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 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 MoreNew Haven Updates, Modernizes References to People with Disabilities
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New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker has signed a new city ordinance into law that replaces outdated language that was previously used throughout city law with more modern and respectful “Person First Language” when referring to people with disabilities.
Read MoreNew Book Recalls the Drive to Make Healthcare a Right - Right Here in Middletown
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Community Community Health Center (CHC) in Middletown is described in a new book telling the story of its founding as “a remarkable example of one man’s relentless drive to offer care to all who need it and the constellation of people who helped make that vision a reality.”
Read MoreQuestions Remain as CT Community Colleges 12-into-1 Merger Draws Closer
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During the past few years, merging the state’s 12 community colleges to be one statewide institution has been under discussion, with proposals developed, revised and ultimately approved. Now, the 12 into 1 merger is on the brink of happening, in 2023.
Read MoreCycling Cyclocross National Championships Get Underway in Hartford
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The Connecticut Convention & Sports Bureau welcomes the 2022 USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championships to Hartford’s Riverside Park this week. You may remember the event from 2017. They’re back!
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 MoreHartford Foundation for Public Giving to Support "Untold Story" of Tuskegee Airmen
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Members of the Black Giving Circle Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, after considering a wide variety of programs aimed at supporting Greater Hartford’s Black community, chose three proposals to receive financial support in the coming year, including a project to educate students about the challenges and successes of the Tuskegee Airmen.
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