DECD Commissioner David Lehman bares CT’s new economic-incentives playbook
9 Dec 2019
It’s no secret that the Lamont administration plans to reform the way state government doles out incentives to private companies looking to add jobs or make significant capital investments in Connecticut.
Now, the strategy is finally taking shape.
In a recent interview with Hartford Business Journal, Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) Commissioner David Lehman bared the state’s new economic-incentives playbook, which will focus on four key programs, including two new concepts.
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