Connecticut's top economic development projects, programs and leaders from across the state were honored at the annual CELEBRATE CT! event recently hosted by the Connecticut Economic Resource Center, Inc. (CERC), a nonprofit company that promotes Connecticut as a competitive business location.
The 2012 CELEBRATE CT! Award recipients (by region) are:
North Central / Hartford
Nufern
Connecticut - Israel Technology Summit
Central / Bristol
Yarde Metals
Hospital of Central Connecticut Cancer Center
South Central / New Haven
Gateway Community College
Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
Waterbury / Naugatuck
City of Waterbury Anti-blight Program
Naugatuck River Greenway, Town of Beacon Falls
Northwest / Torrington
Alcoa Howmet
Torrington Downtown Partners
West / Danbury
Boehringer Ingelheim
KimchuK Inc.
Southwest / Stamford / Bridgeport
Pepperidge Farm
Vita Health and Wellness District
Middlesex
GKN Aerospace Services Structures Corp.
Middletown Summer Youth Employment Program
Southeast / New London / Norwich
Lawrence + Memorial Hospital
OpSail CT 2012
Northeast / Windham
Quinebaug Manufacturing Technology Center
Coventry Regional Farmers' Market & The Farmers' Market Trail
The state Department of Economic and Community Development commissioner Catherine Smith was on hand to congratulate the award honorees and present an update on state efforts. More than 170 economic development and business professionals attended the event to celebrate the many successes and accomplishments in growing local communities, regions and the state this year.
"These awards pay tribute to the hardworking people and successful programs and projects of 2012," said CERC president and CEO Robert Santy. "We at CERC are proud to partner with the regions to celebrate these admirable honorees and we look forward to what 2013 will bring us."
The event would not have been possible without support from the following sponsors: Connecticut Municipal Electrical Energy Cooperative, Gateway Community College, UIL Holdings Corporation, Anthem, BlumShapiro, Boehringer Ingelheim, Central Connecticut State University Institute of Technology and Business Development, Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering, Connecticut Business & Industry Association, Connecticut Community Investment Corporation, Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development, Connecticut Economic Development Association, Connecticut Innovations, Connecticut Small Business Development Center, Fuss & O'Neill, Lindberg & Ripple, MetroHartford Alliance, New England Real Estate Journal and Webster Bank.