[JayCT]

Interestingly, Malloy and Republican Len Fasano are both pushing the same agenda. That almost never happens. Jay

Malloy, Fasano team up to push for plan to cover current deficit | HartfordBusiness.com

[JayCT]

Some interesting information in this open letter to Aetna's CEO. Jay

Dan Haar: Note To Aetna — Globe Columnist Is Wrong - Hartford Courant

[BPt111]

GE pack their bags to Boston now another major company looking pack their bags to New York City. There reports that Aetna might be announcing a move of its headquarters from Hartford to New York City only rumor. Past months there reports of Aetna considering leaving state.

Report Of Possible Aetna Move To New York Catches State Leaders By Surprise - Hartford Courant

[BPt111]

Governor Dan Malloy and Aetna declined to comment

Report: Aetna close to announcing move to New York | FOX 61

[nep321]

Well I hope Aetna enjoys paying the NYC income tax that Hartford doesn't have. SMH.

[hvexpatinct]

I read in some comments on the Courant a while back that Aetna's CEO and a bunch of execs are already in NYC, and have been for some time, so this news is kind of a red herring.

[MrGompers]

Originally Posted by BPt111

GE pack their bags to Boston now another major company looking pack their bags to New York City. There reports that Aetna might be announcing a move of its headquarters from Hartford to New York City only rumor. Past months there reports of Aetna considering leaving state.

Report Of Possible Aetna Move To New York Catches State Leaders By Surprise - Hartford Courant

No one moves to NYC to save on taxes. I'm sure dozens of posters here will tell us otherwise. And some of those posters won't even be from CT.

[BPt111]

"The move from Hartford will initially involve several hundred top corporate jobs moving to a new home base in Manhattan,” Rennie wrote. Rennie is a former Republican state legislator."


State leaders are shocked by report


What company will be next to leave CT ?

[BPt111]

Originally Posted by nep321

Well I hope Aetna enjoys paying the NYC income tax that Hartford doesn't have. SMH.

Got nothing to do with taxes it CT policies, state business climate, cities are not attractive expect Stamford, New Haven little still not good enough.

[BPt111]

"It is obvious a state’s business tax climate is in bad shape when it chases away a major employer to a neighboring state whose longtime nickname has been Taxachusetts. Yet this is where Connecticut now finds itself,” wrote Gleason. “General Electric’s January 14 announcement that it is relocating its global headquarters from Fairfield, Conn. to Boston, Mass. is the latest example of how tax policy, and the electoral outcomes that direct it, are critical to a state’s economic health and competitiveness.”"

"Connecticut is the land of suburbs. Even its cities aren’t terribly big. Stamford and New Haven, the kind of places that might attract young people, have 128,000 and 130,000 people, respectively. New Haven has Yale, but that is not the confluence of colleges seen in a place such as Boston."

And CBRE found this new generation doesn’t like to commute — 30 minutes at most — more bad news for Connecticut’s suburbs of New York City.

One comment wrote "The only reason Bridgwater Associates are still in CT is they all own homes there."

Some Aetna top employers are reported to be already in NYC only rumor.

The State need new step up it game trying to attract companies to state and more professionals CT is behind the trend state need start fixing it up cities.

The Day - Real reason GE left is more troubling - News from southeastern Connecticut