Sen. Linares Discusses Entrepreneurship at African Development Conference

Sen. Art Linares (pictured) on Sep. 18 discussed entrepreneurship at the United States and African Development Organization conference at Yale University. Linares co-founded Greenskies, a successful, Middletown-based, commercial solar energy company, when he was 19 years old. Conference attendees asked Linares questions about his experiences and how they might apply them to entrepreneurship opportunities in Africa. Linares represents Chester, Clinton, Colchester, Deep River, East Haddam, East Hampton, Essex, Haddam, Lyme, Old Saybrook, Portland, and Westbrook. Linares can be reached at [email protected] and at 800 842-1421.