The Metropolitan District (MDC) faces a similar challenge that other water and wastewater utilities all across the country are currently facing: an aging workforce.
The state’s multibillion-dollar investment in UConn’s Storrs campus in recent decades has been a mistake. Most, or at least significant portions of Connecticut’s flagship university should have been moved down state instead.
The Greater Hartford retail market has been mostly stable over the last year, despite concerns that brick-and-mortar stores are dying in the face of online competitors.
Ransomware has ramped up significantly in 2019, with many high-profile victims, including several Connecticut municipalities. While the cybersecurity landscape can feel daunting, ransomware is a unique kind of cyberattack in that there are steps to sidestep it.
When UConn cut the ribbon last month on its new $1-million cybersecurity lab, it joined a growing number of Connecticut schools launching new or beefed-up programs to teach students how to fight hackers and keep sensitive data safe.
Connecticut is well behind its pledge to put 150,000 electric vehicles on the road by 2025, but instead of pumping the breaks on its environmentally conscious goal, state policymakers are shifting into high gear.
“Building boom” is a phrase not often used in Connecticut as the state’s slow-growing economy, fiscal issues and declining population have dampened investment in real estate and other development.