Press Releases

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• 10/7/2011 Gov. Malloy: FEMA, FCC to Conduct First Nationwide Test of Emergency Alert System

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will conduct the first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) on Wednesday, November 9 at 2 p.m. EST.

• 10/7/2011 Gov. Malloy Announces Federal Aid for Farmers in All 8 Connecticut Counties Hit by Tropical Storm Irene

  Governor Malloy announced today that United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack has granted his September 15 request for a disaster designation in Connecticut due to agricultural losses caused by Tropical Storm Irene.

• 10/6/2011 Gov. Malloy: Conn. Selected to Participate in National Policy Academy on Growth of Advanced Manufacturing Industries

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State of Connecticut is among seven states selected by the National Governors Association (NGA) to participate in a national Policy Academy that will assist states in developing and implementing successful economic development strategies focused on the growth of advanced manufacturing industries.

• 10/6/2011 Friday: Gov. Malloy Keynotes Stamford Chamber Event, Attends Opening of Columbia Elevator, Visits Witherell Nursing Home in Greenwich

  On Friday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give the keynote address at the Stamford Chamber of Commerce 24th Annual Meeting, where he will speak about his efforts to reinvent Connecticut and jumpstart the state’s economy to create new jobs for the 21st century.

• 10/6/2011 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.

• 10/6/2011 Dept. of Administrative Services release: DAS Taking Steps to Streamline, Automate State Contracting Process

  As part of an effort led by Governor Dannel P. Malloy to make doing business with the state easier and more efficient, the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) announced today that the agency’s contracting process has been streamlined and automated.

• 10/5/2011 State Moves Forward with Deep Water Port Economic Development Efforts

  Four state agencies – the Department of Economic and Community Development; the Department of Transportation; the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection; and the Office of Policy and Management – are working together on a long-term plan for economic development of Connecticut’s deep water ports, including a focused effort at growing maritime industry jobs.

• 10/5/2011 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Hosts Economic Summit to Help Reinvent Connecticut

  On Thursday, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will host an Economic Summit focusing on ways in which we can Reinvent Connecticut at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. The summit will feature experts and speakers from academia and the private and public sectors, who will discuss ways in which Connecticut can lead the way into a 21st century economy. The event will help shape some legislative proposals for the October 26 Special Session focused on job creation.

• 10/4/2011 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at Business Energy Conference, CT Conference of Municipalities Convention, and Social Enterprise Summit

  On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give the keynote address at the “What’s the Deal?” business energy conference in Cromwell, hosted by the Connecticut Business and Industry Association and the Connecticut Power & Energy Society. The conference is intended to provide business leaders with the latest information on Connecticut’s new energy laws and policies, and their effects on companies.

• 10/4/2011 Dept. of Emergency Services & Public Protection Release: Disaster Recovery Center and Disaster Loan Outreach Center Closings Start Thursday, October 6th

  Federal and state officials today announced the closing of the Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) at Housatonic Community College in Bridgeport and six Disaster Loan Outreach Centers (DLOCs) operated by the U.S. Small Business Administration in North Haven, Farmington, Groton, Torrington, Orange and Guilford on Thursday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m.

• 10/3/2011 Dept. of Emergency Services & Public Protection Release: Commissioner Bradford and Secretary Barnes Announce Layoff Notices Rescinded for 56 State Troopers

  Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection Commissioner Reuben Bradford and Office of Policy and Management Secretary Ben Barnes today announced that the layoff notices for 56 State Troopers who were laid off beginning on August 24 have been rescinded. Since the state employee unions ratified the second SEBAC agreement, 40 sworn personnel of various ranks have chosen to retire.

• 10/3/2011 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Participates in DGA Policy Conference to Discuss Economic Development, Bioscience

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will attend the Democratic Governors Association and the Center for Innovative Policy’s Fall Policy Conference, where he will participate in a policy discussion on the new economy, and specifically, emerging technologies in biotechnology, healthcare, energy, and transportation at the Mint Museum Uptown in Charlotte.

• 10/3/2011 Gov. Malloy: Federal Assistance for Individuals Tops $5 Million for Tropical Storm Irene

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that more than $5,089,356.61 in federal assistance to date has been approved to help Connecticut residents with disaster expenses following President Obama’s approval of the Governor’s Disaster Declaration request as a result of Tropical Storm Irene.

• 10/2/2011 Monday: Gov. Malloy Participates in Symposium on Impact of Social and Economic Inequality on Educational Systems

  On Monday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will participate in a panel discussion regarding the impact of social and economic inequality on educational institutions and its effects on the workforce and society.

• 9/29/2011 Gov. Malloy: New Billion Dollar Jackson Lab Project Highlights Immediate Return on Investment in Bioscience Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today said that Jackson Laboratory’s (JAX) decision to launch a billion dollar personalized medicine project on the campus of the University of Connecticut Health Center highlights an immediate return on the investment the state made earlier this year in Bioscience Connecticut, and that it shows Connecticut’s research triangle is “coming to life.”