Food Trucks Drive Closer to Streamlined Permit/Licensing Process in Connecticut

Food Trucks Drive Closer to Streamlined Permit/Licensing Process in Connecticut

The Connecticut Department of Public Health has announced a cooperative, “first-in-Connecticut” policy of reciprocal permits and licenses for food trucks across the state, technically known as itinerant food vendors. The goal is to make the process - particularly for food trucks that seek business in multiple towns - easier for the truck owners, and more convenient for consumers.

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Looking Beyond Election, State Plans Economic Development Summit in November

Looking Beyond Election, State Plans Economic Development Summit in November

With Election Day less than three weeks away, Connecticut’s Department of Economic Development has announced plans for the second annual Connecticut Economic Development Summit, to be held at the Yale School of Management in New Haven on Tuesday, November 29 – just three weeks after the election.

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Changing World of Work Could Mean Opportunities for Connecticut's Cities

Changing World of Work Could Mean Opportunities for Connecticut's Cities

The world, as they say, is changing. And that is as true in the workplace as it is in any other aspect of life. Recent reports and data analysis suggests that the Land of Steady Habits, known also as Connecticut, may stand to benefit, even in the shadow of major metropolises and with its largest cities not nearly as large as the nation’s largest.

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Hartford as Training Ground for Entrepreneurial Start-Ups

Hartford as Training Ground for Entrepreneurial Start-Ups

If Hartford - and Connecticut - is going to continue to gain notice as entrepreneurially-friendly and hospitable to small business start-ups, one of the reasons will be reSET, the non-profit entrepreneur support organization, headquartered in the city’s increasingly thriving Parkville neighborhood.

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Tweed New Haven Sees Upswing as Other Small Airports See Service Reductions

Tweed New Haven Sees Upswing as Other Small Airports See Service Reductions

Tweed New Haven Airport and many of the nation’s small airports are traveling in opposite directions. As commercial passenger service from Tweed it popular out-of-state destinations has been steadily growing in recent months with the arrival of Avelo Airlines, other small airports are experiencing reductions in service, and in some instances, outright abandonment by major carriers.

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