CT ‘Innovation Corridor’ may create 15K jobs

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont is moving ahead with a $100 million “Innovation Corridor” initiative. Lamont projects the initiative will support 15,000 new jobs over five years in higher-paying industries like artificial intelligence, life sciences or advanced manufacturing.

Under a tandem program called the Connecticut Communities Challenge, Connecticut’s Department of Economic and Community Development will disburse another $100 million to support real estate development and improvement of public spaces, in city centers or near transit hubs that could elicit interest from fast-growing employers.

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