Posted: Jun 6, 2025 / 05:25 PM EDT Updated: Jun 6, 2025 / 05:53 PM EDT BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (WTNH) — The Governor signed an act Friday establishing a Connecticut-Puerto Rico trade commission.

The 23-member commission designed to deepen economic ties between CT and Puerto Rico has been 'a long time in the making,' one lawmaker said.

In a state with the largest percentage of Puerto Ricans in the nation, several Connecticut lawmakers are advocating for a proposed law that would establish a Connecticut-Puerto Rico Trade ...

Connecticut is poised to try to establish stronger trade ties with the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico. The state Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a bill to establish a Connecticut-Puerto ...

The 23-member Connecticut-Puerto Rico Trade Commission will look for new trade and investment opportunities between the Nutmeg State and the unicorporated U.S. territory.

A proposed law would establish a Connecticut-Puerto Rico Trade Commission to advance economic development in Connecticut and the island. There are an estimated 285,051 Puerto Ricans in the state.

FILE: Five-year old Kamil Reyeis holding a Puerto Rico Flag in San Juan, Puerto Rico July 16, 2021. An effort to deepen economic ties between the State of Connecticut and the U.S.

The Governor signed an act Friday establishing a Connecticut-Puerto Rico trade commission. Connecticut-Puerto Rico trade commission established News / Jun 6, 2025 / 05:45 PM EDT ...