At every stage of Waterbury Mayor Neil O'Leary's career, he's operated under the principle that his decisions directly affect the lives of his neighbors.
There is a nonprofit board for you. No matter who you are, where you're from, what you've done, or what you care about, you can strengthen a nonprofit organization, fortify your community and be better for the experience. Entertainer and social activist Dick Gregory once said, “One of the things I keep learning is that the secret of being happy is doing things for other people.”
A fledgling, state-backed bioscience accelerator based in Branford — called the Accelerator for Biosciences in Connecticut, or ABCT — recently selected its second cohort of 12 startups that will receive consulting and other support in their efforts to commercialize drug and other medical treatment discoveries.
West Hartford-based YHB Investment Advisors Inc. recently supported West Hartford's “The Town That Cares Fund Mitten Drive.” Jessica Kott, senior portfolio manager, delivered several pairs of mittens and gloves, along with some hats, and financial donations from YHB and its employees.
Caroline Dealy never expected to be an entrepreneur. In fact, as an associate professor of reconstructive sciences, orthopedic surgery and cell biology at UConn Health, Dealy knew very little about the business of bioscience.
More and more economists are jumping on the recession bandwagon of late, predicting the U.S. is headed toward a significant economic slowdown by the end of 2019 or sometime in 2020. The reasons are varied — political instability in the U.S. and abroad, a slowing Chinese economy, etc. — but JPMorgan Chase & Co. says there is a 40 percent chance for a recession over the next year, while S&P Global Ratings puts it at a 14 percent to 20 percent chance, according to the Wall Street Journal.
As Connecticut's environmental goals have grown increasingly ambitious, one type of renewable-energy technology has emerged as a leader when it comes to lower costs — utility-scale solar farms.