Thompson, Conn. — Town officials are considering ways to support a proposed $16 million redevelopment of part of the historic River Mill in the center of town. The redevelopment plan would transform 95,000 square feet of mill space into 76 one- and two-bedroom affordable housing units for residents 55 and older.

via $16 million makeover planned for Thompson mill – Norwich Bulletin.

Two bills would merge CI and the Connecticut Development Authority into a new, quasi-public authority, called the Connecticut Economic Innovations Authority. While the new authority would have many of the same powers and purposes of CI, its mission would not be as focused on the technology economy and venture investing.

via Connecticut Innovations balks at possible merger – The New Haven Register.

Originally built between the 1850s and the early 20th century, the mill soon will have more modern touches, including a game room and resident movie theater.

“Once construction really gets started, we’ll have no reason to slow down,” said Justin Stein, of the New Jersey developer Onekey LLC. “I’ll have residential and commercial tenants. And you’re going to have a Taftville that is booming.”

via Norwich mill poised for new future – Norwich Bulletin.

The Connecticut Post lists five sites clustered near the banks of the Pequonnock River as it runs through downtown Bridgeport that were studied in a “Renew Bridgeport” workshop — a workshop that brought 21 students from the ClimateDesign program at Technische Universtat Munich (TUM) in Germany to the city to design concepts for redeveloping the properties.

via Bridgeport’s riverfront now … and what it could be – Connecticut Post.

The Torrington Development Corporation took one step closer to achieving its goal of revitalizing downtown Torrington. The TDC was awarded a final payment of $50,000 from the city for the implementation of phase one of their redevelopment plan.

via $50,000 OK’d for downtown redevelopment – The Register Citizen.