November 09, 2019

Women’s March on Washington: A Self-Portrait

November 09, 2019/ Bernard Kavaler

In Washington D.C. for the women’s march, a Connecticut writer reflects on an unexpected activism and its aftermath.

November 07, 2019

Responding to Children's Mental Health Needs to Start Sooner

November 07, 2019/ Bernard Kavaler

The average delay between when mental health symptoms first appear and when medical intervention is introduced is 8-10 years, according to Kate Mattias, MPH, JD, Executive Director of the Connecticut chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

November 06, 2019

State Unveils Business Recruitment Video Promoting “Place People Love to Live”

November 06, 2019/ Bernard Kavaler

“It’s a state where people wanna be,” exclaims Gov. Ned Lamont in the state’s new business recruitment video. The 7-minute video has an impressive line-up of a dozen co-stars, extolling the state’s virtues and urging corporate decision-makers from elsewhere to “Choose Connecticut.”

November 05, 2019

19 Connecticut School Districts Among Best for Music Education

November 05, 2019/ Bernard Kavaler

Nineteen Connecticut school districts have been recognized as being among the Best Communities for Music Education (BCME) in the United States for 2019. Among them is one regional school district.

November 04, 2019

NBT Bank Seeks Home in Greater Hartford as Banking Shuffle Continues

November 04, 2019/ Bernard Kavaler

One bank’s merger is apparently another’s opportunity. With the recent consolidation of some key players in Connecticut’s banking market, new players – large and smaller - from neighboring New York are joining, and growing, on the financial landscape of the Constitution State.

November 03, 2019

Millennials Under the Microscope As Businesses Look Ahead to Future Workforce, Growth, Leadership

November 03, 2019/ Bernard Kavaler

It seems rarely a month goes by that the Connecticut Business & Industry isn’t posting a new article to its website, publishing a story in its print magazine, or devoting a podcast, into one aspect or another about millennials in the workforce. The numbers explain why.