September 21, 2009 6:44 pm Pratt Announces Closures Pratt & Whitney announced it will close its Cheshire plant, and an airfoil repair unit out of East Hartford. The decision will mean about 1000 jobs will leave Connecticut and head to Georgia, Singapore, and Japan. US & World Videos 1:42 Car sent flying into the air after speeding through rotary in Massachusetts 0:28 A Vermont state trooper plunges into icy pond to rescue 8-year-old girl 2:59 Keep these travel etiquette tips in mind this holiday season 2:31 Synchronized swimmers: See an incredible triple whale breach 2:20 Bodies of Missing Men Found in Rubber Bins Inside Storage Unit