Small Business Administration Will Offer Loans to Impacted CT Businesses

Small Business Administration Will Offer Loans to Impacted CT Businesses

The U.S. Small Business Administration is now offering low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to Connecticut small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The action came just days after a formal request by Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont.

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Western Connecticut Considers New 10-Year Regional Plan of Development

Western Connecticut Considers New 10-Year Regional Plan of Development

Connecticut 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.

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Metro Hartford Leaders Craft Broad Strategy to Advance Region’s Economy, Opportunity

Metro Hartford Leaders Craft Broad Strategy to Advance Region’s Economy, Opportunity

There’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.

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Innovative Insurance Start-Ups Selected to Return to Hartford in 2020, With Industry Access

Innovative Insurance Start-Ups Selected to Return to Hartford in 2020, With Industry Access

Hartford 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.

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