https://www.exploremoregroton.com Groton Economic Development News Feed Fri, 15 May 2026 22:06:07 +0000 en-US https://www.exploremoregroton.com/news-and-media/news/p/item/66945/eb-plans-to-hire-8k-workers-this-year-and-8k-next-year https://www.exploremoregroton.com/news-and-media/news/p/item/66945/eb-plans-to-hire-8k-workers-this-year-and-8k-next-year Tue, 24 Mar 2026 04:00:00 +0000 Electric Boat's president said Monday that the shipyard will be ramping up hiring by 8,000 both this year and next year as it continues to build capacity to deliver submarines at a faster rate."We are planning to keep this pipeline moving at about this pace for the next couple of... https://www.exploremoregroton.com/news-and-media/news/p/item/66541/new-study-will-look-at-ways-naval-base-and-surrounding-communities-can-work-together https://www.exploremoregroton.com/news-and-media/news/p/item/66541/new-study-will-look-at-ways-naval-base-and-surrounding-communities-can-work-together Wed, 18 Feb 2026 05:00:00 +0000 A new plan under development will recommend ways the Naval Submarine Base and surrounding communities can work together, in areas from transportation to housing, to support both the base's military mission and personnel and its neighboring communities.A public workshop for people to learn about the plan and share comments will... https://www.exploremoregroton.com/news-and-media/news/p/item/65070/groton-launches-350k-housing-study-to-address-shortage-prep-for-electric-boat-job-growth https://www.exploremoregroton.com/news-and-media/news/p/item/65070/groton-launches-350k-housing-study-to-address-shortage-prep-for-electric-boat-job-growth Wed, 15 Oct 2025 04:00:00 +0000 The town is introducing a new study to help solve its growing housing shortage.Meeting in the Middle: Unlocked Housing Opportunities in Groton is a federally funded project with a goal of increasing housing stock to meet the needs of a changing population and projected job growth from Electric Boat.On Thursday,... https://www.exploremoregroton.com/news-and-media/news/p/item/64418/a-new-mystic-restaurant-is-from-a-familiar-group https://www.exploremoregroton.com/news-and-media/news/p/item/64418/a-new-mystic-restaurant-is-from-a-familiar-group Tue, 02 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000 On a sunny late-August day, the patio outside Jeremiah’s Restaurant & Tavern in downtown Mystic was populated by customers clustered under umbrella-topped tables, chatting and digging into their meals.This is the latest new food venue to open in Mystic, with the downstairs tavern having debuted a month ago, and its... https://www.exploremoregroton.com/news-and-media/news/p/item/67371/officials-at-uss-idaho-commissioning-honor-driving-force-who-died-hours-before-ceremony https://www.exploremoregroton.com/news-and-media/news/p/item/67371/officials-at-uss-idaho-commissioning-honor-driving-force-who-died-hours-before-ceremony Tue, 28 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000 High-ranking officials, including President Donald Trump's new Navy secretary, gathered at the Naval Submarine Base on Saturday to celebrate the commissioning of a new Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, the USS Idaho.A crowd of about 1,000 had gathered on Pier 6, where commissionings are usually done. It included former crew members of... https://www.exploremoregroton.com/news-and-media/news/p/item/67287/navy-to-commission-its-newest-sub-idaho-on-saturday https://www.exploremoregroton.com/news-and-media/news/p/item/67287/navy-to-commission-its-newest-sub-idaho-on-saturday Tue, 21 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000 The Navy announced Monday that it will commission the Electric Boat-built submarine Idaho (SSN-799) during a ceremony on Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Naval Submarine Base.Electric Boat delivered the Idaho, the 26th Virginia-class submarine, to the Navy in December. Chad Guillerault of Chester is its commanding officer, and it... https://www.exploremoregroton.com/news-and-media/news/p/item/67263/historian-highlights-forgotten-stories-of-fort-griswold-defenders https://www.exploremoregroton.com/news-and-media/news/p/item/67263/historian-highlights-forgotten-stories-of-fort-griswold-defenders Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000 Historian Matthew Reardon walked Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park on Saturday while reflecting on newly discovered defenders of the fort during the Battle of Groton Heights.Reardon, the author of "The Traitor's Homecoming: Benedict Arnold's Raid on New London, Connecticut, September 4-13, 1781," found through his research 26 defenders that are... https://www.exploremoregroton.com/news-and-media/news/p/item/67102/two-james-beard-award-finalists-are-from-mystic https://www.exploremoregroton.com/news-and-media/news/p/item/67102/two-james-beard-award-finalists-are-from-mystic Wed, 01 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000 Mystic has two finalists for this year’s James Beard Awards, which are among the most prestigious honors for the restaurant industry.David Standridge, who is the executive chef at The Shipwright’s Daughter in Mystic, is one of five finalists for Outstanding Chef, which is