Jobs For Connecticut Now

From the Norwich Bulletin:  “Business investment, jobs and housing are the keys to accelerating the recovery in New London and Windham counties this year, two of Connecticut’s leading economists said Friday.  “We need jobs, jobs and more jobs,” Peter Gioia, vice president and economist at the Connecticut Business and Industry Association, said during the Economic Forecast Business Breakfast at the Groton Inn & Suites in Groton. “Right now we’re on a trend line that is pathetically low.”  To see the full article click here!

From The Hartford Business Journal:  “The bill is finally coming due for Connecticut employers.  Beginning Aug. 1, the state will start charging businesses a special assessment to cover interest payments on federal funds that Connecticut had to borrow — and is still borrowing — after the state unemployment insurance trust fund went broke in 2009.”  To see the full article click here!

From NPR:  “Hundreds of employees of a solar panel factory in Massachusetts are looking for new jobs after the company announced that it’s moving the plant to China.  Three years ago, Massachusetts wooed Evergreen Solar to locate in a former Army base in Devens that had been converted into an office park, hoping it would help boost the state’s reputation as a hub for green industry. Now, many are second-guessing if and how government should be in the business of helping private business.”  To see the full article click here!

From MarketWire.com: “On Tuesday, January 25, Oakleaf celebrated the grand opening of its new headquarters with a ribbon cutting ceremony followed by guided tours. While the old location served the company well for an important period of time, it limited future business development. The new location at 415 Day Hill Road, in Windsor will better serve clients, employees and create more jobs in the State of Connecticut.”  To see the full article click here!

From the Boston Globe:  “I rang up Susan Windham-Bannister, president and chief executive of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, which just announced nearly $24 million in tax incentives for companies along the Interstate 95/Route 128 corridor and across the state. Everything is going swimmingly, she told me.”  To see the full article click here!

From the Providence Examiner: “R. I. Gov. Lincoln Chafee, serving as Chairman of the Rhode Island Development Corp (RI EDC), announced to its Board of Directors that Phoenix Medical Technologies will receive $100,000 tax credit incentive for business development of their high-tech therapeutic shoe insole development and manufacturing business in Rhode Island. In an RI EDC news release, Governor Chafee and RI EDC Exec. Dir., Keith Stokes, named priorities to strengthen the economy and grow local jobs in R. I.”  To see the full article click here!

From ShorelinePlus.com:  “Governor Dannel P. Malloy today highlighted several items on the Bond Commission agenda involving Department of Transportation projects that will create or retain thousands of construction-related jobs in the state, and improve the safety of our state’s roads.”  To see the full article click here!

From the Hartford Business Journal: “The alphabet soup of economic development agencies in state government will likely get a new recipe this session as lawmakers look to consolidate the system to make it more inviting to businesses.”  To see the full article click here!

From The Boston Globe: ”Millions of dollars for an array of fast-growing companies along Route 128 would seem like a home run in an economy that’s still tough. What could go wrong with that?”  To see the full article click here!

From the Stamford Advocate: “Connecticut was able to finish 2010 with a gain of 5,300 jobs despite a dismal performance in December and shrinking workforces in key industries like manufacturing, construction and finance.”  To see the full article click here!