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Globally recognized expert in Commercial and Military Engine Design, Development, and Manufacturing Expands Rocky Hill, Connecticut OperationNew Haven, Connecticut, March 24, 2025 – Today, AdvanceCT announces that MTU Aero Engines North America (MTU), a subsidiary of Germany-based MTU Aero Engines, is expanding its Rocky Hill, Connecticut headquarters. The Connecticut operation...

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont led a mission to India, aiming to enhance trade ties and attract investments. The delegation engaged industry leaders and government officials in Chennai, Bengaluru, and Mumbai, discussing collaborations in technology, biosciences, and financial services, and signed an MoU with Tamil Nadu to expand cooperation.Connecticut Governor Ned...

Major League Soccer has announced plans to relocate its production hub for the 2025 season to WWE Headquarters in Stamford, Conn.The move, part of an expanded partnership with IMG, will see MLS Productions operate from WWE’s new state-of-the-art facility, The Studios at WWE. The facility will serve as the production...

Pratt & Whitney Wins Major Engine Contract and USS Groton Named the Newest Columbia-Class Nuclear Submarine
Jan 16 2025East Hartford jet-engine maker Pratt & Whitney has received a $1.3 billion contract from the U.S. Navy to continue work on the F135 Engine Core Upgrade. The contract comes two months after Pratt & Whitney announced it had completed the preliminary design review of the engine upgrade.The F135 is the...

XingImaging, a MITRO company, a leader in advanced research imaging and radiopharmaceutical services, is excited to announce the opening of its new state-of-the art research facility in New Haven, Connecticut. The facility includes a clinic to recruit and evaluate participants for clinical research studies, cGMP radiochemistry laboratories, 2 PET-CT and...

The University of New Haven has finalized the purchase of a 130,000-square-foot property and 12 acres of land directly adjacent to its West Haven campus.The former shopping plaza at 1129 and 1131 Campbell Ave., including a Railroad Salvage building, will be renovated to create a research and development center for...
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New Haven, Connecticut, December 2, 2024 – Today, AdvanceCT announces that Thomas (Tommy) Hyde will be joining the organization as the Chief of Staff, stepping into a key leadership role for the organization. Hyde will be working with AdvanceCT President and CEO John Bourdeaux and the leadership team on strategic...

Prominent German Company Executives Come to UConn to Recruit New Business, Engineering Talent
Nov 19 2024After studying and working in Germany for a year, Michelle Buerkler ’24 (BUS) found herself in high demand in the job market. Potential employers were impressed by her willingness to take a risk, become fluent in German, and immerse herself in a new culture far from home.Through UConn’s EUROBIZ program,...

Jackson Laboratory Collaborates with CSCU To Bring Genomics To Community College Students
Sep 30 2024The state’s community college students will gain more access to bioscience, genomics, and skills preparing them for careers in that field thanks to a partnership between Maine-based Jackson Laboratory and the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities.The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) Genomic Education team, in collaboration with Connecticut State Colleges and Universities...

Connecticut Welcomes Numisma Bank as Fintech Company Opens World Headquarters in Greenwich
Sep 24 2024Governor Lamont Welcomes Numisma Bank to Connecticut as Fintech Company Opens World Headquarters in Greenwich(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Banking Commissioner Jorge Perez today are welcoming Numisma Bank, a fintech global currency distributor, to Connecticut as the company is celebrating the grand opening of its world headquarters...

Connecticut’s Bioscience Industry Continues to Thrive as Five Companies Announce ExpansionsNew Haven, Connecticut – September 24, 2024 —AdvanceCT announced today that five life sciences companies are expanding their operations in Connecticut, including Cellsbin, EpiTET Therapeutics, NanomediGene, Oxylus Energy, and Talam Biotech.Cutting-edge VC-backed startup Cellsbin, an oncology detection medical device manufacturer...

Central Connecticut State University’s new Applied Innovation Hub is up and running, offering students access to technology-enhanced active learning, computer-based classrooms, and teaching and research laboratories.University officials joined state leaders and students on Monday in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the lab, which officially opened in January 2022, but was celebrated...

Central Connecticut State University is one of only 22 institutions nationwide to achieve a Cyber Operations (CAE-CO) designation, and it is the only institution in New England to be designated as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education CAE-CD and a CAE-CO. The designation is valid through the...

Over the next five years, Yale will help faculty, students, and staff engage with artificial intelligence — and equip them for leadership in the evolving field. Yale will commit more than $150 million over the next five years to support faculty, students, and staff as they engage with artificial intelligence (AI),...

Western Connecticut State University has developed a Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence degree that is enrolling students for classes that begin this Fall.“WestConn identified this degree as a game-changer for people in the workforce, or those about to start their first job in the field,” said Interim President Dr...

The U.S. Navy will be in East Hartford Monday to start a discussion on a capitol region jobs program to recruit candidates who can contribute to the Pentagon’s aggressive submarine construction goals an hour to the southeast at the Electric Boat shipyard in Groton.The jobs discussion is part of the...

AdvanceCT and Delegation Led by Governor Lamont and Commissioner O’Keefe Meet with Companies in Germany
Jul 15 2024Hartford, Connecticut – July 15, 2024 – Today, AdvanceCT announced that a delegation representing Connecticut’s commercial interests will be traveling to Germany on July 15th through 19th to meet with companies in Munich, Stuttgart, and Berlin. The delegation includes Governor Ned Lamont, Commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development...

Gov. Ned Lamont and other state officials are headed to Germany next week to discuss local business expansion opportunities with German companies, his office announced.Lamont, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Daniel O’Keefe, Connecticut Innovations CEO Matt McCooe and AdvanceCT CEO John Bourdeaux will be in the country from...

NEW HAVEN, Conn., July 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Carillon Technologies, a developer of advanced technologies for both commercial and government applications, announced that it has expanded its operations in Connecticut by establishing two new subsidiaries in the New Haven area. To commemorate this milestone, the company hosted a Ribbon Cutting...

Category-Leading Meal Solutions Manufacturer Plans Strong Job Creation and Over $70 Million in Upgrades Needham, Mass., July 1, 2024 - Home Market Foods (HMF), a leading US food manufacturer, today announced the purchase of the former Carla’s Pasta production plant in South Windsor, Connecticut. HMF will invest over $70 million to...

What do underwater navigation, drug safety, and air traffic control have in common? Each creates challenges that quantum science and technology could solve. In Connecticut, the unique public-private partnership QuantumCT is accelerating research to meet those challenges head on—and to position Connecticut as a global quantum technology hub. As of...

AdvanceCT Welcomes Two New Board Members
Jun 20 2024 Jeffrey Flaks and Peter Denious Join the AdvanceCT Board of Directors New Haven, June 25th, 2024 – AdvanceCT is pleased to announce that Jeffrey Flaks and Peter Denious have joined our Board of Directors. A proud Connecticut native, Jeffrey A. Flaks is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Hartford HealthCare, a...

AdvanceCT Hosts Delegation From The Netherlands
Jun 11 2024Trade Delegation of Dutch Semiconductor Companies and Government Officials Tours the Northeast New Haven, June 11th, 2024 – AdvanceCT is pleased to announce that our organization, along with partners from across the state, hosted a large trade delegation of companies and government officials from the Netherlands on Monday, June 10th.The delegation...

Fifteen Connecticut-headquartered companies made the 2024 Fortune 500 list of the largest corporations in the U.S., a leading tracker of big business that was released on Tuesday.Connecticut's representation in this year's rankings, which is based on companies' revenues in their past fiscal years, was one more than the 14 firms...