From the Hartford Courant: “Time froze for an instant during Gov.-elect Dan Malloy’s speech to business executives in Hartford Tuesday morning as he finished a dramatic setup line that would lead perfectly into a sop to the business community…” To read the full article click here.
Archive for December, 2010
Courant: Malloy Reaches Out, Cautiously, To Business Community
Thursday, December 16th, 2010Malloy vows to tackle fiscal mess
Friday, December 10th, 2010From the CT Mirror: “In increasingly blunt talk about the state’s fiscal crisis, Governor-elect Dan Malloy says his Republican predecessor, M. Jodi Rell, and the Democrat-controlled legislature clung to futile hopes for a quick economic recovery instead of making long-needed structural changes to Connecticut’s operations and finances.”
Commuters Hail New Rail Service to Warwick Airport
Monday, December 6th, 2010From the Boston Globe: “The long-awaited commuter rail service to T.F. Green International Airport began Monday, with commuters saying they’re excited and relieved to have a new way to travel between Boston and Rhode Island’s second largest city.”
OLR Outlines Challenges for 2011
Monday, December 6th, 2010From CTNewsJunkie: “The Office of Legislative Research unveiled a 25-page report Monday detailing some unfinished business and new challenges the legislature will confront during the 2011 legislative session.” To see the full report from OLR click here.
Malloy Transition Moves Ahead
Monday, December 6th, 2010From CTNewsJunkie: “Gov.-elect Dan Malloy’s transition team has received close to 600 resumes to fill close to 100 positions, but Malloy asked the transition team volunteers to bring in more names and resumes. By the end of the month he said he expects to release a list of positions that he will not fill before Jan. 5…
BG: Economic outlook is improving in New England
Friday, December 3rd, 2010From the Boston Globe this week: New England companies are becoming more optimistic about the economy, reporting improving business conditions and hiring modestly, according to a Federal Reserve survey released today.
The survey, published eight times a year, found that economic activity in the region continues to expand gradually, with most business sectors adding employees and some firms increasing wages as demand for workers grows. Click here for the full story.
masslive.com: Study puts Bay State on top of tech heap
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010Massachusetts entrepreneurs and investors are used to second-banana status. So it may come as a surprise that two reports released last week put the Bay State firmly at the top of the technology pyramid.
For the fifth time in a row. Here is the full story.
AN: Governor Rell: Connecticut Ranked No. 5 Among All States in Innovation, Advancing Toward New Economy
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010From Ameriborn News this week: Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced that Connecticut was ranked fifth-best in the nation among the 50 states in a recent study of innovation and preparation for competition in the “New Economy.” The Nutmeg State was ranked No. 6 in last year’s version of the report by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (www.kauffman.org<http://www.kauffman.org/>) and the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. You can find the full story here.
FCP: Construction Employment Expands in 29 States Between September and October
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010Monday on forconstructionpros.com: Construction employment expanded in 29 states between September and October, while fewer people are working in construction compared to last year in 39 states, the Associated General Contractors of America reported in an analysis of state employment data released today by the Labor Department. Read the entire article here.
