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Post by dezii on Dec 16, 2019 13:21:23 GMT -5
to defense work...submarines...new $22 Billion contract for 10 new class of subs..plus contracts already under work plus Aironomical manufacturing..GE and Pratt and Whitney.... Connecticut was always known for it's highly skilled blue collar workers and their skills as machinist and other skilled trades..The valley comprising Ansonia, Derby, Shelton and such along the river ...it seems a hundred years later those skilled workers are still present in numbers...these are NOT minimum wage jobs folks...  One of the big industries in this area is the gambling recreational offerings of two native American tribes...still here and very impressive..."Foxwood and Mohegan"...do a google...1st class resorts...Mohegan a 1A golf course...played it when first built...outstanding then, am sure more impressive now that it has matured. --------------------------------------------------- www.courant.com/business/hc-biz-eastern-connecticut-manufacturing-20191216-ygal2h2eevbbpe7iepey2o62vy-story.html |
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Post by Tennesseer on Dec 16, 2019 13:55:29 GMT -5
to defense work...submarines...new $22 Billion contract for 10 new class of subs..plus contracts already under work plus Aironomical manufacturing..GE and Pratt and Whitney.... Connecticut was always known for it's highly skilled blue collar workers and their skills as machinist and other skilled trades.. The valley comprising Ansonia, Derby, Shelton and such along the river ...it seems a hundred years later those skilled workers are still present in numbers...these are NOT minimum wage jobs folks... One of the big industries in this area is the gambling recreational offerings of two native American tribes...still here and very impressive..."Foxwood and Mohegan"...do a google...1st class resorts...Mohegan a 1A golf course...played it when first built...outstanding then, am sure more impressive now that it has matured. --------------------------------------------------- www.courant.com/business/hc-biz-eastern-connecticut-manufacturing-20191216-ygal2h2eevbbpe7iepey2o62vy-story.htmlSikorsky aircraft. |
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Post by sesfw on Dec 16, 2019 15:20:35 GMT -5
Unfortunately I'm too old to deal with the weather .......  |
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Post by Tennesseer on Dec 16, 2019 20:04:18 GMT -5
Unfortunately I'm too old to deal with the weather ....... Beautiful springs, summers, and falls. Winters suck. |
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Post by dezii on Dec 16, 2019 20:42:51 GMT -5
to defense work...submarines...new $22 Billion contract for 10 new class of subs..plus contracts already under work plus Aironomical manufacturing..GE and Pratt and Whitney.... Connecticut was always known for it's highly skilled blue collar workers and their skills as machinist and other skilled trades.. The valley comprising Ansonia, Derby, Shelton and such along the river ...it seems a hundred years later those skilled workers are still present in numbers...these are NOT minimum wage jobs folks... One of the big industries in this area is the gambling recreational offerings of two native American tribes...still here and very impressive..."Foxwood and Mohegan"...do a google...1st class resorts...Mohegan a 1A golf course...played it when first built...outstanding then, am sure more impressive now that it has matured. --------------------------------------------------- www.courant.com/business/hc-biz-eastern-connecticut-manufacturing-20191216-ygal2h2eevbbpe7iepey2o62vy-story.htmlSikorsky aircraft. Located Southern part of the State..Fairfield cty...no longer owned by United Aircraft...also well paid blue collar skilled jobs...Sold to Lockeed Martin in 2015 |
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Post by dezii on Dec 16, 2019 20:50:48 GMT -5
Unfortunately I'm too old to deal with the weather ....... Beautiful springs, summers, and falls. Winters suck. Usually not extreme but if u can get into winter sports..down hill and cross country..u find your self looking forward to winter weather...small slopes in Conn...larger areas upper New England..Vt, Northern Mass ,. all within a few hours of driving...When I was a active skier..it seemed every Friday car headed North or on a bus that a Ski club I belonged to had set up a weekend. Winters went by quickly. |
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Post by Tennesseer on Dec 16, 2019 21:07:17 GMT -5
Located Southern part of the State..Fairfield cty...no longer owned by United Aircraft...also well paid blue collar skilled jobs...Sold to Lockeed Martin in 2015 Stratford, Ansonia, Derby, Shelton and such are along the Housatonic and Naugatuck rivers. |
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sesfw
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Post by sesfw on Dec 16, 2019 21:40:34 GMT -5
Beautiful springs, summers, and falls. Winters suck
Nah ........... I'm 78 and complain about the cold in winter in Phoenix area
But thanks anyway
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Post by Value Buy on Dec 16, 2019 23:02:51 GMT -5
