Amazon has announced plans to hire 5,800 workers in Connecticut to support operations during the holiday season. The new jobs in Connecticut are part of Amazon’s plans to 250,000 employees throughout the U.S. in full-time, seasonal, and part-time roles across its operations network.
Read MoreWith Women’s Equality Day – commemorating when women gained the right to vote in the United States – celebrated this past weekend, the personal-finance website WalletHub has released its report on 2023’s Best & Worst States for Women's Equality. Connecticut landed in the middle-of-the-pack, ranking 23rd among the states.
Read MoreThe focus at the State Capitol on Monday, August 21 turns to prospective insurance rate increases, and the volume has already been turned up by disparate voices concerned about dramatic increase– voices ranging from consumer advocates to Connecticut’s Attorney General.
Read MoreThe University of Connecticut is promoting efforts focused on “Innovating to Secure a Sustainable Future Powered by Clean Energy” including “10 Ways UConn and Connecticut are Making an Impact.”
Read MoreAre non-service dogs allowed on Connecticut restaurant patios? Well, yes, but there’s official guidance to consider. And until recently, the answer was no - at least in Connecticut.
Read MoreThe Travelers Championship will be one of the PGA TOUR’s Signature Events next year, setting the stage for back-to-back stand-out fields and strong crowds. The only PGA TOUR event in New England will once again feature the best players on the PGA TOUR competing for a $20 million purse.
Read MoreThe state’s two premiere research universities - Yale and UConn - are heading a coalition seeking funds to establish the state as a quantum technologies leader.
Read MoreIn releasing its annual report highlighting 2022, the Connecticut Small Business Development Center (SBDC) said small businesses worked through the residual challenges of the pandemic and moved cautiously in the face of rising inflation and uncertain growth outlook.
Read MoreSeveral German companies recently expanded their business or started expansion projects in Connecticut, including TRUMPF, BioMed X, Roehm, BYK North America and Eppendorf North America, pushing the number of German companies with a Connecticut presence to nearly 100.
Read MoreJust over 5 million new business applications were filed nationwide in 2022, or 15.1 for every 1,000 residents, according to a new Axios analysis of U.S. Census Bureau and IRS data. One of nine regions in Connecticut – the Western Connecticut Planning Region – exceeded the national average, with 17.8 applications per 1,000 residents, for a total of 11,118 total applications during the year, according to the analysis.
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