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In Visit To Manufacturer, Malloy Touts State Role In Boosting Business
(Hartford Courant, 1/17/18) With rising demand for military and commercial aerospace, Michael Polo, president and founder of ACMT Inc. in Manchester, has expanded manufacturing space, plans to increase it again and hired 75 workers, boosting his workforce by more than 60 percent. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Wednesday picked ACMT,…
CT’s clean energy edge: Going, going . . . or coming back?
(Hartford Business Journal, 1/25/18) Michael Brookman, the president and founder of a clean-energy startup in Connecticut, was pretty sure he had a good idea. It was a small unit that could make an existing boiler more efficient and provide heat and power to individual homes – even during a power…
CCAT hosts group of inspiring women
CCAT’s Advanced Manufacturing Center hosted a group of professionals on Jan. 24 from mechanical, metallurgical and manufacturing engineers to IT and manufacturing finance resources. The women, all candidates from Untapped Potential, a Benefit Corporation in Hartford, Conn., gathered to learn more about CCAT’s state-of-the-art technology at the AMC. The group toured…
Ex-Pratt engineers lift their Addaero manufacturing venture
(Hartford Business Journal, 1/15/18) A pair of former Pratt & Whitney engineers got off to a fast start once they opted to venture three years ago into the additive-manufacturing space with their own enterprise, Addaero Inc. President Richard J. Merlino of Vernon and Operations Vice President David Hill of Farmington,…
Girl Scouts explore Ridgewater high-tech careers
(Crow River Media, 1/17/18) Exploring careers can be fun when you combine hands-on experiences with enthusiastic role models. Fifteen local Girl Scout Service Unit members and their moms from the Hutchinson area recently spent an afternoon at Ridgewater College in Hutchinson making high-tech snowman ornaments using computer-aided drafting software and…
Malloy: CT’s mfg. stakes yielding dividends
(Hartford Business Journal, 1/22/17) Connecticut has since 2014 pumped more than $43.7 million into nearly 900 manufacturers to speed their growth in investment, sales, and — ultimately — hiring and talent development, state officials say. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) Commissioner Catherine Smith…
Goodwin College plans $10.5M manufacturing annex
(Hartford Business Journal, 1/22/18) Goodwin College is about to launch the latest phase of ambitious development at its East Hartford campus, including a new annex devoted to training in manufacturing technology. Read more >
As a part of United Way efforts, CCAT partners with Workforce Solutions of Metro Hartford selected to lead national job quality initiative
(United Way of Central and Northeast CT, 1/16/17) Hartford Selected to Participate in National Job Quality Initiative Hartford is among four communities that will assist local manufacturers and healthcare employers in changing their business practices to improve hiring, retention and engagement of frontline workers Hartford, Connecticut (January 16, 2018) – The…
The 12 biggest issues IT faces today
(ITWorld, 1/8/18) When CIOs aren’t being overwhelmed by data, they’re wondering who’s securing it. They’re dealing with the pressure of cutting costs while trying to stay nimble as they face difficulties with contractors and the challenges of moving data and services to the cloud. All the while, new threats emerge…