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This was part of a larger package. " basically broke" What exactly does that mean? What services have been cut off from you as a citizen, because they are " basically broke " ?
You seem to have a Crystal Ball, know who will come to the games, what they will do with their time, on and on. As a taxpayer , I support spending my tax dollars on endeavors like this one. And I encourage businesses to step up and partner with others for success. That is how communities are revitalized. This is how " quality of life is improved for citizens of the State.
Unless you have been sleeping under a tree, you surely realize that States compete with each other for business growth and employment opportunities. You may disagree , but the reality is that if their isn't a partnership of investment, and the will to make it happen, things go downhill rather quickly. We need to provide people more reasons to live in Connecticut. .
Other financing approved Friday to provide grants and loans to expanding businesses include:
$14 million for ASML US in Wilton, which manufactures optical lithography machines part of a process used to make computer chips. The grant will help the the company expand and add at least 524 new jobs in the next seven years.
$4 million to Morgan Truck Body to establish a new manufacturing facility in Plainfield and create 120 new jobs.
$2.5 million for Okay Industries Inc. to expand manufacturing facilities in Berlin and New Britain and create 62 new jobs.
$2 million to Polamer Precision Inc. to expand its New Britain manufacturing facility, which is expected to create 200 new jobs within the next three years.
$1 million to help Viiv Healthcare Company relocate from Wallingford to Branford and add 20 jobs within the next five years.
$1 million for Global Atlantic Financial Company to support its relocation from Simsbury to Hartford and to create at least 59 new jobs in the next seven years.
The commission also approved $525,000 for the town of Waterford to demolish derelict docks and mooring blocks across the Thames River from the naval base in Groton to enhance submarine operations.
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