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CMSC Kicks Off 2022 Webinar Series
CMSC’s 2022 webinar series began today with our 4-Point Approach to Main Street Revitalization webinars, a 4-part series aimed at providing municipal leaders and downtown professionals with a foundational overview of the 4-Point Approach. All webinars are free and will be posted to our YouTube Channel for easy viewing. Register for one or the remaining three below. With many thanks to our 4-Point Series Sponsor, Liberty Bank!
Then, save the date for our Recovery & Resiliency webinar on Food Halls & Public Markets featuring Chelsea Mouta of Hartford’s Parkville Market, on February 22nd. This fascinating discussion will cover how food halls and public markets can revive industrial spaces, attract vendors and celebrate local entrepreneurs and cultures.
CMSC Welcomes New Professional Affiliate, Material Promotions
CMSC is pleased to welcome Material Promotions to our Professional Affiliate network. Located in Waterbury, they are a large-format graphic printing and fabrication company that specializes in helping downtowns with placemaking, promotion and revitalization. They offer a full line of promotion graphics (such as banners) for business, academic, retail and municipal markets across the country.
CMSC Professional Affiliate Design Your Monday Expands Services
CMSC is happy to report that Professional Affiliate Design Your Monday is expanding its offerings as a result of its growth over the past few years. Design Your Monday recently unveiled an updated logo and website and new services which include Exterior Design, Brand Design, and Workplace Strategy, all of which complement their Interior Design services to give clients an added advantage in developing workspaces that help generate a profit.
For those who aren’t already familiar with Design Your Monday, you can see owner Jennifer Gaggion present our webinar, Overcoming Leasing Obstacles. Viewers said the webinar provided “So much info from tax credits to design. Amazing!” and when asked what one thing they’d put into practice immediately, one attendee said, “Calling Jennifer next time I need help!”
Governor Lamont Announces $17.9 Million in State Funding to Remediate Blighted Properties
Governor Ned Lamont recently announced his administration is awarding approximately $17.9 million in state grants to help with the costs of remediating 40 blighted parcels in 13 towns and cities across Connecticut for the purposes of putting them back into productive use.
The grants are from the Department of Economic and Community Development’sBrownfield Remediation Program. They are expected to leverage $427 million in private funding and will help in the investigation and clean-up of approximately 78 acres of land.
The grants will go to projects in Berlin, Bridgeport, Haddam, Hebron, Meriden, Montville, New Britain, New Haven, New London, Stamford, Thompson, Torrington and West Hartford. Several of the parcels are located in CMSC member network communities and will result in mixed-use developments that will help invigorate their downtowns and town centers. Read the press release.
CMSC Blog: Transformative Learning to Transform Our Main Streets
CMSC's new Education & Training Director has taught hundreds of people pursuing their goals and loves seeing a "light bulb" moment when they become empowered to take action. She’s excited to now help our Main Street leaders do the same. Check out our latest blog where Kristen Lopez talks about what’s on the docket this year and invites your feedback on what topics are most important to you.
Gov. Lamont Signs Executive Order Directing State Agencies to Reduce Carbon Emissions, Prepare for Climate Crisis
Governor Ned Lamont recently signed Executive Order No. 21-3 directing Connecticut executive branch state agencies to take significant actions within their authority to reduce carbon emissions and prepare for the impacts of the climate crisis.
Connecticut is increasingly experiencing the effects of the changing climate, and precious little time remains to take action to mitigate the impacts the state will experience in the future. The state's Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report shows that emissions from the transportation and building sectors are increasing, and that the state is not on track to meet its interim 2030 target. Governor Lamont said the state must take aggressive action where possible within existing authority to reduce carbon emissions, and that is why he is directing a whole-of-government approach in EO 21-3 and calling on the Connecticut General Assembly to authorize expanded investment and decarbonization programs. Read the press release.
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