Connecticut not being hit as hard by recession

[Marc82]

It seems that Connecticut isn't being hit by the recession as hard as other areas of the country has.

The following is going on in Southington:

The former Mitchell Used Car Superstore on Route 10 has been torn down and will be replaced by a GAD owned Dunkin Donuts. This will the be the first time that the property hasn't been a car dealer ship. Most Recently is was Mitchell Used Car Superstore (part of the Mitchell Automotive Group of Simsbury). Before that it was Southington Daewoo. (Remember that Korean Crap Car?). The dealership was owned by Southington Chevy. It was a different used car store before that. And at one time it was called Queen Street Automotive.

Across the street the former Southington Chevy dealership is having asbestos abatement done and the building will be torn down. A brand new Rite Aid will be built in place of the car lot. This will replace the much older Rite Aid located downtown. (15 years ago Rite Aid got a neighbor about a block away - CVS. And a few years ago Walgreens opened across from that CVS where the police station used to stand).

And my buddy Rodent who is a cart boy at The Queen Street Price Chopper tells me he heard from a vendor that Shoprite will begin converting the former Shaws into a Shoprite sometime in 2009.

Also Target just opened. Lowes is still under construction in the Target Plaza. Red Robin is gonna be building a restaurant in that same new plaza. Need I go on? (Just a note when Lowes is finished they still won't be allowed to open. They town will not issue them a certifcate of occupancy until they finish rebuilding the Exit 31 on and off ramps).