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City officials and local business leaders were on hand Tuesday for the opening of a new woman-owned independent small business in Fair Haven, where major neighborhood improvements are planned. Evelyn Jimenez is the owner of J&M Home Appliance, at 302 Grand Ave., in the Fair Haven neighborhood of New Haven. J&M will sell and service home appliances.   New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker touted this shop as one of only a few independently owned appliance stores in the Elm City.

Massachusetts-based Consigli Building Group, Inc., with offices in Hartford, has completed its acquisition of Lendlease's construction operations in the Northeast, the company announced this week. Lendlease is a global real estate group headquartered in Sydney, Australia.  Lendlease’s New York and New Jersey operations include more than 400 employees and jobs that are associated with approximately 45 current, under contract and pre-construction projects. The portfolio of work is valued at more than $1.8 billion, officials from both companies said.

Artificial intelligence, specifically AI-generated text and content, has grown in popularity and been embraced by many industries, but it also has downsides, including contributing to an increase in copyright infringement.

A city-based development company is planning a new multifamily apartment and townhouse complex for the Newhallville section of New Haven. An application to the City Plan Commission from The Glendower Group shows plans for a four-story, 71,600-square-foot building with 63 units at 201 Hazel St. The Glendower Group is the development arm of the New Haven Housing Authority and is affiliated with the Elm City Communities agency. The city is listed as owner of the 1.5-acre, wooded parcel that runs adjacent to the Farmington Canal Trail and between Hazel and Ivy streets. 

A New York-based development firm with numerous multifamily housing projects in the state is eyeing its next building in West Hartford. Vessel Technologies this week will present to the West Hartford Design Review Advisory Committee an overview of a potential new land use application for a residential project at 29 Highland Ave. Vessel has not yet submitted a formal land use application, and company executives plan to meet with committee board members for an informal “study session” on the potential project.

A multifamily development firm with high-profile projects in New Haven and statewide has partnered with another company to revive a dormant apartment project in the Elm City.  Norwalk-based Spinnaker Real Estate Partners recently teamed with New York-based real estate development and investment firm Epimoni on a plan to build market-rate apartments at 20-30 Fair St., in the Wooster Square neighborhood of New Haven. Darren Seid and Epimoni had plans for the 186-unit project approved by the City Plan Commission in 2021, but the development did not take shape. 

A California-based medical technology company backed by private equity has acquired Connecticut-based medical devices manufacturer Hobson & Motzer Inc., the companies announced Tuesday. Vantedge Medical, an affiliate of private equity firm Aterian Investment Partners, has purchased Durham-based Hobson & Motzer, which was founded in 1912 and makes precision medical devices for the global surgical stapler market. Hobson & Motzer’s core capabilities include CNC machining, stamping, tooling and other finishing and assembly services. 

A Middletown filtration company is looking to build a new multiphase 100,000-square-foot warehouse and manufacturing facility for growth and expansion. Applicant and construction management company EriKelAri LLC and Gary Dayharsh are seeking approval from Middletown land use boards for the two-phase project at 1189 and 1221 Middle St., Middletown.

An East Haven warehouse has been sold to a linen service company that is relocating from nearby West Haven. Spotless Linens LLC bought the property at 133 Commerce St., East Haven, from A&G Developments LLC for $1.35 million in a deal recorded July 10. Spotless had been leasing space in West Haven for roughly five years, but will soon move into its own, larger 18,000-square-foot space in East Haven, according to Coldwell Banker Realtor Joe Scarpellino, who represented both the seller and the buy…

Carillon Technologies, a developer of advanced technologies for both commercial and government applications, has expanded operations in Connecticut with two new subsidiaries in the New Haven area. Company, city and state officials recently held a ribbon cutting at the company’s Connecticut Research Center on James Street to mark the launch of ReflecTek Inc. and OTenna Technologies Inc., in New Haven. Both companies said they are developing communications and imaging technologies applicable to de…