Capitol Food Fight? Pizza vs. Hamburger
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It could be the classic battle, at a time when distraction may be precisely what is needed. Hamburger vs. Pizza, for the hearts, minds, and taste buds of Connecticut lawmakers.
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Black-Owned Businesses in Connecticut See Benefits from Rapid Growth of Web Hub
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A free, entirely volunteer-run, not-for-profit website in Connecticut is encouraging consumers to “shop Black” during Black History Month. The site, launched last summer, has experienced rapid seven-fold growth, and now lists nearly 1,300 Black-owned businesses from every county in Connecticut.
Read MoreRecent Studies May Raise Red Flags in CT Effort To Legalize Marijuana
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Whether recently released studies in the U.S. and Europe will provide sufficient reason to pause as Connecticut edges ever closer to legalizing recreational marijuana during the current session of the state legislature remains an open question.
Read MoreMayors of West Hartford & Hartford Recognized by Colleagues for Climate Initiatives
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The award program demonstrates how cities of all sizes across the country - including recipients West Hartford and Hartford - are dealing with the effects of climate change and the impact mayors are having on protecting the environment for future generations, according to the U.S. Conference of Mayors, which presents the annual recognition.
Read MoreConnecticut's Insurance Industry: Dominant and Driving Innovation
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That insurance is a dominant Connecticut industry will come as no surprise to anyone. The industry, a mainstay for more than two centuries, is anything but stagnant. As the CT Insurance Market Brief points out, “A few years ago, insurance companies tended to look at InsurTechs as acompetitive, disruptive threat. Now, they tend to see a growth opportunity.”
Read MoreCT Will Be Under the Spotlight for Marijuana Legalization in 2021
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Voters in Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota approved marijuana legalization ballot initiatives last month. To date, over 36 states have legalized medical marijuana, including Connecticut, and 15 states have now legalized marijuana for adults 21 and over – so-called “recreational” marijuana. Connecticut is not one of them, but there’s a chance that may change next year.
Read MoreBusiness Starts in Connecticut During Pandemic Exceed Previous Years; Entrepreneurship Increasing
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Between March and October of 2020, there were 26,361 business starts in Connecticut, the largest number during that 8-month period in at least the past decade, and nearly 10,000 more than during the same period a decade ago, in 2010.
Read MoreCT Ranks #3 Among States, Hartford is Top 30 City, As Businesses Expect More Hiring in First Quarter of 2021
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The hiring outlook for Connecticut is among the best in the nation, according to a new survey of employers. Connecticut ranked third in the nation, behind only Vermont and Montana, in the percentage of employers who anticipate they’ll be hiring during the first quarter of 2021.
Read MoreAs Restaurants Close During Pandemic, Milford’s Dockside Brewery Among Those Opening
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We’ve seen the headlines, and it comes as no surprise. More than 600 restaurants in Connecticut have closed since the pandemic arrived in March, most despite their best efforts to survive. Yet, some have managed to swim against the tide and remain open, including some that have opened for the first time.
Read MoreYale’s Marcella Nunez-Smith to Co-Chair Biden’s Coronavirus Task Force
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A professor with the Yale School of Medicine will serve as a co-chair of President-elect Joe Biden’s task force on the coronavirus. Marcella Nunez-Smith is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Yale School of Medicine, of Epidemiology and Public Health at Yale School of Public Health, and of Management at Yale School of Management.
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