More than 15 years after starting a home healthcare business fresh out of college, Change Inc. President Derrick Gibbs Jr. is shifting his sights to a new industry — cannabis. Partnering with an industry veteran, a team of social equity entrepreneurs and a Chicago-based multistate cannabis business operator, Gibbs said he hopes to open five recreational marijuana dispensaries in the state in the next few years.

As some large multi-state cannabis companies already stake claims on buildings they may develop into cannabis grow operations, one local construction company is predicting a competitive environment for firms looking to build projects for Connecticut's marijuana industry.