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• 5/1/2012 Gov. Malloy: Retail and Service Entrepreneurs are Job Creators

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that five Connecticut small businesses located in Berlin, Mansfield, Meriden, Stamford and Westport have qualified for assistance through the state’s Small Business Express Program (EXP). The program was created as a part of the bipartisan jobs bill passed during last year’s jobs special session to encourage business expansion and job growth.

• 4/22/2012 Gov. Malloy: Norwalk and Newington Companies Poised to Grow Jobs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today highlighted two items on this week’s State Bond Commission agenda that will strengthen the economy, make Connecticut more competitive, and create or retain jobs.

• 4/19/2012 Gov. Malloy: Investment in State Companies Promotes Job Growth

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today highlighted several items on the State Bond Commission agenda that will strengthen the state’s economy and create jobs in Connecticut.

• 4/12/2012 Gov. Malloy: Small Business Must Lead the Way in Job Creation

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that five Connecticut small businesses have qualified for $1,020,000 through the state’s Small Business Express Program (EXP). EXP is Governor Malloy’s signature small business program that was created as a part of the bi-partisan Jobs Bill passed during last year’s Special Session.

• 4/9/2012 Gov. Malloy Announces Latest Round of Small Business Grants

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that five more small businesses have qualified for grants through the state’s Small Business Express Program (EXP).

• 3/29/2012 Gov. Malloy: Three Small Hartford Area Businesses Receive EXP Grants

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that three Hartford area small businesses have qualified for grants through the state’s Small Business Express Program (EXP) to expand their businesses and create jobs. EXP was created as part of the bipartisan jobs bill that was passed during the October Special Session.

• 3/26/2012 Gov. Malloy: Small Business Program Assists Expansion & Job Growth

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that five more small businesses in Bridgeport, Cheshire, Marlborough, Middletown and Mystic have qualified for grants through the state’s Small Business Express Program (EXP) to expand their businesses and create jobs.

• 3/22/2012 Gov. Malloy: $16M Awarded to Clean Up Brownfields

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) has awarded more than $16 million in loans and grants for several brownfield projects throughout the state.

• 3/8/2012 Gov. Malloy: Access to Capital Allows Small Businesses to Think Big

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that four additional small businesses have qualified for grants through the state’s Small Business Express Program (EXP) to expand their businesses and create jobs. EXP was created as a part of the bi-partisan jobs bill that was passed during the October Special Session.

• 2/26/2012 Gov. Malloy: Revitalizing Housing for a Stronger Economy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the state is making $25 million available to build or renovate 250 units of affordable rental housing.

• 2/23/2012 Gov. Malloy: Investing in Innovation Will Grow Our Economy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced a $500,000 state loan to Lumachip Inc., a Waterford company that is a leader in the solid-state lighting industry. Lumachip Inc. will purchase and install state-of-the-art Light Emitting Diode (LED) semi-conductor equipment that will allow the company to expand manufacturing capacity and hire 20 new employees.

• 2/15/2012 Gov. Malloy: Small Businesses are Crucial to Growing Our Economy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that five additional small businesses have qualified for grants through the state’s Small Business Express Program (EXP) to expand their businesses and create jobs.

• 1/22/2012 Today: Gov. Malloy Holds News Conference on State's Long-Term Financial Health, Kicks Off City Canvas Arts Project

  This afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference on the state’s long-term financial health.

• 1/17/2012 Gov. Malloy: First Company Funded by Small Business Express Program to Double its Workforce

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the first company to be funded by the state’s new Small Business Express Program (EXP) – South Windsor-based Oxford Performance Materials, LLC – will allow the company to double its workforce by adding 12 positions.

• 1/4/2012 Gov. Malloy: Jackson Laboratory Plans Approved; Connecticut "Ready to Claim Our Share" of $284B Personalized Medicine Industry

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that a final agreement between the state and Jackson Laboratory (JAX) has been fully negotiated and approved by the relevant boards. To commemorate the event, the Governor hosted a ceremonial bill signing at the UConn Health Center (UCHC), the site where the new billion-dollar, personalized medicine laboratory that will create more than 6,800 permanent jobs will be located.