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Bridgeport college renovation cheered as revitalization

Gov. M. Jodi Rell joined other state officials Tuesday to celebrate the renovation and a multimillion dollar addition to Housatonic Community College in Bridgeport. Renovations to the Sears building,

News 12 Staff

Oct 7, 2008, 11:45 PM

Updated 6,139 days ago

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Gov. M. Jodi Rell joined other state officials Tuesday to celebrate the renovation and a multimillion dollar addition to Housatonic Community College in Bridgeport.
Renovations to the Sears building, now called Beacon Hall, have been a crucial element in Bridgeport revitalization plans for decades. The site contains a brand new facility, featuring more than 174,000 square feet, new classrooms, computer labs, a bookstore and two cafeterias.
Rell noted the recent economic downturn is tightening purse strings, but says the project's completion is a solid investment.
"Over the next couple of weeks and months, there's not going to be any, and I say that, any easy decisions in spending, and of course the decision to move ahead with this building started long before the economy went downhill," she says. "Shall I say, and as someone said to me when I came in, thank God for that."
The governor did, however, mention the second phase of expansion plans for the college is not in the immediate future.