Advocates say capable workers are being overlooked by companies that have jobs to fill — even as many raise concerns about a labor shortage.
Erica E. Phillips
Erica covers economic development for CT Mirror. Before moving to Connecticut to join the staff she worked in Los Angeles for public radio’s Marketplace and, before that, for the Wall Street Journal's L.A. bureau. She grew up in Minneapolis, MN, graduated from Haverford College and earned a master’s in journalism from the University of Southern California.
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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.
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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.
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Exhausted health care workers seek long-awaited legislative relief
Calls to shore up Connecticut’s health care workforce are getting louder as medical workers feel the continuing strain of the pandemic.
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Manufacturing jobs are available in CT, but young people need to fill them
Lawmakers are making an effort to revive manufacturing after a half-century in decline. But they need a next-generation workforce.
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Report: Social safety net supports many CT construction workers
39% of Connecticut’s construction workers have a family member enrolled in at least one of the largest social safety-net programs.
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Tax credits to film companies have cost CT hundreds of millions. Officials are evaluating whether they’re worth it.
A study is underway to evaluate whether Connecticut should keep rolling out the red carpet for a fleeting industry.
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Businesses have become mask enforcers. They’re tired of it.
As COVID cases have spiked and the governor resists a mask mandate, shops and restaurants are on their own.
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Best of 2021: Sema4 was a hot CT startup. Then came COVID, state contracts — and a boost from Annie Lamont’s firm
Oak HC/FT invested in Sema4 two months after the Lamont administration signed a $17.2 million contract with Sema4.
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Best of 2021: Will CT’s race to attract data centers pay off? For some, it’s unclear
With many other states offering incentives, Connecticut’s relatively late arrival to the data center race struck some observers as odd.
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Job growth in CT was steady in 2021 — but still not enough to recover from COVID
While Connecticut’s labor market is improving, economists say the state needs to help sectors that provide steadier, higher-paying jobs.
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Sema4 pulls out of COVID testing contract with state
The decision to discontinue testing comes on the heels of criticism over investments made by Annie Lamont’s venture capital firm.
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The Stamford firm getting a state boost is no longer on the Lamonts’ ‘recusal list.’ But 134 other firms still are.
The list of companies that Annie Lamont’s firm invests in includes many in health care and financial technology.
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Sema4 was a hot CT startup. Then came COVID, state contracts — and a boost from Annie Lamont’s firm
Oak HC/FT invested in Sema4 two months after the Lamont administration signed a $17.2 million contract with Sema4.
Posted inEconomic Development
Without broadband access, CT small businesses are locked out of markets
There is a growing digital divide among Connecticut businesses, and as internet speeds accelerate, small businesses could get left behind.