Jan. 27, 2025 - Hartford Business Journal

Economy & Labor

🔒Bordonaro: Lawmakers should ease state’s apprenticeship hiring ratio

Workforce development will be a key issue at the legislature this session, as Connecticut tries to fill approximately 73,000 unfilled jobs.One common-sense policy lawmakers should embrace is reducing the state’s apprenticeship hiring ratio, which supporters say would help bolster Connecticut’s trade industry workforce.Opponents have argued the change could lead to the deterioration of apprenticeship programs.The […]

Health Care

🔒Health tips for busy executives, professionals

As busy executives and professionals, time is precious, and maintaining physical and cognitive performance is vital to...

Health Care

🔒CT hospitals seek cure for rising drug costs

The Connecticut Hospital Association (CHA) in December released a report that said health systems in the state...

Arts & Culture

🔒With new financing plan in place, Hartford’s Real Art Ways targets 2025 launch of $20M expansion

A little more than three years ago, Real Art Ways paid $4 million for an 86,313-square-foot former...

Economy & Labor

🔒Construction industry training programs yield new talent pipeline; some say more is needed, including hiring ratio reforms, to address labor shortage

Hiring rules and the workforce shortage in construction will become issues at the legislature this session, with...

Legal & Courts

🔒Connecticut Trial Firm dissolves years after winning $100M verdict, as former partners battle in court

Once 50-50 partners in a startup law firm that gained notoriety for winning the largest bodily injury...

Manufacturing

🔒With World War II-era roots, Barkhamsted machine shop Sterling Engineering aims to double in size amid broader turnaround effort

“We’re looking to expand our footprint in Connecticut a lot over the next coming years,” Lou Melluzzo...

Politics & Policy

Jan. 27, 2025Edition

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