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For Immediate Release
May 5, 2008

 

 

CBIA SPECIAL REPORT: ‘MYTH VS. FACTS: JOBS, THE ECONOMY AND DOING BUSINESS IN CONNECTICUT '

 

The Connecticut Business & Industry Association today released a special report: “Myth vs. Facts: Jobs, The Economy and Doing Business in Connecticut.” The report focuses on the key issues that affect the businesses community in Connecticut and provides measures of how businesses in the state are affected by the state, regional and national economies.

The “Myth vs. Facts” special report focuses on trends, issues and challenges facing business, including:

•  The economy, jobs and wages

•  Factors affecting economic growth

•  Connecticut 's future workforce

•  Energy issues

•  Connecticut 's long-term fiscal health

•  The rising cost of health care

•  Manufacturing in Connecticut

The special report was sponsored by Blum Shapiro.

Peter Gioia, CBIA vice president and economist, is available to discuss the issues in the “Myth vs. Facts” report and how they affect economic growth in Connecticut.

The report is available at www.cbia.com/newsroom.

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EDITOR'S NOTE:

For a copy of the “ Myth Vs. Facts: Jobs, the Economy and Doing Business in Connecticut” special report, visit www.cbia.com/newsroom.

For more information contact Nancy Andrews, CBIA media relations manager, at 860-244-1957 or andrewsn@cbia.com.


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