During the past decade, the median age of employees in Connecticut increased to 40.9, the 6th highest in the country. Connecticut is getting older, and still working. A new economic analysis says the state needs to prepare for what’s next - an expanding need for new workers.
Read MoreConnecticut Sen. Chris Murphy and Rep. Jahana Hayes are urging Congress to act in response to data that indicates a surprising number of college students go hungry on campus.
Read MoreOnce there were six. Then there were two. Now, there is a last-minute proposal – included in the massive 500-page budget bill – to condense even further into just one, by merging the two surviving agencies into a Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity.
Read MoreIt turns out that with a concerted effort, green can be a more consequential color than black and white, at least in Connecticut. Newly released data indicates that the state is bucking a national trend of disparity when it comes to solar adoption among communities of color, according to the Connecticut Green Bank.
Read MoreThe most popular names for babies born in Connecticut in 2018 were Noah and Olivia. Runners-up were Liam and Emma. They were also the leaders in the baby-naming sweepstakes in Connecticut in 2017.
Read MoreThe population change in the New Haven region’s municipalities (between 2010 and 2016) was negligible - an increase of 0.14%. The largest population losses during the six-year period were in Meriden (-665) and West Haven (-592) while the largest increases were in Milford (+671), New Haven (+626) and Hamden (+516). A draft economic development report, open for public comments through May 26, has the data.
Read MoreThe best place in the nation to be for working mothers is New England, as Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Vermont took to top four rankings in a new analysis. Connecticut reached the top 10 in multiple categories.
Read MoreNineteen immigrants to Connecticut from 16 countries were honored by the Connecticut Immigrant & Refugee Coalition (CIRC) on Immigrant Day at the State Capitol.
Read MoreThe Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metropolitan area is the fourth best region in the nation for female entrepreneurs, according to a new analysis of U.S. Census Data. The percentage of startups that are female-owned: 30.8%
Read MoreConnecticut ranks 23rd in the U.S. in the rate of inventions by women, below the U.S. average, in an analysis published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office this year.
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