{"id":85176,"date":"2013-10-25T13:46:38","date_gmt":"2013-10-25T17:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=85176"},"modified":"2015-12-14T11:31:15","modified_gmt":"2015-12-14T16:31:15","slug":"bioscience-cts-role-in-economic-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2013\/10\/bioscience-cts-role-in-economic-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Bioscience Connecticut\u2019s Role in Economic Recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Construction on the Health Center’s lower campus is a part of the Bioscience Connecticut project.\u00a0(Tina Encarnacion\/UConn Health Center Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The building activity on the UConn Health Center campus is part of the rebuilding of Connecticut\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n

Bioscience Connecticut<\/a>, the collection of mostly state-backed construction projects with the long-term vision of making Connecticut a worldwide destination for bioscience research and health care, is credited with creating more than 1,000 construction jobs since breaking ground 16 months ago. More than 80 percent of the contracts associated with Bioscience Connecticut have been awarded to Connecticut companies.<\/p>\n

\u201cConstruction work at the Health Center is creating jobs and contributing to the economic recovery of the state,\u201d says Thomas Trutter, the UConn Health Center\u2019s associate vice president of campus planning, design and construction.<\/p>\n

Trutter presented Bioscience Connecticut jobs data at the Construction Institute\u2019s annual State of the State forum last week. This year\u2019s theme was \u201cPublic Construction\u2019s Role in a Recovering Economy.\u201d<\/p>\n