Lawmakers are again considering expanding the state’s R&D tax credit to small businesses. Advocates are hopeful it will pass this session.
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This CT nonprofit is getting startups through the ‘valley of death’
By funding early-stage “hardtech” entrepreneurs, FORGE has become a key part of CT’s effort to reignite and develop its manufacturing sector.
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At manufacturing summit, CT businesses highlight tariff concerns
Business owners and executives said federal policy changes are adding uncertainty to an already complex business environment.
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U.S. House OKs bill to help grow CT workforce, manufacturing sector
The bipartisan bill, which now heads to the Senate, would address workforce gaps and bolster recruitment for CT companies like Electric Boat.
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CT wants semiconductor suppliers to seek CHIPS Act funding
A second round of CHIPS Act funding aims to support smaller companies, and CT officials see a big opportunity for the state’s manufacturers.
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Tech is changing Connecticut manufacturing. Can businesses keep up?
State leaders are working to coordinate industrial and academic efforts to adopt AI, big data and robotics. It’s no simple task.
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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.
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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.
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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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CT’s traditional economic sectors at major risk as coronavirus spreads
Connecticut’s manufacturing, tourism and hospitality sectors are on the front lines as the coronavirus spreads.
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Best of 2019: Connecticut looks for a future in its manufacturing past
After a quarter century of wrenching change and loss, Connecticut sees manufacturing as an engine for growth.
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Connecticut bets on manufacturing renaissance, but hurdles remain
Connecticut is betting on the state’s manufacturing legacy, but so far employment growth in that sector is lagging behind the national average.
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Connecticut looks for a future in its manufacturing past
After a quarter century of wrenching change and loss, Connecticut sees manufacturing as an engine for growth.
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Connecticut’s Schick razors receive a waiver in tariff war
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration new policy on imported steel and aluminum has prompted dozens of Connecticut companies to ask for an exclusion from new tariffs on these metals, but only one, Schick Manufacturing Inc. of Shelton, has as yet received a waiver. Meanwhile, the European Union has counter-punched and President Donald Trump threatens to escalate the trade war.
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CT lawmakers differ on Trump tariff plan
WASHINGTON — Connecticut lawmakers had different reactions to President Donald Trump’s plan to impose new tariffs of 25 percent on steel imports and 10 percent on aluminum, ranging from praise to condemnation.