Local Book Store to Offer Free Children’s Books Alongside Meal Pick-up

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Local Book Store to Offer Free Children’s Books Alongside Meal Pick-up

With the recent announcement that schools will be shuttered for the remainder of the academic year, many families are searching for ways to provide education to supplement on-line learning offered by schools. This is particularly challenging for low income families who rely on school lunches and classroom resources, and may not have access to additional materials at home. In Glastonbury, a local bookstore has developed a way to help.

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Small Business Development Center Among Key Responders to Propel Business Recovery

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Small Business Development Center Among Key Responders to Propel Business Recovery

In normal times, Connecticut and the nation would have observed the convergence of national Small Business Week and international Economic Development Week to begin the month of May. This year, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the official observance highlighting small businesses across the country did not take place, even as the focus on economic development and the fate of small businesses sharpened in Connecticut and nationwide.

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UConn Spin-off ImStem Biotechnology to Move Forward with Clinical Trial of Investigational New Drug for Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis

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UConn Spin-off ImStem Biotechnology to Move Forward with Clinical Trial of Investigational New Drug for Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis

Just as the United States was recognizing the severity of the coronavirus and state governments were reacting to the impending health crisis, a Farmington-based company with ties to the University of Connecticut that has been pursuing a cure for another elusive disease received milestone news from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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Directory of Women's Organizations in CT May Assist Constituencies During Coronavirus Crisis and Beyond

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Directory of Women's Organizations in CT May Assist Constituencies During Coronavirus Crisis and Beyond

The Permanent Commission on the Status of Women in Connecticut (PCSW), a nonprofit organization, has released of the 2020 Directory of Women’s Organizations in Connecticut ahead of schedule, prompted by the increased interest in identifying organizations during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Businesses Began Work-at-Home Lacking Workforce Readiness and Risk Assessments

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Businesses Began Work-at-Home Lacking Workforce Readiness and Risk Assessments

A new report by a Connecticut-headquartered company with expertise in employee assessment reveals that many employees lack the skills and culture to maintain productivity remotely and raises red flags that businesses ought to consider as a result of the sudden, massive shift to employees working from home.

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Changes at Save the Sound as World Celebrates Earth Day Indoors

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Changes at Save the Sound as World Celebrates Earth Day Indoors

One of Connecticut’s longest running nonprofits, known most recently as Connecticut Fund for the Environment (CFE)/Save the Sound, shortened their name just as the chaos of COVID-19 descended on the region. As the 50th anniversary of Earth Day is observed, the newly rebranded Save the Sound is determined to do even more in its environmental advocacy.

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Multiple CT Connections on New Panel Focused on Restarting Regional Economy

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Multiple CT Connections on New Panel Focused on Restarting Regional Economy

Connecticut may have three representatives on the newly appointed 21-member multi-state panel charged by Governors in the region with plotting a course forward to re-start the economy, but the state may receive an extra boost from members representing other states who have more than a cursory awareness of Connecticut.

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UConn Researcher Earns National Grant to Explore Changing Attitudes Toward Pandemic Response

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UConn Researcher Earns National Grant to Explore Changing Attitudes Toward Pandemic Response

A University of Connecticut researcher has launched a year-long study to examine how behavior and social attitudes change, and what factors influence those changes, when people in the United States are faced with the threat of widespread disease. A National Science Foundation grant will fund the national study, which is already underway.

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