One Million Mattresses Recycled in Connecticut's First-in-the-Nation Program

One Million Mattresses Recycled in Connecticut's First-in-the-Nation Program

After just six years of the nation’s first statewide mattress recycling program, more than 1 million mattresses and box springs have been recycled in Connecticut. The impact has been tangible - resulting in the diversion of more than 18,000 tons of steel, foam, fibers and wood from landfill and incineration, according to program officials.

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All Tech Is Human Earns $650,000 in Grant Funding to Better Align Tech, Public Interest

All Tech Is Human Earns $650,000 in Grant Funding to Better Align Tech, Public Interest

All Tech Is Human – a nonprofit organization launched just a few years ago in Greater Hartford - has announced that it has secured over $650,000 in funding to support projects related to building the responsible tech pipeline and better aligning tech with the public interest.

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Manufacturers Optimistic As Efforts to Train, Attract Workers Grow

Manufacturers Optimistic As Efforts to Train, Attract Workers Grow

As Connecticut announced a new partnership to train workers in building aerospace components to boost the state’s manufacturing industry, a new survey found that 9 in 10 Connecticut manufacturers are currently struggling to find and retain workers, which has become the sector’s biggest barrier to growth.

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Focus on Cybersecurity and Tech Jobs as Google Sponsors Regional Conference at University of New Haven

Focus on Cybersecurity and Tech Jobs as Google Sponsors Regional Conference at University of New Haven

Sponsored by Google and hosted by the University of New Haven, on Tuesday the Fall 2021 Regional Cyber Security & Technology Virtual Career Expo is bringing together members, partner organizations, and students/alumni for an online career fair for the cyber security and tech industries.

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CT Celebrates Manufacturing Month Highlighting Drone Technology and More

CT Celebrates Manufacturing Month Highlighting Drone Technology and More

More than 225 business leaders learned about limitless opportunities in the drone industry at the Annual Meeting of ManufactureCT held just days before the start of Manufacturing Month in October. The featured speaker launched a drone manufacturing business in Connecticut that has attracted attention well beyond the state’s borders.

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New Transportation Laws Range from Vision Tests to Cannabis, Seat Belts to Crosswalks

New Transportation Laws Range from Vision Tests to Cannabis, Seat Belts to Crosswalks

The Connecticut legislature passed a bushel full of laws related in some way to transportation during the 2021 legislative session, including numerous new laws with far-reaching impact. The Office of Legislative Research has highlighted the new laws.

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