Twenty-five years ago, the Connecticut state legislature established the Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET) direct-sold college savings plan as a means of helping Connecticut families save funds for future college education costs. Through the years, more than $2.1 billion has been withdrawn from individual CHET accounts to help more than 57,000 students pay for college expenses.
Read MoreConnecticut’s Best Employers, a new data analysis has found, include companies in a range of varying industries, companies headquartered in the state and elsewhere, and even some from the education and government sectors.
Read MoreThe 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the United States in 2022 include 40 in Connecticut; likely businesses that most state residents are completely unfamiliar with. Yet, when Inc. magazine put together it’s highly-noticed annual list, they had each earned a slot, including one to break into the top 100.
Read MoreConnecticut’s private college presidents are among the nation’s most highly paid, according to a recent report published by the Chronicle of Higher Education. Six college presidents at private colleges in the state rank in the top 100, including one in the top 15. Two others are just beyond the top 100. More than 600 private colleges were ranked.
Read MoreMain Street programs in Hartford, New Haven, Simsbury and Waterbury have been designated as Accredited Main Street America™ programs for meeting rigorous performance standards, and in recognition of their exceptional commitment to preservation-based economic development and community revitalization.
Read MoreConnecticut parents can apply for the state Child Tax Rebate through July 31. Anti-poverty advocates say the money will serve as additional relief for families struggling with pandemic and inflation challenges.
Read MoreConnecticut is celebrating its first estuary reserve, which will help identify environmental threats to waterways and natural resources.
Read MoreForbes magazine’s annual list of America’s Best Large Employers includes 10 Connecticut companies in 2022, representing numerous industries, various locations across the state, and the State itself.
Read MoreDanbury-based Preferred Utilities Manufacturing, a leading provider of custom-engineered boiler solutions that reduce emissions and increase efficiency, has expanded its commitment to sustainability with the completion of a 209 kW solar panel installation at its headquarters facility.
Read MoreIt is now known simply as “the list.” It is updated continuously by a research team at the Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute with the up-to-date status of companies that have “announced their withdrawal” from Russia since that nation’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine.
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