Media Advisory: Education & Business Partnership to Develop Workforce, Secure Economic Growth

Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin will outline his vision for business and government collaboration at a gathering of industry leaders and educators on Wednesday, April 6.
The event will mark the introduction of the CBIA Education & Workforce Partnership, formerly known as CBIA’s Education Foundation.

CBIA Education and Workforce Partnership Launch Party
Wednesday, April 6, 5:30 p.m.
Mark Twain House, 351 Farmington Ave, Hartford, CT 06105

Featured speakers include Andrea Comer, executive director, CBIA Education & Workforce Partnership; Joe Brennan, CBIA president & CEO; and participants from various programs managed by the partnership.
The event will also feature the premiere of Nepal 2.0, the story of students from Hartford’s Academy of Engineering and Green Technology who developed a wind and solar powered system that brought electricity to two Nepalese villages for the first time. This is one of the partnership’s marquee projects.
Media wishing to attend the event should contact Meaghan MacDonald (860.244.1957).

The CBIA Education & Workforce Partnership works with member businesses and other groups statewide to strengthen the talent pipeline and encourage economic growth in order to support the development of a skilled, knowledgeable workforce in Connecticut. For more information, please email or call Meaghan MacDonald (860.244.1957).