Connecticut Has Nation's Highest Energy Costs, Analysis Finds
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This will probably not come as a surprise to anyone who has paid a bill recently. Connecticut is the nation’s most energy-expensive state.
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Global Leadership in Drone Technology Explored in Hartford; Local Company Shares Progress, Potential with Blumenthal
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The problem is revealed in a startling statistic: 1,782,479 drones are registered in America; China-based DJI makes 77% of them. The solution may be closer to home: Aquiline Drones, a commercial drone manufacturing and technology company based in Hartford, with a state-of-the-art, drone manufacturing and assembly lab.
Read MoreState Exports Take a Hit in 2020; COVID Drives 15% Drop
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“Consumer demand sharply increased for particular goods, while others experienced dramatic drops,” in 2020, largely attributable to COVID-19, according to an analysis of state exports highlighted in the June issue of the Connecticut Economic Digest. The impact of the pandemic was evident in the state’s export numbers, which dropped 15%.
Read MoreInsurance Innovation Under Hartford Spotlight This Month
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Hartford has no intention of giving up the title of Insurance Capital of the World. And while corporate mergers, relocations, and more than a year of COVID dislocations, the industry is looking forward, not backward. That is particularly evident with the return of the 2021 Innovation Challenge, a chance get a glimpse of what’s next for the industry, locally and beyond.
Read MoreStudents, STEM Professionals Honored by Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering
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Connecticut’s most talented young scientists and engineers were honored by the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE) at its 46th Annual Meeting last week, part of a virtual program that recognized 32 newly elected 2021 members of the Academy, along with 36 members elected in 2020.
Read MoreState Receives Grant to Support Planning for Transition to 9-8-8 Mental Health Crisis Call Line
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The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) has received the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s (Lifeline) 9-8-8 State Planning Grant to develop a strategic plan for Connecticut in preparation for the nationwide rollout of the new 9-8-8 mental health emergency number next summer.
Read MoreConnecticut Plan to Consolidate Information Technology Goes National
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Connecticut’s plan to consolidate and modernize information technology operations is gaining notice nationally, leading coverage in StateTech and State Scoop, which focuses on technology decisions and the latest technology trends in state governments around the country.
Read MoreVeteran Connecticut Journalist Leading News Launch in New Bedford
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After a career spent in Connecticut journalism, Barbara Roessner’s retirement has been replaced by a new venture - leading a nonprofit local news start-up in New Bedford, MA .
Read MoreConnecticut Invention Convention Names New Leader; Prep Underway for 2021 Event
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STEM educator Christine Lawlor-King has been named the new executive director of the Connecticut Invention Convention (CIC), the nation’s oldest and largest continuously operating invention education program for student inventors. For 2021, student invention applications are now being judged over a period of several weeks via a virtual portal system. A virtual "award ceremony" will take place on May 23 at 6pm, via YouTube and Facebook.
Read MoreWomen In Bio Launches 14th Chapter, WIB-Connecticut, Connecting Women in the Life Sciences
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Women In Bio (WIB), a national organization of professionals committed to promoting the careers, leadership and entrepreneurship of all women in the life sciences, chose Connecticut as home to its 14th and newest chapter in North America. The new chapter will have its kick-off event virtually on April 20, bringing the perspectives of panelists from pharma, academia, and the BioCT organization.
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