DECD: CT's Economic Action plan
The agency works toward implementation of Governor Lamont's Vision, for all residents
In the previous piece, the structure and goals of the Department of Economic and Community Development were outlined. And if the DECD doesn’t seem complex enough, it is also the primary administrative tool for Governor Lamont’s Vision.
Every town molded to a centralized, ‘inclusive’ model
In 2021, the DECD published “Connecticut’s Economic Action Plan”, complete with centralized planning and funding, emerging from legislators coupled with limited expertise.
Major economic engines are set to be funded, from broadband to manufacturing.
Read the final 2021 Vision here.
Stakeholders included about 1,000 people, from “all areas of the state” and “targeted industries”. Unfortunately, stakeholders in other industries or other walks of life were not asked what they would like to see done differently.
Propaganda?
The DECD has not made Connecticut affordable; to attract new residents and grow the tax base, the agency launched CTforMe, dedicated to luring unsuspecting job-seekers of what can only be called an ‘economic paradise’ by anyone reading the site.
On the site map for CTforme, the collection of headlines under each sector — from careers to living — makes CT look very, very economically attractive.
Here are just 8 of them, designed to improve outlook no matter how much funding flows into state union pensions, and other redistribution programs.
CT named in top 10 states for young workers to find jobs, live affordably and have fun
Connecticut ranked 4th Best State for Working Dads
Connecticut ranked 3rd Best State for Working Moms
Connecticut ranked in top ten Best States for Jobs
CT voted state with Best Community Colleges
Go Car-Free in Connecticut
New Haven ranks in top 20 nationally for life sciences workforce
CT ranks No. 2 in 2022 LGBTQ+ Business Climate Index