This was a fascinating panel discussion which was part of Economic Development Week. Paul Whitescarver, seCTer’s Executive Director participated to discuss the role of offshore wind in CT’s energy future. Description: A practical talk about renewable energy technologies, with real world examples. Our panel will discuss their projects, and examine the economic benefits and challenges to […]

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seCTer is actively developing an offshore wind industry cluster (OWIC). In December, seCTer was awarded Phase I funding to develop an application for the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s Build Back Better Regional Challenge (BBBRC) Phase II award which is due on March 15th. For the past two months seCTer and six regional coalitions have been […]

Since the EDA’s Build Back Better Regional Challenge award announcements on on December 13th, more regional activity and coverage has been generated. Two pieces in The Day: Welcome, Offshore Wind Industry Cluster – an editorial about the project; and, Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT President and CEO Tony Sheridan writes about the importance of the […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 13, 2021 Contact: Paul Whitescarver Executive Director, seCTer 860-437-4659 x201 pwhitescarver@secter.org Southeastern Connecticut Enterprise Region (seCTer) chosen as finalist in Economic Development Administration (EDA)’s Build Back Better Regional Challenge! seCTer has been chosen as a finalist in EDA’s $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge, leading a coalition representing projects that […]