Erica E. Phillips writes about CT lawmakers’ wrestling with how to spend pandemic relief money and the effects of affordable housing on economic growth.
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On Balance: The ‘rules of the road’ for AI in CT
Erica E. Phillips writes about the debates among CT lawmakers and Gov. Ned Lamont over how to regulate artificial intelligence.
On Balance: Women’s businesses eclipse men’s
Erica E. Phillips writes about the growth of CT’s women-owned businesses and a decline in the ‘quits rate’ among American workers.
On Balance: Data centers and power
Erica E. Phillips writes about potential data center development in CT and sports betting amid the NCAA March Madness tournament.
On Balance: How transit drives CT’s economy
Erica E. Phillips writes about a new bus route that will service a sprawling CT office park and the redevelopment of blighted former industrial sites.
On Balance: Why exports matter to CT
Erica E. Phillips writes about the CT General Assembly’s UK-CT Friendship Caucus and potential next steps for CTNext.
On Balance: Lawmakers roll up their sleeves
Erica E. Phillips writes about the beginning of CT’s 2024 legislative session and UConn women’s basketball.
On Balance: The vibe(cession) shift
Erica E. Phillips writes about the disconnect between how people were feeling about the economy and how it was actually performing.
On Balance: Inequality persists in CT
Erica E. Phillips writes about CT’s relatively high level of income inequality and the potential of a minor league MLS team in Bridgeport.
On Balance: What’s on tap in 2024
Erica E. Phillips writes about the economic policy debates we can expect in CT’s 2024 legislative session and Tesla’s new Mohegan Sun showroom.
On Balance: Strengthening CT supply chains
Erica E. Phillips writes about opportunities for Connecticut’s small manufacturing companies and the ‘care economy.’
On Balance: Who makes up CT’s ‘working class’?
Erica E. Phillips writes about the people and career paths in Connecticut’s “working class” and celebrates Small Business Saturday.
On Balance: Voting with your wallet
Erica E. Phillips writes about a book on poverty and CT’s B Corporations — companies that meet certain environmental and labor standards.
On Balance: Thinking locally
Erica E. Phillips writes about local business districts and Connecticut’s new “make it here” campaign and promotional video.
On Balance: A reason to relocate
Erica E. Phillips writes about whether people are leaving CT for warmer climates and friendlier tax policy.