Multiple CT Connections on New Panel Focused on Restarting Regional Economy

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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Transformational Main Street Initiatives Across CT Earn Recognition

Transformational Main Street Initiatives Across CT Earn Recognition

Initiatives and organizations driving impacts in eight Connecticut communities - Bridgeport, New Britain, Manchester, Norwich, Rockville, Simsbury, Waterbury, and Windsor Locks – have earned recognition from the Connecticut Main Street Center (CMSC) and will be receiving Awards of Excellence from the state's leading downtown resource.

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UTC, Raytheon Merger Effective on Friday; Otis, Carrier to be Set Loose

UTC, Raytheon Merger Effective on Friday; Otis, Carrier to be Set Loose

If this was any other time, consummation of the merger of Raytheon Company and United Technologies Corporation (UTC), and the simultaneous spin-off of UTC’s Carrier and Otis divisions, would be the topic of considerable conversation. This isn’t any other time. But the merger is due to proceed on Friday, as planned - one more dramatic change at a time when nothing is as it once was.

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Report: Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline in US; Incidence in Connecticut Remains Among Highest

Report: Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline in US; Incidence in Connecticut Remains Among Highest

Cancer death rates continued to decline from 2001 to 2017 in the United States for all cancer sites combined, according to data reported earlier this month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Cancer Institute and published in the journal Cancer. Connecticut was one of a dozen states with among the highest rates.

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Museums Seek Federal Aid to Stay in Business Beyond COVID-19 Crisis

Museums Seek Federal Aid to Stay in Business Beyond COVID-19 Crisis

As the economic ramifications of the ever-expanding shutdown of daily life across the state and across the country due to the spreading COVID-19 pandemic accelerate, public officials are increasingly discussing how to assist families, small businesses and major industries recover. Now, another sector of the economy, museums of all types (including history museums, art museums, zoos, aquaria, gardens, science centers, and historic sites) are reaching out for financial help.

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Nation’s Top Gymnasts Return to Hartford in May, As Olympics Approach

Nation’s Top Gymnasts Return to Hartford in May, As Olympics Approach

May 23, 2020. It’s an Olympic year once again, and if the coronavirus manages to stay out of the way, Hartford will serve as host for a precursor to the Olympic competition, as the United States prepares to determine who will make the U.S. team and represent the nation at the Tokyo Olympiad later this year.

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