Connecticut

Connecticut needs a secure transportation lockbox that all funds raised for transportation is spent on that, said Gov. Dannel Malloy on the cusp of his second term.

Susan Weisselberg will become deputy secretary of the Connecticut Office of Policy and Management, OPM Secretary Benjamin Barnes announced.

The Green Energy Park is expected to earn Bridgeport, Conn., more than $7 million in tax revenue over its 20-year lease with United Illuminating, said Mayor Bill Finch.

Connecticut OPM operative Karen Buffkin will serve as general counsel to Gov. Dannel Malloy’s office when he begins his second term.

Connecticut receives $30 million in grants for restoration and resiliency to infrastructure in municipalities affected by Hurricane Sandy, Gov. Dannel Malloy announced.

Connecticut received nearly $12.5 million in discretionary federal funding to expand preschool programs in 14 high-need communities.

The Town of Brookfield, Conn. has disclosed that water facilities financed with some of its tax-exempt bonds may have private business use.

Connecticut's $557 million GO sale will save the state $35.4 million through refinancing and also attracted green investors, said state Treasurer Denise Nappier.

Connecticut Treasurer Denise Nappier's office has issued a request for proposals for private investment consulting services.

In-state investments by the Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds totaling more than $400 million are generating solid investment returns, state Treasurer Denise Nappier said.

The Connecticut Bond Commission expects approve $5 million for the continued expansion of the Connecticut Technical High School System’s manufacturing programs, said Gov. Dannel Malloy.

Connecticut faces a nearly $100 million deficit for fiscal 2015 should it take no administrative action to manage it, its Office of Policy and Management said in its annual fiscal accountability report.

The Connecticut Siting Council approved Bridgeport's green energy park, consisting of 9,000 solar panels and a 2.8-megawatt fuel cell atop an old and unused landfill — giving a final regulatory clearance for the clean energy project to begin.

Connecticut completed the first project under its local transportation capital improvement program, Gov. Dannel Malloy said.

Starbucks and Chipotle will be among the first tenants to open at the $750 million Steelpointe Harbor in Bridgeport, Conn., city and development officials said.

The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority has issued nearly $600 million this year, after its recent $58 million sale of mortgage finance program bonds.

Connecticut Treasurer Denise Nappier is in a neck-and-neck race against Trumbull First Selectman Tim Herbst in her bid for a fifth term.

The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority plans a $97.5 million housing mortgage financing that includes a $57 million bond sale and two private placements.

Connecticut will become the latest state to issue green bonds, state Treasurer Denise Nappier announced Wednesday.

Navigating through market turmoil, the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority was oversubscribed by 2.5 times and sold $157 million of bonds.