Press Releases

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• 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.

• 9/27/2012 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.

• 9/26/2012 Gov. Malloy: Infinity Music Hall Coming to Hartford

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) has requested $1.3 million in bond funding to assist Norfolk's Infinity Music Hall and Bistro in opening a second, larger location in the Front Street District of Hartford.

• 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.

• 9/23/2012 Monday: Gov. Malloy Participates in Education Nation Summit, Takes Part in World Affairs Council Forum

  On Monday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will be a featured panelist at the NBC News 2012 Education Nation Summit, where he will participate in a discussion about the skills gap, and how stronger skills and higher levels of education can power the country's next great economic surge.

• 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 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.

• 9/27/2012 Friday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at State Managers Conference, Gives Remarks at SoNo Ice House Grand Opening Ceremony

  On Friday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give remarks at the Management Advisory Council’s State Managers conference in Plantsville, where he will discuss his administration’s efforts to create efficiencies that save taxpayer dollars while maintaining and/or enhancing the delivery of services.

• 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.

• 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.

• 9/12/2012 Gov. Malloy Directs Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Ambassador Stevens and the Victims of the Attack in Libya

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, following a proclamation by President Barack Obama, today ordered U.S. and Connecticut flags to fly at half-staff until sunset on September 16, 2012 in honor of Ambassador John Christopher Stevens and the American personnel who were killed in Benghazi, Libya yesterday.

• 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.

• 9/13/2012 Gov. Malloy: State Awarded $5M to Expand and Enhance Supportive Housing

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Children and Families (DCF) Commissioner Joette Katz today announced that the state has been awarded a $5 million federal grant to expand and enhance a DCF program designed to reduce the number of children in foster care by providing supportive housing and necessary services to vulnerable and homeless families. Connecticut is one of five jurisdictions around the country to be awarded the funding.

• 9/30/2012 Monday: Gov. Malloy Keynotes Finance Officers Conference, Makes Major Announcement on New Haven-Hartford-Springfield Rail Project

  On Monday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give the keynote address at the New England Government Finance Officers’ Association Conference in Hartford, where he will speak about his efforts to get our state’s fiscal house in order to help create new jobs and keep the ones we have.

• 9/28/2012 Saturday: Gov. Malloy Gives Greetings at Shiloh Church Grand Opening in Middletown

  On Saturday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give greetings at the dedication opening ceremony of the new Shiloh Christian Church building in Middletown.