John Fonfara

State Senator

John Fonfara

Deputy President Pro Tempore

June 2, 2017

Fonfara Celebrates Opening
of UTC Research Hub

Spurring Economic Development Through Innovation

Senator John Fonfara commemorates the ribbon cutting for United Technologies Corporation's new research hub in East Hartford and applauds state efforts to collaborate with UTC to accelerate Connecticut’s innovation economy.

Posted by CT Senate Democrats on Friday, June 2, 2017

Senator John Fonfara (D-Hartford) today commemorated the ribbon cutting for United Technologies Corporation’s new research hub in East Hartford and applauded state efforts to collaborate with UTC to accelerate Connecticut’s innovation economy.

“I’m grateful to UTC for staying home. This is a facility where research on behalf of the company on aerospace and business technologies will grow,”Sen. Fonfara said. “This shows young people that Connecticut is a place where you can not only grow up, get a good education, go to a fine university, and raise a family, but also to aspire and achieve your dreams in developing the kinds of technological advances that we’re seeing around the world today.”