HARTFORD, Conn. – U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis will be in Connecticut to talk about summer youth employment programs and honor the work of a Hartford-area jobs training and placement service.
Archive for April, 2010
US Labor secretary traveling to Connecticut
Monday, April 5th, 2010Layoffs under way at Millstone Power Station today
Monday, April 5th, 2010Waterford – Dominion is notifying up to 75 employees today that they will be laid off at Millstone Power Station as part of the parent company’s plan to operate more efficiently.
The company based in Virginia owns Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, which runs Millstone. The company first announced the prospect of layoffs in February, after fewer than 150 people participated in a buyout, or voluntary separation program first offered in January.
OPINION: ‘Anyplace outside Connecticut’ says it all
Monday, April 5th, 2010“ANYPLACE outside of Connecticut is low-cost,” according to Gregory Hayes, the chief financial officer of United Technologies Corp., the state’s largest private employer with 26,000 workers.