It’s not very often that I stray outside of Connecticut when reporting on green business news and initiatives but this story was too good to pass up.  As I’ve mentioned before, I am a big supporter of green manufacturing .  If your product is green, you’ve got me interested.  Now, throw in that you’re designing [...]

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Connecticut’s economy remains somewhat flat but recent reports from various sources have shown positive signs of the beginnings of a recovery.  However, real estate investment and development numbers continue to struggle even with ARRA/stimulus money beginning to hit the streets. Still, there have been a few good green building stories out there worth noting. The [...]

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Hartford, Conn. – Governor M. Jodi Rell announced late last wee that the state is investing a total of $700,000 to help LiQuifix Inc. , a Stamford-based maker of a non-toxic, environmentally friendly spray lubricant keep and grow 56 jobs over the next three years. LiQuifix expects to invest $1 million to expand its headquarters, [...]

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Winsted, Conn. – MP2 Capital, a leading developer, financier and operator of solar projects throughout North America and based in San Francisco, California, announced today the commissioning of a 445 kilowatt solar photovoltaic (PV) array in Winsted, Connecticut. MP2 Capital has entered into a power purchase agreement to sell all of the electricity generated by [...]

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Wolcott, Conn. — The Green Earth—Green Plants® program announced last week that Atria, Inc., an interior plantscape business in Cheshire and Wolcott, Connecticut has become the first “Platinum” rated Green Earth—Green Plants® certified interior plantscape business.  “The management team and staff at Atria have proven that they are an environmentally-responsible business and operate in an [...]

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New Haven, Conn. – The Premiere Hotel and Suites, New Haven’s only extended stay hotel, is proud to announce that it recently received certification as a Green Hotel by the State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. The hotel is the first and only Green Hotel in the Greater New Haven area. “Our recent Green [...]

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