The June 2011 index for Connecticut shows: Up 3% since May 2011 and up 13% since January 2011. Down 1% from April 2011 and still 31% below the April 2008 measure. Connecticut’s index was 24% below the Nation Previous highs since start of index include April 2011 and July 2010. Although the index has never been above New England or the U.S., June 2011 marks the first time Connecticut’s growth was above the U.S. Read More
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Connecticut Economic Resource Center: Employment Index Shows Connecticut Improving in June 2011
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011Norwich Bulletin: Our view: Business leaders’ input on creating jobs needed
Monday, June 20th, 2011U.S. Sens. Joseph I. Lieberman, I-Conn., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., had some welcome economic news for the state last week: the Senate Armed Services Committee’s unanimous approval of the 2012 Defense Authorization Bill. The measure includes billions of dollars in funding for the state’s three major defense contractors, Electric Boat, Pratt & Whitney and Sikorsky. The funding for major defense contracts to construct submarines, aircraft engines and helicopters will provide stability in the coming years for workers employed by those firms, and the potential for further job growth. Read More.
Norwich Bulletin: Our view: Business leaders' input on creating jobs needed
Monday, June 20th, 2011U.S. Sens. Joseph I. Lieberman, I-Conn., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., had some welcome economic news for the state last week: the Senate Armed Services Committee’s unanimous approval of the 2012 Defense Authorization Bill. The measure includes billions of dollars in funding for the state’s three major defense contractors, Electric Boat, Pratt & Whitney and Sikorsky. The funding for major defense contracts to construct submarines, aircraft engines and helicopters will provide stability in the coming years for workers employed by those firms, and the potential for further job growth. Read More.
2011 Connecticut Business Expo
Monday, June 6th, 2011Jobs For New England Now is proud to be a sponsor for the 2011 Connecticut Business Expo! As well as the lead presenter for the Connecticut Development Panel at 2:30PM on Thursday, June 9th!
We look forward to seeing many of our readers at this great event to help promote business growth and job development throughout the region. See below for more details!
DESCRIPTION: The Connecticut Business Expo affords an unmatched opportunity for you to meet with and develop strategic partnerships with thousands of expo attendees all under one roof for one day a year. The 2011 CT Business Expo will offer free educational seminars hosted by industry elite speakers and trainers. The 4 educational tracks at the event include: Sales, Marketing, Technology, and Management. The CT Business Expo offered several great ways to meet and network with other business professionals.
WHEN: JUNE 9th, 2011
WHERE: 100 Columbus Blvd # 400 Hartford, CT 06103-2819
For more information visit http://www.ctbexpo.com/sponsors.php
JCTN Releases Legislators Scorecard
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010‘Jobs for Connecticut Now’ Applauds Key Legislators for Supporting Connecticut’s Economy and Jobs
Organization Cites the Legislators’ Records on Measures Impacting the Business Community
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Media Contact: Paul Moran |
| October 13, 2010 | paul@jobsfornewenglandnow.org 617.750.6290 |
HARTFORD – Several state policymakers from the area received the top legislative rating from Jobs for Connecticut Now, a coalition dedicated to promoting greater economic growth and employment throughout the state.
Those legislators who received a grade of ‘A’ for their supportive positions on legislative measures having a positive effect on Connecticut’s business community and its ability to spur economic development and employment growth, are listed below:
| Sen. Toni Boucher (District 26) | Rep. Janice Giegler (District 138) |
| Sen. Sam Caligiuri (District 16) | Rep. William A. Hamzy (District 78) |
| Sen. Len Fasano (District 34) | Rep. John Hetherington (District 125) |
| Sen. L. Scott Frantz (District 36) | Rep. DebraLee Hovey (District 112) |
| Sen. Tony Guglielmo (District 35) | Rep. Laura Hoydick (District 120) |
| Sen. Rob Kane (District 32) | Rep. Tony Hwang (District 134) |
| Sen. John A. Kissel (District 7) | Rep. David Labriola (District 131) |
| Sen. Michael McLachlan (District 24) | Rep. Tim LeGeyt (District 17) |
| Sen. Andrew Roraback (District 30) | Rep. Lawrence G. Miller (District 122) |
| Sen. Kevin Witkos (District 8 ) | Rep. Craig Miner (District 66) |
| Rep. Bill Aman (District 14) | Rep. Selim G. Noujaim (District 74) |
| Rep. Penny Bacchiochi (District 52) | Rep. Arthur O’Neill (District 69) |
| Rep. Terry Backer (District 121) | Rep. Jason Perillo (District 113) |
| Rep. Larry Cafero (District 142) | Rep. Rosa Rebimbas (District 70) |
| Rep. Fred Camillo (District 151) | Rep. John Rigby (District 63) |
| Rep. Vincent Candelora (District 86) | Rep. T.R. Rowe (District 123) |
| Rep. Mary Ann Carson (District 108) | Rep. Pamela Z. Sawyer (District 55) |
| Rep. Clark J. Chapin (District 67) | Rep. David Scribner (District 107) |
| Rep. Anthony J. D’Amelio (District 71) | Rep. William Tong (District 147) |
| Rep. John H. Frey (District 111) | Rep. Sean Williams (District 68) |
| Rep. Lile R. Gibbons (District 150) | Rep. Terrie Wood (District 141) |
Jobs for Connecticut Now (JCTN) based its evaluation on an analysis of key votes taken by state legislators over the past two years on a variety of bills that received full floor votes in both the House and Senate. The bills, which included the creation of economic development zones, establishing a Connecticut jobs task force, and expediting agency permits to allow businesses to grow, were deemed by JCTN to be crucial to the growth of the economy and employment in the state and also received full floor votes in both the House and Senate.
