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• Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Continues "Still Revolutionary" Tourism Campaign in Eastern Conn.

  On Wednesday, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will continue his promotional visits of state tourism destinations with stops scheduled in Bozrah, Waterford, Noank, Niantic and Old Lyme. The visits are part of the Governor’s summer-long effort to highlight the role Connecticut’s hospitality, tourism and recreation attractions play in strengthening the state’s overall economy.

• Gov. Malloy: State Awards 2012 "Keep Kids Safe" Grant

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the state Office of Policy and Management awarded the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center a $45,150 grant as part of the Connecticut Keep Kids Safe Grant Program (CKKSGP).

• Gov. Malloy: New Law Will Ensure "Thousands of Hard Working Men and Women in the Building Trades Have Good Paying Jobs"

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today highlighted a new state law that puts Connecticut in a better position to obtain federal funding for critically important infrastructure investments, reduces the number of steps it takes to get infrastructure projects started, lowers costs, and ensures that we have the best trained workforce in place for these projects.

• Gov. Malloy: Hartford Will be Home to First State Memorial Honoring All Connecticut Veterans

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Linda S. Schwartz, state officials, and veterans, today announced plans to build the State of Connecticut's first memorial honoring all Connecticut veterans. The Connecticut State Veterans Memorial will be constructed in Minuteman Park across from the William A. O'Neill State Armory in Hartford and will break ground this fall.

• Gov. Malloy: Connecticut's Small Businesses Growing Jobs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced five Connecticut small businesses in Norwalk, Stamford, Sterling, Suffield and West Hartford are receiving assistance through the state's Small Business Express Program (EXP) to support their growth and create and retain jobs.

• Gov. Malloy Recognized by NAACP for Leadership on Capital Punishment Repeal

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today was recognized by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) at their 103rd Annual Convention in Houston, Texas, for his leadership in repealing Connecticut's capital punishment law.

• Monday: Gov. Malloy Attends New England Governors, Conference

  On Monday, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join governors from across the northeast at the 36th Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers in Burlington, Vermont. The New England Governors’ Conference was formed in 1937 to promote economic development and policy coordination in the six New England states.

• Sunday: Gov. Malloy & Mayor Finch Hold News Conference in Bridgeport

  On Sunday, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch will hold a news conference to discuss a new business that will open in Bridgeport, creating over 300 full- and part-time jobs in addition to 150 construction jobs.

• Gov. Malloy: Statewide Emergency Preparedness Exercise to Begin July 28

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that a four-day statewide emergency preparedness drill designed to simulate a Category 3 hurricane will begin on July 28th and run through July 31st. Coordinated by the state's Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS), the exercise is designed to improve communication between the state's utility companies and state and local governments in the event of an emergency or other natural disaster.

• Gov. Malloy Announces Appointments to Capital Region Development Authority

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the names of his four appointees that will serve as members of the Capitol Region Development Authority (CRDA), the panel he proposed earlier this year to stimulate job growth and strengthen and broaden the economic development potential of the Greater Hartford region.

• Gov. Malloy: International Company to Build Headquarters in North Haven

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced two global steel building product companies are teaming up to create Sustainable Building Systems LLC, which will be headquartered in North Haven and employ more than 400 people within four years.

• Gov. Malloy: Education Reform Delivers Greater Access to Early Childhood Education

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, together with Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman and Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor, today announced that 1,000 new school readiness slots have been identified and awarded to providers throughout Connecticut as a part of the education reforms the Governor championed earlier this year.

• Gov. Malloy: New Distribution Center in Windsor will Create 200 Jobs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Dollar Tree, Inc., which recently acquired a site in Windsor, will build a one-million-square-foot, $104 million distribution center and hire a minimum of 200 people within the next five years.

• Gov. Malloy Nominates Michael A. Caron as a Director of PURA

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the interim appointment of Michael A. Caron to serve as a director of the state's Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA), the entity charged with regulating rates and services of state electricity, natural gas, water, and telecommunications providers.

• Gov. Malloy Statement on June Jobs Report

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy issued the following statement regarding today's release of the Connecticut Department of Labor's monthly "Labor Situation" report for June 2012, which indicates that the state's unemployment rate was 8.1 percent, compared to the national rate of 8.2 percent, and 5,000 private sector jobs were created during the month.