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Less Is More In New England

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According to the Connecticut Department of Labor, the May 2017 unemployment rate for Connecticut was estimated at 4.9 Rocky Hill is a suburban community of 21,000 residents located in central Connecticut two hours from both Boston and New York City. The Massachusetts unemployment rate dropped to 2.8

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Industry Focus: Aerospace Sector Is Flying High Again

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A fter several years of job losses, aerospace and defense sector employment is expected to grow in 2016 by more than 39,000 jobs in the U.S., Aerospace & Defense Labor Market Study. percent, of which about 185,000 jobs were lost in the defense subsector. Aerospace and defense sector companies paid $7.7

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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The $600-million Institute already is well on its way to establishing the region as a national hub for producing next generation integrated photonics, a light science with the potential to transform communications, medicine and national defense, and could create thousands of jobs. Andrew Cuomo. ACHIEVEMENT IN WORKFORCE TRAINING.

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Separated at Birth

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Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways. In 1945, master builder Robert Moses (immortalized in Robert Caro’s masterpiece on urban development, The Power Broker ) unveiled his plan for the Cross Bronx Expressway, the first highway built through an already crowded urban environment.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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In addition to the manufacturing industry and California’s small business employers, the Panel also prioritizes nanotechnology, biotechnology and life sciences, goods movement and transportation logistics, aerospace and defense, advanced IT services, multimedia/entertainment, healthcare, construction, agriculture and renewables. CONNECTICUT.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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CONNECTICUT – updated for 2014. Small Business Express Program (EXP): An innovative business assistance program created in October 2011 that provides funding and technical assistance to Connecticut’s small businesses to spur job creation and economic growth. For a list of state economic development agencies, click this link.

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