Eastern Connecticut manufacturing jobs grew four times as fast as the rest of the state between 2015 and 2019, the Connecticut Business & Industry Association is reporting. Two-thirds of all statewide manufacturing job growth during that period took place in the region's 41 communities.
Read MoreConnecticut’s overall uninsured rate is the seventh lowest in the nation, according to a new national survey of health insurance coverage. The state’s uninsured rate for adults is 6.09%, ranking tenth among the states, and for children is 2.58%, ranking fifth.
Read MoreFive of Connecticut’s eight counties, on average, do better than the nation when it comes to the percentage of residents living in housing with substandard conditions, and the percentage who pay more than 50% of their annual income on housing. An analysis also reveals that in four of the state’s counties, the percentage of people living more than 1/2 mile from the nearest supermarket or large grocery store exceeds the national average
Read MoreWhen statisticians, academicians, and sports enthusiasts with a keen interest in the overlapping fields of sports and statistics get together for the annual New England Symposium on Statistics in Sports on September 28 at Harvard University, Connecticut will have a strong presence.
Read MoreIf having a baby is on your agenda, Connecticut is among the best places to be. The state ranks in the top ten, as do four other New England states.
Read MoreExpanding efforts to bring internet access to residents for whom it has been traditionally out of reach, Comcast is extending eligibility for an ongoing program to include all qualified low-income households, including households with people with disabilities.
Read MoreSo, how’d that UConn education work out for you? That question is at the core of a planned survey of graduates of the University of Connecticut, as the university takes part in a national survey on alumni career mobility.
Read MoreThere’s good news and plenty of other news in an ambitious study of the arts community in Greater Hartford, initiated by the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving and the Connecticut Office of the Arts last year and released in final form this spring.
Read MoreDuring 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.
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