Moving Company Denied National Expansion

RI moving company looks to expand in Mass.
December 11, 2012 9:17 am By News staff

NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) -- A Rhode Island moving company owner who lost a bid to operate in Connecticut says he will expand into Massachusetts rather than in North Stonington.
The Day of New London reports that Bob Romano, owner of Warwick, R.I.-based Coutu Bros. Movers, said bureaucratic snafus, paperwork and what he called a poor attitude at the Connecticut Department of Transportation were reasons why he decided against re-applying.
A transportation agency hearing officer denied Romano's application last spring. The official cited a possible negative impact on other area moving businesses and that Romano had not proven another moving business is needed.
Pro-business advocates said the agency's decision was at odds with Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's efforts to create jobs.
Judd Everhart, a spokesman for the Transportation Department, said the denial was based solely on the merits.

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