Small Business Owners Often Among Older Residents As Numbers Grow
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People age 55+ make up 21% of the U.S. population, but own a disproportionately high 50.9% of U.S. small businesses, according to survey data.
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Retirement on Hold for Tweed New Haven Airport's New Executive Director
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Less than six weeks ago, Tom Rafter was looking forward to retirement. Then the manager of Nantucket Memorial Airport nearing the end of a 10-year run, a course correction has landed him at Tweed New Haven as the airport’s new Executive Director.
Read MoreEnd of Journalism Era in Connecticut; New Chapter Prepares to be Written
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After twelve years, the non-profit Connecticut Health Investigative Team (C-HIT) has closed down at the end of December, concluding impactful years of award-winning journalism. In other news, Ralph Nader plans to launch a local newspaper in his Connecticut hometown.
Read MoreInitiative Provides Curriculum on Executive Leadership for Women
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An initiative committed to promoting careers, leadership, and entrepreneurship for women in the life sciences is now underway in Connecticut, a partnership between Women in BIO and Deloitte.
Read MoreMarketplace Excellence Recognized by Connecticut’s Better Business Bureau
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The Better Business Bureau Serving Connecticut has announced the winners of the 2022 Marketplace Excellence Awards. The BBB Marketplace Excellence Awards highlight businesses that hold ethics as a core value in their day-to-day operations.
Read MoreState Steps Up Hiring Efforts, Particularly in Healthcare
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The State of Connecticut has launched an advertising campaign that will target the recruitment of state healthcare and direct support workers. The latest effort is part of a larger initiative to recruit state residents to work for various state agencies, amidst a changing job market and an increase in the number of state employees opting for retirement.
Read MoreFood Trucks Drive Closer to Streamlined Permit/Licensing Process in Connecticut
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The Connecticut Department of Public Health has announced a cooperative, “first-in-Connecticut” policy of reciprocal permits and licenses for food trucks across the state, technically known as itinerant food vendors. The goal is to make the process - particularly for food trucks that seek business in multiple towns - easier for the truck owners, and more convenient for consumers.
Read MoreState Bond Rating Earns Bump Up by Ratings Agencies with New Issue Imminent
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With just over a month remaining in his four-year term as Connecticut’s State Treasurer, Shawn T. Wooden is once again sharing some good news, driven mainly by an influx of federal money into state coffers spurred by the Congressional response to COVID-19.
Read More$2 Million State Grant to Help Hartford Business Incubator Launch Food-Centric Businesses
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reSET, a non-profit business support organization based in Hartford, has recently announced its participation in the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development Grants Program to Support Small Businesses. The focus is food-centric business start-ups.
Read MoreWill Tweed New Haven Turn Again to Legislator to Lead Airport Operations?
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The past two selections to lead operations at Tweed New Haven Airport have been simultaneously serving as elected members of the state legislature. With the apparent election of the current leader, Sean Scanlon, to statewide office, will Tweed again look to the legislative ranks to fill an anticipated vacancy?
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