Press Releases

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• 7/5/2011 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Visits Jobs Funnel Program, Attends National Guard Send Off Ceremony

  On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will continue his Jobs Tour with a stop at the construction site of the new police headquarters in New Britain. The project is part of the Jobs Funnel Program, which prepares qualified unemployed/under-employed adult residents in selected communities for good paying construction jobs and career pathways in the building trades industry. Approximately 1,500 Connecticut residents have been placed into construction work through Jobs Funnel efforts in recent years.

• 7/3/2011 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Visits Tourism Destinations in Mystic to Discuss Economic Development

  On Tuesday, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will continue his Jobs Tour with stops to two tourism destinations in Mystic. The tourism industry is one of the top five producers of jobs in the State of Connecticut.

• 7/1/2011 Gov. Malloy on Final Passage of Budget Bill

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy statement on final passage of budget bill.

• 6/30/2011 Gov. Malloy: Work to Streamline State Government Underway

  As the new fiscal year begins Friday, state agency consolidations and mergers proposed in February by Governor Dannel P. Malloy are well underway. The initiative will reduce the number of state agencies by 30% and will streamline government and improve efficiency.

• 6/29/2011 Dept. of Transportation Release: JetBlue Connects Connecticut to the Caribbean with Nonstop Service to San Juan, Puerto Rico

  JetBlue Airways today is pleased to announce plans to add a nonstop daily flight between Hartford’s Bradley International Airport (BDL) and San Juan's Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU), effective January 2012.

• 6/28/2011 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Continues Speaking to Connecticut Business Community About Job Creation, Expansion

  On Wednesday, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will continue his Jobs Tour with stops in Hartford, Ellington and Storrs.

• 6/27/2011 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Continues Jobs Tour, Speaks at Youth Violence Conference, Attends Hydrogen Bus Launch

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will continue his jobs tour by visiting with members of Aerospace Components Manufacturers at Trumpf, Inc. in Farmington. Aerospace Components Manufacturers is a network of independent Connecticut-based aerospace companies that helps capture new business opportunities for Connecticut’s aerospace industry.

• 6/24/2011 Today at 11: Gov. Malloy Meets with Mayors of State's Five Largest Cities

  This morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will meet with the mayors of Connecticut’s five largest cities – New Haven Mayor John DeStefano, Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch, Waterbury Mayor Mike Jarjura, Stamford Mayor Michael Pavia and Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra – in his State Capitol office.

• 6/24/2011 Monday: Governor Malloy, Commissioner Smith to Discuss Economic Development

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Catherine Smith will discuss economic development on Monday at the Business Council of Fairfield County’s Annual Meeting. Speaking to executives and business leaders from the area, Governor Malloy will share his ideas for job growth and solicit ideas for the same from the meeting's attendees.

• 6/23/2011 Governor Malloy, State Commissioners Conduct Hurricane Preparedness Drill

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today conducted a hurricane preparedness drill at the state Emergency Operations Center with key state agency commissioners and state agency personnel to test Connecticut’s readiness and response in the event of a major hurricane this season.

• 6/23/2011 Gov. Malloy Issues a Call of Special Session for Thursday, June 30

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today issued a Call of Special Session for Thursday, June 30 at 10 a.m. Governor Malloy issued the call to expand his rescission authority and enact legislation to close the budget deficit for the biennium ending June 30, 2013.

• 6/22/2011 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Attends Business Matchmaker Event, Speaks at American School for the Deaf, Westhill High School Commencement Ceremonies

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give welcoming remarks at the Connecticut Matchmaking Business Conference, an event designed to match qualified Connecticut small businesses with federal and state prime contractors to increase business opportunities. The conference is hosted by the CT Department of Administrative Services, the Secretary of the State, the CT Procurement Technical Assistance Program, the University of Hartford, the US General Services Administration, and the US Small Business Administration.

• 6/21/2011 Governor Malloy: DECD Commissioner Smith Announce Funding to Support Development Projects

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Catherine Smith today announced the state will help fund various development projects by redirecting $4.6 million in previously allocated bonding to the Regional Brownfield and Economic Development Program. The State Bond Commission is expected to approve the measure at its next meeting June 24.

• 6/21/2011 Gov. Malloy, Sen. Daily & Rep. Crawford Announce State Funding for Dredging of Westbrook Harbor

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, State Senator Eileen M. Daily (D-Westbrook) and State Representative James M. Crawford (D-Westbrook) today announced that the State Bond Commission is expected to approve funding for the Town of Westbrook to dredge its harbor and outer channel.

• 6/21/2011 Gov. Malloy: Commissioner Reviczky Announce Anticipated Funds for State Agricultural Investments

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Agriculture Commissioner Steven K. Reviczky today announced that the State Bond Commission is anticipated to approve at its upcoming meeting an allocation of $500,000 that will be used to continue the Department of Agriculture’s Farm Reinvestment Program, which provides matching grants to farmers to expand or improve working farms in accordance with business plans to keep the farms working for at least ten years.