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• 3/2/2011 Gov. Malloy Appoints ING Executive Catherine Smith to Lead Department of Economic and Community Development

  In one of his highest profile appointments to date, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today named ING executive Catherine Smith to lead the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD). Smith, who lives in Northford, has worked for ING for the past 10 years; prior to that, she worked at Aetna for 17 years.

• 1/3/2011 Malloy Appoints State Representative Chris Caruso to a Position within DECD

  Governor-Elect Dan Malloy today announced that he has appointed State Representative Chris Caruso to a position within the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), where he will provide counsel to Governor-Elect Malloy on urban initiatives, housing and smart growth.

• 6/20/2011 Governor Malloy: DECD Commissioner Smith Announce Funding to Support Development Projects

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Catherine Smith today announced the state will help fund various development projects by redirecting $4.6 million in previously allocated bonding to the Regional Brownfield and Economic Development Program. The State Bond Commission is expected to approve the measure at its next meeting June 24.

• 1/19/2011 Governor Malloy Announces $800,000 in Loans to Support Long-time Connecticut Manufacturer

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced the state is providing $800,000 in loans to help Inline Plastics Corporation expand and improve its operations at its Shelton headquarters.

• 10/5/2011 Gov. Malloy Announces Launch of Startup Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined with business leaders to announce the launch of Startup Connecticut, a new initiative that will help to reinvent Connecticut by assisting high-growth entrepreneurship throughout the state. Startup Connecticut will be part of a national network of state and regional efforts coordinated by the Startup America Partnership, the national organization working to help young companies grow in order to create jobs in the country. Connecticut becomes the third state in the nation to adopt its own regional initiative.

• 7/23/2012 Gov. Malloy: Back9Network will Cover the Links from Hartford

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that a new company has established its corporate headquarters and will launch a multi-platform cable golf network in Hartford, a project that is expected to create hundreds of jobs over time and breathe new life into the downtown area.

• 6/17/2012 Gov. Malloy: Small Business Express Program Leading the Way to a Stronger Economy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that five small businesses from around the state are receiving assistance through the state's Small Business Express Program (EXP). To encourage business expansion and job growth, the program was part of the bipartisan Jobs Bill passed during last year's jobs special session.

• 1/17/2012 Gov. Malloy: First Company Funded by Small Business Express Program to Double its Workforce

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the first company to be funded by the state’s new Small Business Express Program (EXP) – South Windsor-based Oxford Performance Materials, LLC – will allow the company to double its workforce by adding 12 positions.

• 2/15/2012 Gov. Malloy: Small Businesses are Crucial to Growing Our Economy

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that five additional small businesses have qualified for grants through the state’s Small Business Express Program (EXP) to expand their businesses and create jobs.

• 6/18/2012 Gov. Malloy: Small Business Program Cultivating Economic Growth

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced five Connecticut small businesses in Ashford, Bethel, Clinton, Cromwell and Rocky Hill are receiving assistance through the state's Small Business Express Program (EXP).

• 10/5/2016 Gov. Malloy Announces Henkel Corporation Moving Headquarters Across the Country and Creating Hundreds of Jobs in Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy is applauding the decision of Germany-based Henkel Corporation to relocate its Laundry & Home Care and Beauty Care headquarters across the country from Arizona to Stamford, Connecticut, where the company plans on expanding in a $50 million project that will create up to 266 new jobs in the state.

• 10/5/2011 Gov. Malloy Announces Launch of Startup Connecticut

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined with business leaders to announce the launch of Startup Connecticut, a new initiative that will help to reinvent Connecticut by assisting high-growth entrepreneurship throughout the state. Startup Connecticut will be part of a national network of state and regional efforts coordinated by the Startup America Partnership, the national organization working to help young companies grow in order to create jobs in the country. Connecticut becomes the third state in the nation to adopt its own regional initiative.

• 6/19/2012 Gov. Malloy: Small Business Express Program is Helping Connecticut Businesses Grow

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced five Connecticut small businesses are receiving assistance through the state's Small Business Express Program (EXP). The program was created as a part of the bipartisan Jobs Bill passed during last year's jobs special session to encourage business expansion and job growth.

• 3/26/2012 Gov. Malloy: Small Business Program Assists Expansion & Job Growth

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that five more small businesses in Bridgeport, Cheshire, Marlborough, Middletown and Mystic have qualified for grants through the state’s Small Business Express Program (EXP) to expand their businesses and create jobs.

• 7/5/2012 Gov. Malloy: Connecticut's Small Businesses Growing Jobs

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced five Connecticut small businesses in Norwalk, Stamford, Sterling, Suffield and West Hartford are receiving assistance through the state's Small Business Express Program (EXP) to support their growth and create and retain jobs.