The Connecticut Economic Development Association (CEDAS) has announced its 2017 achievement awards, which will be presented at its Annual Meeting on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at Lyman Apple Barrel Tent (32 Reeds Gap Road, Middlefield, CT). CEDAS is a not-for-profit organization committed to advancing the practice of economic development within the state of Connecticut. The awards are as follows: [...]
Kenneth L. Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award CEDAS is accepting nominations to recognize a practitioner for lifetime achievement in economic development in Connecticut. The Lifetime Achievement Award honors the legacy of Kenneth L. Roberts, his commitment to economic development in the state of Connecticut and his long-time service to DECD. The Kenneth L. Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award was awarded for the first [...]
Media Contact: Christine Schilke, Communications Director, Connecticut Main Street Center 860.280.2356, christine@ctmainstreet.org HARTFORD, JULY 6, 2017 – The Connecticut Main Street Center is pleased to announce Patrick McMahon as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective August 21, 2017. Mr. McMahon will succeed CMSC’s founding CEO John Simone, who is retiring after leading the organization for the past 17 years. Mr. McMahon currently serves as the Director [...]
The 2017 legislative session came to a close on June 10th, but the Governor and legislators could not agree on a state budget for the upcoming fiscal year that begins on July 1. The state is facing a $1.7 billion budget deficit for the 2017 fiscal year. Legislators expect to return to Hartford for a special session before the new [...]
As part of its recent strategic planning efforts, the Northeast Economic Development Association decided to mount an effort to inform its members more about Washington public policy issues, and to consider how NEDA could communicate on important issues to federal policy makers. As a result, early this month I traveled to Washington to join NEDA members at the New England [...]
In my final semester as a UConn Masters of Public Administration student, I worked on a capstone project evaluating the effectiveness of streetscape projects in the City of Hartford on behalf of Hartford’s Department of Development Services, which contains the city’s planning, economic development, and community development functions, among others. The department was looking to determine whether the funds that [...]
The City of West Haven has a school property for which they are seeking proposals for adaptive use/redevelopment – the property is right near the City’s train station, with a good potential for a TOD-type development. Learn More
Article courtesy of Connecticut By the Numbers Stamford is a “City of the Future,” ranking seventh among small cities in the America’s for economic growth, according to a new report. The city ranks behind Sunnyvale, Irvine and Fremont, CA; Bellevue, WA; Ann Arbor, MI, and Fort Lauderdale. Also ranking in the top 10 are Cary, NC; Plano, TX; and Guelph, [...]
From Lockheed Martin The Entrepreneurial Challenge, led by Sikorsky Innovations, the technology development organization of Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company (NYSE: LMT), is designed to accelerate innovators and disruptive technology concepts with applications in the aerospace market. Since its inception in 2012, the competition has named 16 global awardees and is actively pursuing collaborations with a number of awardees in its [...]
The 2017 legislative session is fully underway with committees now holding public hearings on bills. Policy Committee Co-Chairmen John O'Toole and Garrett Sheehan visited the Legislative Office Building for two days during the week of March 6th. The Connecticut Business and Industry Association hosted business day on March 8th. Representatives from chambers of commerce across the state attended and spoke [...]