Press Releases

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• 6/21/2011 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.

• 12/19/2011 Gov. Malloy on Announcement of November Employment Figures for Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today said that the news that Connecticut’s unemployment rate has dropped to the lowest level since June 2009 is “encouraging,” but stressed that “more needs to be done in the mission to reinvent Connecticut and stimulate job growth.”

• 9/27/2011 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.

• 3/10/2011 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.

• 1/20/2011 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.

• 3/3/2011 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.

• 8/29/2011 Gov. Malloy Announces Business Assistance Program for Companies Affected by Hurricane Irene

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) Commissioner Catherine Smith today announced a comprehensive business assistance program to help companies negatively impacted by Hurricane Irene.

• 8/2/2011 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.”

• 10/25/2011 Gov. Malloy Announces NBC Sports Group is Fourth "First Five"

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that NBC Sports Group will be the fourth company to take advantage of the “First Five” economic development program. NBCUniversal’s NBC Sports Group will consolidate much of its northeast operations, including its existing Connecticut workforce, at new studios and offices in the former Clairol factory in Stamford. The project, slated to start in September 2012, will create 450 jobs and allow room for the company to grow in the future.

• 6/24/2021 Governor Lamont Announces iCapital Network Will Establish Connecticut Operations, Create 200 New Jobs in the State

• 6/30/2021 Governor Lamont Announces Tomo Locating Corporate Headquarters in Stamford

• 10/21/2021 Governor Lamont Announces Ranpak To Create New Innovation Center in Shelton

• 10/18/2021 Governor Lamont Launches New Economic Development Programs To Create Jobs and Boost Community Vibrancy

• 6/25/2021 Governor Lamont Announces ITT Inc. Relocating Its Global Headquarters to Connecticut

• 7/16/2021 Governor Lamont Announces Launch of Online Hub Highlighting the Benefits for Young Professionals To Live and Work in Connecticut