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Connecticut Business and Industry Association expands focus to include education and community leaders in its annual survey. The association is developing a long-term policy roadmap for business-friendly policies in four areas. ctmirror.org/2024/09/04/cbi…

Governor Ned Lamont discusses Connecticut's electric rate challenges, suggesting a special session may not provide immediate relief. The focus is on supply and demand, with potential use of ARPA funds to offset utility arrears. ctmirror.org/2024/09/04/ct-…

Over 420 private and public sector leaders attended CBIA's #CTeconomy conference, featuring the release our annual survey, a preview of the CBIA Foundation's new economic action plan, and Yale's Josh Geballe highlighting innovation's role driving economic growth and opportunity.

“We’ve got to think about how we’re going to transform the lives of, especially, the young workforce,” CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen)'s Jennifer Clement tells the #BizCast. Check out the full episode to hear how CLA helps #manufacturers overcome challenges and thrive. cbia.biz/CLA

Telecommunications giant Verizon Communications will acquire Frontier Communications, which was headquartered in Norwalk until recently, in an all-cash-deal valued at $20 billion, Verizon announced Thursday morning. ow.ly/jmks50TguVL

“If the labor force is growing then we have more people working and looking for work, and so we have a better chance of filling our jobs," says Chris DiPentima about data showing improved unemployment for #Connecticut metro areas. ctpost.com/business/artic…

U.S. payrolls grew by 142,000 in August, less than expected cnbc.com/2024/09/06/job…

The U.S. EPA recently established a broad new #PFAS reporting rule. As Shipman & Goodwin LLP notes, #manufacturers and #importers should “undertake proper due diligence to determine their #compliance obligations and implications going forward.” cbia.com/news/manufactu…

The U.S. economy created slightly fewer jobs than expected in August, reflecting a slowing labor market while also clearing the way for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates later this month. cnb.cx/4edHTQF

Business leaders shared how they're navigating cost and #workforce challenges at CBIA' economic conference. As they highlighted, our economic opportunities are limitless—what’s needed, more than ever, is the commitment to realize them. #transformCT cbia.biz/3Xun4ed

Have you made your choice for the #CoolestThingCT contest? “The innovative products going head to head in this competition show that #manufacturing is a crucial part of the state’s future, and it’s going to be here for a long time,” says Chris DiPentima.cbia.com/news/manufactu…