Jobs For Connecticut Now

Jobless numbers stayed flat across New England states in July, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. New Hampshire was the sole state to post a measurable change, with its unemployment rate up 0.3 percent. New England’s unemployment rate in July remained unchanged from the previous month at 7.9 percent, according to the New England Regional Office of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Read More

With the concession deal ratified by unionized workers and roughly 2,800 layoff notices now revoked, the ugliest elements of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s budget-balancing alternative to givebacks have been put away. But even though most of Malloy’s $1.6 billion concession plan has been approved, that doesn’t mean every  option raised last month when concessions still hung in the balance has been scrapped. More than 128 layoffs were ordered for non-unionized personnel, including several employees at government watchdog agencies, whose leaders insist they were supposed to be statutorily insulated from such cutbacks. Read More

With the concession deal ratified by unionized workers and roughly 2,800 layoff notices now revoked, the ugliest elements of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s budget-balancing alternative to givebacks have been put away. But even though most of Malloy’s $1.6 billion concession plan has been approved, that doesn’t mean every  option raised last month when concessions still hung in the balance has been scrapped. More than 128 layoffs were ordered for non-unionized personnel, including several employees at government watchdog agencies, whose leaders insist they were supposed to be statutorily insulated from such cutbacks. Read More

Julie Michaelson has spent five years working on her hospital’s information technology system, but she says it would be a misconception to think she’s computer savvy. Mary McAward worked for years in data processing before being laid off, and is hoping the coming wave of health information technology will mean a new career path for her. Both are taking federally funded courses at Capital Community College, part of a national effort to educate more than 10,500 people in the electronic systems that, after years of discussion, are poised to become commonplace in medicine. Read More

MetroWest towns have spent nearly all of the $162 million in federal stimulus money awarded in 2009, and legislators and town officials say the funds have greatly improved those communities. But the money is almost gone now, and the question now is: What’s next? Some worry towns will suffer. ”The hope was that the economy would be good enough to pick up the slack. That hasn’t happened. The recession has lasted longer and gone deeper than any of us thought it would,” said Jeffrey Simon, director of the Massachusetts Recovery and Reinvestment office, which oversees distribution of the federal money. Simon said the program was designed for two years to fund one-time projects now finished. Read More

NEW HAVEN, Conn. –  AT&T* today announced its plans to hire over 80 technicians across the state to support its AT&T U-verse® business, the fastest growing advanced television service in the country. Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy joined AT&T at an event today where AT&T outlined its hiring plans and underscored its commitment to expanding its mobile broadband network in Connecticut. AT&T also announced that AT&T U-verse® services (including AT&T U-verse TV, AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet and and/or AT&T U-verse Voice) are now available to more than half of the living units in Connecticut. Read More

NEW HAVEN, Conn. –  AT&T* today announced its plans to hire over 80 technicians across the state to support its AT&T U-verse® business, the fastest growing advanced television service in the country. Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy joined AT&T at an event today where AT&T outlined its hiring plans and underscored its commitment to expanding its mobile broadband network in Connecticut. AT&T also announced that AT&T U-verse® services (including AT&T U-verse TV, AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet and and/or AT&T U-verse Voice) are now available to more than half of the living units in Connecticut. Read More

This month it has been my pleasure to meet with the owners of some of Connecticut’s century-old small businesses that defy the odds and continue to thrive in the midst of economic chaos around the world. Much has been made of new state incentives for big businesses who create hundreds of jobs, but it is important to remember that the small business sector, Sub chapter S’s or LLC’s, are the true backbone of our state’s economy. Between 70 to 80 percent of our 1.6 million jobs are created by businesses with 10 employees or fewer. Read More

This month it has been my pleasure to meet with the owners of some of Connecticut’s century-old small businesses that defy the odds and continue to thrive in the midst of economic chaos around the world. Much has been made of new state incentives for big businesses who create hundreds of jobs, but it is important to remember that the small business sector, Sub chapter S’s or LLC’s, are the true backbone of our state’s economy. Between 70 to 80 percent of our 1.6 million jobs are created by businesses with 10 employees or fewer. Read More

STAMFORD, Conn. — Financial services giant UBS will receive $20 million in state loans over five years in exchange for a commitment by the company to keep a minimum of 2,000 jobs at its Connecticut headquarters, which includes the world’s largest trading floor, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Tuesday. The announcement ends nearly a year of speculation and rumors from Stamford to Hartford among businesses, politicians and economic development officials that UBS would leave Stamford and return to New York City. In the agreement, UBS will make “minor staff relocations between Stamford and New York,” the governor’s office said in a statement. Read More