Business and Employment Changes Announced in the News Media 1. In October 2015, MC Credit Partners announced it will be moving to the state from New York, adding 26 jobs over the next four years. October 2015 2. In October 2015, Day Kimball Hospital of Putnam announced it will have to cut 23 jobs this year due to state budget funding reductions. RBS Securities of Stamford will be reducing its workforce by another 64 workers in December. 3. DEPARTMENT NEWS The Labor Department offers recruitment events in many of the American Job Center offices. For a listing of employers that are conducting interviews at local American Job Center offices, please visit: http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/ctworks/posrecruit.html. Office of Research
BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT CHANGES ANNOUNCED IN THE NEWS MEDIA October 2015 Startups and Expansions STARTUP/EXPANSION Recent Developments 2015-2018 MC Credit Partners Stamford Fund Manager 26 Previous Announcements Company is moving from NY with help from Hartford Courant - 10/2/15 September 2015 The Residence at Brookside Avon Assisted-Living Facility 70 New facility will open September 2015 Blue State Coffee Hartford Café 15 New location will open 9/28/15 9/24/15 Fall 2015 Toys 'R' Us Statewide Toy Store 455 Company is hiring for the holiday season Fox Connecticut - 9/16/15 2016 ShopRite Orange Grocery Store 200 New store will open 9/14/15 September 2015 NRG Energy Middletown Energy Services 50 Company is expanding Hartford Business - 9/1/15 2016-2019 Polamer Precision New Britain Aerospace Manufacturer 200 Company plans to expand NBC Connecticut - 8/27/15 Fall 2016 ShopRite Milford Grocery Store 40 New store will open Milford Patch - 8/17/15 Summer 2016 Chick-fil-A North Haven Restaurant 80-100 New restaurants will open Meriden Record-Journal - 8/9/15 2015 ALDI Statewide Grocery Store 80 Company is expanding The Day - 8/7/15 September 2015 The Fresh Market Guilford Grocery Store 90 New store will open Guilford Patch - 8/5/15 2016 Axel Plastics Monroe Plastics Manufacturer 40-80 New facility will open Connecticut Post - 7/28/15 2015 Remedy Partners Darien Payment Management 150 Company is expanding News Times - 7/23/15 2015 Synchrony Financial Stamford Retail Banking 200-400 state grant 7/21/15 Connecticut Department of Labor, Office of Research 1
STARTUP/EXPANSION 2015 Core Informatics Branford Medical Software 35 Company is expanding October 2015 Boscov's Department Stores Meriden Department Store 350 New store will open July 2015 Carhartt South Windsor Clothing Retailer 15 New store will open 7/7/15 The Middletown Press - 7/2/15 6/29/15 2015 New Haven Police Department New Haven Public Safety 60 Department is looking to add 60 officers 6/21/15 2015-2016 Yale New Haven University 500 University will be hiring New Haven Independent - 6/9/15 June 2015 The Residence at South Windsor Farms South Windsor Senior Care Facility 70 New facility will open 6/9/15 2015 Amazon Windsor Online Retailer 500 New warehouse will open Fall 2015 Jordan's Furniture New Haven Furniture Store 200 New store will open 6/4/15 New Haven Independent - 5/6/15 2015-2019 S&S Worldwide Colchester Educational Products 40 3/30/15 2015-2020 GKN Aerospace Service Structure Corp. Cromwell Aerospace 100 3/18/15 2015-2019 Windsor Marketing Group Suffield Marketing Communications 27 2015-2019 R&D Dynamics Corp. Bloomfield Aerospace 38 2015-2019 Praxair Corp. Danbury Industrial Gas Distributor 120 3/18/15 3/18/15 3/18/15 2015-2019 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Branford Research Facility 145 3/17/15 2015-2019 Novitex Enterprise Solutions Windsor Cloud-based Solutions 200 2015-2018 HABCO Industries Glastonbury Aerospace 37 Stamford Advocate - 3/16/15 CTNow - 3/13/15 Fall 2016 Mohegan Sun Montville Casino 1,000 New hotel tower will be built WFSB - 3/5/15 Connecticut Department of Labor, Office of Research 2
