 2021 · Add Comment · In In the News
“For members of the young online left, the high-speed rail map has become a ubiquitous fixture of politics Twitter. Created by graphic designer Alfred Twu in 2013, the map depicts a system of interconnected high-speed rail lines, linking Los Angeles to New York and Minneapolis to Miami, among other projects.” — Vox Read the entire
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