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![Electric Boat is hiring thousands of workers across the state Photo](https://secure-cdn.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/media/userfiles/subsite_190/images/news/eb-hiring.jpg)
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...
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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...
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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...
![Carillon Technologies Launches Two New Companies in New Haven, Connecticut Photo](https://secure-cdn.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/media/userfiles/subsite_190/images/news/carillon.png)
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...
![Home Market Foods Expands Production into Newly Acquired Plant in South Windsor, CT Photo](https://secure-cdn.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/media/userfiles/subsite_190/images/news/home-market-foods-hmf-foodservice-logo.png)
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...
![Quantum Seed Grants Are Funding Solutions to Real-World Problems Photo](https://secure-cdn.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/media/userfiles/subsite_190/images/news/quantum-seed-grants.jpeg)
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
![Infosys CEO, Salil Parekh, Joins AdvanceCT's Board of Directors Photo](https://secure-cdn.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/media/userfiles/subsite_190/images/news/1Advancect-general-logo.jpg)
New Haven, Connecticut, May 8, 2024 – Today, AdvanceCT announced that Salil Parekh, the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Infosys, will be joining our Board of Directors. Based in India, Parekh brings over three decades of experience in the global IT services industry. Parekh holds a Master of Engineering...
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Stafford, Connecticut, May 6, 2024 – AdvanceCT today announced that TTM Technologies Inc. (TTM), a global manufacturer of technology solutions including radio frequency (“RF”) components, RF microwave/microelectronic assemblies, and advanced printed circuit boards (“PCBs”), is expanding its workforce in its two Stafford locations.TTM was looking to invest in modernization and...
![Danbury, Bridgeport Ranked In Top 15 Most Diverse Cities in US Photo](https://secure-cdn.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/media/userfiles/subsite_190/images/news/danbury-most-diverse-cities.jpg)
America is undergoing an extreme makeover, thanks to rapid demographic diversification. For example, the percentage of people in the U.S. who are multiracial increased from 2.9% in 2010 to 10.2% in 2020, according to data compiled by the website WalletHub.Not only have waves of immigration changed the face of the...
![Report: CT a top destination for relocating remote workers Photo](https://secure-cdn.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/media/userfiles/subsite_190/images/news/remote-workers.jpg)
Connecticut was a top 10 destination for remote workers who relocated in 2022, according to a new study.Yardi Kube, a coworking management platform, released the results of its study in February in a report titled, “Remote Workers Leading the Migration Across State Lines.”The study, which is based on data from...
![AdvanceCT Welcomes New Board Member Lutz Labisch of TRUMPF Inc Photo](https://secure-cdn.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/media/userfiles/subsite_190/images/news/1Advancect-general-logo.jpg)
New Haven, Connecticut, March 19, 2024 – Today, AdvanceCT announced that Lutz Labisch, the President and CEO of TRUMPF Inc., has joined our board of directors.The U.S.-based branch of a German company, TRUMPF Inc. is one of the largest manufacturers of fabricating equipment and industrial lasers in North America. Mr...
![Why a European Fintech Firm Expanded to Stamford: ‘A Perfect Match for Us’ Photo](https://secure-cdn.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/media/userfiles/subsite_190/images/news/banking%20circle.jpg)
By Paul SchottSTAMFORD — For generations, Stamford has ranked as one of the largest hubs for financial services on the east coast. Today, the city is still attracting newcomers, but they are different from earlier arrivals because many of them focus on building the technology that underpins the financial industry.Highlighting...
![Electric Boat President Predicts Annual Hiring of 5,000 Employees for Years to Come Photo](https://secure-cdn.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/media/userfiles/subsite_190/images/news/EB%20hiring.jpg)
By Lee Howard, The DayGroton ― Electric Boat President Kevin M. Graney told state and national legislators Thursday in a morning briefing that the company expects to add about 5,000 positions this year to the local workforce in Connecticut and Rhode Island.“We are hiring across the board,” Graney said during...