STARTUP/EXPANSION 2015-2016 Leipold Inc. Windsor Machine Manufacturer 20 Journal Inquirer - 3/5/15 April 2015 Chop't Salad Greenwich Restaurant 50 New restaurant will open Greenwich Time Spring 2015 Home Depot Statewide Home Improvement Store 900 Company is hiring seasonal workers 2/10/15 February 2015 Chick-fil-A Enfield Restaurant 85 New restaurant will open Hartford Courant - 2/10/15 March - April 2015 Frontier Communications New London Communications 50 Company will reopen AT&T's call center The Day - 2/5/15 2015 Doosan Fuel Cell America South Windsor Fuel Cell Manufacturer 120 ClearEdge's new owner adding jobs 1/23/15 2015 Electric Boat Groton Submarines 400 Company is expanding NBC Connecticut - 1/15/15 January 2015 World of Beer West Hartford Restaurant 70 New location will open 12/23/14 2015 Frontier Communications New Haven Communications 25 2015-2020 Amco Precision Tool Berlin Aerospace Machining Shop 25 Company is adding workers to its call center Waterbury Republican- American - 12/12/14 12/5/14 February 2015 Doctors Express Danbury Urgent Care Center 20 New location will open Connecticut Post - 11/24/14 December 2014 Athletic Club Stamford Athletic Club 60 New location will open The Hour - 11/21/14 November 2014 Pier 1 Imports South Windsor Home-décor Store 28 New store opened 11/11/14 May 2015 Tanger Outlets Ledyard Outlet Mall 900 New mall will open at Foxwoods Hartford Courant - 11/6/14 November 2014 Chick-fil-A Danbury, Wallingford Restaurant 150 New restaurants will open WTNH - 11/6/14 2014-2017 FuelCell Energy Torrington Energy Manufacturer 325 Company is expanding 2014-2016 Electric Boat Groton Submarines 200 Company is expanding The Register Citizen - 10/29/14 10/29/14 Connecticut Department of Labor, Office of Research 3
STARTUP/EXPANSION September 2015 Wide World of Indoor Sports Montville Indoor Sports Facility 50 New facility will open The Day - 10/14/14 Winter 2014 TicketNetwork South Windsor Ticket Marketplace 64 Company is expanding 10/9/14 October 2014 Chick-fil-A Brookfield Restaurant 80 New restaurant will open NBC Connecticut - 10/1/14 October 2014 Connectict Distributors Stratford Liquor Distributor 17 Company is expanding Connecticut Post - 9/3014 December 2014 ALDI Derby Grocery Store 15 New store will open Connecticut Post - 9/26/14 Fall 2014 Goodwill Statewide Thrift Store 128 Company is hiring 9/24/14 Fall 2015 Costco New Britain Wholesale Retailer 225 New store will open NBC Connecticut - 9/3/14 August 2014 Walmart Manchester Department Store 80 Store is expanding Fox Connecticut - 8/25/14 August 2014 Apple South Windsor Technology Retailer INA* New store will open 8/20/14 August 2014 C. Cowles & Co. North Haven Manufacturer 59 Company is moving operations from MA 8/19/14 September 2014 Dave & Buster's Manchester Arcade and Restaurant 200 New location will open 8/19/14 2014-2023 TOMZ Corporation Berlin Medical and Aerospace Device Manufacturer 30 Company is expanding Hartford Courant - 8/5/14 2014-2017 Memry Corp. Bethel Manufacturer 76 Company is expanding Westfair Online - 7/31/14 2015 Walmart Monroe Department Store 300 New store will open Greenwich Time - 7/22/14 August 2014 Infinity Music Hall & Bistro Hartford Entertainment INA* New location will open 7/18/14 2014 NRG Energy Middletown Energy Services 75 Company is expanding Hartford Business - 7/10/14 2014-2018 Vineyard Vines Stamford Clothing Retailer 200 Company is expanding Connecticut Post - 6/27/14 Connecticut Department of Labor, Office of Research 4
