Amazon and Mohegan Sun are the latest major CT employers to expand tuition assistance benefits in a highly competitive labor market.
Erica E. Phillips
Erica is CT Mirror's first-ever Economic Development Reporter. Before joining CT Mirror in August 2021 Erica was a writer / producer for public radio’s Marketplace, and was a reporter for the Wall Street Journal for seven years, first as a general assignment / regional economy reporter and then as a supply chain reporter covering freight, trade, and e-commerce. She grew up in Minneapolis, MN, graduated from Haverford College in Pennsylvania with a degree in economics and a concentration in Latin American studies, and received a master’s in specialized journalism from the University of Southern California.
Posted inPolitics
Democrats anoint Lamont for a second term, praise his handling of economy and pandemic
The governor knows his economic record is one of the strongest cases he can make to voters. That’s a challenge for Republicans.
Posted inPolitics
CT Democrats nominate Blumenthal, cast themselves as defenders of democracy
Democrats positioned Sen. Richard Blumenthal — and the party as a whole — as a bulwark against GOP efforts to strip Americans of their rights.
Posted inHealth
Rising health care costs weigh on CT small businesses and nonprofits
Small businesses and nonprofits in CT are weighing how generous they can be with health benefits against the solvency of their business.
Posted inEconomic Development
Sikorsky’s $75 million tax credit deal glides through CT legislature
Ned Lamont’s deal takes a distinct tack from the $220 million incentive package legislators approved for Sikorsky in 2016.
Posted inPolitics
CT ‘Fair Work Week’ legislation stalls in committee
A bill aimed at bringing stability to hourly workers’ schedules stalled in the judiciary committee Monday after franchise owners pushed back.
Posted inEconomic Development
Bill would help people leaving prison to get truck-driving licenses
The legislation is aimed at easing supply chain bottlenecks while boosting employment among formerly incarcerated individuals.
Posted inPolitics
CT ‘Fair Work Week’ bill aims to provide stability for hourly workers
The bill would require employers to compensate hourly workers for scheduled shifts that get canceled with less than a week’s notice.
Posted inGovernment
CT looks to strengthen data privacy protections
A law would establish stronger protections for consumer data — an issue made more urgent as the pandemic drove much of life and work online.
Posted inEconomic Development
In CT, the child care industry cries out for a fix
One in four working families in CT has a child under 6. Economists have attributed much of the workforce deficit to a child care shortage.
Posted inMoney
CT companies to lawmakers: Fund child care
Electric Boat, Bigelow Tea, Hartford HealthCare are among CT employers calling for boost to social safety net spending on child care.
Posted inHealth
Lawmakers weigh ‘anti-competitive’ practices in health care
A bill would outlaw certain clauses in contracts between health care providers and insurers that analysts say drive up prices and premiums.
Posted inEconomic Development
CT aims to build disability workforce ‘pipeline’
Advocates say capable workers are being overlooked by companies that have jobs to fill — even as many raise concerns about a labor shortage.
Posted inHealth
Yale New Haven Health to acquire three hospitals in central CT
The state’s largest health system by revenue said Thursday it had signed an agreement with PE-backed Prospect Medical Holdings to acquire its three CT hospitals.
Posted inEconomic Development
New report says CT’s investments in the film industry are paying off
A state-commissioned study found tax credits have kept film production from leaving CT — but the costs are rising as the industry has grown.