The State Department of Economic and Community Development’s (DECD) Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) has approved an application from the Town of Ridgefield to establish a Cultural District in town. Ridgefield is the first municipality in the state to receive the designation.
Read MoreLocation matters. And once again, Stamford is benefitting from that incontrovertible axiom. When Webster Bank, with deep roots in Waterbury, reached a merger agreement this past week with New York-based Sterling Bancorp, the announcement included plans to establish the headquarters of the newly combined organization in Stamford.
Read MoreWomen In Bio (WIB), a national organization of professionals committed to promoting the careers, leadership and entrepreneurship of all women in the life sciences, chose Connecticut as home to its 14th and newest chapter in North America. The new chapter will have its kick-off event virtually on April 20, bringing the perspectives of panelists from pharma, academia, and the BioCT organization.
Read MoreThe 2021 edition of the 100 Best Companies to Work For, published annually by Fortune magazine, showed that only a single Connecticut company earned a place in the rankings. Synchrony, a financial services company based in Stamford, stood alone among Connecticut companies, and ranked number 37 on the list.
Read Moret’s all in the name – and the water. The company formerly known as Nestlé Waters North America, headquartered in Stamford and best known for its portfolio of water brands for healthy hydration, has begun operating under a new corporate name, BlueTriton Brands.
Read MoreMental Health Connecticut (MHC) has been awarded a Platinum level rating, the highest offered, for Mental Health America’s Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health. The Bell Seal is a first-of-its-kind workplace mental health certification that recognizes employers who strive to create mentally healthy workplaces for their employees.
Read MoreThe RJ Media Group, publisher of the Meriden Record-Journal newspaper, has launched a Latino Communities Reporting Lab in partnership with the Meriden-Wallingford Community Foundation. The initiative grew out of conversations with community stakeholders and those who participated in a listening tour conducted in Meriden and surrounding communities within the paper’s circulation area during the last five months.
Read MoreSeeking to better inform local policymakers, nonprofit Norwalk Acts has unveiled two new “data dashboards,” one containing information about the readiness of Norwalk’s children to enter kindergarten, and the other offering important facts gathered from the City’s 2010 Census.
Read MoreSpending unprecedented hours at home for the better part of a year has led to increasing numbers of people deciding that some aspect of their home needs some serious work. Which has kept all nature of contractor busy for much of the pandemic, amidst precautions and protocols.
Read MoreThe Governor whose business experience was honed at the dawn of the cable television industry has announced his administration’s launch of a year-long process of building a new information technology organization within state government.
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