seCTer is seeking solicitations.
More details are here: RFP – Resilience Study, CEDS Online, and Regional Prospectus – seCTer
seCTer is seeking solicitations.
Please use the simplified RFP form to submit your proposal. Questions can be sent to: R.T. Hamilton Brown, Regional Economic Competitiveness Officer, [email protected].
On July 25th, 2022, Governor Ned Lamont announced the Connecticut Small Business Boost Fund. “The program is aimed at helping small businesses and nonprofits, particularly those in low-income and historically underserved communities, with access to flexible working capital. The loans have a fixed, 4.5% interest rate and are available to eligible small businesses and nonprofits with operations in Connecticut that have 100 or fewer full-time employees and annual revenues of less than $8 million.”
seCTer is proudly one of the lenders for the program. Learn more here.
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 developing renewable energy projects for a town or region.
Panelists:
● Paul Whitescarver, Executive Director, SeCTer
● Paul Corey, BNE Energy
● Rick Mullins, Infinity Fuel Cell and Hydrogen, Inc.
Moderator:
Joel Rinebold, Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT)
Download or View the Narrative Document Below.
ThayerMahan collects data on and under the world’s oceans to deliver knowledge, advantage, and value for our customers.
Our customers use ThayerMahan’s systems to expand their coverage, improve their awareness, and reduce their costs as compared to traditional monitoring assets. By merging unparalleled experience with rapid innovation, we are disrupting the conventional models of maritime domain awareness to deliver great value.
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 developing their projects. Regardless of a Phase II award, which won’t be announced until September, 2022, seCTer is committed to bringing the OWIC to fruition.
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 State Pier and Offshore Wind: Moving Connecticut’s Economy Forward.
More information about the State Pier in New London can be found here.