a national category. His competition includes three... https://www.exploremoregroton.com/news-and-media/news/p/item/66946/mystic-irish-parade-a-favorite-for-frequent-attendees-and-newcomers https://www.exploremoregroton.com/news-and-media/news/p/item/66946/mystic-irish-parade-a-favorite-for-frequent-attendees-and-newcomers Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:00:00 +0000 Jessica Saciloski has traveled to St. Patrick's Day parades throughout the country, from Boston to Chicago, over the years. However, the Willimantic resident was about to see one for the first time Sunday afternoon as she waited for the Mystic Irish Parade to take off."I don't know how I've missed... https://www.exploremoregroton.com/news-and-media/news/p/item/66542/groton-company-secures-125m-us-navy-contract https://www.exploremoregroton.com/news-and-media/news/p/item/66542/groton-company-secures-125m-us-navy-contract Fri, 13 Feb 2026 05:00:00 +0000 A local acoustics and hydrodynamics technology company, Applied Physical Sciences, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, was recently awarded a $12.5 million contract from the U.S. Navy.“This contract award for Applied Physical Sciences is another example of eastern Connecticut’s critical role in (maintaining) the U.S. Navy’s undersea superiority for decades to... https://www.exploremoregroton.com/news-and-media/news/p/item/66543/new-haven-schools-partner-with-general-dynamics-electric-boat https://www.exploremoregroton.com/news-and-media/news/p/item/66543/new-haven-schools-partner-with-general-dynamics-electric-boat Fri, 13 Feb 2026 05:00:00 +0000 New Haven Public Schools students will now get the chance to connect with advanced manufacturing and maritime engineers through a new partnership with General Dynamics Electric Boat.As students in an Electric Boat Partner School District, New Haven pupils, particularly those in the district’s career and technical education and manufacturing pathways,... https://www.exploremoregroton.com/news-and-media/news/p/item/64323/new-italian-restaurant-opens-in-former-brew-pub-in-downtown-mystic https://www.exploremoregroton.com/news-and-media/news/p/item/64323/new-italian-restaurant-opens-in-former-brew-pub-in-downtown-mystic Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000  A new Italian restaurant has opened in the former brew pub at 54 West Main Street in downtown Mystic.Petrit Marku, who also owns Buon Appetito Ristorante & Pizzeria in North Stonington, said he opened the restaurant to bring food from the north and south of Italy to Mystic.Marku, who is... https://www.exploremoregroton.com/news-and-media/news/p/item/64062/groton-approves-opting-into-connecticut-municipal-development-authority https://www.exploremoregroton.com/news-and-media/news/p/item/64062/groton-approves-opting-into-connecticut-municipal-development-authority Mon, 11 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000 The town plans to join the Connecticut Municipal Development Authority (CMDA) in its latest effort to bolster economic development in the Route 1 downtown area.CMDA is a quasi-public authority established by the state legislature and the governor's office to help towns and cities achieve their development goals, particularly creating housing... https://www.exploremoregroton.com/news-and-media/news/p/item/64063/groton-town-council-selects-apartments-for-former-pleasant-valley-school https://www.exploremoregroton.com/news-and-media/news/p/item/64063/groton-town-council-selects-apartments-for-former-pleasant-valley-school Mon, 11 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000 The Town Council has chosen Spinnaker Real Estate Partners and its proposal for an apartment complex as the preferred development team and project concept for the redevelopment of the Pleasant Valley School property.The Norwalk-based company is proposing to construct 300 market-rate and affordable apartments with outdoor space for tenants and... https://www.exploremoregroton.com/news-and-media/news/p/item/63888/world-atlas-new-london-groton-norwich-among-best-places-in-state-to-live https://www.exploremoregroton.com/news-and-media/news/p/item/63888/world-atlas-new-london-groton-norwich-among-best-places-in-state-to-live Tue, 29 Jul 2025 04:00:00 +0000 An online “geography resource” that regularly singles out U.S. locales has taken a shine to southeastern Connecticut.In an article posted last Wednesday, World Atlas identifies “8 Places To Call Home in Connecticut in 2025,” putting New London, Groton and Norwich, in that order, at the top of the list.Colchester, a... https://www.exploremoregroton.com/news-and-media/news/p/item/63889/groton-to-look-at-missing-middle-housing-as-defense-industry-expands https://www.exploremoregroton.com/news-and-media/news/p/item/63889/groton-to-look-at-missing-middle-housing-as-defense-industry-expands Tue, 29 Jul 2025 04:00:00 +0000 A new initiative will look at how increasing different housing types, such as townhouses or cottage communities, could help meet Groton’s demand for housing as the defense industry expands.The town received a $350,000 grant from the Department of Defense Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation for a “Mission-Compatible Missing Middle...