Connecticut’s economic development chief has landed a new job in New York.
Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Joan McDonald has been tapped by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to run that state’s Department of Transportation.
McDonald has previously held various positions in New York state government and New York City government over the past three decades, including time with the city’s transportation department and the city Economic Development Corp, according to the Albany Business Review.
The selection requires confirmation by the state Senate.
Connecticut’s former Republican Gov. Jodi M. Rell appointed McDonald as DECD commissioner in 2007.
Gov. Dannel Malloy has said he is conducting a national search for a new economic development commissioner.
