Archive for Business
by: Brian Lockhart | Connecticut Post
February 3, 2012

Northeast Utilities – CL&P’s parent company – set aside $10 million for customers whose electricity had not been restored as of noon Nov. 5. When questions were raised about the appropriateness of the amount, the company upped it to $30 million.

The computer modernization project, which is underway, is divided into three phases that are expected to be completed during the next two years.

If Congress does nothing, borrowers who will take out the maximum $23,000 in subsidized student loans will see their interest balloon to an additional $5,200 over a 10-year repayment period and $11,300 over a 20-year repayment period.

A Pilates class will also be part of the celebration, along with a Demo of their newest class: Cardio Kick-Boxing.

Even if you live in East Hampton and have heard the stories, you might enjoy this interview with the Bevin family featured on National Public Radio.

For every Home Energy Solutions (HES) visit completed, Neighbor to Neighbor contractors will make a $25 donation in the name of the homeowners to a participating local non-profit organization on their behalf.

“A tentative agreement has already been reached in Fairfield County, the terms of which are fair for all the parties involved. There is no reason we can’t expect the same in the Hartford and New Haven area. It’s time to find common ground, so that everyone can approach the New Year with sense of certainty and optimism.” – Gov. Malloy

Deputy Commissioner Susan Frechette said the DEEP is looking for “an innovative public/private partnership to return Sunrise State Park to a recreation destination that so many Connecticut residents and visitors remember.”

Jepsen said NU’s poor performance during Tropical Storm Irene and the October snow storm, as assessed by Witt Associates, raises significant additional issues about the utility’s management and its executive leadership, which must be addressed by the regulators.

“Every dollar we are talking about today has a story – a person who was fighting an uphill battle to get the help he or she deserved.” – Congressman Joe Courtney