Hartford is the No. 6 most affordable metro for minimum-wage renters, with rent for a one-bedroom apartment consuming 55% of a worker’s gross monthly income, data shows.
Read MoreQuantumCT has announced four Phase 2 Pilot Projects developed in collaboration with the University of Connecticut (UConn) and Yale University. The projects are funded by UConn, Yale, and numerous industry collaborators.
Read MoreThe Greater Hartford Gives Foundation has awarded 15 agencies grant awards totaling $249,300 over one year to support a variety of projects that serve individuals with visual impairments throughout the region.
Read MoreConnecticut State Treasurer Erick Russell announced the results Wednesday of a successful State of Connecticut Special Tax Obligation (STO) Transportation Infrastructure Refunding bond sale - the first in the program’s history.
Read MoreApril has brought a heightened profile for two broadcsting Brians in Connecticut - on popular local television and radio stations. Listeners and viewers are benefitting.
Read MoreState Treasurer Erick Russell, Trustee of the Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET), has announced the winners of the 2025 CHET Dream Big! Competition, recognizing students across the state for their creativity and ambition.
Read MoreThe Connecticut Paid Leave Authority is launching what is described as a “robust campaign to further educate the state’s business community on the benefits of paid leave for them and their employees.” It begins this month.
Read MoreThe Connecticut Medal of Technology - Connecticut's highest honor for technological achievement in fields crucial to our state's economic competitiveness - will be awarded in 2026.
Read MoreIn Connecticut, 1 in 6 households spend more than half of their income on housing, points out Habitat for Humanity, adding that “lower income households are especially likely to have unaffordable housing costs, requiring more than 30% of their income.”
Read MoreThe Connecticut state legislature convened their 2026 session this week, and awaiting their review are the “legislative policy solutions” being advocated by the state’s largest business organization, the Connecticut Business and Industry Association.
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