August 21, 2020

Hartford, New Haven to Receive Funds to Help Residents Navigate Financial Challenges From COVID

August 21, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

National nonprofit organization the Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund (CFE Fund), in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies, Citi Foundation, JPMorgan Chase & Co., and the Wells Fargo Foundation, has announced that more than 50 city and county partner governments across the country – including New Haven and Hartford - are set to offer financial counseling and financial navigation services for their local residents in need.

August 16, 2020

36 Connecticut Businesses Earn Place on Inc. 5,000 List of Fastest Growing Small Companies

August 16, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

Three dozen Connecticut companies are featured in the 2020 edition of the Inc. 5,000 – the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in America, compiled by Inc. magazine and issued this month.

August 09, 2020

Connecticut Ranks #5 in Offshore Wind Power Development, Aerospace

August 09, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

The annual rankings in a range of business development categories are in, and Connecticut is ranked in the top10 in two of nearly a dozen categories. The state ranked #5 among the leaders in aerospace, a traditional strength, and also at #5 in offshore wind power development, as that field gained significant traction in 2019.

August 04, 2020

Voluntary Initiative Aims to Boost Connecticut's Black-Owned Businesses

August 04, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

The mission of SHOPBLACKCT.com is to “challenge structural racism and transform the legacy of economic and social inequity in the U.S. by providing a platform to drive business to and awareness of local Black-owned businesses.” Among the values cited by organizers are Collaboration, Diversity, Service, Excellence and Empowerment. And their website has surpassed 800 featured Connecticut businesses.

July 30, 2020

Effort to Achieve Pay Equity for Women Launched in CT

July 30, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

Increasingly, it appears that we are in the midst of an era when longstanding inequities are becoming the focus of attention, with advocates driving what they hope will be long overdue systemic change. The latest initiative is focused on pay equity, being launched by the nonprofit Permanent Commission on the Status of Women in Connecticut.

July 13, 2020

New England Facing Economic Blow If Higher Education Institutions Can’t Recover from COVID

July 13, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

The full impact of COVID-19 on colleges and universities across New England is still to be seen, and a new report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s New England Public Policy Center warns of “potential consequences for the local economies of the cities and towns that depend heavily on higher education” across the region.

July 10, 2020

CT's Recovery, Analysis of Unemployment Comparison Data Shows, Is Nation's Best

July 10, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

By one measure, Connecticut’s recovery is better than every other state in the nation. The state ranks first when judged by the number of unemployment claims since the start of the pandemic, when compared with data from a year ago.

June 25, 2020

Hartford Wins 2020 Driehaus Form-Based Codes Award, Recognizing Comprehensive Zoning Code Rewrite

June 25, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

Hartford and Rancho Cucamonga (California) have been selected as the winners of the 2020 Richard H. Driehaus Form-Based Codes Award, presented by the Form-Based Codes Institute at Smart Growth America. Each year, the Driehaus Award recognizes communities that have adopted and implemented exemplary form-based zoning codes.

June 23, 2020

Connecticut's Economy Ranks 4th in Innovation in U.S.

June 23, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

For the second consecutive year, Connecticut has been ranked as the nation’s fourth most innovative economy. California, Massachusetts and Washington ranked one-two-three in Bloomberg’s annual State Innovation Index, for the third straight year.

June 17, 2020

State Will Spend $1.2 Million to Attract Visitors to Tourism Industry This Summer

June 17, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

Connecticut may not have a million reasons for you to move around the state - or visit from nearby - but it does plan to spend a million dollars to encourage visits to tourism attractions in an effort to boost a leading state industry hit hard by COVID-19 closures since March, even as warnings to keep masks on continue.