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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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As Democrats lined up in hopes of succeeding departing Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell, and Democratic Sen. Christopher Dodd’s past misdeeds and record of corruption rendered his re-election prospects hopeless, attention focused on Attorney General Richard Blumenthal. Popular and widely viewed as an honest public servant, he seemed preordained to win any job he wanted.
White House: Today, President Barack Obama held a town hall meeting in Nashua, New Hampshire where he outlined the new Small Business Lending Fund. The Small Business Lending Fund will transfer $30 billion from the Troubled Asset Relief Program to a new program that will support small business lending.
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.