to defense work...submarines...new $22 Billion contract for 10 new class of subs..plus contracts already under work plus Aironomical manufacturing..GE and Pratt and Whitney.... Connecticut was always known for it's highly skilled blue collar workers and their skills as machinist and other skilled trades..The valley comprising Ansonia, Derby, Shelton and such along the river ...it seems a hundred years later those skilled workers are still present in numbers...these are NOT minimum wage jobs folks... One of the big industries in this area is the gambling recreational offerings of two native American tribes...still here and very impressive..."Foxwood and Mohegan"...do a google...1st class resorts...Mohegan a 1A golf course...played it when first built...outstanding then, am sure more impressive now that it has matured. --------------------------------------------------- www.courant.com/business/hc-biz-eastern-connecticut-manufacturing-20191216-ygal2h2eevbbpe7iepey2o62vy-story.htmlThank you President Trump! MAGA! |
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Post by dondub on Dec 16, 2019 23:40:20 GMT -5
to defense work...submarines...new $22 Billion contract for 10 new class of subs..plus contracts already under work plus Aironomical manufacturing..GE and Pratt and Whitney.... Connecticut was always known for it's highly skilled blue collar workers and their skills as machinist and other skilled trades..The valley comprising Ansonia, Derby, Shelton and such along the river ...it seems a hundred years later those skilled workers are still present in numbers...these are NOT minimum wage jobs folks... One of the big industries in this area is the gambling recreational offerings of two native American tribes...still here and very impressive..."Foxwood and Mohegan"...do a google...1st class resorts...Mohegan a 1A golf course...played it when first built...outstanding then, am sure more impressive now that it has matured. --------------------------------------------------- www.courant.com/business/hc-biz-eastern-connecticut-manufacturing-20191216-ygal2h2eevbbpe7iepey2o62vy-story.htmlThank you President Trump! MAGA! Thank you Presidents Obama and Trump. |
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Post by dezii on Dec 18, 2019 0:50:09 GMT -5
Thank you President Trump! MAGA! Thank you Presidents Obama and Trump.  These contracts and decisions were not just formulated in the last three years...not how the system works...Ct almost lost the Submarine business a few years ago...Give credit to both of them...lots of the aeronautical is not just defense related...lots of civilian work too |
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Post by Tennesseer on Dec 18, 2019 12:46:33 GMT -5
‘We squandered a major economic recovery': Harvard professorThe nation wasted the major economic recovery, according to a new report by Harvard Business School on U.S. competitiveness. “We had this wonderful recovery. It could have given us the chance to take some significant resources and devote them to some of our well-known challenges, like infrastructure or health care...none of that happened. Instead, we squandered a major economic recovery and didn’t use it to make things better,” said Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter, a co-author of the study. The business community’s role in politics has made a significant contribution to Washington’s dysfunction, according to HBS’s report. The majority of the business leaders surveyed said businesses’ overall engagement worsened the political system by advancing policies that benefited special interests. The report lays out the different ways in which businesses engage in politics today. The $6 billion spent annually on lobbying is just one facet; others include spending on elections and ballot initiatives, efforts to influence employees’ votes and donations, and adding former government officials to companies’ payrolls. (The report surveyed thousands of business leaders, including 5,713 Harvard Business School alumni and 1,006 members of the general public). Complete article here: ‘We squandered a major economic recovery': Harvard professorLink to the report mentioned within the article. It's a 72 page report (if someone has the time). A RECOVERY SQUANDERED
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2019 13:13:21 GMT -5
‘We squandered a major economic recovery': Harvard professorThe nation wasted the major economic recovery, according to a new report by Harvard Business School on U.S. competitiveness. “We had this wonderful recovery. It could have given us the chance to take some significant resources and devote them to some of our well-known challenges, like infrastructure or health care...none of that happened. Instead, we squandered a major economic recovery and didn’t use it to make things better,” said Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter, a co-author of the study. The business community’s role in politics has made a significant contribution to Washington’s dysfunction, according to HBS’s report. The majority of the business leaders surveyed said businesses’ overall engagement worsened the political system by advancing policies that benefited special interests. The report lays out the different ways in which businesses engage in politics today. The $6 billion spent annually on lobbying is just one facet; others include spending on elections and ballot initiatives, efforts to influence employees’ votes and donations, and adding former government officials to companies’ payrolls. (The report surveyed thousands of business leaders, including 5,713 Harvard Business School alumni and 1,006 members of the general public). Complete article here: ‘We squandered a major economic recovery': Harvard professorLink to the report mentioned within the article. It's a 72 page report (if someone has the time). A RECOVERY SQUANDERED One reason I'm so against the endless investigation carousel. From either side of the aisle. Good thing to not pass laws for the sake of saying we've done something also. |
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