The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Connecticut District Office reached historic volume through 1,058 approved SBA loans totaling over $383 million to small businesses during FY24 (October 2023-September 2024). The 1,058 loans approved in FY24 represent an increase of 18.3% over FY23’s 894 approvals, according to the SBA.
Read MoreThe Federal Trade Commission has announced a final “click-to-cancel” rule that will require sellers to make it as easy for consumers to cancel their enrollment as it was to sign up.
Read MoreThe Society for Implementation Research Collaboration has presented the prestigious 2024 SIRC Mission Award to a successful partnership between the Child Health and Development Institute, the Connecticut Department of Children and Families, model developers, and a statewide network of community-based providers and schools.
Read MoreWhen former Connecticut U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd talked with Avon High School students about a book he wrote about his father’s role in the historic Nuremberg trials after World War II, it was history that was as much about the future as the past, one of the students explains.
Read MoreExpect to see continued road and related infrastructure construction across Connecticut, courtesy of Connecticut’s Community Connectivity Grant Program, administered by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT).
Read MoreTeen driver fatalities and crashes leading to serious injury within the state have more than doubled from 2018 to 2022, according to Connecticut Transportation Safety Research Center. Nationally, motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for 15-20 year olds. That data is highlighted during National Teen Driving Safety Week.
Read MoreIn what is described as a significant boost to the maritime industry and workforce development, a $12.5 million contract has been awarded to Junior Achievement USA – with Junior Achievement of Southwest New England, based in Hartford, leading the way. The funding will support a new shipbuilding career-inspiration program designed to attract the next generation of talent to the field.
Read MoreExpanding upon its dedication to provide free and open access to trusted digital educational content and resources, CT Humanities will openly license all written content on ConnecticutHistory.org under a Creative Commons License.
Read MoreThe State Bond Commission is poised to approve $5 million state grants this week for phase two of major “renovation and remediation” to the Hartford Public Library’s downtown location, decimated by flooding that occurred in 2022 and kept most of the facility closed to the public since.
Read MoreWhere’s everybody going? According to data recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau, people leaving Connecticut during 2023 headed to Florida, New York and Massachusetts more than anywhere else. But more New York and Massachusetts residents relocated to Connecticut than left the Nutmeg State for those neighboring states, according to the latest census estimates.
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