Jobs For Connecticut Now

The Daily Campus: On Oct. 23, Gov. M. Jodi Rell revealed a new financing partnership that will benefit Connecticut employers by helping them with their export business.

The Connecticut Development Authority (CDA) will now be able to supply international trade financing to small businesses due to a partnership with the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im). Click here for the full story.

From The News-Times this week: Business leaders Wednesday morning were cheered for civic activism that has ceased to falter, despite an economy that the state’s economic development commissioner suggested is slowly on the rebound.

At the annual breakfast at the Kimberly-Clark conference center, the Greater New Milford Chamber of Commerce presented a $2,500 check to the Connecticut Special Olympics, a gift made possible by fundraising efforts supported by local businesses. Here is the full story.

From The News-Times this week: Business leaders Wednesday morning were cheered for civic activism that has ceased to falter, despite an economy that the state’s economic development commissioner suggested is slowly on the rebound.

At the annual breakfast at the Kimberly-Clark conference center, the Greater New Milford Chamber of Commerce presented a $2,500 check to the Connecticut Special Olympics, a gift made possible by fundraising efforts supported by local businesses. Here is the full story.

From the Norwich Bulletin this week: Norwich is poised for an economic rebound thanks to prudent municipal management but the city and all of Eastern Connecticut face challenges in adding jobs due to profound changes in the national economy, two leading economists said Tuesday.

“If Norwich was a stock, I’d buy it,” Don Klepper-Smith, chairman of Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s Council of Economic Advisers, said during a presentation at City Hall. “You have potential. The future is bright.” To read the full story, click here.

The Register Citizen: In Connecticut, the secretary of the state’s office is not typically known for job creation. But the major party candidates vying to become the state’s next chief elections official have spent as much time on the campaign trail talking about generating business as they have about casting ballots.

Republican Jerry Farrell and Democrat Denise Merrill say the secretary of the state’s office has a place in job growth, which has been one of the top issues in the competitive races for U.S. Senate and governor. The full story can be read here.

From NECN this weekend:  A state business development agency will soon begin offering financing to small Connecticut businesses involved in international trade.  Check out the full story here.

Associated Industries of Massachusetts: The Massachusetts unemployment insurance system is creaking under the weight of a persistently weak economy and employers are about to pay the bill – a 40 percent average increase in UI rates as of January 1, 2011.

AIM has initiated discussions with the Patrick Administration about moderating the $258-per-employee increase while continuing to ensure benefits for people who have lost their jobs.  To see the full artcle click here.

Is Rhode Island’s late tax deadline another indication of the anti-business climate in New England?  GoLocalProv.com reports, “Local businesses were caught off guard this week after suddenly learning that the state would not be granting them the same extension on their tax returns as the IRS is, leaving potentially thousands of Rhode Islanders with no choice but to pay hefty late fees.” Check out the full story here.

From the Hartford Business Journal: Fewer Connecticut businesses opened and closed their doors in the third quarter than a year ago, more evidence of the foggy status of the state’s economy, data authorities say.

Incorporation papers were filed by 5,899 new firms from July to September, down 12.6 percent from 6,624 applications in the same period last year, according to the secretary of the state office that registers all private businesses operating in Connecticut.  To see the full article click here.