Measuring Success of Downtown Initiatives in Connecticut, A New Assessment Method

Measuring Success of Downtown Initiatives in Connecticut, A New Assessment Method

Connecticut Main Street Center has launched a new Annual Assessment tool for member communities. The metric-based scoring system will provide CMSC’s 80+ community members across the state with a way to measure the success of their initiatives to boost downtowns.

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State’s Municipalities Focus on Six Priorities at Legislature This Year

State’s Municipalities Focus on Six Priorities at Legislature This Year

The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM) is focusing its attention on six legislative priorities for the 2023 legislative session at the State Capitol.  The organization is urging Governor Lamont and state legislatures to take specific action on each of the proposals before the regular session ends in the first week of June.

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Looking Beyond Election, State Plans Economic Development Summit in November

Looking Beyond Election, State Plans Economic Development Summit in November

With Election Day less than three weeks away, Connecticut’s Department of Economic Development has announced plans for the second annual Connecticut Economic Development Summit, to be held at the Yale School of Management in New Haven on Tuesday, November 29 – just three weeks after the election.

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CT Foundation for Open Government Announces Recipients of First Pearlman FOI Award

CT Foundation for Open Government Announces Recipients of First Pearlman FOI Award

The Connecticut Foundation for Open Government (CFOG) has announced that a former state comptroller, a longtime state official, a clinic at Yale Law School and a columnist for The Day of New London have been selected to receive the inaugural Mitchell W. Pearlman Freedom of Information Award.

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