Major Job Growth Plan Announced By United Technologies

EAST HARTFORD, CT — One of Connecticut's largest employers has announced a plan to hire 35,000 additional workers in the United States over the next four years.

United Technologies (UTC) is in the process of building a $60 million research center in East Hartford, and unveiled its hiring plans at a briefing Wednesday morning.

"I’d like to announce that between now and 2022, we plan to hire 35,000 people and make investments of more than $15 billion in research and development and capital expenditures right here in the U.S.," UTC CEP Greg Hayes said in a written statement. "United Technologies is growing globally and growing the fastest in the United States. Over the past three years, we have created more jobs in the U.S. than in the rest of the world combined."

About 2,000 of the new jobs would be in Connecticut, pushing the corporation's in-state employee level to about 20,000.

Joining Hayes at the briefing was Linda McMahon, administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, who announced a new initiative between the SBA and UTC to train small businesses to compete for supply chain opportunities with large business.

State Sen. Tim Larson said, "This commitment to Connecticut speaks volumes about the great workforce available in our state. I’m proud to represent the 3rd Senate District, which is home to UTC and many of its subcontractors."

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