Governor Ned Lamont announced the launch of CT Health Horizons, a three-year higher education program designed to address statewide shortages in nursing and behavioral health providers.

A collaborative partnership between Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU), the Office of Workforce Strategy (OWS), multiple state agencies, the University of Connecticut (UConn), the Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges (CCIC), and the Connecticut Hospital Association, the program seeks to address the state’s workforce shortage in these critical areas through three strategic pillars:

The Connecticut Small Business Boost Fund gives small business owners access to flexible funding for capital expenditures and working capital and connects them with support services. It’s a personal, equitable approach to lending, because business owners are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet.

Small businesses and nonprofits can borrow between $5,000 and $500,000 depending on eligibility and need, and can choose how they spend the money — on equipment, payroll, utilities & rent, supplies, marketing & advertising, eligible refinancing, building renovations and other expenses. Read More

With hurricane season underway, it’s more important than ever for residents and businesses to remember that the best course of action to limit damage from natural disasters is preparing now. Natural disasters are not just more devastating; they are also coming faster, more frequently, and are often rapidly changing in their complexity and scope. In 2020, the United States suffered 22 separate billion-dollar disasters —the most in our history— but experts in the space expect that number to continue to climb. Get tips on how you can prepare for a hurricane. Read More

For years, major airlines such as American and United flew a route or two out of Tweed, then gave up.

Schedules like one daily flight to Philadelphia on American proved not to be competitive with Bradley, LaGuardia or John F. Kennedy international airports.

On Nov. 3, 2021, Avelo Airlines inaugurated its New Haven base with a flight to Orlando, Fla., home of Walt Disney World. It followed soon thereafter with five more Florida destinations: Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Tampa, West Palm Beach and Sarasota.

Now the airline, the first new airline in the United States in 10 years when it launched in April 2021 from Hollywood Burbank Airport, has 14 non-stop destinations from Tweed, with more on the way, according to CEO Andrew Levy. Read More

In collaboration with other state partners, Connecticut Innovations is hosting a new green spin on its VentureClash series. Connecticut is investing in groundbreaking ideas that will improve our natural environment and public health and lead to resilient business and community infrastructure.

Businesses can apply to present at Connecticut's first VentureClash Climate Edition, a networking and pitch event where companies and thought leaders discuss and solve for the world's biggest climate-related issues.

Applications close August 22, 2022