Seven women in the accounting profession are being honored this week by the Connecticut Society of CPA’s (CTCPA), the second year that the organization has shined a spotlight on women making their mark in leadership and management in private firms, large corporations or non-profit organizations in Connecticut.
Read MoreThe historic district encompasses approximately 210 acres of upland and water bodies in the Mad River watershed of northwestern Connecticut and includes three stone and earth dams, two earth dikes, an earth and granite canal aqueduct, a tunnel aqueduct, and two artificial reservoirs constructed from 1893 to 1895.
Read MorePeople in Connecticut and across the country are increasingly being told to function from home instead of in-person, but they “don’t have the one essential utility – broadband service” … defined as ”fast, reliable internet service.”
Read MoreThe award program demonstrates how cities of all sizes across the country - including recipients West Hartford and Hartford - are dealing with the effects of climate change and the impact mayors are having on protecting the environment for future generations, according to the U.S. Conference of Mayors, which presents the annual recognition.
Read MoreThe Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization focused on health care safety and quality, has released its annual Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, which show that seven Connecticut hospitals earned an “A” grade.
Read MoreConnecticut had the nation’s 4th highest rate of flu vaccination coverage among adults 18 years and older during last year’s flu season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Read MoreCapital Community College (CCC) is the recipient of a $149,426 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant focusing on the history and people of Hartford’s historic Talcott Street Church and Black School.
Read MoreThat insurance is a dominant Connecticut industry will come as no surprise to anyone. The industry, a mainstay for more than two centuries, is anything but stagnant. As the CT Insurance Market Brief points out, “A few years ago, insurance companies tended to look at InsurTechs as acompetitive, disruptive threat. Now, they tend to see a growth opportunity.”
Read MoreHartford is solidifying its reputation as a mecca for social enterprise start-ups. reSET, a non-profit business support organization based in Hartford’s Parkville neighborhood, has accepted 16 CT-based startups into their 2021 Impact Accelerator.
Read MoreFor environmentalists, passage by Congress this week of a federal budget package included, significantly, a long-sought repeal of a planned auction of Plum Island, in Long Island Sound. The action, ardently advocated for nearly a decade by scores of organizations and members of Congress across the region, opens a path “for permanent protection of this unique place and its critical habitats, endangered wildlife, and cultural history.”
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