Arts, Culture, and Tourism Business Survey

Business Survey for the 2023-2028 South Central Connecticut Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS)

As part of REX's outreach for the 2023-2028 South Central Connecticut CEDS, we have compiled a short survey for businesses. We are looking to determine the state of our regional economy currently and see what you anticipate for the future. This information is critical to producing a meaningful strategy. As US EDA (Economic Development Administration) funding is directly tied to the CEDS, we strongly encourage you to complete the survey.

Through our work as Visit New Haven, we are keenly aware of the challenges facing the hospitality and leisure industries. This survey is intended to identify best practices and areas of need. As one of the key sectors of our economy, your input is essential in painting an accurate picture of the region's economic vitality.

If you are interested in learning more about our current CEDS, click here.

Please share this link with your colleagues, suppliers, members, and friends so we can obtain a comprehensive understanding of our local economy.

The Standard for Determining Joint-Employer Status

In order to more effectively enforce the National Labor Relations Act (the Act or the NLRA) and to further the purposes of the Act, the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) proposes to revise its regulation regarding the standard for determining whether two employers, as defined in Section 2(2) of the Act, are a joint employer of a group of employees under the NLRA.

The proposed rule would revise the standard for determining whether two employers, as defined in section 2(2) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA or Act), are joint employers of particular employees within the meaning of section 2(3) of the Act. The proposed changes are designed to explicitly ground the joint-employer standard in established common-law agency principles and provide relevant guidance to parties covered by the Act regarding their rights and responsibilities when more than one statutory employer possesses the authority to control or exercises the power to control particular employees’ essential terms and conditions of employment.

The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding the standard for determining joint employer status was published in the Federal Register on September 7, 2022, which can be found here.

STR: U.S. hotel results for week ending 22 October

U.S. hotel performance decreased slightly from the previous week but showed improved comparisons with 2019, according to STR‘s latest data through 22 October.

16-22 October 2022 (percentage change from comparable week in 2019*):

• Occupancy: 69.9% (-0.5%)
• Average daily rate (ADR): US$157.43 (+16.7%)
• Revenue per available room (RevPAR): US$110.11 (+16.1%) 

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Connecticut Tourism Industry Updates