BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (WTNH) — The Governor signed an act Friday establishing a Connecticut-Puerto Rico trade commission. Lamont chose Bridgeport as the place he would sign the act because it has ...

The 23-member commission designed to deepen economic ties between CT and Puerto Rico has been 'a long time in the making,' one lawmaker said.

A proposed law would establish a Connecticut-Puerto Rico Trade Commission to advance economic development in Connecticut and the island. There are an estimated 285,051 Puerto Ricans in the state.

The 23-member Connecticut-Puerto Rico Trade Commission will look for new trade and investment opportunities between the Nutmeg State and the unicorporated U.S. territory.

HB 5008 would establish a 23-member Connecticut Puerto Rico Trade Commission to advance bilateral trade and investment; initiate joint action on policy issues of mutual interest; promote business ...

Connecticut is poised to try to establish stronger trade ties with the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico. The state Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a bill to establish a Connecticut-Puerto ...

FILE: Five-year old Kamil Reyeis holding a Puerto Rico Flag in San Juan, Puerto Rico July 16, 2021. An effort to deepen economic ties between the State of Connecticut and the U.S. Territory of ...

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