SUPPORTING CONNECTICUT BUSINESSES

Northeast Utilities (NU) and its affiliates, Connecticut Light & Power (CL&P) and Yankee Gas, received a certificate of appreciation from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Connecticut District Office for their support of the department’s mission to increase exports from Connecticut businesses, their help during the recent Connecticut Business Armada to the Paris Air Show and other trade shows abroad, and hosting the commerce department’s export education programs that served more than 300 small companies. Pictured, from left, are: Lee Olivier, executive vice president and chief operating officer, NU; Anne Evans, director, U.S. Department of Commerce’s Connecticut District Office; and Jeffrey Butler, president and chief operating officer, CL&P.