Junior Achievement of Southwest New England (JA) has received a $250,000 grant from the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority (CHEFA), JA USA has recognized Travelers and The Hartford for their involvement in JA programs, and JA Worldwide has been nominated for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize.
Read MoreThere’s a whole lot of quitting going on across the nation. In Connecticut, however, not so much. According to a new analysis of data reflecting the past year and the past month, Connecticut had the third lowest job resignation rate in the nation, during both time periods.
Read MoreIt is now known simply as “the list.” It is updated continuously by a research team at the Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute with the up-to-date status of companies that have “announced their withdrawal” from Russia since that nation’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine.
Read MoreTwo Connecticut universities at opposite ends of the state are launching – or thinking of launching – new programs. The University of Connecticut and Fairfield University are both in the news this week. And Amazon - the retail delivery giant - is making a big push to boost education opportunities for hourly employees, in Connecticut and nationwide.
Read MoreThe challenge was to create a public awareness campaign to raise awareness of local resources that address food insecurity in the Greater Hartford region. United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut has announced that the 2021 Emerging Leaders Society (ELS) Case Competition was won by HSB’s team, Steam United.
Read MoreConnecticut Main Street Center (CMSC) is urging the state to “prioritize our downtowns & town centers as the drivers of the state's economy, leaders of innovation & opportunity, and reinvigorate a Main Street spirit still strained by the Covid pandemic.”
Read MoreThe tax filing deadline for 2021 is less than two months away – and the Connecticut Society of CPAs is suggesting that there’s no time like the present to get everything needed to file your tax return gathered and ready. They’re even providing a top 10 list of things to do.
Read MoreHartford International University for Religion & Peace, formerly the Hartford Seminary, has announced plans to offer a four-part webinar series this year, Holidays in the Workplace.
Read MoreAfter 87 years headquartered in Waterbury, Webster Financial Corporation (Webster Bank) is relocating its headquarters to Stamford, as part of the completion of their previously announced merger with New York-based Sterling Bancorp.
Read MoreAmidst the “Great Resignation” that has seen unprecedented numbers of job resignations across the county, Connecticut appears to be among the more stable workforces. A new analysis finds that Connecticut is among the ten states with the lowest rates of resignations.
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