The Schaghticoke Tribal Nation has withdrawn its lawsuit against the state of Connecticut over plans for a third casino.
The move comes after a similar suit brought by casino giant MGM International was dismissed by a judge.
MGM had also been funding the Schaghticokes lawsuit.
The law, which authorized the building of a third casino, awarded the work to a partnership between the Mashantucket Pequots and the Mohegans. It will compete with a casino currently being built by MGM in Springfield, Massachusetts.
English Station Cleanup
The cleanup of the defunct English Station power plant has taken a step forward.
An official at the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has approved a consent agreement between the state and the owners of English Station, in New Haven.
That allows environmental cleanup experts access to the site so that remediation can begin. The cleanup was specified as part of the takeover of United Illuminating by Spanish giant Iberdrola last year; UI agreed to pay $30 million to fund the work.
Priceline Sees Strong Earnings
A strong rise in travel bookings drove a good quarter for Priceline.com, the Norwalk-based website. Profits were up 12 percent, while sales were up 19 percent.
The company said it booked 141 million hotel room nights in the quarter.
The strong earnings news brought a boost on the markets. Priceline saw its shares rise some four percent in after hours trading Thursday.