November 13, 2019

Innovative Insurance Start-Ups Selected to Return to Hartford in 2020, With Industry Access

November 13, 2019/ Bernard Kavaler

Hartford InsurTech Hub expected 10, but ended their Selection Days with 11. After two days of intensive interviews with representatives of Connecticut’s leading insurance companies and related organizations, 11 start-ups from across the U.S. and beyond were selected by judges for a 12 week acceleration program.

November 10, 2019

Bradley Advertises to Attract Southern CT Travelers, Lamont Seeks to Grow Competitor Closer to Home

November 10, 2019/ Bernard Kavaler

The advertising campaign’s message is concise and clear: if you’re doing business in New Haven or Fairfield County, your airport of choice ought to be Bradley International in Windsor Locks, north of Hartford. That may change if Gov. Lamont’s plan for Sikorsky Tweed come to fruition.

November 06, 2019

State Unveils Business Recruitment Video Promoting “Place People Love to Live”

November 06, 2019/ Bernard Kavaler

“It’s a state where people wanna be,” exclaims Gov. Ned Lamont in the state’s new business recruitment video. The 7-minute video has an impressive line-up of a dozen co-stars, extolling the state’s virtues and urging corporate decision-makers from elsewhere to “Choose Connecticut.”

November 03, 2019

Millennials Under the Microscope As Businesses Look Ahead to Future Workforce, Growth, Leadership

November 03, 2019/ Bernard Kavaler

It seems rarely a month goes by that the Connecticut Business & Industry isn’t posting a new article to its website, publishing a story in its print magazine, or devoting a podcast, into one aspect or another about millennials in the workforce. The numbers explain why.

October 28, 2019

Middle School, High School Girls See Manufacturing Up Close

October 28, 2019/ Bernard Kavaler

Nearly 100 Connecticut middle and high school girls gained new insight into manufacturing and future career options at the 6th annual Connecticut. Dream It. Do It. Making It Real: Girls & Manufacturing Summit held last Tuesday at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield.

October 21, 2019

Change at the Helm of CT Technology Council is Latest in State's Economic Development Landscape

October 21, 2019/ Bernard Kavaler

Less than 10 months after being named as the new CEO of the Connecticut Technology Council (CTC), Derek Slap is moving on. It has been a year of new faces and changes in the state’s economic development line-up.

October 17, 2019

Energy Efficient Connecticut - We're #10

October 17, 2019/ Bernard Kavaler

Connecticut is the nation’s 10th most energy efficient state, according to a new analysis. The state ranked 16th in Home Energy Efficiency, 15th in Vehicle-Fuel Efficiency and 8th in Transportation Efficiency.

October 16, 2019

Start-up Companies from Seven Countries Land in Hartford’s Urban Hub, Seek to Advance by Working with Local, National Industries

October 16, 2019/ Bernard Kavaler

Upward Labs, Connecticut’s first pilot lab for tech companies creating the future of smart buildings and aged care, is hosting an interactive demonstration of its inaugural cohort’s technologies on October 22, 2019. Upward Labs Demo Day: The Experience invites the public to participate in a live exhibition of the first cohort’s tech solutions in action, allowing attendees to experience a tech-enabled urban hub in which to live, work, and play.

October 14, 2019

Key to CT Economy, Manufacturing Growth Strongest in Eastern CT

October 14, 2019/ Bernard Kavaler

Eastern Connecticut manufacturing jobs grew four times as fast as the rest of the state between 2015 and 2019, the Connecticut Business & Industry Association is reporting. Two-thirds of all statewide manufacturing job growth during that period took place in the region's 41 communities.

September 16, 2019

Connecticut is a Leading State in Children’s Safety, Review of Cyber Laws Finds

September 16, 2019/ Bernard Kavaler

Connecticut is one of only nine states to receive an “A” grade in a review of laws and policies related to cyberbullying and sexting. Joining Connecticut at the top of the list were Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, and Utah.