Gov. Lamont visited Sign Pro, Inc. in Plantsville, CT recently to meet with its President, Peter Rappoccio, his wife, Suzanne Rappoccio and staff. The purpose of the visit was to discuss items made by manufactures in CT related to State House Proposed Bill No. 5504 “An Act Concerning the Net Economic Value of State contracts”. The bill was drafted in the 2019 legislative session and recommends that the state hire CT businesses on contracts using state funding as part of state contracting practices. Manufactures anticipate the bill will be brought before the legislature in the next session. A link to the proposed bill is as follows: https://www.cga.ct.gov/2019/TOB/h/pdf/2019HB-05504-R00-HB.PDF

Sign Pro, Inc. has been in the sign business for 29 years. It is a family owned, CT manufacturer employing approximately 70 employees. Sign Pro’s, quality management practices incorporate Lean techniques throughout the business. The internet tools deployed in Sign Pro’s business practices have Sign Pro preparing for Industry 4.0 practices (Smart Factory) currently being deployed globally by Connecticut manufactures.