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In addition to the reporting by Connecticut Public Radio that appears below, Connecticut Public Television has produced two video series that focus on manufacturing in our state:Made in Connecticut profiles some of Connecticut's local manufacturing businesses, from high-tech to handmade.Making the Future introduces us to some Connecticut youth pursuing careers in manufacturing and the trades. This series was produced as part of the American Graduate: Getting to Work project with support form the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Bringing Manufacturing Jobs Back to Connecticut

Lydia Brown
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WNPR
John Dankosky speaks with (from left) Chris Murphy, Kris Lorch, and Sonny Morneault.

This hour, we kick off our year-long Made in Connecticut series with a conversation about keeping jobs in and bringing jobs back to Connecticut. Last week, Senator Chris Murphy joined us, along with WNPR’s Harriet Jones, and some folks from the local manufacturing industry, to take an in-depth look at the present and future of manufacturing in our state.

Can our state be home to a boom of reshored jobs? How can we keep the skilled manufacturing jobs we already have?

GUESTS:

  • U.S. Senator Chris Murphy
  • Harriet Jones - WNPR reporter
  • Sonny Morneault? - National Sales Manager for Wittmann Battenfeld
  • Kris Lorch? - Owner of Alloy Engineering in Bridgeport

Tucker Ives is WNPR's morning news producer.
Catie Talarski is Senior Director of Storytelling and Radio Programming at Connecticut Public.

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