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Rilling looks to form new model for Norwalk economic development
NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk will explore new models for economic development, following a staff shakeup, Mayor Harry Rilling said Wednesday. Economic Development Director Elizabeth Stocker is no longer with the city, based on a mutual understanding, said Rilling, who professed a desire to take the city in a different direction, with different goals.
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Norwalk’s branded ‘The Sound of Connecticut’
NORWALK, Conn. – While other cities are reinventing themselves, Norwalk only needed to be understood, said the chief strategy officer of the South Norwalk firm that designed the city’s new logo bearing the slogan “The Sound of Connecticut.” “The diverse offerings of Norwalk were so immense,” Gary Seve Esposito of the Zunda Group continued, “it…
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Norwalk’s Cook’s Nook to make way for Chick-fil-A
NORWALK, Conn. – Cook’s Nook would like to stay in Norwalk but it’s not looking good. “I don’t think we can stay here any longer because I think they’re going to put a (Chick-fil-A in the space),” owner Kendall Dipchand said Friday. “I have been here for 23 years, but I think that I have…
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Rilling releases Norwalk economic development action plan
NORWALK, Conn. – A living, breathing document aimed at moving Norwalk forward economically was revealed Wednesday, with promises that it will be revisited and kept current. The effort to create an Economic Development Action Plan began in October and involved about 40 people, Mayor Harry Rilling said.
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Economic development action plan quietly develops
NORWALK, Conn. – There are brainstorming sessions going on all over Norwalk, under the radar screen of public scrutiny. Small groups are working on components of an economic development action plan. Michael McGuire said he is leading a group that is working to figure out how to integrate the Wall Street area with 95/7, which…
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Rilling announces Zoning Task Force, drive for Economic Development Action Plan
Correction: The Business Advisory Council will be held Oct. 21. NORWALK, Conn. – An effort to transform Norwalk will involve two groups working concurrently, Mayor Harry Rilling said Tuesday. A zoning task force will work with a group devoted to forming an Economic Development Action Plan to ensure they are working toward common goals, Rilling…
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Rilling introduces new economic development director
Original verion posted at 5:24 p.m. July 15. Final rewrite to add quotes, more detail, 1:54 a.m. July 16. NORWALK, Conn. – Norwalk finally has its new economic development director. Mayor Harry Rilling and the Redevelopment Agency announced in an afternoon press conference at City Hall that Elizabeth Stocker of Milford has been chosen to…
