Connecticut Business & Industry Association

The state’s largest business organization is taking Connecticut legislators to task after the Appropriations Committee failed Monday to approve a bill that aims to help small businesses with their health care costs.

A new report from the Connecticut Business & Industry Foundation for Economic Growth & Opportunity warns that the state’s economic growth is increasingly restricted by a shrinking workforce and a disconnect between education programs and employer needs.

Gov. Ned Lamont and House Speaker Mat Ritter (D-Hartford) joined other state elected officials in speaking to hundreds of business people Wednesday during Connecticut Business Day.

Despite being one of just three bills vetoed by Gov. Ned Lamont following last year’s legislative session, legislation that would allow certain striking workers to receive unemployment benefits is again under consideration by the General Assembly.

A Connecticut tax credit designed to help employers pay down workers' student loans has gone completely unused since its 2022 launch — and experts say poor promotion, administrative complexity and eligibility restrictions are largely to blame.

Walk down a Main Street in any Connecticut downtown, and you’ll find the family-owned restaurants, neighborhood retailers,...

Gov. Ned Lamont has proposed legislation to set new safeguards for artificial intelligence while urging a regional approach to AI oversight, arguing that states should not be barred from acting in the absence of federal standards.

The Connecticut Business & Industry Association on Thursday released a package of state policy recommendations it says are aimed at strengthening small businesses and reshaping the state’s economy.

A well-known Connecticut manufacturing exec has been elected chair of the Connecticut Business & Industry Association’s board of directors.

Despite tech layoffs blamed on AI productivity gains, most companies struggle to implement the technology: 95% of corporate AI projects fail, and only 36% of Connecticut businesses have adopted it.