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Welcome to CBIA
The Connecticut Business & Industry Association (CBIA) is a professional service organization, recognized as the most effective advocate for business in the state. We work at the state Capitol on behalf of our 10,000 members, and they rely on our products, services and information to grow and compete in a global economy.
Listen to CBIA's Save Jobs Radio Ad
June 2009 - CBIA's TV ad
12/29/09 - Pete Gioia on the economy with CRN's mark Sims- Talks about good news in 2010
1/18/10 - Saving CT Jobs: CBIA's Bonnie Stewart explains the business community's agenda for the upcoming legislative session
1/20/10 Joe Brennan talks about the impact of the Massachusetts election on Connecticut
CBIA's 2010 Government Affairs Agenda
1/3/10 - Hartford Courant editorial on CBIA economist Pete Gioia's ideas to cut state spending
State: Spending Status Quo Won't Work
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What's New at CBIA...
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- 1/21/10 -
The state’s unemployment rate grew to 8.9 percent after losing another 4,800 job last month. Pete Gioia, CBIA vice president and economist says the state has lost 94,500 jobs since March 2008.
MP3 Clip # 1 – 94,500 jobs lost in CT—Runs :23
MP3 Clip # 2 – State will exceed 100,000 job losses—when will it turnaround?? – Runs :26
- 1/15/10 -
Saving Connecticut Jobs:
How to Restore Business Confidence and Economic Growth
CBIA 2010 Government Affairs Agenda: Dos and Don'ts for Policymakers to Create a Healthy Connecticut - 1/15/10 - Technology now considered most important sector to Eastern Connecticut's economic success - CBIA survey finds rising business costs, the state’s fiscal crisis and legislators making it tougher to survive - Survey results
- 1/7/10 - Connecticut going in the wrong direction according to CBIA's Annual Membership Survey-Businesses want legislators to balance the budget, cut spending and be more business-friendly
- 12/11/09 - State Capitol News
1/11/10 - High school students participate in CBIA Cyber-Challenge project to learn about bioscience, energy and aerospace - see photos on flickr
1/8/10 - CBIA/MetroHartford Alliance Economic Summit & Outlook 2010 - Check out photos on flickr
12/9/09 - Chairman and CEO of Bicron Electronics in Canaan elected to chair CBIA board
12/8/08 - CBIA/MCC lean manufacturing program helping laid-off workers find jobs
12/7/09 - Recession hitting family-run businesses harder than other businesses, but optimism remains CBIA/UConn 2009 Family Business Survey
11/24/09 - CBIA helps retrain workers for high demand manufacturing jobs
11/3/09 - Down economy and rising costs affecting state manufacturers harder than many other businesses - CBIA/BlumShapiro Manufacturing Survey