Mr. Malloy, Stop SAVING and PROTECTING jobs and Start CREATING them!

While we are starting to see a bit of a recovery in the commercial real estate markets…New England and, in particular, Connecticut continue to struggle. Why? The cost of doing business continues to increase in the region.  That means taxes, labor, benefits and utilities. And while some in the State of CT will want you to believe that the numbers show a different story, the fact remains…when our largest employers expand, they aren’t expanding here. The fact is that our employers are expanding elsewhere (no, not just “China”, here in the states as well), and when they expand elsewhere…they not only take their own employees with them…they leave all of the vendors and companies that rely on them out in the dark as well.

So, while I don’t agree with Mr. Malloy’s political views, I do wish him well as he kicks off his tenure as Governor. And if I might give Mr. Malloy one piece of advice (he’s probably received a ton of it already)…I think it’s pretty simple…If the businesses leave, then we don’t have to worry about ANYTHING else. No need to worry about unions, education, deficits, taxes, etc. Because if this state doesn’t become considerably more business friendly (in cost and attitude), then there won’t be anyone around to pay the taxes, to educate or to support the unions. We’ll all be gone, chasing jobs in other parts of the country…or the world.

It’s about time we create a positive business environment for our employers in this state. With all due respect to Mr. Blumenthal…It’s about time we stop worrying about SAVING and PROTECTING jobs and start building a business environment that CREATES jobs.

See attached related article from The Day, New London: State of CT

Keep smiling.

Mark