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Connecticut Innovations Rudderless

April 7th, 2007 · Comments Off

The Journal Inquirer is picking up on the ongoing management issues at Connecticut Innovations. From their report:

A key legislative leader says he wants to know more about why Connecticut Innovations Inc., the high technology venture capital firm started with state bonding money, can’t retain for more than a few months executives executives hired to lead it.

Sen. Bob Duff, the Norwalk Democrat who is majority whip in the Senate and co-chairman of the General Assembly’s Banks Committee, said Friday that the sudden resignations of the last two presidents at the quasi-public agency has raised serious concerns among lawmakers.

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Tags: CT Senate · Energy · In the News

Norwalk: Corda Doesn’t Get It

April 7th, 2007 · 48 Comments

Sal Corda, erstwhile superintendent of the Norwalk Public School system is back in the Hour with a long response to the currently created understanding of the BOE budget. He is, in short, not happy with the allowance he’s been given, and is pleading for more.

A dissection:

Norwalk students to pay the price if reasonable solution not found

The headline opens with his threat, its the students who will pay the price, not the bureaucracy. Anyone else see something wrong in that?

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Tags: In the News · Local · Norwalk