Connecticut’s labor force was showing signs of strengthening approaching mid-2025, hitting an all-time high of 1,960,200 in May. It didn’t last, and optimism appears in short supply as 2026 gets underway according to a newly published survey.
Read MoreConnecticut Innovations (CI), Connecticut’s strategic venture capital arm, recently announced that it invested approximately $11.3 million in 25 companies and venture funds during the first quarter of its fiscal year, ending September 30, 2025.
Read MoreThe State Treasurer’s 2025 Annual Report details growth in pension funds for retired teachers and state and municipal employees, the return of a record $121 million dollars in unclaimed property, and progress on initiatives aimed at helping families save for college and build long-term financial security.
Read MoreThe grants are being awarded through the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s Community Connectivity Grant Program (CCGP), now in its seventh round of awards.
Read MoreConnecticut Main Street Center (CMSC) has announced the five communities chosen as its 2026 Main Street Accelerator Cohort: Deep River, Fairfield, Torrington, Vernon, and Westbrook.
Read MoreDecember 14: Newtown, now Providence. The fact that these college students were elementary school students in 2012 underscores the sobering truth: an entire generation of youth in America has grown up with threats of being shot in a classroom.
Read MoreThe U.S. Small Business Administration’s Connecticut district office closed its fiscal year with a record-setting performance, approving more than $481 million in loans statewide.
Read MoreThe Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has announced the development of a new headquarters, part of a broader vision for a gateway to Hartford’s North End. The announcement was a part of the Foundation’s Centennial Celebration, the latest in a series of major announcements and funding initiatives launched this year.
Read MoreState Comptroller Sean Scanlon, in his latest monthly financial and economic update, projected a Fiscal Year 2026 General Fund surplus of $164.4 million and a Special Transportation Fund surplus of $43.7 million - reflecting the changing circumstances from a month ago.
Read MoreThe Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education (BOR) has announced that it will launch a competitive national search in 2026 for the next permanent chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) system.
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