With workforce development, industry collaboration focus, Marion Manufacturing's Johnson emerges as leader of CT's small manufacturers

It’s been a few years, but Douglas Johnson still bristles when he thinks of the day former Gov. Dannel P. Malloy got it so wrong.

Addressing a crowd of small manufacturers, Malloy proclaimed Connecticut doesn’t make widgets anymore.

Johnson, owner of Marion Manufacturing in Cheshire, looked around and saw lots of people like him — all Connecticut widget makers.

Today, leadership has changed at the Capitol and Johnson is having quite a year as the de facto face of the state’s widget makers.

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