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• 10/7/2014 Gov. Malloy Signs Order That Will Assist the State’s Emergency Response in the Event of a Confirmed Infection or Exposure to Ebola

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today signed an order that gives the Commissioner of the Department of Public Health (DPH) the ability to effectively quarantine an individual or a group of individuals who may have been exposed to or infected with the Ebola virus.

• 10/8/2014 Gov. Malloy Nominates Four Connecticut Residents to Superior Court, Five to Board of Pardons and Paroles

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is nominating four Connecticut residents to serve as judges on the Superior Court. He also announced the appointment of five residents to fill vacancies on the Board of Pardons and Paroles.

• 10/16/2014 Gov. Malloy Statement on Preliminary Ebola Test Results

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today released the following statement in response to preliminary negative test results from the Massachusetts State Public Health laboratory on the patient being treated for Ebola-like symptoms at Yale-New Haven Hospital.

• 10/8/2014 Gov. Malloy: Promoting the Employment of People with Disabilities is Good for Connecticut

  As part of a continuing effort to promote the employment of people with disabilities, Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities (GCEPD) has been re-invigorated with a new chairperson and committee members from the state’s business community, non-profit organizations, state agencies, and people with disabilities.

• 10/31/2014 Gov. Malloy: Praxair Building New World Headquarters in Danbury

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Praxair, Inc., a global leader in industrial gases and applications, will maintain its world headquarters in Danbury and invest approximately $65 million to build a new 100,000 square-foot corporate facility. The company will retain 535 positions statewide, and is incented to grow up to 120 new jobs over the next five years.

• 10/3/2014 Gov. Malloy: New Brownfield Program Focuses on Revitalizing Historically Significant Industrial Structures Around the State

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) is accepting applications for a new round of funding of up to $1.5 million that will be awarded to advance the remediation and redevelopment of historically significant brownfield sites throughout the state.

• 10/24/2014 Gov. Malloy Appoints David R. Jimenez to the Board of Regents

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is appointing David R. Jimenez of West Simsbury to serve as a member of the state Board of Regents for Higher Education.

• 10/7/2014 Gov. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Wyman Statement on Hartford Fire

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman released the following statement in response to the loss of one firefighter and the injury to three other firefighters in the line of duty tonight in Hartford.

• 10/13/2014 Tuesday: Gov. Malloy Highlights Growth of Manufacturing Programs at State’s Community Colleges, Attends Grand Opening of New Fitness Center at Elementary School in Hartford

  On Tuesday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will join Congressman John Larson and Connecticut Board of Regents President Dr. Gregory W. Gray at a news conference in Manchester to highlight a recently approved federal grant that will assist in the expansion of manufacturing programs across all of Connecticut’s 12 community colleges.

• 10/25/2014 Sunday: Gov. Malloy Participates in Inauguration of Trinity College's 22nd President

  On Sunday morning, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will participate in the inauguration ceremony of Joanne Berger-Sweeney as the 22nd president of Trinity College in Hartford.

• 10/20/2014 Today at 12:45PM: Gov. Malloy Visits Small Business in North Branford

  Today at 12:45pm, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will visit Penn Globe, a company that received a small business express loan in 2012 and has since expanded.

• 10/27/2014 Gov. Malloy Outlines State's Policies for Monitoring Travelers from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today issued the following outline of how the state is monitoring the health of any individual returning to Connecticut after traveling from one of the countries in West Africa affected by the Ebola outbreak.

• 10/30/2014 Gov. Malloy: State Troopers Now Trained and Equipped With Narcan to Help Save Lives of Overdose Victims

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that as the result of the passage of a new state law earlier this year, all Connecticut State Police Troopers have recently completed training providing them with the skills needed to administer Naloxone Hydrochloride, commonly known as Narcan.

• 10/7/2014 Gov. Malloy: JAX Official Opening Represents Significant Step Forward for Connecticut Bioscience Industry

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today joined The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) President and CEO Dr. Edison Liu, Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, UConn President Susan Herbst and national scientific leaders to celebrate the official opening of JAX’s new nonprofit research institute for Genomic Medicine.

• 10/29/2014 Gov. Malloy: FuelCell Energy Expansion Advances Connecticut's Long-Term Energy Goals

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Danbury-based FuelCell Energy Inc. will begin a two-phased expansion of its Torrington manufacturing facility. The company expects the project to add up to 325 new jobs over the next four years to its existing Connecticut workforce of 538 employees.