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The church purchased the former JC Penny store in the Northtown Plaza on Wright Avenue and after major renovations it's now ready to open.

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (WJRT) - The nationwide teacher shortage has hit schools here in Mid-Michigan.

Towns across Connecticut are embracing the “live, work, play” development concept, and working to create vibrant and all-inclusive central village districts. State agencies like the departments of Transportation and Economic and Community Development are supporting similar transit-oriented development strategies and offering towns grants for sidewalks, road improvements, traffic studies, safety measures, brownfield remediation and consultants.

A developer is looking to build a 170,000-square-foot industrial building on Day Hill Road where two underutilized professional buildings now stand. Day Hill Road LLC and Salvatore Campofranco bought two properties at 415 and 425 Day Hill Road from the Real Group II LLC in April 2022 for $1.2 million. The sites contain one vacant and one mostly vacant building. Agents for the developer said plans also call for the purchase of a vacant adjacent lot at 505 Day Hill Road. The two buildings will be ...

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Windsor’s Planning and Zoning Commission has given Indus Realty tentative approval for a 248,000-square-foot distribution center on 59.6 acres near Bradley International Airport. At its June 14 meeting, the commission unanimously agreed to approve Indus’ plans for 105 International Drive, provided it satisfied comments raised by town staff. The commission authorized Town Planner Eric Barz to make the final sign-off.

A new mixed-use development proposal could be a key component to Windsor’s burgeoning downtown that aims to offer the popular “live, work and play” concept, all in one central location, town officials said. The Planning and Zoning Commission last month approved preliminary design plans from the Sachdev Real Estate Development Group. Property owner Dr. Mohan Sachdev plans to build a mixed-use residential and retail complex on two vacant sites totaling 2.3 acres at 109-125 Poquonock Ave. It�...

In Enfield, representatives of Massachusetts-based Winstanley Enterprises met with locals months ahead of submitting plans for an 817,000-square-foot distribution center. The company said it cut the proposed size of the building planned for 35 Bacon Road by about one-fourth, pledged to donate 22 acres to open space, planned dark sky-compliant lighting and heavily-landscaped buffers.

Windsor officials last week adopted stronger controls over construction of new warehouses and distribution centers, responding to rising resident concerns. The change approved unanimously by the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission makes new warehouses and distribution facilities subject to a special permit approval, rather than “by right” in industrial and warehouse zoning districts.

Windsor could adopt stronger regulations on large distribution facilities this week, responding to resident concerns over a boom in development in recent years. The Planning and Zoning Commission could vote as early as Wednesday – following a public hearing – to adopt a regulation making warehousing, logistics and distribution centers subject to special permits, rather than simply being allowed by right in industrial and warehouse zoning districts.