4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (559+ words) Rising living and medical costs are squeezing Connecticut households, with potential implications for employers and consumer spending. Half of respondents to a new Connecticut survey said they are worse off financially than they were a year ago, as rising household…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (341+ words) Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks has completed an expansion of its main security checkpoint, adding two screening lanes as the airport nears completion of a broader $250 million terminal overhaul. The Connecticut Airport Authority said Wednesday that the expanded Transportation…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (308+ words) CT has transferred $1.3B to its pension funds, bringing supplemental contributions over the past seven years above $11B. The state has deposited $1.3 billion in excess revenue into its two major pension funds, marking the seventh consecutive year it has made supplemental contributions…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (373+ words) Connecticut has among the highest rates of union membership in the nation. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Connecticut and Rhode Island tied for the fifth-highest percentage of unionized workers last year — behind only New York, Washington,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1158+ words) Lawsuits accuse Stanley Black & Decker and other companies of keeping tariff refunds after raising prices to offset the costs. A wave of lawsuits is testing whether companies that raised prices to offset tariffs can keep the refunds they later received…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (562+ words) Connecticut’s minimum wage will rise from $16.94 to $17.48 an hour on Jan. 1. The increase will occur without lawmakers voting on it, debating its economic consequences or examining whether previous increases improved the financial condition of low-income families. That’s because a 2019 state…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (174+ words) Make-A-Wish Connecticut President and CEO Pamela Keough will retire Nov. 1 after leading the nonprofit for 13 years, the organization announced this week. The Trumbull-based nonprofit’s board has named longtime Chief Development Officer Tara Navara as her successor, effective Nov. 2. Make-A-Wish Connecticut,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (264+ words) A nonprofit group, Save Historic Middlebury, has brought a lawsuit against the Connecticut Department of Transportation over its approval of traffic plans for a distribution center in town. The proposed development at 1535 Straits Turnpike, the former Timex property, is for…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (500+ words) The Connecticut Department of Housing and the city of Waterbury are teaming up on a first-of-its-kind affordable housing development aimed at attracting and retaining healthcare workers. The complex will include 47 affordable units in four buildings on the site of the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (563+ words) Two Bridgeport Democrats rejected plea deals and will face juries over alleged election-related crimes. Two Democratic officials in Bridgeport rejected plea offers in court on Tuesday and chose to put their fate into the hands of a jury, which will…...