Takeaways from the Connecticut Economic Development Forum, this morning’s inflation numbers, and a new question for you.
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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Job growth in CT is lagging. What do experts suggest we do?
The gap between job growth in Connecticut and national job recovery since the pandemic recession is expected to widen, a think tank found.
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On Balance: Why do job numbers matter?
I’ve heard from several readers about my August 18 piece, “CT lags national trend in pandemic jobs recovery.” So let’s talk about the jobs report.
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Rural CT coalition opposes Catholic hospital takeover of Day Kimball
Rural residents want state to reject proposed merger, citing Catholic directives that could limit reproductive, gender-affirming, end-of-life and other services.
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CT lags national trend in pandemic job recovery
Nationwide, July marked the full recovery of all jobs lost during the pandemic, nearly 2 1/2 years after it began. CT isn’t there yet.
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Lanzan programa acelerado de capacitación laboral en Connecticut
La Oficina de Estrategia de la Fuerza Laboral lanzó un programa de capacitación laboral de $70 millones para cubrir más de 6,000 trabajo.
Posted inEducation
CT launches $70 million accelerated workforce training program
The CareerConneCT program will offer training for jobs in manufacturing, health care, IT and other fields as well as support services.
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On Balance: How is inflation affecting you, CT?
In the first edition of “On Balance”… an introduction, a look at the latest state and national headlines, and a question for you.
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La victoria de Levy para medir las posibilidades de los Republicanos en Noviembre
Los republicanos de CT nominaron a Leora Levy para el Senado, un día después de que Donald J. Trump instó a los votantes a respaldar a Levy.
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Leora Levy wins CT primary for U.S. Senate, boosted by Donald Trump
Levy, a Republican endorsed by Donald Trump who ran her campaign in his “America first” mold, will face Sen. Richard Blumenthal in November.
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CT workforce office wins $24 million American Rescue Plan grant
CT’s Office of Workforce Strategy will put the funds toward training 2,000 people for jobs in health care, IT, manufacturing and biomedicine.
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CT loan program aimed at woman- and minority-owned businesses
The CT Small Business Boost Fund will offer loans of up to $500,000 to businesses and nonprofits in underserved communities.
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’
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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.
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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.