Press Releases

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• 6/20/2012 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at Small Business Matchmaker Event, Tours Seitz Manufacturing in Torrington, Holds News Conference on Urban Violence

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give welcoming remarks at the Connecticut Business Advantage 2012 Matchmaker Conference in West Hartford, where representatives of Connecticut small businesses will meet federal and state prime contractors to discuss growing business opportunities in the state.

• 6/20/2012 Gov. Malloy and Legislators Break Ground on I-95 Project

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined State Senator Bob Duff (D-Norwalk), State Representative Larry Cafero (R-Norwalk) and other state and local officials in breaking ground for a $42 million highway improvement project designed to enhance traffic safety and ease congestion on I-95 in Norwalk.

• 6/20/2012 Gov. Malloy: Small Business Express Program Funds New Beginning for Bevin Bell Factory Companies Destroyed by Fire

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the state's Small Business Express (EXP) program will support Bevin Brothers Manufacturing Company and P.S.I. Plus Inc. - two businesses devastated by a fire that ravaged the Bevin Bros. Manufacturing Co. factory on May 26.

• 6/19/2012 Gov. Malloy & Congressional Delegation Announce $10M Federal Grant to Strengthen Transportation Infrastructure in Hartford

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Senators Joseph I. Lieberman, Richard Blumenthal and Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) today announced that the City of Hartford has been awarded a $10 million federal TIGER IV (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) Grant that will be used to tie transit to the Greater Hartford region's employment and housing centers in an effort to promote job creation and economic revitalization.

• 6/19/2012 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Breaks Ground on Norwalk I-95 Improvement Project

  On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join state and local officials at a groundbreaking ceremony for a highway improvement project on I-95 in Norwalk designed to enhance traffic safety and ease congestion in the area around exits 14 and 15.

• 6/19/2012 Gov. Malloy: Small Business Program Cultivating Economic Growth

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced five Connecticut small businesses in Ashford, Bethel, Clinton, Cromwell and Rocky Hill are receiving assistance through the state's Small Business Express Program (EXP).

• 6/19/2012 Gov. Malloy Announces Alexion Pharmaceuticals to Expand in New Haven

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that leading biopharmaceutical company Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. will establish its global headquarters at a new facility to be built in New Haven by 2015. The state will support the project through the First Five program, Governor Malloy's signature economic initiative that is creating jobs by spurring large-scale business development projects. The company will relocate its existing Connecticut workforce of more than 350 employees to the facility once it is complete and expects to create 200-300 new jobs in the state by 2017. In addition, hundreds of jobs in service industries are expected to be created as a result of Alexion's move to New Haven.

• 6/18/2012 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Makes Major Economic Development Announcement

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference in New Haven to make a major economic development announcement.

• 6/18/2012 Gov. Malloy: Small Business Express Program Leading the Way to a Stronger Economy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that five small businesses from around the state are receiving assistance through the state's Small Business Express Program (EXP). To encourage business expansion and job growth, the program was part of the bipartisan Jobs Bill passed during last year's jobs special session.

• 6/18/2012 Gov. Malloy Announces Award of $9.8 Million in Stem Cell Research Funding

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the awards of $9.8 million in stem cell research funds to 19 Connecticut–based researchers. The awards were made by the State of Connecticut Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee at its grant review meeting week in Farmington.

• 6/17/2012 Monday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at Travelers Championship Opening Ceremony, Participates in Rockville Public Library Groundbreaking

  On Monday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will speak at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Travelers Championship in Cromwell.

• 6/15/2012 Gov. Malloy: Advantage Program Provides Benefits to Veterans While Building Scholarship Fund

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State Department of Veterans' Affairs has partnered with Veterans Advantage, Inc. on an initiative to extend private sector benefits to veterans and their families who reside in Connecticut through the VetRewards Card program.

• 6/15/2012 Gov. Malloy on Obama Administration Announcement of Deferred Action Process for Young People

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement regarding Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano's announcement today of a deferred action process for certain young people who are low enforcement priorities.

• 6/15/2012 Gov. Malloy: CareCentrix Becomes Fifth "First Five" Company

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the state will support the expansion plans of CareCentrix, a leading provider of home health benefits management services. As the latest "First Five" company, the project will save more than 200 existing jobs and add nearly 300 new positions by 2017.

• 6/15/2012 Gov. Malloy Announces New State Program to Promote Business Growth in Town Commercial Centers

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State of Connecticut has launched a new program that will help municipalities attract small businesses, promote commercial activity and increase local job numbers by providing grants for infrastructure renovations and improvements to town commercial centers.