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Malloy Increases Investment In UConn Health Center
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced Tuesday an $864 million plan to revamp the University of Connecticut Health Center and John
Dempsey Hospital in Farmington.Malloy’s proposal stressed the importance of using the renovations to the hospital to make Connecticut a new leader in the bioscience industry, helping generate more jobs in Connecticut.“It’s not just a medical and dental school or just a hospital – we have to think about the campus in its entirety and its potential to help Connecticut become a leader in a bioscience economy,” Malloy said in a press release.The plan includes 3,000 construction jobs starting in 2012 until 2018 and is expected to bring in an additional $4.6 billion in personal income by 2037 with the creation of 16,400 jobs.“In addition, the way in which this proposal is structured will ensure that we’re not waiting 5, 10, or 15 years to see a return on our investment – construction jobs will be created as soon as the new tower and parking facility will be built, an expanded medical and dental school class will follow that, and further economic growth and public health innovation will continue,” Malloy said.