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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 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),...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
