People in Connecticut and across the country are increasingly being told to function from home instead of in-person, but they “don’t have the one essential utility – broadband service” … defined as ”fast, reliable internet service.”
Read MoreThat insurance is a dominant Connecticut industry will come as no surprise to anyone. The industry, a mainstay for more than two centuries, is anything but stagnant. As the CT Insurance Market Brief points out, “A few years ago, insurance companies tended to look at InsurTechs as acompetitive, disruptive threat. Now, they tend to see a growth opportunity.”
Read MoreHartford is solidifying its reputation as a mecca for social enterprise start-ups. reSET, a non-profit business support organization based in Hartford’s Parkville neighborhood, has accepted 16 CT-based startups into their 2021 Impact Accelerator.
Read MoreWhen schools shut down in March, teacher education programs were left scrambling. Eastern Connecticut State University’s highly regarded Early Childhood Education (CECE) filled the void, in Connecticut and beyond, when teachers were without placements where they could observe children in real time.
Read MoreConnecticut Humanities (CTH) has received $55,485 from The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts to support content development and expanded access for Teach It, CTH’s online resource which provides educators and students with inquiry-based activities, primary source documents, and links for further exploration. The funds will allow development of 36 new topics in the statewide program.
Read MoreAn initiative launched in Connecticut is taking direct aim at opening up the way in which critical research is funded, with the most elusive of illnesses – cancer – clearly in its sights. It is innovative crowd-funding, designed to fill the funding gap that has proven to be a hurdle that many biotech cancer research initiatives – despite how promising they may be - just can’t get beyond.
Read MoreWithin in next two weeks, Connecticut expects to have delivered a laptop or internet connection to every Connecticut student who didn’t have one when the pandemic – and distance learning – began across the state’s school districts. Every Connecticut student.
Read MoreAttorney General William Tong, Secretary of State Denise Merrill and Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull are cautioning businesses to avoid paying unnecessary fees to entities offering assistance with annual report business filings.
Read MoreMassachusetts ranks No. 1 in the 2020 Milken Institute State Technology and Science Index, a biennial assessment that uses 105 metrics to determine each state’s science and technology capabilities relative to opportunities for job growth and wealth creation. Connecticut ranked #12.
Read MoreScoreSheet looks at Connecticut stats that reveal the state of Connecticut. In this edition: Connecticut’s digital divide, by the numbers.
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