MEDIA ADVISORY: MAYOR SEGARRA, CITY OFFICIALS, PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS TO BREAK GROUND ON NEW CVS PHARMACY

[Kupiec, Jared W.]

PEDRO E. SEGARRA

MAYOR

 

MAYOR SEGARRA, CITY OFFICIALS,

PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS

TO BREAK GROUND ON NEW CVS PHARMACY

Will Create 40 Jobs and Develop a Long-Vacant Parcel

 

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WHO:                    Mayor Pedro E. Segarra

                                Thomas Deller, Director of Development Services, and other City Officials

                                Julio Mendoza, Executive Director, Spanish America Merchants Association (SAMA)

                                Gregg Nanni, Lead Manager for 150 Washington Street, LLC

                                Doug Murray, Project Manager from Gershmann/Brown

                                Representatives from Fortunato Construction

 

WHAT:                  Ground Breaking Ceremony for the construction of a new CVS Pharmacy

 

WHEN:                  Monday, May 21 at 11:15AM.

 

WHERE:                150 Washington Street

                                Hartford, CT 06106

 

WHY:                     Mayor Segarra will be joined by Julio Mendoza from SAMA, City officials and other project stakeholders to celebrate the development of a new CVS Pharmacy at 150 Washington Street.  This project, which will create 40 permanent jobs, will include the demolition of the current structure and the construction of a new 13,000 square foot store.  The parcel has been vacant for over 20 years.  The Mayor will be joined by Gregg Nanni, Operations Manager for 150 Washington Street, LLC, the owner and developer; developers Gershmann/Brown and project manager Doug Murray; and a representative from Fortunato Construction.

 

                                PeoplesBank of Holyoke, MA provided financing for the project and Attorney John Kindl, a partner from the Hartford office of Pullman & Comley, assisted in the closing.

 

** PLEASE NOTE, THERE WILL BE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ON SITE, SO PLEASE TAKE CARE TO

WATCH YOUR STEP AND TAKE OTHER NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS **

 

For more information, please contact Jared Kupiec, Acting Director of Communications and New Media for the City of Hartford, at 860-692-2711.

 

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For Immediate Release: May 19, 2012

 

Jared W. Kupiec

Chief of Staff & Acting Director of Communications & New Media

Mayor Pedro E. Segarra

City of Hartford

550 Main Street

Hartford, CT 06103

 

860/757-9500 (office)

860/722-6606 (fax)