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• 3/21/2011 Tuesday: Governor Malloy Speaks at StemCONN, Meets with State Commissioners, Holds News Conference with ESPN, Visits WBDC, Holds Town Hall in Stamford

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give the introductory remarks at StemCONN 2011 in Farmington. The event, hosted by Connecticut United for Research Excellence, brings the northeast U.S. stem cell research community to Connecticut for a full-day scientific symposium highlighting the most recent discoveries in stem cell research.

• 3/14/2011 Tuesday: Governor Malloy Addresses Waterbury Regional Chamber in Southbury, Holds Town Hall in Meriden

  On Tuesday evening, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will address the Waterbury Regional Chamber at their Legislative Dinner in Southbury, where he will speak about his efforts to improve the business climate in Connecticut and get our state’s fiscal house in order to help create new jobs and keep the ones we have.

• 3/4/2011 Updates to Governor Malloy's Scheduled Town Hall Meetings in Bristol, Meriden and Middletown

  Hoping to accommodate the anticipated number of attendees, the host communities of Bristol, Meriden and Middletown have moved the locations of Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s upcoming town hall meetings to new venues. While the previously announced dates for Bristol and Meriden will remain the same, the date for Middletown has been moved to April 12.

• 3/7/2011 Tuesday: Governor Malloy Speaks at Commencement for New Class of Correction Officers, Holds Town Hall Meeting in Waterbury

  On Tuesday afternoon, Governor Malloy will speak to graduates at the Department of Correction Pre-Service Graduation Ceremony for Training Class #248 in Cheshire. The ceremony marks the completion of a 10-week training academy for the class, which is made up of over 80 correction officers.

• 3/2/2011 Thursday: Gov. Malloy Addresses East Hartford Chamber of Commerce

  On Thursday evening, Governor Malloy will be the keynote speaker at the East Hartford Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting, where he will speak about his efforts to improve the business climate in Connecticut and get our state’s fiscal house in order to help create new jobs and keep the ones we have.

• 3/27/2011 Monday: Governor Malloy Addresses Future Business Leaders Event in Cromwell, Holds Town Hall in Greenwich

  On Monday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give the keynote speech at the Connecticut Future Business Leaders of America’s State Leadership Conference in Cromwell. Approximately 800 FBLA students, their advisors, and representatives from the business industry will attend the conference, which features competitive events for the students and business-related workshops.

• 3/22/2011 Obama Administration, Governor Malloy Announce Funds to Spur at Least $133 Million in New Lending to Connecticut Small Businesses, Help Create Jobs

  Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced the approval of Connecticut's State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) application. Connecticut's planned use of the SSBCI funds will help create new jobs and is expected to spur more than $133 million in additional small business lending in that state.

• 3/9/2011 Malloy Administration on Quinnipiac Poll

  Roy Occhiogrosso, senior advisor to the Governor, released the following statement regarding today's Quinnipiac University poll.

• 3/7/2011 Governor Malloy Activates State Emergency Operations Center to Assist Towns and Cities With Possible Flooding Conditions

  Governor Malloy has directed the Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS) to activate the state Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in the event towns and cities need assistance due to flooding conditions and to monitor conditions across the state. The EOC is being staffed by DEMHS, along with DOT, DPS and the Military Dept.

• 3/1/2011 Governor Malloy on Women's History Month

  Governor Malloy issued the following statement today in support of Women’s History Month, which runs today through the end of March.

• 3/1/2011 Gov. Malloy Orders Flags to Half Staff for Pfc. David R. Fahey, Jr.

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today ordered the Connecticut and U.S. flags to fly at half staff in honor of Private First Class David R. Fahey, Jr., who was killed yesterday morning after finishing a patrol in Afghanistan.

• 3/17/2011 Gov. Malloy's Town Hall Meeting in Hartford on Monday Relocated to RJ Kinsella Magnet School

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s office today announced that Monday’s Town Hall Meeting scheduled in the City of Hartford has been moved to RJ Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts.

• 3/20/2011 Monday: Governor Malloy Attends Middlesex Chamber Breakfast in Cromwell, Holds Town Hall in Hartford

  On Monday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will introduce incoming University of Connecticut President Susan Herbst at a Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce member breakfast in Cromwell. On Monday evening, Governor Malloy will hold a town hall meeting in Hartford, the eighth stop in his statewide series of 17 town hall meetings to discuss the state’s pressing economic and budgetary issues face-to-face with state residents.

• 3/1/2011 Wednesday: Gov. Malloy to Address CT Council on Developmental Disabilities, 40th Anniversary Celebration, Hosts Town Hall Meeting in New London

  On Wednesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will be one of several speakers addressing the Connecticut Council on Developmental Disabilities’ 40th anniversary celebration in Cromwell.

• 3/31/2011 Office of Policy & Management Release Connecticut State Agencies to See Reduced Energy Rates

  The Office of Policy and Management (OPM) announced today that it has secured new fixed-price contracts to supply natural gas to Connecticut’s state agencies. One contract, covering 453 natural gas accounts for the period of July 1 through September 30, 2011, will result in a price reduction of 37.7 percent. An additional contract, covering 12 fuel-switching accounts for the same period, shows a 25.1 percent reduction. OPM estimates the combined cost savings for the state at approximately $660,000.