Seven women in the accounting profession are being honored this week by the Connecticut Society of CPA’s (CTCPA), the second year that the organization has shined a spotlight on women making their mark in leadership and management in private firms, large corporations or non-profit organizations in Connecticut.
Read MoreThe historic district encompasses approximately 210 acres of upland and water bodies in the Mad River watershed of northwestern Connecticut and includes three stone and earth dams, two earth dikes, an earth and granite canal aqueduct, a tunnel aqueduct, and two artificial reservoirs constructed from 1893 to 1895.
Read MorePeople 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 More2020 was not a banner year for air travel, courtesy of the coronavirus. USA Today, however, is looking ahead to the day when “we'll all be ready to pack our suitcases again and head out on our next adventures.” And Bradley International Airport is in the running to be the nation’s top small airport.
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 MoreFor leading members of the incoming Biden administration’s environmental team, Monday’s announcement from states in which they’ve spend portions of their lives and careers had to be good news.
Read MoreVoters in Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota approved marijuana legalization ballot initiatives last month. To date, over 36 states have legalized medical marijuana, including Connecticut, and 15 states have now legalized marijuana for adults 21 and over – so-called “recreational” marijuana. Connecticut is not one of them, but there’s a chance that may change next year.
Read MoreBetween March and October of 2020, there were 26,361 business starts in Connecticut, the largest number during that 8-month period in at least the past decade, and nearly 10,000 more than during the same period a decade ago, in 2010.
Read MoreThe hiring outlook for Connecticut is among the best in the nation, according to a new survey of employers. Connecticut ranked third in the nation, behind only Vermont and Montana, in the percentage of employers who anticipate they’ll be hiring during the first quarter of 2021.
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