A total of 42 Connecticut companies have earned a place on the 2021 edition of the annual Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies in America, including one featured in the top 10 and four in the top 500.
Read MoreSouth Windsor Director of Public Works Vincent Stetson has received a national award for improvements made to the town’s leaf recycling program. Stetson received the Exceptional Performance Award – Sustainability from the American Public Works Association.
Read MoreA dramatic increase in coastal flooding could be only a decade away. That’s the bottom line in a new report looking ahead at the potential for cataclysmic weather along the nation’s coastlines. Climate change has already increased the frequency and severity of hurricanes and other extreme weather events around the world. But the perfect storm of events – on Earth and on the Moon – has the potential for flooding well beyond what has been experienced to date.
Read MoreThe pending merger of Buffalo-based M&T Bank and Bridgeport headquartered People’s United Bank continues to draw the ire of elected officials in Connecticut, with more than 700 layoffs pending, even as the bank is recognized for its diversity inclusion work.
Read MoreThrough homemade herbal recipes, Tynne Love, Founder of Herbal Diva, aspires to educate and encourage the use of herbal remedies as a means to heal and protect the health of individuals in and around Connecticut.
Read MoreThe minimum wage in Connecticut will increase from the current rate of $12.00 per hour to $13.00 per hour beginning on Sunday, August 1, 2021, the latest step in a five year plan to move the state’s minimum wage to $15.00 per hour on June 1, 2023. Mystic Seaport Museum will reach the final step sooner.
Read MoreGRDN KTCHN creates delicious vegan dishes inspired by the meals Amanda Courtney Powell enjoyed most while growing up in her African American household in Bridgeport. Her focus with the just-launched business is on creating vegan/plant-based recipes for classic soul and comfort food dishes.
Read MoreBy teaching and equipping underprivileged youth with the skills and education necessary to create an entrepreneurial future of their own, the Youth Business Initiative is on a mission to keep youth in the city of Norwalk on a path to success.
Read MoreThe impact of the pandemic on Connecticut’s small and very small businesses is plainly evident, a review of data compiled at the start of the year by the Connecticut Small Business Development Center (CT SBDC) illustrates.
Read MoreA Connecticut-based therapeutic scent start-up company, NorthEnd Rose, is preparing to launch a new collection of candles with scents designed to calm and ease the emotions of individuals with autism.
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