[mdovell]

The thing is yes being representative is generally a part-time position but if you're voting for things that you're going to later administer then that is going to be a conflict. The way how it should probably be is just to hire somebody or 1099 some firm that would work with the treasure collector. Generally if you work with the local government and your a state rep at the same time there's a bit of a process to resign and have some form of special election.

[JayCT]

WOW! Another major company has announced they are moving to Connecticut. Digital Currency Group is leasing 90,000 square feet in Stamford and will move 300 employees there next year. The state is providing $5 million in incentives for the move. The company considered a number of states including New York and New Jersey. They chose Connecticut for location and quality of life according to the company’s CEO. Great news. Jay

https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/...mford/2661279/

[BobNJ1960]

Originally Posted by JayCT

WOW! Another major company has announced they are moving to Connecticut. Digital Currency Group is leasing 90,000 square feet in Stamford and will move 300 employees there next year. The state is providing $5 million in incentives for the move. The company considered a number of states including New York and New Jersey. They chose Connecticut for location and quality of life according to the company’s CEO. Great news. Jay

https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/...mford/2661279/

I am shocked the $5 million in aid is in USD, as, for this corp, it should be in bitcoin.

[SteveM85]

Originally Posted by JayCT

WOW! Another major company has announced they are moving to Connecticut. Digital Currency Group is leasing 90,000 square feet in Stamford and will move 300 employees there next year. The state is providing $5 million in incentives for the move. The company considered a number of states including New York and New Jersey. They chose Connecticut for location and quality of life according to the company’s CEO. Great news. Jay

https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/...mford/2661279/

Another company on the leading edge and another win for CT. When does it end?

[ConnecticutSir]

I'm gonna say this every time. I wish some of these companies would move to Hartford too.

[BPt111]

Originally Posted by ConnecticutSir

I'm gonna say this every time. I wish some of these companies would move to Hartford too.

Norwalk/Stamford is more desirable locations for companies closer to NYC for airport, business trip, weekend gateway. Stamford is surrounding by ultra wealthy suburbs and have large college educated population which companies looking for. It one of many reasons companies choose Norwalk or Stamford area.

Downtown Hartford would need to promote itself little better and have more attractive developments.

[kidyankee764]

Originally Posted by ConnecticutSir

I'm gonna say this every time. I wish some of these companies would move to Hartford too.

Hartford is doing okay on its own. The reason many NY-centric companies move to Connecticut is two fold - 1) cheaper cost of doing business and 2) still able to draw from the NY talent pool. My other half worked at the HQ of a hedge fund in lower FFC for many years and a significant percentage of new hires were 20 and 30 somethings who reside in NYC. The firm had several free of charge shuttle busses per day from the city to CT. You don’t have any of those benefits with Hartford.

[BobNJ1960]

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

Hartford is doing okay on its own. The reason many NY-centric companies move to Connecticut is two fold - 1) cheaper cost of doing business and 2) still able to draw from the NY talent pool. My other half worked at the HQ of a hedge fund in lower FFC for many years and a significant percentage of new hires were 20 and 30 somethings who reside in NYC. The firm had several free of charge shuttle busses per day from the city to CT. You don’t have any of those benefits with Hartford.

True. I like the added state tax revenue, but as for jobs, in the first few years, I doubt we get 25% of the headcount. This office is based in NYC, so for NYers, it becomes a reverse commute.

We should get the 25% from the group working there living in central NJ. They will be most apt to quit. I would bet even the northern NJ staff stay on, as Stamford is a doable reverse commute from there, no longer than say Fairfield-Grand Central in length.

Now as we get by the first few years, we will get a bit more of the 300 hired locally as backfills.

[CTartist]

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

Hartford is doing okay on its own. The reason many NY-centric companies move to Connecticut is two fold - 1) cheaper cost of doing business and 2) still able to draw from the NY talent pool. My other half worked at the HQ of a hedge fund in lower FFC for many years and a significant percentage of new hires were 20 and 30 somethings who reside in NYC. The firm had several free of charge shuttle busses per day from the city to CT. You don’t have any of those benefits with Hartford.

I worked for a company in Stamford that had sales offices in NYC. Even though about 90% of the employees were in Stamford the address still said NYC. A NYC address is gold plated.

[JayCT]

I don’t get it, wasn’t that one of Lamont’s big campaign points, his wife’s connections to major companies? If we don’t pursue any companies the Lamont’s or her company had a financial interest in, you’d pretty much eliminate half the companies in the country. Jay

https://www.hartfordbusiness.com/art...l-list-but-134