The Future of Auto Parts Commerce Starts in Hartford
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Comcast Will Expand Program to Reach Low-Income Residents with Internet Access
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Expanding efforts to bring internet access to residents for whom it has been traditionally out of reach, Comcast is extending eligibility for an ongoing program to include all qualified low-income households, including households with people with disabilities.
Read MoreNorwalk On-Demand Shuttle Program Earns Recognition
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In the “Technology Innovation: Citizens” category, the Northeast award winner at this year’s Government Technology Special Districts program was the Norwalk Transit District. The program that earned the recognition is the Wheels2U Micro-Transit Service, launched late last year, and may be replicated elsewhere in Connecticut
Read MoreWith Operational Snags at AIM Specialty Health Causing Appointments to be Cancelled, Anthem Suspends Pre-Authorizations for PT, OT Care Thru July 31
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“Heath care moves fast. Keep up.” Those words appear prominently on the website of AIM Specialty Care, a subsidiary of Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, and a provider of utilization management services, better known as the “pre-authorization” that medical providers require before agreeing to see patients with insurance coverage. In the first days of this month, AIM did not keep up.
Read MoreSmart Technology Showcased in Hartford Gains National Notice
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The showpiece of Hartford-based nonprofit Oak Hill’s innovation is the Smart Home on Wheels, which provides a glimpse of the potential of smart technologies to help an aging population stay safely in their homes. Visits to check out the technology are free, and gaining national notice.
Read MoreCT Nonprofits Ponder Impact of Proposed United Technologies Merger, Corporate Relocation
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One of the many questions surrounding the pending merger between United Technologies and Massachusetts-headquartered Raytheon is what happens next year? Will the merged company, Raytheon Technologies, continue to support nonprofit organizations in Connecticut to the extent that UTC has, in many instances, for decades. Among those wondering is Special Olympics.
Read MoreMarket CT as a Bioscience Hub in 2020, Legislature Tells State Agency
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The Connecticut legislature appears to be quite insistent on making Connecticut synonymous with bioscience. Legislation passed this month follows two laws enacted last year - calling for a strategic plan and an array of marketing initiatives. And the legislature expects an update in 2020.
Read MoreUConn Earns Defense Industry Dollars, Research Designation
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Connecticut’s economic dependence on the defense industry is evident not only across the industry, but at the state’s flagship university. In recent months, the University of Connecticut has been re-designated as a National Security Agency/Department of Homeland Security Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Research and landed a four-year, $5.4 million contract with the Air Force
Read MoreScience and Engineering Take Center Stage in Connecticut Among Young and Older
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It will be an evening honoring achievement among the young and the experienced when the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering gathers for its 44th Annual Meeting & Dinner on Tuesday, May 28, 2019. Leading the honors will be Professor Pasko Rakic, the Dorys McConnell Duberg Professor of Neuroscience and Professor of Neurology at Yale School of Medicine
Read MoreElectricity Rates in Connecticut Among Highest in the Nation
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This will come as no surprise to residents and business owners in Connecticut: the state’s electric rates are among the highest in the nation. Higher than last year.
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