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

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

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.

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Small Business Development Center Among Key Responders to Propel Business Recovery

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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CT Resident Named to Lead Global Efforts of InsureTech Connect

CT Resident Named to Lead Global Efforts of InsureTech Connect

InsureTech Connect (ITC) has announced that Connecticut resident Mee-Jung Jang has joined the international organization’s leadership team as President. Jang brings to ITC a broad set of experiences driven by her diverse interests. Among them: being the managing director of a seed stage fund, founder and CEO of her own startup, quant hedge fund analyst, corporate IP attorney, and published book author

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Millennials Missing Out on Long Term Growth Opportunities; Fairfield Start-up Sees Generations It Can Help

Millennials Missing Out on Long Term Growth Opportunities; Fairfield Start-up Sees Generations It Can Help

The general absence of personal financial content in schools, coupled with the growing burden of student debt and an economy increasingly reliant on less permanent, part time jobs, is – understandably - causing significant financial stress for many millennials. A youth-driven Fairfield start-up, with roots at Sacred Heart University, is looking to fill the gap.

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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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