War bill to benefit P&W, Sikorsky- The New Haven Register - Serving Greater New Haven, CT

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War bill to benefit P&W, Sikorsky- The New Haven Register - Serving Greater New Haven, CT:

"Donald Klepper-Smith, chief economist and director of research for DataCore Partners in New Haven and chairman of Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s Council of Economic Advisors, said the funding will “make a big difference” for keeping jobs in the state, of which 2,500 are connected to F-22 engine production.

“To the degree that we can preserve manufacturing jobs, particularly when it comes to the F-22s, it’s going to be good for the state economy,” Klepper-Smith said."

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