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17 HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | FEBRUARY 28, 2022 Wittmann Battenfeld, Torrington, CT Napoli Retail, Southington, CT Nufern, East Granby, CT Windsor Marketing Group (WMG), Suffield, CT The Belknap White Group, Hartford, CT Since 1942, The Single Source Construction Firm Since 1942, our goal has been simple: To provide our clients with complete design, planning and construction services for commercial, industrial and retail buildings. Based on years of experience, we're price competitive and offer high quality. When the strictest attention to detail is critical to your success, you can always count on Borghesi to deliver. From concept to occupancy, Borghesi is your single source. AKDO, Bridgeport, CT Stevens Manufacturing, Milford, CT Building Ideas That Work … www.borghesibuilding.com Wittmann Battenfeld, Torrington, CT Napoli Retail, Southington, CT Nufern, East Granby, CT Windsor Marketing Group (WMG), Suffield, CT The Belknap White Group, Hartford, CT Since 1942, The Single Source Construction Firm Since 1942, our goal has been simple: To provide our clients with complete design, planning and construction services for commercial, industrial and retail buildings. Based on years of experience, we're price competitive and offer high quality. When the strictest attention to detail is critical to your success, you can always count on Borghesi to deliver. From concept to occupancy, Borghesi is your single source. Contact us at 860-482-7613 or visit us on the web. AKDO, Bridgeport, CT Stevens Manufacturing, Milford, CT Building Ideas That Work … www.borghesibuilding.com Nufern, East Granby, CT Windsor Marketing Group (WMG), Suffield, CT The Belknap White Group, Hartford, CT Since 1942, The Single Source Construction Firm Since 1942, our goal has been simple: To provide our clients with complete design, planning and construction services for commercial, industrial and retail buildings. Based on years of experience, we're price competitive and offer high quality. When the strictest attention to detail is critical to your success, you can always count on Borghesi to deliver. From concept to occupancy, Borghesi is your single source. Contact us at 860-482-7613 or visit us on the web. Stevens Manufacturing, Milford, CT Building Ideas That Work … www.borghesibuilding.com © 2011 BlueScope Buildings North America, Inc. All rights reserved. Butler Manufacturing™ is a division of BlueScope Buildings North America, Inc. 2155 East Main Street • Torrington, Connecticut 06790 Wittmann Battenfeld, Torrington, CT Napoli Retail, Southington, CT Nufern, East Granby, CT Windsor Marketing Group (WMG), Suffield, CT The Belknap White Group, Hartford, CT Since 1942, The Single Source Construction Firm Since 1942, our goal has been simple: To provide our clients with complete design, planning and construction services for commercial, industrial and retail buildings. Based on years of experience, we're price competitive and offer high quality. When the strictest attention to detail is critical to your success, you can always count on Borghesi to deliver. From concept to occupancy, Borghesi is your single source. Contact us at 860-482-7613 or visit us on the web. AKDO, Bridgeport, CT Stevens Manufacturing, Milford, CT Building Ideas That Work … www.borghesibuilding.com © 2011 BlueScope Buildings North America, Inc. All rights reserved. Butler Manufacturing™ is a division of BlueScope Buildings North America, Inc. 2155 East Main Street • Torrington, Connecticut 06790 Wittmann Battenfeld, Torrington, CT Napoli Retail, Southington, CT Nufern, East Granby, CT Windsor Marketing Group (WMG), Suffield, CT The Belknap White Group, Hartford, CT Since 1942, The Single Source Construction Firm Since 1942, our goal has been simple: To provide our clients with complete design, planning and construction services for commercial, industrial and retail buildings. Based on years of experience, we're price competitive and offer high quality. When the strictest attention to detail is critical to your success, you can always count on Borghesi to deliver. From concept to occupancy, Borghesi is your single source. Contact us at 860-482-7613 or visit us on the web. 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AKDO, Bridgeport, CT Stevens Manufacturing, Milford, CT Building Ideas That Work … Wittmann Battenfeld, Torrington, CT Napoli Retail, Southington, CT Nufern, East Granby, CT Windsor Marketing Group (WMG), Suffield, CT The Belknap White Group, Hartford, CT Since 1942, The Single Source Construction Firm Since 1942, our goal has been simple: To provide our clients with complete design, planning and construction services for commercial, industrial and retail buildings. Based on years of experience, we're price competitive and offer high quality. When the strictest attention to detail is critical to your success, you can always count on Borghesi to deliver. From concept to occupancy, Borghesi is your single source. AKDO, Bridgeport, CT Stevens Manufacturing, Milford, CT Building Ideas That Work … Wittmann Battenfeld, Torrington, CT Napoli