Court upholds penalty against Conn. contractor

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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s second-highest court on Wednesday upheld a $222,000 judgment for the state in connection with a college construction project involving contractors tied to the corruption investigations of former Gov. John Rowland and ex-Waterbury Mayor Philip Giordano.

The Appellate Court affirmed the penalty a lower court imposed on Bethel-based Worth Construction last year for being 74 days late in finishing a $38 million renovation and addition at Engelman Hall at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven in 2005.

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