News Releases

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• 9/3/2019 Treasurer Wooden Launches National College Savings Month With Special CHET Offer for September; New and Existing CHET Savings Accounts Eligible for $50 Bonus

• 8/22/2019 CRPTF Fiscal Year End Numbers Show Progress & More Work To Do; With Fiscal Year Investment Earnings at $1.8 billion, Treasurer Wooden Continues Investment Portfolio Restructuring; Investments Announced & New Fund Managers Considered at August IAC Meeting

• 8/9/2019 CHET Baby Scholars Celebrates 5 Years Of Success; Over 11,000 Connecticut Babies Enrolled in College Savings Program; Partnership with Read to Grow Expanding into 8 Additional Hospitals Throughout CT

• 8/7/2019 Treasurer Wooden Kicks-Off National Black Business Month with Entrepreneurs In Bridgeport; Business Tour of CoLLab Exchange, Kidskandi Vintage, & B:Hive Bridgeport Profiles Innovation & Entrepreneurship on Main Street; Treasurer Hosts Roundtable with Local Biz Leaders, Young Entrepreneurs, & the Black Business Alliance to Discuss Growth Potential for CT's Minority-Owned Businesses

• 8/6/2019 A First for Connecticut: State Treasurer Hires Chief Risk Officer; Critical Role to Focus on Developing Strategies to Manage Investment, Operational, and Enterprise Risk

• 8/6/2019 A First for Connecticut: State Treasurer Hires Chief Risk Officer; Critical Role to Focus on Developing Strategies to Manage Investment, Operational, and Enterprise Risk

• 8/5/2019 Treasurer Wooden Delivers Keynote Address at Connecticut Education Association's Summer Conference; In Remarks to More than 500 State Teachers, Treasurer Reinforces Commitment to Pensions and Taxpayers

• 7/25/2019 Investors Bank On Ct's Future As Competitive Bond Sale Delivers Big For State Taxpayers: Treasurer Wooden Sells $239.9 Million in GO Refunding Bonds, Toppling Expectations with Incredibly Low 1.67% Interest Rate, Saving Taxpayers $42.9 Million Over Next 10 Years

• 7/22/2019 Treasurer Wooden Calls on CCSU Summer Program Students to be Economically Empowered; to Seek Both Higher Education & Financial Education to Fortify Their Futures As Educational Opportunity Program Prepares Young Adults with the Skills to Succeed in College, Treasurer Joins Junior Achievement to Talk Savings & Spending Basics to Help Shape College Careers & Beyond

• 7/12/2019 Treasurer Wooden Praises Manufacturing Pipeline Initiative, Eastern Ct Workforce Investment Board Collaboration Bridging The Region's Workforce Gap; As a New State Economic Report Points to Connecticut's Aging Workforce & Increased Hiring Needs in Manufacturing Sector; Treasurer Meets with Sound Manufacturing, Inc. & Workforce Partners to Discuss Manufacturing Pipeline Solutions

• 7/11/2019 Treasurer Wooden Cuts Grand Opening Ribbon At New Women's Empowerment Center In Hartford; Community Renewal Team's Center to Provide Innovative Resources for Women to Focus on Personal & Professional Success

• 7/10/2019 Hartford Courant - Second Credit Rating Agency Upgrades Connecticut's Bond Outlook

• 7/10/2019 CTnewsJunkie.com: Credit Rating Agency Upgrades Outlook On Connecticut Bonds

• 7/10/2019 Treasurer Wooden Announces Commitment To Invest $200 Million In Global Infrastructure Fund; Treasurer Presents Investment Opportunities in Real Estate and Private Investment, Announces Progress on Corporate Governance Initiatives

• 7/9/2019 More Progress: Second Credit Rating Agency Improves Outlook on Connecticut's Bond Rating; Treasurer Wooden Announces Kroll Bond Ratings Improves Outlook on State's Credit Rating from "Negative" to "Stable"