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Jobs for New England Now is committed to working with policymakers and community leaders to create and sustain a business climate that attracts investment and jobs for New England residents. We support the promotion and implementation of public policies that encourage businesses to establish themselves and grow in the Northeastern states. We believe that an environment aimed towards creating and sustaining employment will enhance the tax base in New England, making it a prime destination for business and create more benefits for citizens across the region.
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From today’s Hartford Business Journal: Connecticut’s sour economy is presenting a rare opportunity for making the state’s regulatory environment more business friendly.
Connecticut ranks as the fifth-worst state in the nation in funding pensions for its state employees, and the problem is growing worse, according to a national study to be released today.
Building a Better Connecticut Doesn't Start with New Taxes
January 28, 2010In today’s CT Confidential, Rick Green blogs about the business climate in Connecticut, and laments that the cost of living in the state is driving people away. Finding “revenue” with new taxes isn’t going to do anything to solve our state’s problems, and in striving to make Connecticut a better place to run a business, the effort shouldn’t start with a call to raise taxes.
Green attended a forum on housing and the economy in Hartford yesterday, sponsored by the Partnership for Strong Communities, a group working to build partnerships between nonprofit housing groups and the business community. The event was also attended by two gubernatorial candidates — Mary Glassman and Oz Griebel. Most notably, several business voices in Connecticut lamented the state’s loss of jobs, educated workers and investment.
Connecticut should be working to create a business environment that will foster growth, development and investment in new business, a good first step on the road to economic recovery.
The full post is available here.
