Press Releases

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• 9/21/2012 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on National POW-MIA Recognition Day

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements on National POW/MIA Recognition Day, September 21, 2012.

• 9/28/2012 Gov. Malloy Appoints Neil Budnick Chair of Investment Advisory Council

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has appointed Neil G. Budnick of New Canaan to serve as chair of the Investment Advisory Council (IAC), the state body responsible for working with the State Treasurer in overseeing the investments of the Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds.

• 9/13/2012 Gov. Malloy Appoints Three to CT Housing Finance Authority Board

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy has appointed three state residents to fill vacancies on the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA). Kathleen Corbet of New Canaan, Nuala Droney of West Hartford and Richard Orr of West Hartford joined the board at the end of August.

• 9/26/2012 Gov. Malloy, Attorney General Jepsen: Agreement Will Preserve Hundreds of Acres as Open Space in Sprague

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Attorney General George C. Jepsen today announced that the state will enter an agreement to preserve 230 acres of open space in the towns of Sprague and Franklin. The acreage is part of the Watson Estate, a large expanse of agricultural fields, streams and wooded areas that abuts the Shetucket River.

• 9/19/2012 Gov. Malloy Announces $12 Million from U.S. Labor Department for ConnSCU Consortium Grant Proposal in Health-Life Sciences

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the U.S. Department of Labor has awarded $12 million for a consortium grant proposal submitted by five community colleges (Capital, Norwalk, Manchester, Gateway and Middlesex), Eastern Connecticut State University, and Charter Oak State College, to focus on providing targeted certifications, industry-recognized credentials, and associate degrees to dislocated workers, veterans and other under-employed workers for careers in the growing health and life science fields.

• 9/17/2012 Gov. Malloy Debuts Second Phase of "Still Revolutionary" Campaign

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today unveiled Connecticut's fall "Still Revolutionary" campaign, the second phase of the state's two-year, nearly $27 million dollar marketing effort designed to foster economic growth in Connecticut. While the spring/summer campaign focused on highlighting state tourism destinations that embody the spirit of the new brand, the fall initiative will support both tourism and economic development efforts through two distinct creative executions.

• 9/10/2012 Gov. Malloy, Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on September 11 Anniversary

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements on the anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2001.

• 9/20/2012 Gov. Malloy: Michael W. Freimuth will Head Capital Region Development Authority

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and the Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) announced today that the CRDA Board of Directors has voted to appoint Michael W. Freimuth of Fairfield to head the agency.

• 9/14/2012 Gov. Malloy: Farm-to-Chef Week Begins Sunday

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today encouraged Connecticut residents to visit one or more of the 65 Connecticut eateries and farmers’ markets that are participating in the 2012 Farm-to-Chef Week. An initiative of the Connecticut Department of Agriculture, Farm-to-Chef Week attracts a variety of restaurants, hotels, school cafeterias, university dining halls, and health care facilities that create a special farm-themed menu featuring one or more Connecticut Grown ingredients.

• 9/25/2012 Gov. Malloy: "Progress Being Made in Changing State Government"

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released a report compiled by the Office of Policy and Management (OPM) in collaboration with state agency commissioners highlighting some of the changes that have been made in state government since the administration took office last year. The report, titled "Changing How Connecticut State Government Does Business," includes a number of different initiatives that have begun to make state government leaner, cheaper and more efficient.

• 9/20/2012 Gov. Malloy Statement on August 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 August 2012.

• 9/25/2012 Statement of Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman on the Death of Shaun Cashman

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman today sent out the following statement on the passing of Shaun Cashman, Connecticut's Commissioner of Labor from 2001-2006.

• 9/22/2012 Sunday: Gov. Malloy Attends Nutmegger Cheese & Wine Festival

  On Sunday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will visit Jones Family Farms in Shelton, where he will give welcoming remarks at the first annual Nutmegger Cheese & Wine Festival, a fundraiser to protect Connecticut's farmland and to support quality childhood nutrition.

• 9/13/2012 Gov. Malloy: Stanley Black & Decker Establishes Connecticut's Second Captive Insurance Company

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Stanley Black & Decker is moving its captive insurance subsidiary, SBD Insurance, Inc., from Vermont to Connecticut, establishing the state's second captive insurer.

• 9/11/2012 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Updates Media on China Trip

  On Wednesday at 10:00 a.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy will speak with reporters via conference call to provide an update on his economic development trip to China.