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Erica E. Phillips
Erica covered economic development for CT Mirror from 2021 to 2024. She is now CT Mirror's state policy editor. Before moving to Connecticut to join the staff, Erica 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, Minn., graduated from Haverford College and earned a master’s in journalism from the University of Southern California.
Posted inEconomic Development
BEST OF 2022: In eastern CT, Electric Boat military contracts launch economic boom
Submarine work is on the upswing once again, and eastern CT — with 41 towns and a population of roughly 435,000 — is steadying for the boom.
Posted inHealth
BEST OF 2022: Demand for nurses is urgent. CT’s colleges and universities can’t keep up.
CT needs 3,000 new nurses a year, and only 2,000 graduate — and many of them leave the state. Worsening matters is a shortage of instructors.
Posted inEconomic Development
BEST OF 2022: 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.
Posted inHealth
Legislators: Day Kimball takeover could limit health care in region
16 Democrats are worried that Covenant Health, a Catholic health care system, could eliminate some services in Northeast Connecticut.
Posted inGovernment
Jim Himes-led committee releases documentary on economic disparity
Jim Himes leads a House committee tasked with writing a report on economic disparities. It went an extra step and produced a documentary.
Posted inGovernment
CT gets $5.7 million to plan broadband deployment and adoption
CT’s grant will open the door to a $100 million digital infrastructure project officials likened to the electrification of homes.
Posted inEconomic Development
Recreational pot will go on sale in CT Jan. 10
Adults can buy recreational pot in CT starting Jan. 10 at nine dispensaries that got the OK to convert from a medical to hybrid retail model.
Posted inEconomic Development
Sikorsky loses helicopter contract, unsettling CT supply chain
CT aerospace suppliers were shocked by the Army’s decision to give the Black Hawk helicopter replacement contract to Bell over Sikorsky.
Posted inNewsletters
On Balance: Positive vibes only
In the latest issue, Erica E. Phillips covers a conference that “myth-busted” assumptions about CT — and invites you to submit your own myths.
Posted inEspañol
La venta de marihuana recreativa comenzará en unos meses en Connecticut
Desde que CT aprobó la marihuana recreativa hace más de un año, el proceso de implementación estatal ha sido lento.
Posted inEconomic Development
CT recreational pot sales will start within months, regulators say
CT officials said this week that approved marijuana businesses are on track to launch retail sales within the next few months.
Posted inNewsletters
On Balance: Reimagining college and careers
In the latest issue, Erica E. Phillips writes about CT’s career and technical education programs and the Taylor Swift Ticketmaster debacle.
Posted inEconomic Development
Sema4 closes CT labs, cuts hundreds of jobs
CT loaned Sema4 millions to help build two labs and create hundreds of jobs. Now it is closing its CT labs and still owes $11 million.
Posted inEconomic Development, Education
More students, companies are pursuing apprenticeships in CT
Technical education is gaining ground in CT as popular opinion shifts on the value of a four-year college degree. But competition is fierce.