FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 27, 2004

DODD, LIEBERMAN AND LARSON ANNOUNCE $21 MILLION TO CREATE NATIONAL CENTER FOR AEROSPACE LEADERSHIP IN CT

EAST HARTFORD- U.S. Senators Christopher J. Dodd, Joseph I. Lieberman and Congressman John B. Larson today announced that the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT) has been awarded $21 million in federal funding to create the National Center for Aerospace Leadership (NCAL) in Connecticut. The state has been chosen to take the lead in addressing the nation's need to maintain global leadership in the engineering and manufacturing of advanced propulsion and power systems. The center will focus on future technological advancements necessary to aid the region