Retail, Southington, CT Nufern, East Granby, CT Windsor Marketing Group (WMG), Suffield, CT The Belknap White Group, Hartford, CT Since 1942, The Single Source Construction Firm Since 1942, our goal has been simple: To provide our clients with complete design, planning and construction services for commercial, industrial and retail buildings. Based on years of experience, we're price competitive and offer high quality. When the strictest attention to detail is critical to your success, you can always count on Borghesi to deliver. From concept to occupancy, Borghesi is your single source. AKDO, Bridgeport, CT Stevens Manufacturing, Milford, CT Building Ideas That Work … "They need to look at ways to incentivize new businesses," Entenmann said. "Connecticut is among the highest-taxed states in the country, in the top third. Analyze the tax structure and overall regulatory burdens you put on business and business creation." Laundry list of proposals During his state of the state speech earlier this month, Lamont set the tone for making workforce development a key priority this legislative session. "Our budget invests ten times more money than ever before in workforce development – with a hyper focus on trade schools, apprentice programs, and tuition-free certificate programs where students of all ages can earn an industry-recognized credential in half the time, with a full-time job all but guaranteed," he said. "This investment will train over 10,000 students and job seekers this year in courses designed by businesses around the skills that they need." Among his proposals is investing an additional $15 million into the state's CareerConneCT program, which is designed to help workers who lost or left jobs during the pandemic gain access to short- term training programs, where they can earn an industry-recognized credential and enter employment in in-demand sectors, including manufacturing, information technology, health care, infrastructure and clean energy. Lamont also allocates $17 million to expand a student loan forgiveness program for healthcare workers, and $55 million to expand college scholarships and faculty for in- demand healthcare fields. CBIA President and CEO Chris DiPentima said a major priority for his organization is getting legislators to support business tax relief measures to spur job growth. "The premise behind these tax-relief measures — almost all of which are aimed at small businesses, which represent 99% of all Connecticut employers — is to free up cash that can be invested in workforce training and development," DiPentima said. CBIA's asks include restoring the pass-through entity tax credit to its original 93% level, which would save small businesses $53 million annually; exempting safety apparel and personal protective equipment from the sales and use tax; and expanding the R&D tax credit to small businesses. In many years, tax cuts wouldn't be a focus at the state legislature, but Connecticut is projecting a $2.5 billion surplus this fiscal year, and has a $3.1 billion rainy day fund. That's prompted Republicans and Democrats to propose hundreds of millions of dollars in tax cuts in recent weeks. CBIA also wants to streamline state occupational licensing requirements, including having Connecticut recognize more out-of-state licenses. "There are 351 different types of licenses in Connecticut," DiPentima said. "We are overburdened with licensing." As an example, DiPentima said, Connecticut requires animal trainers to be licensed when 41 other states do not. Tree trimmers also need a license to operate in Connecticut, when 43 other states have no such requirement. "We are also the only state in the country that requires a license for a home entertainment installer and a forest worker. It's unreal and quite crazy," he said. CBIA has other proposals targeting workforce development. It wants to exempt workforce training programs from the state sales and use tax and enhance workforce development efforts for incarcerated and returning citizens. CBIA also wants to expand the state's manufacturing apprenticeship tax credit program to include small and midsize manufacturers, an initiative the group has pushed unsuccessfully for years. But the measure could finally gain bipartisan support in 2022, according to state Sen. Joan Hartley (D-Waterbury), who co-chairs the Commerce Committee. "That proposal to help expand apprenticeship programs is something we strongly support," she said. "It was moved out of committee for three years and passed by both chambers, but was vetoed by [former Gov. Dannel P.] Malloy. Lamont supports it. Hopefully it can move past the finish line this time." Allowing small and midsize manufacturers access to the apprenticeship tax credit would cost the state about $1.4 million annually, according to the CBIA. Senate Republican leader Kevin Kelly, who represents Monroe, Shelton, Seymour and Stratford, said he sees bipartisanship on the workforce shortage issue "in expanding apprenticeship incentives, looking at streamlining the licensing process and collaboration in the area of mental health." Joan Hartley Kevin Kelly CBIA CEO Chris DiPentima.