![Connecticut is Open for Business. This is How and Why. Photo](https://secure-cdn.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/media/userfiles/subsite_190/images/news/Connecticut_State_Capitol_Hartford.jpg)
By JEFFREY SONNENFELD, INDRA NOOYI , JAMES C. SMITH and MARGARET KEANE Just a few years ago, few would have imagined that Connecticut might become one of the best states in the nation for business. For decades, Connecticut ranked near the bottom of practically every business climate survey, as even the Connecticut...
![AdvanceCT Announces Board of Directors Transition Photo](https://secure-cdn.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/media/userfiles/subsite_190/images/news/1Advancect-general-logo.jpg)
Connecticut’s Economic Promotion Organization Appoints New Board Co-ChairsNorth Haven, Connecticut – January 22, 2024 —AdvanceCT announces a transition in our organization’s Board of Directors. AdvanceCT’s new co-chairs are Adam Norwitt, President & CEO of Amphenol Corporation and Judy Olian, President of Quinnipiac University. They will help lead AdvanceCT’s economic development...
![Four Life Sciences Companies Announce Expansions in Connecticut Photo](https://secure-cdn.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/media/userfiles/subsite_190/images/news/1Advancect-general-logo.jpg)
Connecticut’s Life Sciences Industry Booms as Four Companies Announce Expansions, with One Choosing Connecticut for U.S. Market Entry New Haven, Connecticut – December 18, 2023 —AdvanceCT announced today that four life sciences companies are expanding their operations in Connecticut, including MannKind Corporation, Millstone Medical (formerly MycoScience), ReST Therapeutics, and Revalia Bio.MannKind...
![Danbury Mission Technologies Enters $136M, Five-Year Contract with U.S. Army Photo](https://secure-cdn.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/media/userfiles/subsite_190/images/news/DMT%20Article.jpg)
DANBURY — Danbury Mission Technologies, headquartered on Wooster Heights Road, has entered into a new multi-million-dollar contract with the U.S. Army to develop and deliver laser detecting systems for military ground vehicles.ARKA Group, L.P., which includes Danbury Mission Technologies, recently announced its new five-year $136 million contract, stating the systems...
![Nanoramic Laboratories builds EV battery plant in Bridgeport, adds 200 jobs Photo](https://secure-cdn.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/media/userfiles/subsite_190/images/news/nanoramic.png)
With $47.5 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, a Massachusetts electric-vehicle battery startup has chosen Bridgeport for its first major factory, which in time could employ 200 or more people.Nanoramic Laboratories and parent company FastCap Systems have been working on energy storage systems since 2009, based on...
![Four CT Colleges Named for Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Photo](https://secure-cdn.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/media/userfiles/subsite_190/images/news/Cyber%20Defense%20Schools.jpg)
The National Security Agency has informed Central Connecticut State University that it has achieved the designation of National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) through academic year 2028.Central joins three fellow national centers in Connecticut: The United States Coast Guard Academy, Quinnipiac University, and Sacred Heart University.Central became...
FuelCell Energy Delivers Fuel Cell Power to Derby as Part of Connecticut Clean Energy Initiatives.
Nov 16 2023We couldn’t be prouder to deliver groundbreaking clean energy solutions to our neighbors here in ConnecticutThe Connecticut-based global leader in state-of-the-art fuel cell platforms celebrates the opening of its newest clean energy project at a “cable cutting” ceremony in Derby on Nov. 16, 2023.The 14-megawatt baseload power project includes 10...
![Connecticut Announces First Certified Sites Program Photo](https://secure-cdn.scdn6.secure.raxcdn.com/media/userfiles/subsite_190/images/news/1Advancect-general-logo.jpg)
AdvanceCT Launches Connecticut Certified Sites Program Highlighting Pre-Approved Industrial Sites New Haven, Connecticut, November 15, 2023 – AdvanceCT announces the launch of Connecticut’s first Certified Sites Program. Designed to give corporate investors fast-tracked real estate solutions for rapid entry into the Connecticut market, the Certified Sites Program aggregates, and catalogues greenfield sites...