STARTUP/EXPANSION 2014-2016 American Woolen Stafford Textile Mill 38 Company bought the former Warren of Stafford mill Hartford Courant - 6/20/14 June 2014 EVEN Hotel Norwalk Hotel 35 New hotel opened Greenwich Time - 6/12/14 June 2014 Guaranteed Rate Glastonbury, Norwalk, Southington Mortgage Lender 40 Company opened three offices 6/10/14 2014 BYK Wallingford Chemical Manufacturer 37 2014-2018 The Lee Co. Westbrook Aerospace Manufacturer 200 6/5/14 6/4/14 2015 Connecticut Army National Guard Windsor Locks Repair Facility 64 New facility is being built 5/29/14 2014-2016 Starwood Hotels Stamford Hospitality 340 5/22/14 June 2014 Daddy Jack's New London Restaurant 20 New restaurant will open The Day - 5/22/14 2014-2016 Autonomy Technology Oxford Electrical Products 20 2014-2018 Cartus Corporation Danbury Relocation Services 200 Company is coming to CT because of tax incentives Connecticut Post - 4/21/14 4/17/14 2014-2016 From You Flowers Old Saybrook Flower Delivery 50 Company plans to grow 4/10/14 April 2014 Enterprise Rent-A-Car Hartford Car Rental 60 Company is hiring manager-trainees and interns 4/3/14 2014 Verizon Wireless Statewide Telephone Service 103 2014-2017 Bakery on Main East Hartford Bakery 70 2014-2017 CohnReznick Hartford Accounting Firm 40 Company is hiring for retail, sales and customer service positions 3/21/14 3/5/14 3/3/14 March 2014 DSW Newington Footwear Retailer 30-40 Opening a new store May 2014 Jake's Wayback Burgers Cheshire Restaurant 24 Openings a new restaurant 2/27/14 2/19/14 Connecticut Department of Labor, Office of Research 5
STARTUP/EXPANSION Spring 2014 Lowe's Statewide Home Improvement Store 340 Company is hiring seasonal workers Darien Patch - 2/13/14 Spring 2014 Home Depot Statewide Home Improvement Store 1,300 Company is hiring seasonal workers Darien Patch - 2/13/14 January 2014 Bobby V's Restaurant and Sports Bar Windsor Locks Restaurant *INA Opening a new restaurant 1/31/14 February 2014 Panera Bread Southington Restaurant 60 Opening a new restaurant 2013 Cronin Glastonbury Marketing Communications 18 Company experienced growth 1/31/14 1/17/14 2014-2018 Total Mortgage Services Milford Mortgage Bank 140 1/13/14 2014-2015 Thompson International Speedway Thompson Auto Racing Track 23 The Day - 1/10/14 March 2014 Microsoft West Hartford Software Retailer 45 Opening a new location 2014 HAI Group Cheshire Insurance 30 Company is expanding 1/9/14 Waterbury Republican- American - 1/5/14 Connecticut Department of Labor, Office of Research 6
BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT CHANGES ANNOUNCED IN THE NEWS MEDIA October 2015 Layoffs and Staff Reductions LAYOFF/STAFF REDUCTION Recent Developments December 2015 RBS Securities Inc. Stamford Bank -64 Company is reducing workforce Hartford Courant - 10/19/15 2015 Day Kimball Hospital Putnam Hospital -23 Previous Announcements Hospital will cut jobs due to state budget funding reductions WFSB - 10/8/15 Fall 2015 ESPN Bristol Sports Network -200 Company is cutting jobs 9/23/15, 10/21/15 September 2015 Pratt & Whitney East Hartford Aerospace Manufacturer -70 Company is cutting jobs through buyout Journal Inquirer - 9/9/15 October 2015 Quad/Graphics Enfield Printing Company -59 Facility will close NBC Connecticut - 9/1/15 *INA Borgeson Universal Steering Components Torrington Manufacturer -43 Company is moving to South Carolina The Register Citizen - 8/27/15 September 2015 University of Connecticut Farmington, Mansfield Health Center, University -50 Company is reducing workforce Hartford Courant - 8/20/15 October 2015 RBS Securities Inc. Stamford Bank -50 Company