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• Gov. Malloy: Work to Streamline State Government Underway

  As the new fiscal year begins Friday, state agency consolidations and mergers proposed in February by Governor Dannel P. Malloy are well underway. The initiative will reduce the number of state agencies by 30% and will streamline government and improve efficiency.

• Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Announces New Jobs Initiative at UConn Health Center

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy will announce a sweeping new jobs initiative at the UConn Health Center on Tuesday, May 17, 2011. The proposal, which will help Connecticut become a leader in the bioscience industry, will create jobs now, sustain economic growth going forward, and spur innovation in the future.

• Gov. Malloy Names Christopher "Kip" Bergstrom as Executive Director of Commission on Culture and Tourism

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today named Christopher “Kip” Bergstrom as the Executive Director of the Commission on Culture and Tourism. Upon the consolidation of this function into the Department of Economic and Community Development, Bergstrom would assume additional responsibilities as part of DECD Commissioner Catherine Smith’s team.

• Thursday: Malloy Administration Presents Bioscience Connecticut Proposal at Informational Legislative Hearing

  On Thursday morning, members of the Malloy Administration and the University of Connecticut will present the Governor’s Bioscience Connecticut proposal at a joint informational hearing of the General Assembly’s Higher Education, Finance, Appropriations, Commerce, and Public Health Committees.

• Gov. Malloy Appoints Members to Reconstituted Clean Energy Authority; Names DECD Commissioner Catherine Smith as Chair

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today said that the Board of Directors of the reconstituted Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority (CEFIA) will soon be working to institute new initiatives that will drive innovation and boost the use of environmentally friendly energy in the state.

• Today: Governor Malloy Announces Appointment for DECD Commissioner

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy will announce his appointment for Commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development this afternoon.

• Gov. Malloy Announces $550K Grant from SBA

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $546,822 grant to Connecticut to help increase state exports and the number of small businesses that export.

• Gov. Malloy: Investment in New Milford Brownfield Redevelopment Project Will Generate State and Local Economic Development and Jobs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the State Bond Commission at its next meeting is expected to approve $2.5 million in state funding to finance the town of New Milford’s demolition of the deteriorated former Century Brass mill site.

• Gov. Malloy Announces New Program to Spur Brownfield Redevelopment Planning

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) is now accepting applications for a new grant program designed to help communities develop implementation plans for remediating and redeveloping clusters of brownfield sites.

• Gov. Malloy: Connecticut Saw Significant Summer Tourism Growth

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the results of new, end-of-season tourism data, indicating that Connecticut saw a strong 2015 summer, with indicators showing significant rises in visitation to tourism destinations, as well as a significant increase in spending levels per visitor.

• Gov. Malloy: Habco Industries to Expand Operations and Jobs in Glastonbury

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced today that HABCO Industries, which builds test and ground-support equipment for the aerospace industry, is expanding its Glastonbury operation and plans to increase its workforce from 42 to 79 over the next four years.

• Gov. Malloy: Tourism Industry Contributes $14 Billion to Connecticut's Economy, Adding 5,000 Jobs in Recent Years

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the results of an economic impact study of the tourism industry in Connecticut, showing that the sector of the state's economy generated $14 billion in total sales in 2013 - a three-percent increase from the prior year. The study also shows that tourism supports more than 118,000 jobs statewide - including 80,000 direct jobs - representing 5.3 percent of all employment in the state. Approximately 5,000 new jobs have been created in the industry since the end of the recession.

• Gov. Malloy Announces Manufacturing Company Relocating to Connecticut, Adding Hundreds of Jobs in Windsor Locks

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC, the largest mattress manufacturing company in the country, plans to relocate their Massachusetts operations to Windsor Locks, resulting in approximately 200 new or relocated jobs into Connecticut.

• Gov. Malloy: New Round of Funding Will Help Clean Up and Reactivate Connecticut Brownfields

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) is now accepting applications for a new round of grant funding of up to $7.5 million that will be awarded to help remediate and redevelop brownfield sites throughout the state.

• 2015-06-10 Gov Malloy Announces New Support for Connecticuts Manufacturing Industry Workforce

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the creation of a two-year, $7 million Incumbent Worker Training Program through the Manufacturing Innovation Fund.