Connecticut Athletes Ready for Olympic Competition
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Connecticut athletes on Team USA are ready for the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
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Connecticut Entrepreneur Seeks to Empower Success of Inner-City Youth in Norwalk
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By 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 MoreSeamless College Transfer Program Expands Across New England
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The New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE), is slated to begin scaling the New England Transfer Guarantee to Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont this month, building on a successful launch in Connecticut and Massachusetts last year.
Read MoreLatino Youth Face Disparities in Health Insurance, in CT and Nationwide
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In the United States, Latino children are more than two times as likely to be without health insurance as non-Latino children. In Connecticut, while the disparity is not as great, it has also grown wider in recent years. The uninsured rate for Latino children in Connecticut is 4.8%, compared with 3.1% for non-Latino children, a difference of more than 1.5 times.
Read MoreEntrepreneur Prepares to Launch Candle Collection Formulated for Individuals With Autism
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A 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.
Read MoreGlobal Leadership in Drone Technology Explored in Hartford; Local Company Shares Progress, Potential with Blumenthal
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The problem is revealed in a startling statistic: 1,782,479 drones are registered in America; China-based DJI makes 77% of them. The solution may be closer to home: Aquiline Drones, a commercial drone manufacturing and technology company based in Hartford, with a state-of-the-art, drone manufacturing and assembly lab.
Read MoreHere We Go Again at UConn: Search, Select, Short Stay, Repeat
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The long and the short of it. That may be the best way to describe the tenure of recent presidents at the state’s flagship university - the University of Connecticut. Two of the past three presidents have resigned abruptly after having served less that three years. The search for who’s next has yet to begin.
Read MoreNew London's Soto Settles in to D.C. Education Post, Rejoining Meriden's Cardona
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Former Connecticut legislator Chris Soto has joined the U.S. Department of Education after serving as the director of innovation and partnerships at the Connecticut State Department of Education. His appointment was announced this week.
Read MoreWorkplace Violence A Growing Concern for Small Businesses, Survey Finds
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Workplace violence has occurred at one-third of small businesses, a recent survey of owners and managers nationwide has found, with many expressing concern that the problem is getting worse. The survey was conducted for Hartford Steam Boiler.
Read MoreThe Hunt for Business: Connecticut Pitches Sites and Economic Rebound
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Connecticut, and many of its municipalities, are looking for business. All one needs to do is flip thru the pages of the most recent edition of Site Selection magazine and it’s apparent that the drive to attract business has intensified across the country, and Connecticut is no exception.
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