Tourism and transportation go hand in hand. In the first five months of this year, a total of 19 states approved $1.8 billion in transportation funding for roads and bridges. The fact that transportation spending, focused on capital improvements as well as operations and maintenance, is a high priority on the state and national levels bodes well for investors.
Read MoreA new report on Connecticut community college graduates finds that shortly after leaving college, many graduates are employed in industries such as retail and food service, but within months many move to other industries for employment, led by manufacturing and health care. The analysis also found that average wages rise significantly in the years following graduation.
Read MoreThis time last summer, when most teens were on the beach or at camp, Jody Bell took a different tactic. With a nudge from her “coach,” she brought her idea for a non-profit to fruition – and made international news. This summer, the possibilities for impact are endless.
Read MoreDuring the past decade, the median age of employees in Connecticut increased to 40.9, the 6th highest in the country. Connecticut is getting older, and still working. A new economic analysis says the state needs to prepare for what’s next - an expanding need for new workers.
Read MoreThe University of New Haven has received a $4 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant – the largest federal grant in the University’s history – to create Connecticut’s first CyberCorps® Scholarship for Service program, which will educate the next generation of professionals charged with protecting the nation from cyberattacks.
Read MoreConnecticut Sen. Chris Murphy and Rep. Jahana Hayes are urging Congress to act in response to data that indicates a surprising number of college students go hungry on campus.
Read MoreIndividuals and foundations in Connecticut gave $4.97 billion in charitable contributions during 2016, falling slightly from the prior year’s $5 billion giving total, according to the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy (CCP). The decline in Connecticut individual giving occurred even as individual giving grew by 6% nationally.
Read MoreThe retail industry has gone through a substantial transformation over the past decade, and it continues to evolve. Brick and mortar stores still dominate retail sales transactions. However, they are under siege from online competition, causing them to adopt new strategies. Retail in Connecticut is holding its own.
Read More“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 More12,000 individual donors participated in a 36-hour online giving event held over two days in May for Greater New Haven nonprofit organizations. The $1.8 million raised for more than 390 nonprofits surpassed the event’s previous record set last year. The Great Give was indeed.
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