2022 Power 50: 17. James Loree
Stanley Black & Decker CEO and President James Loree is one of the state’s top corporate executives who in recent years has become a leading voice in trying to improve Connecticut’s business environment. Since taking over the New Britain hand- and power-tools maker’s top job in 2016, Loree has inserted himself directly into state government’s affairs. In 2017, he joined the CEO-led Commission on Fiscal Stability and Economic Growth, which proposed major reforms aimed at jump-starting Connecticut’s economy, including an overhaul of the state tax code.