New Century, New Name: Hartford Foundation to Become the Greater Hartford Gives Foundation
/The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has announced that it will change its name to the Greater Hartford Gives Foundation in January 2026.
Read MoreThe Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has announced that it will change its name to the Greater Hartford Gives Foundation in January 2026.
Read MoreThe U.S. Small Business Administration’s Connecticut district office closed its fiscal year with a record-setting performance, approving more than $481 million in loans statewide.
Read MoreThe Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has announced the development of a new headquarters, part of a broader vision for a gateway to Hartford’s North End. The announcement was a part of the Foundation’s Centennial Celebration, the latest in a series of major announcements and funding initiatives launched this year.
Read MoreSeven of the world’s best companies in 2025 were based in the United States, according to TIME magazine and Statista, including one from Connecticut – the CIGNA Group.
Read MoreState Comptroller Sean Scanlon, in his latest monthly financial and economic update, projected a Fiscal Year 2026 General Fund surplus of $164.4 million and a Special Transportation Fund surplus of $43.7 million - reflecting the changing circumstances from a month ago.
Read MoreConnecticut’s reSET concluded its fall Food Accelerator and Floor–Plan Retail Incubator programs in November with two exciting pitch competitions, celebrating the latest endeavors launched by entrepreneurs in the state.
Read MoreUConn’s reputation as a stellar entrepreneurship academic institutions climbed significantly in the 2026 rankings released this month by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur.
Read MoreThe U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration has approved Connecticut’s proposal for the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, awarding $144 million to the state that will be used to expand high-speed internet access statewide.
Read MoreThe State of Connecticut is making a $50.5 million investment in public infrastructure and facilities in downtown New Haven that are targeted toward propelling growth in the life sciences industry and the emerging sector of quantum technologies. And a new initiative at Yale plans to use quantum technology to send a beam across Long Island Sound.
Read MoreConning’s annual State of the States Report is an annual ranking of the 50 U.S. states by credit quality, based on the company’s examination of economic conditions, socioeconomic trends, and the states’ balance sheets. Connecticut is moving on up.
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