The prospects for hiring in the first quarter of 2020 in Connecticut are promising, according to a new survey of employers, with little overall change expected. The most upbeat expectations are in the Greater New Haven area.
Read MoreConnecticut does not have county government, unlike virtually every other state in the nation. The closest we come to regionalism – a word that has traditionally drawn ire in the Land of Steady Habits – are regional councils of government, designated in state statute but not county governments.
Read MoreThe Bridgeport/Stamford/Norwalk region is the nation’s 10th most unequal metro area by income, according to data highlighted by a national website, in a “snapshot of income inequality around the U.S.”
Read MoreThere’s a new strategy in town. Multiple towns, in fact. The Metro Hartford Metropolitan Region has revealed a strategy aimed at achieving inclusive economic growth and strengthening the region’s position in the global economy. The forward-looking strategy covers approximately one million people in 38 municipalities.
Read MoreHartford InsurTech Hub expected 10, but ended their Selection Days with 11. After two days of intensive interviews with representatives of Connecticut’s leading insurance companies and related organizations, 11 start-ups from across the U.S. and beyond were selected by judges for a 12 week acceleration program.
Read MoreThe advertising campaign’s message is concise and clear: if you’re doing business in New Haven or Fairfield County, your airport of choice ought to be Bradley International in Windsor Locks, north of Hartford. That may change if Gov. Lamont’s plan for Sikorsky Tweed come to fruition.
Read MoreOne bank’s merger is apparently another’s opportunity. With the recent consolidation of some key players in Connecticut’s banking market, new players – large and smaller - from neighboring New York are joining, and growing, on the financial landscape of the Constitution State.
Read MoreWestport and Shelton are among the Best Small Cities in America, according to a new national analysis. The two Connecticut communities, ranking 33rd and 57th respectively, were the only representatives of the Constitution State to reach the top 100.
Read MoreLess than 10 months after being named as the new CEO of the Connecticut Technology Council (CTC), Derek Slap is moving on. It has been a year of new faces and changes in the state’s economic development line-up.
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