Press Releases

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• 12/20/2011 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy Visits Griswold, Montville, Deep River, Clinton, Branford to Make Grant Announcements

  On Wednesday, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join state and local officials for five separate announcements on economic development grants for a variety of projects in different communities.

• 12/7/2011 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Attends Roundtable on Childhood Hunger, Holds Monthly Commissioners Meeting

  On Thursday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give opening remarks at a meeting of the Governor’s Roundtable on Childhood Hunger, a component of the No Kid Hungry campaign in Connecticut.

• 12/4/2011 Today at 3PM: Gov. Malloy to Make Announcement

  This afternoon at 3:00 p.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference at the State Capitol to make an announcement.

• 12/15/2011 Today at 10AM: Gov. Malloy to Make Announcement

  This morning at 10:00 a.m., Governor Dannel P. Malloy will hold a news conference to make an announcement.

• 12/9/2011 Saturday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at NAACP State Convention

  On Saturday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give remarks at the Connecticut NAACP State Convention.

• 10/18/2011 Dept. of Economic & Community Development Release: Blue Sky Studios Continues to Grow

  Blue Sky Studios today announced it will expand its headquarters in Greenwich and create 70 jobs, a move that will allow the Oscar Award winning digital animation company to grow even more in the future. The state, through the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), is providing financial support for the project.

• 10/30/2011 All State Employees, Including Non-Essential, to Report to Work as Scheduled Monday Except if Worksite is Closed

  All state employees, including non-essential state employees, are expected to report to work as scheduled on Monday, October 31, unless their worksite is closed.

• 12/1/2011 Gov. Malloy Receives Witt Associates Independent Analysis of Connecticut’s Power Restoration Effort

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined Witt Associates Vice President Charles Fisher to discuss his firm’s report on how Connecticut’s public utility companies and the state handled power restoration following the October Nor’easter. The report, which was completed on an expedited timeline, details a number of key findings and recommendations that will allow the utility companies to be better prepared for weathering the next storm.

• 10/30/2011 Gov. Malloy Declares State of Emergency

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy declared a state of emergency at 5:30 this evening due to the severe winter storm that is impacting the entire state.

• 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.

• 10/21/2011 Gov. Malloy Announces Small Cities Grants Funding for 28 Connecticut Communities

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the state has awarded Small Cities grants totaling $12,342,000 to 28 Connecticut towns.

• 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.

• 10/3/2011 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.

• 10/26/2011 Gov. Malloy Hails Passage of Jackson Laboratory Bill

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today praised final passage of a bill that will provide $291 million in state funding for Jackson Laboratory’s (JAX) new billion dollar personalized medicine project on the campus of the University of Connecticut Health Center. A collaborative effort between Jackson Laboratory, the State of Connecticut, the University of Connecticut and Yale University, the Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine will accelerate the development of new medical treatments tailored to each patient’s unique genetic makeup.

• 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.