is reducing workforce Stamford Advocate - 8/18/15 November 2015 - November 2016 The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company (A&P) Statewide Supermarket -444 Company filed for bankruptcy 8/18/15 September 2015 - March 2016 Higher One, Inc. New Haven Financial Assistance -29 Company is reducing workforce September 2015 AxisPoint Health Wallingford Healthcare -45 Facility will close 8/12/15 8/12/15 October 2015 July 2015 Connecticut Department of Labor Eastern Connecticut Health Network Statewide Government -95 Department is facing a budget shortfall NBC Connecticut - 7/28/15 Manchester, Vernon Hospital -38 Company is reducing workforce Hartford Courant - 7/15/15 August 2015 Quest Diagnostics Wallingford Laboratory -80 Company is reducing workforce 7/10/15 Connecticut Department of Labor, Office of Research 7
LAYOFF/STAFF REDUCTION 2016 Hallmark Enfield Greeting Cards -570 Distribution center will close Hartford Courant - 7/7/15 July 2015 Bentara New Haven Restaurant -12 Restaurant will close 7/2/15 September - October 2015 KLX Inc. Stratford Aerospace -32 Facility will close Westfair Online - 6/30/15 2015 Bristol Hospital Bristol Hospital -43 Company is reducing workforce Hartford Courant - 6/26/15 June 2015 UTC Aerospace Systems Windsor Locks Aerospace -35 Company is reducing workforce Hartford Courant - 6/25/15 2015 Bristol Myers Squibb Wallingford Drug Manufacturer -100 Company is relocating and reducing workforce 6/25/15 2016-2017 Hartford HealthCare Statewide Healthcare -418 Company is reducing workforce Hartford Courant - 6/17/15 2015 Yale-New Haven Health System Branford, East Haven Healthcare -31 Company is reducing workforce due to taxes Hartford Courant - 6/15/15 September 2015 Blyth Greenwich Home Fragrance and Décor -30 Company is relocating its headquarters to MA Stamford Advocate - 6/12/15 2016 Sikorsky Aircraft Bridgeport Helicopter Manufacturer -180 Company is reducing workforce Hartford Courant - 6/2/15 June 2015 Marshall Lane Manor Derby Nursing Home -100 Facility will close 5/27/15 June 2015 RBS Securities Inc. Stamford Bank -34 Company is reducing workforce CT News - 4/28/15 April 2015 Carmen Anthony New Haven, Waterbury Restaurant -70 Company closed locations 4/7/15 May 2015 RBS Securities Inc. Stamford Bank -42 Company is reducing workforce Journal Inquirer - 3/24/15 May 2015 United Airlines Windsor Locks Airline -69 Company is reducing workforce 3/17/15 March 2015 UTC Aerospace Systems Windsor Locks Aerospace -90 Company is reducing workforce Journal Inquirer - 3/11/15 2015 Xpect Discounts Cromwell, East Haven, Milford Discount Grocery Store INA* Company is closing CT locations 2/19/15 Connecticut Department of Labor, Office of Research 8
LAYOFF/STAFF REDUCTION February - March 2015 Radio Shack Statewide Electronics Store INA* Company has filed for bankruptcy Hartford Courant - 2/10/15 April 2015 Sensor Switch Wallingford Lighting Manufacturer -93 Company is closing location Hartford Courant - 2/5/15 2015 Back9Network Hartford Television Network -35 Company is reducing workforce March 2015 RBS Securities Inc. Stamford Bank -14 Company is reducing workforce March 2015 Xpect Discounts Danbury Discount Grocery Store -84 Company is closing location January 2015 Waterbury Hospital Waterbury Hospital -80 Company is reducing workforce January 2015 Roger's Marketplace Berlin Grocery Store INA* Store will close December 2014 Java Coffee Shop Westport Coffee Shop -17 Store will close 1/26/15 Westfair Communications - 1/22/15 Danbury News Times - 1/20/15 1/15/15 New Britain Herald - 1/12/15 Connecticut Post - 12/24/14 February 2015 Hearst Media Services Bridgeport Communications -72 Company is