Jobs For Connecticut Now

Hartford – Jobs for Connecticut Now (JCN) and the Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA) are urging legislators to reject SB 417, a bill that would dictate locations where Connecticut companies must conduct some of their business.

JCN and CBIA are opposed to SB 417 because it imposes additional rules on a business community already burdened with overly proscriptive and costly state regulations. The proposed legislation will present additional impediments to a company’s ability to run its business efficiently and effectively.

The state should not dictate where a company must conduct its operations.  Rather, officials should work to create an atmosphere conducive to business growth, free from onerous regulation and needless intervention in the operations of tax-paying businesses.   When allowed to focus on these issues, companies can do what they do best: sustain and create well-paying jobs for Connecticut residents.  We urge members of the legislature to reject this proposal immediately and focus their attention on innovative ways to bring more commerce to Connecticut — not drive it away.

Jobs for Connecticut Now is a project of Jobs For New England Now, Inc., a non-profit coalition of citizens, businesses, pro-business groups and non-profit organizations determined to encourage economic growth and prosperity for communities across the greater New England region.