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Connecticut-based latin band MIKATA performs at Bridgeport's Downtown Thursdays summer 2012

NEWS & NOTES

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ARTS & ECONOMIC PROSPERITY IN CONNECTICUT (Dec 2012)                                            A new state-commissioned study finds that the arts and culture industries in Connecticut ring up sales that outweigh the local and state government revenues by more than 13 times the national average, and generate more than 18,000 sustainable local jobs. FULL REPORT in pdf 

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NEW LIFE FOR BRIDGEPORT SHIPYARD 


(Fairfield County Business Journal Nov 2012)  A new chapter is underway at the Bridgeport shipyard, where operator J. Goodison Company Inc. is seeking to resurrect the site ............




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RECYCLING WORTH $746 MILLION, 4,800 JOBS to CT ECONOMY  (Nov 2012)
That’s the impact that recycling is making on Connecticut’s economy in 2012, according to a study by CERC. And since 2006, recycling has been worth nearly $5.17 billion to the state’s economy as measured in total sales, said the study, commissioned by the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority (CRRA).