reducing workforce Hartford Courant - 12/23/14 January 2015 First Niagara Bank Fairfield, Manchester, Monroe, New Haven, Ridgefield, Stamford, Vernon, Wilton Bank INA* Bank is closing locations 10/24/14 November 2014 Office Max Waterbury Office Supply Store INA* Store will close Hartford Courant - 9/30/14 October - November 2014 Office Depot West Hartford, Wethersfield Office Supply Store INA* Stores will close Hartford Courant - 9/30/14 December 2014 Kmart Torrington Department Store -73 Store will close Waterbury Republican- American - 9/25/14 November - December 2014 REM Connecticut Statewide Human Services -342 Services will be discontinued due to lack of funding 9/4/14 August 2014 Morton's Stamford Restaurant INA* Restaurant will close Connecticut Post - 8/25/14 February 2015 Smiths Detection Danbury Defense Contractor -130 The company is moving its headquarters to Maryland Danbury News Times - 8/14/14 September 2014 Fusion Paperboard Sprague Paper Mill -145 Mill will close NBC Connecticut - 7/24/14 Connecticut Department of Labor, Office of Research 9
LAYOFF/STAFF REDUCTION 2014 Sealed Air Corp. Danbury Packaging Manufacturer -50 Company is consolidating Hartford Courant - 7/23/14 July 2014 First Student East Hartford Transportation -79 Company lost contract with school August 2014 Purdue Pharma L.P. Stamford Pharmaceutical -59 Company is reducing workforce 6/27/14 Danbury News Times - 6/24/14 2014 JCPenney Manchester Warehouse -97 Company is reducing workforce Journal Inquirer - 6/24/14 June 2014 Naugatuck Valley Savings and Loan Naugatuck Bank -10 Company is reducing workforce Waterbury Republican- American - 6/21/14 August - October 2014 Citizens Bank Bridgeport Bank -125 Reduction in workforce The Register Citizen - 6/3/14 June 2014 Hartford HealthCare Statewide Healthcare -350 Company is reducing workforce Hartford Courant - 6/2/14 April 2014 Clear Edge Power South Windsor Fuel Cell Manufacturer -268 Company will file for bankruptcy 4/29/14 June 2014 Fender Musical Instruments New Hartford Guitar Maker -50 Plant is closing due to poor economic conditions Hartford Courant - 4/23/14 April 2014 NBCUniversal Stamford Television Show -32 "Trisha" show was cancelled Greenwich Time - 4/16/14 2014 3M Enfield Manufacturer -142 Manufacturing plant will close April 2014 Rustic Oak North Haven Restaurant INA* Restaurant will close May 2014 Valassis Windsor Communications -65 Facility will close 4/14/14 4/3/14 3/17/14 2014 Sikorsky Aircraft Stratford Helicopter Manufacturer -600 Company is making cuts due to poor economic conditions NBC Connecticut - 2/21/14 January 2014 Patch Statewide Journalism -24 Company is reducing workforce Greenwich Time - 1/29/14 March 2014 Foxwoods Ledyard Casino -120 Company is reducing workforce Connecticut Post - 1/23/14 May 2014 JCPenney Meriden Department Store -101 Store is closing Meriden Record Journal - 1/15/14 Connecticut Department of Labor, Office of Research 10
LAYOFF/STAFF REDUCTION March 2014 Macy's Cheshire Distribution Center -151 Company is reducing workforce December 2013 Velocity Print Solutions Middlebury Printing Company -19 Business will be moved to NY Waterbury Republican- American - 1/10/14 1/2/14 Note: The most recent announcements appear in bold text at the beginning of each section of this report. This publication, prepared by Sarah Pilipaitis, Economist, of the Connecticut Department of Labor s Office of Research, is also available on our Web site, www.ctdol.state.ct.us/lmi. If you have any questions regarding this publication, please contact Sarah Pilipaitis at (860) 263-6276 or sarah.pilipaitis@ct.gov. October 28, 2015 Connecticut Department of Labor, Office of Research 11