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“My two grandfathers worked for Clairol, in this building,” Gregory Walters Jr., a Stamford native and NBC Sports video operations specialist said after a ceremony featuring speeches by NBC Sports Group Chairman Mark Lazarus, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Stamford Mayor Michael Pavia. The officials even cut a ribbon with giant scissors, though workers have been in place at the facility since December. Walters is working in the same building his grandfathers Vincent Walters and Hu

CNBC’s “America’s Top States for Business 2011” ranked Connecticut at #39 – down from #35 last year. This change can be largely attributed to a decrease in “Business Friendliness”, hinting that some may see Connecticut regulations as too constricting. Also, the overall “Economy” ranking took a significant hit since the 2010 report. With these scores on top of the consistently low scoring "Cost of Doing Business" category, Connecticut was not portrayed as a strong state for bu