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• Governor Malloy Announces $800,000 in Loans to Support Long-time Connecticut Manufacturer

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the state is providing $800,000 in loans to help Inline Plastics Corporation expand and improve its operations at its Shelton headquarters.

• Gov. Malloy Appoints ING Executive Catherine Smith to Lead Department of Economic and Community Development

  In one of his highest profile appointments to date, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today named ING executive Catherine Smith to lead the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD). Smith, who lives in Northford, has worked for ING for the past 10 years; prior to that, she worked at Aetna for 17 years.

• Governor Malloy: DECD Commissioner Smith Announce Funding to Support Development Projects

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Catherine Smith today announced the state will help fund various development projects by redirecting $4.6 million in previously allocated bonding to the Regional Brownfield and Economic Development Program. The State Bond Commission is expected to approve the measure at its next meeting June 24.

• Gov. Malloy Announces Launch of Startup Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined with business leaders to announce the launch of Startup Connecticut, a new initiative that will help to reinvent Connecticut by assisting high-growth entrepreneurship throughout the state. Startup Connecticut will be part of a national network of state and regional efforts coordinated by the Startup America Partnership, the national organization working to help young companies grow in order to create jobs in the country. Connecticut becomes the third state in the nation to adopt its own regional initiative.

• Gov. Malloy Announces ESPN is Third "First Five" Project

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced ESPN of Bristol is the next Connecticut company to take advantage of the state’s newest economic development program called “First Five.”

• 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.