The CT Small Business Boost Fund will offer loans of up to $500,000 to businesses and nonprofits in underserved communities.
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 inEducation
Return on investment at CT colleges and universities falling short, new report finds
For low-income students, most of the state’s bachelor’s degree-granting institutions rank below average on providing ‘economic mobility’
Posted inEconomic Development, Health
Johnson Memorial Hospital seeks to close labor and delivery unit
The Trinity Health-owned hospital in Stafford joins several other rural CT hospitals in seeking to cut back on maternity and other services.
Posted inEconomic Development, Education
Report: Thousands fewer CT children in child care since COVID
A new report estimates that child care centers in Connecticut are serving 24,000 fewer children than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted inEconomic Development
As CT leaders woo companies, ‘social capital’ increasingly playing a role
Site selection consultants say a company’s perspectives on environmental, social and governance factor into location decisions.
Posted inEconomic Development
Can marijuana bring about social equity? In Massachusetts, a case study
Cannabis entrepreneurs, customers and communities are increasingly concerned about equity — whether there really is room for everyone.
Posted inEconomic Development
Gov. Lamont taps abortion rights as business recruiting tool for CT
After the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, CT calls on businesses to “relocate to a state that supports the rights of women.”
Posted inHealth
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
CT economic development commissioner calls for cutbacks to film tax credit
DECD’s David Lehman: “Does the cost exceed the benefit here? I think that’s something the General Assembly should explore.”
Posted inHealth
Catholic health system’s acquisition of Day Kimball hospital raises concerns
The Connecticut Office of Health Strategy is seeking assurances that Covenant Health won’t limit services, including reproductive health.
Posted inEconomic Development
When will you be able to buy recreational marijuana in CT? It’s unclear
Existing medical-use growers and retailers could be the first to offer recreational marijuana in the market, but several hurdles remain.
Posted inEconomic Development
More companies are footing the bill for their employees to go to college
Amazon and Mohegan Sun are the latest major CT employers to expand tuition assistance benefits in a highly competitive labor market.
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.