Florida Governor to Address Connecticut Business Group Friday Morning in Norwalk.

A business group will meet with Florida Governor Rick Scott Friday morning in Norwalk “to find ways to retain jobs and people” in Connecticut. Organizers expect more than 50 members to attend the 8 a.m. confab.

We can expect more of this as business leaders raiser their voices in protest at new punitive taxes on innovation and production in Connecticut.

Here’s more on the event:

Steve Obsitnik and Bart Shuldman, both local business leaders said, “The continued impact of the budget and proposed tax increases make the business environment in Connecticut an increasing challenge. As business leaders who constantly benchmark and look for best practices, we want to find constructive, thoughtful ways for businesses to stay competitive and create job growth within our state. In addition to hearing from other business leaders, Governor Rick Scott from Florida has asked to address this group. Florida has been successful in improving its job growth and business climate and his thoughts will give us insight into how we must react as a state and business leaders. As important, it will give us a better understanding into how our competitors outside of Connecticut are gaining advantage in other states against us. We look forward to providing the opportunity for participants in this group to discuss changing the course of Connecticut’s future.”

The roundtable will be closed to the media. Florida Governor Rick Scott will be addressing the group with a question and answer session which will be open to the media. 

Florida began airing economic development commercials on Connecticut radio Monday.