Press Releases

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• 12/13/2012 Gov. Malloy Announces New Tenant at Colt Gateway

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Foley Carrier Services, LLC has relocated its operations from Glastonbury to a 17,000 square foot space in the South Armory of Colt Gateway in Hartford. The move brings 110 jobs to Hartford immediately, with plans to add up to 70 new jobs within three years.

• 12/4/2012 Gov. Malloy: New Collaborative Will Re-Imagine School Day and Increase Learning Time for Students

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined school administrators and teachers in the East Hartford, Meriden and New London school districts to discuss a collaborative effort announced yesterday that will expand and redesign school calendars for select schools within those three districts in an effort to improve learning for thousands of students.

• 12/27/2012 Gov. Malloy Nominates Andrew J. McDonald to State Supreme Court

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is nominating Andrew J. McDonald of Stamford to serve as a justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court.

• 12/6/2012 Gov. Malloy Orders Flags to Half-Staff for Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy directed U.S. and Connecticut flags to half-staff on Friday, December 7, in recognition of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day and the lives lost in the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.

• 12/28/2012 Gov. Malloy: Open Space Grants to Preserve Nearly 3,000 Acres of Land Across Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced awards of more than $9 million in Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition grants to support 35 communities in purchasing 2,732 acres to be preserved as open space.

• 12/4/2012 Gov. Malloy: Residents Can Begin Applying for Temporary Job Opportunities to Assist with Sandy Recovery Efforts

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that residents can now contact the Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) for information on potential temporary employment opportunities related to Storm Sandy recovery efforts under a program developed in cooperation with federal partners utilizing a $1.8 million federal grant the state received in the aftermath of the storm.

• 9/20/2012 Friday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at CSEA Convention, Attends Veterans’ Stand Down Event, Attends News Conference with US Labor Secretary

  On Friday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give a speech at the Connecticut State Employees Association's (CSEA) biennial convention in New Britain.

• 9/27/2012 Gov. Malloy Announces Support for Thomas G. Faria Corporation

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced a $3.5 million loan to Montville-based Thomas G. Faria Corporation in support of its planned expansion and acquisition of an out-of-state firm.

• 9/27/2012 Gov. Malloy Announces Arrival of New Biopharmaceutical Company

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the state will provide up to $2.25 million in grants to Durata Therapeutics, Inc. to support the relocation of its research and development, clinical, and regulatory operations from New Jersey to Branford. The company, whose headquarters are in Chicago, Illinois, will create up to 80 new, full-time jobs in Connecticut.

• 9/19/2012 Gov. Malloy: $10.9 Million in Federal Grants Awarded to 31 CT Towns

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that 31 Connecticut towns have been awarded a total of $10,987,840 by the Department of Economic and Community Development, the administrator for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Small Cities Community Development Block Grant program. The Small Cities Program funds economic development, affordable housing, and other community revitalization projects.

• 9/27/2012 Gov. Malloy: Cable Manufacturer Expanding in Plainfield

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the state will provide a $1.5 million loan to support C&M Technologies’ plan to acquire more manufacturing equipment. The project will help retain the company’s current 178 employees and will allow the company to add 21 full-time positions in the next two years.

• 9/4/2012 Gov. Malloy Appoints Jamey Bell State Child Advocate

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced he has appointed Jamey Bell of Bloomfield to serve as the State of Connecticut's new Child Advocate.

• 9/13/2012 Gov. Malloy & Lt. Gov. Wyman on Coach Calhoun's Retirement

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today released the following statements in response to Jim Calhoun's announcement this afternoon that he is retiring as coach of the UConn men's basketball team after 26 seasons with the university.

• 9/13/2012 Gov. Malloy: Frito-Lay to Expand in Killingly

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the state will assist Frito-Lay North America Inc., a division of PepsiCo, with an expansion of its distribution and manufacturing plant in Killingly. The plant, which employs more than 600 full-time employees, services Connecticut and other Northeast retailers, and exports products for the military overseas.

• 9/6/2012 Gov. Malloy Named Chair of National Governors Association-s Education and Workforce Committee

  The National Governors Association (NGA), led by Delaware Governor Jack Markell and Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin, today announced that Governor Dannel P. Malloy will serve as the Chair of the organization's Education and Workforce Committee.