Press Releases

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• 9/22/2012 Sunday: Gov. Malloy Attends Nutmegger Cheese & Wine Festival

  On Sunday afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will visit Jones Family Farms in Shelton, where he will give welcoming remarks at the first annual Nutmegger Cheese & Wine Festival, a fundraiser to protect Connecticut's farmland and to support quality childhood nutrition.

• 9/10/2012 Gov. Malloy, Lt. Gov. Wyman Statements on September 11 Anniversary

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statements on the anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2001.

• 9/25/2012 Statement of Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman on the Death of Shaun Cashman

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman today sent out the following statement on the passing of Shaun Cashman, Connecticut's Commissioner of Labor from 2001-2006.

• 9/20/2012 Friday: Gov. Malloy Speaks at CSEA Convention, Attends Veterans’ Stand Down Event, Attends News Conference with US Labor Secretary

  On Friday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will give a speech at the Connecticut State Employees Association's (CSEA) biennial convention in New Britain.

• 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.

• 9/24/2012 Tuesday: Agency Commissioners Make Brief Presentations to Gov. Malloy on Changes in State Government

  On Tuesday morning, state agency commissioners will make brief presentations to Governor Dannel P. Malloy highlighting some of the changes being made in state government. The full report will be released at the conclusion of the meeting.

• 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.

• 9/19/2012 Gov. Malloy: $10.9 Million in Federal Grants Awarded to 31 CT Towns

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that 31 Connecticut towns have been awarded a total of $10,987,840 by the Department of Economic and Community Development, the administrator for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Small Cities Community Development Block Grant program. The Small Cities Program funds economic development, affordable housing, and other community revitalization projects.

• 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.

• 9/4/2012 Gov. Malloy Appoints Jamey Bell State Child Advocate

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced he has appointed Jamey Bell of Bloomfield to serve as the State of Connecticut's new Child Advocate.

• 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.

• 9/26/2012 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.