Steven Bull, President of the Greater Danbury Chamber of Commerce and the Chairman of JCTN, emphasized the need for the analysis, especially as voters go to the polls in November. “Gaining a better sense of our leaders’ voting records allows us to identify those who are working to get our state moving again, creating jobs and building an economy for the future. Connecticut needs to reverse the anti-business mentality that has plagued this region for too long, and the legislative records of our elected officials serve as a key tool to reaching that goal.”
A full list of the bills examined and how all legislators were graded is available here.
Jobs for Connecticut Now (JCTN) is a local project of Jobs for New England Now, which brings together business leaders, pro-business groups, and non-profit organizations from across the six-state region to promote a more collaborative approach between government leaders and the business community to spur economic development and job growth in the state. Most recently, JCTN hosted a gubernatorial forum at the Hartford Business Expo, which brought together the leading gubernatorial candidates of each party to discuss ways to improve the business outlook of Connecticut. The event was hosted by CNBC’s Ron Insana.
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Press Coverage From Yesterday’s Gubernatorial Forum
Friday, June 11th, 2010The New London Day: “Candidates have little to argue about when it comes to employment”
The New Britain Herald: “Six candidates for governor shared their ideas for moving Connecticut out of its economic slough of despondency.”
The Hartford Courant: “Moderator Ron Insana, a well-known television personality, looked at the panel of six white, middle-aged men who were wearing similar business suits and described them as ‘this wildly diverse group of gubernatorial candidates.’”
WTNH Channel 8: “All of the candidates for Governor attended a forum on the economy and job growth Thursday afternoon.”
CTNewsJunkie: “The gubernatorial forum was sponsored by a business organization called “Jobs for Connecticut Now.” The event … included a lot of consensus on how to improve Connecticut’s economy and business climate.”
Connecticut Mirror: “Differences were in soft focus on stage at the Connecticut Convention Center, where CNBC’s Ron Insana led a 60-minute discussion about jobs and the economy.”
Waterbury Republican American: “The event, which was moderated by CNBC senior analyst Ron Insana, attracted about 200 business people to hear the candidates discuss the ‘most pressing issues’ facing the state’s business community.”
NBC Connecticut: “The issue for voters and the audience of business people at the Thursday afternoon forum, organized by a group called Jobs for Connecticut Now, [was] which candidate will spur employment.”
Press Coverage From Yesterday's Gubernatorial Forum
Friday, June 11th, 2010The New London Day: “Candidates have little to argue about when it comes to employment”
The New Britain Herald: “Six candidates for governor shared their ideas for moving Connecticut out of its economic slough of despondency.”
The Hartford Courant: “Moderator Ron Insana, a well-known television personality, looked at the panel of six white, middle-aged men who were wearing similar business suits and described them as ‘this wildly diverse group of gubernatorial candidates.’”
WTNH Channel 8: “All of the candidates for Governor attended a forum on the economy and job growth Thursday afternoon.”
CTNewsJunkie: “The gubernatorial forum was sponsored by a business organization called “Jobs for Connecticut Now.” The event … included a lot of consensus on how to improve Connecticut’s economy and business climate.”
Connecticut Mirror: “Differences were in soft focus on stage at the Connecticut Convention Center, where CNBC’s Ron Insana led a 60-minute discussion about jobs and the economy.”
Waterbury Republican American: “The event, which was moderated by CNBC senior analyst Ron Insana, attracted about 200 business people to hear the candidates discuss the ‘most pressing issues’ facing the state’s business community.”
NBC Connecticut: “The issue for voters and the audience of business people at the Thursday afternoon forum, organized by a group called Jobs for Connecticut Now, [was] which candidate will spur employment.”
Friendlier Business Climate Needed
Monday, June 29th, 2009It’s a funny thing about this economic crisis. Most of us would agree that state and federal regulators should have provided more oversight in recent years, particularly in the housing market and financial sectors, where the downturn began.
Business tax hike hurts state
Monday, April 20th, 2009This week we learned that the state unemployment rate is now at 7.5 percent, and the state has lost close to 50,000 jobs in the past six months. This comes at a time when local policy-makers are trying to grapple with coming state budget deficits that could reach $9 billion.
New Group, Jobs For Connecticut Now, To Encourage Development
Thursday, April 9th, 2009Hartford Courant
The recession has dealt a hard blow to Richard A. Laurenzi’s business and all his workers.
