By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER From supporting local STEM workforce development to reducing unfunded mandates to recapturing and developing walkways and bikeways, the Central Connecticut Chambers of Commerce narrowed down a variety of priorities and actions it plans to address at the state level this year. The 2015 Legislative Session officially kicked off Jan. 7, and will end on June 3. This is a full session that will determine the next two-year budget for Connecticut. During the chamber’s annual Legislative Breakfast held at Nuchie’s last Tuesday, state legislators met with the local business community to address their own priorities and concerns this year. Jim Albert, president and CEO of the Central Connecticut Chambers of Commerce, said the goal is for the business community to be more proactive about legislative issues it finds important. Under its region-wide priorities and specific actions, the chamber hopes to add funding to the existing Central Connecticut Revolving Loan Fund, promote tourism/ACE (arts, culture entertainment) development, and promote and support bioscience zone/corridor marketing and incentives, as well as restore historical and cultural buildings through code requirements and energy efficiency upgrades. “The business community…has not been as proactive in the legislative process as it could be,” said […]
By LISA CAPOBIANCO STAFF WRITER From supporting local STEM workforce development to reducing unfunded mandates to recapturing and developing walkways and bikeways, the Central Connecticut Chambers of Commerce narrowed down a variety of priorities and actions it plans to address at the state level this year. The 2015 Legislative Session officially kicked off Jan. 7, and will end on June 3. This is a full session that will determine the next two-year budget for Connecticut. During the chamber’s annual Legislative Breakfast held at Nuchie’s last Tuesday, state legislators met with the local business community to address their own priorities and concerns this year. Jim Albert, president and CEO of the Central Connecticut Chambers of Commerce, said the goal is for the business community to be more proactive about legislative issues it finds important. Under its region-wide priorities and specific actions, the chamber hopes to add funding to the existing Central Connecticut Revolving Loan Fund, promote tourism/ACE (arts, culture entertainment) development, and promote and support bioscience zone/corridor marketing and incentives, as well as restore historical and cultural buildings through code requirements and energy efficiency upgrades. “The business community…has not been as proactive in the legislative process as it could be,” said […]