Bioscience company to relocate headquarters, lab to Woodbridge

A clinical-stage nonprofit biotechnology company, Cure Rare Disease, has acquired its first laboratory space in Woodbridge.

The organization will relocate its Boston headquarters to the 30,000-square-foot facility at 4 Research Drive and expand its research and development operations. The company plans to lease 15,000 square feet to other life science and healthcare firms.

Cure Rare Disease develops therapeutics for rare and ultra-rare neuromuscular diseases, such as two rare types of muscular dystrophy, known as Duchenne and Becker. Read More

The new $123 million Platt Technical High School building will help train the next generation of trade workers.

Platt Technical High School held its new building grand opening celebration earlier this week. The school opened at the beginning of the school year.

The new building accommodates nearly 1,000 students and has 15 garage bays, which accommodate buses that transport students to job sites, according to the Milford Mirror. Read More

The city of New Haven has launched a program to strengthen neighborhoods by helping both ends of the housing spectrum – owners and renters.

The “I’M HOME” initiative is a two-pronged affordable housing program that will offer financial assistance for residents as rents and home prices remain unaffordable for many. The initiative will allocate $3 million in COVID-19 federal relief funds for security or utility deposits.

Income-eligible renters could get up to two months of security deposit funding, or $5,000, to secure a new unit. Read More