Lamont pg 6 3-11-10
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Lamont:
Go on offense
to keep
businesses
PUTNAM --- Candidate for governor Ned Lamont, stressed in a visit to Putnam last week, that small businesses are the backbone of the Connecticut economy and must be nurtured.
Putnam Mayor Bob Viens said growing businesses is vital to the northeast corner and asked what Lamont would do about the competition Quiet Corner towns find themselves in with just-over-the-border Massachusetts and Rhode Island. "What can you do to help us with that?" he asked.
Lamont said lowering the cost of energy and health costs, supporting businesses like life sciences and biotechnology will help the state. He added that what Connecticut must do is "reach out" to businesses.
He pointed to a fast-growing Connecticut -born company that was wooed out of the state by an aggressive neighboring state. Connecticut was caught off-guard. "We need to get on offense," he said.
Supporting small businesses and keeping it high tech will keep the young people here, working in Connecticut.
State Senate President Donald E. Williams Jr., who endorsed his friend Lamont at last week's event at 85 Main, called these times the "toughest in our lifetime. This election for governor is the most important election for Connecticut."
"Lamont will get it done for Connecticut," Williams said.