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Hartford planners see proposed pot shop as a plus, but CRDA sees threat to arts/entertainment district

A proposed retail cannabis shop at 89 Arch St. has the backing of Hartford’s planning department, but the Capital Region Development Authority says it is not welcome.

The proposed location  formerly home to the Blind Pig Pizza Co sits just off one corner of the Front Street Arts and Entertainment District. ....

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2022 Power 50: 23. Michael Freimuth & Suzanne Hopgood

The quasi-public Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) in recent years has converted run-down Hartford office buildings into about 2,500 new apartment units. Michael Freimuth and Suzanne Hopgood have led those efforts.

Both Freimuth, executive director of CRDA, and Hopgood, chair of its board of directors, stepped into leadership roles at the economic development agency with backing from former Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. The state legislature created the agency in 2010. ....

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