Hartford Now Preserving Progress Preparing For Growth

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Hartford Now!Preserving Progress Preparing For
Growth!

• Eddie A. Perez,
• Mayor
• Rising Star Breakfast 2009

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We Are Hartford!

• Job Hub of the state
• More than 120,000 employees work in Hartford
• Center of Commerce for region of 1.2 million
• Region ranks in top 15 of U.S. Metropolitan
  economies in Gross Metropolitan Product
• Quality of Life second to none!
• Region has more than 200 arts, cultural, and
  heritage organizations

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Dear President-Elect Obama,

• What better place to jumpstart economy?
• Poorest city in richest state
• Hartford has come too far to turn back now!

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Development Progress 01-08

• Public and private investment
• Exceeded 2 billion
• Retained 4,400 jobs
• Created 3,300 jobs
• Keep the momentum going

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Stimulate and Recover

• 5 Key Areas of Impact
• Public Safety Complex
• School Construction
• Greening of buildings
• Streetscapes
• Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!

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Public Safety Complex

• Create 800 jobs
• Cost 85 million
• Ask 25 million

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School Construction

• Create 1000 jobs
• Cost 120 million
• Ask 18 million

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Green Buildings

• Create 90 jobs
• Cost 100 million
• Ask 10 million

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Streetscapes

• Create 90 jobs
• Cost 88 million
• Ask 10 million

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Jobs Program

• Create 92 jobs
• Cost 7 million
• Ask 7 million

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Hartford In 2009Main Street America is Shovel
Ready!