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DEEP Wants 90-Day Permit Law Overturned
The state Department of Environmental Protection is attempting to change a new law that gives the agency 90 days to approve or deny a number of the permits it oversees. Under the law, adopted as part...
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View ArticleHB 5046 AN ACT CONCERNING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS
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View ArticleSB 6 AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GENERAL...
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Women in Manufacturing: Engage, Act, 'Make Noise'
CBIA hosted members of Connecticut's Women in Manufacturing chapter Feb. 9 in Hartford, where they got an introduction into the legislative process and learned why their involvement is so critical....
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HR Hotline: Do We Have to Grant a Request for Unpaid Leave?
Q: One of our employees has requested unpaid time off so he can save his earned but unused PTO for a planned vacation. Do we have to honor that request? We don’t have a problem granting the requested...
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Apparently Job Candidates Want Real Human Contact
About seven in 10 Americans (69%) believe that the job search today is too impersonal, according to the results of the latest American Staffing Association Workforce Monitor survey of more than 2,100...
View ArticleSB 9 AN ACT CONCERNING CONNECTICUT'S ENERGY FUTURE
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View ArticleSB 7 AN ACT CONCERNING CLIMATE CHANGE PLANNING AND RESILIENCY
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Bills Implement State's Energy, Climate Change Strategies
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection released its long awaited 2018 Comprehensive Energy Strategy February 8. This is the first revision of the document since its initial...
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Manufacturers Sound Worker Shortage Alarm Bell at Capitol
How desperate are Connecticut manufacturers for skilled workers? Consider Wepco Plastics in Middlefield, where company president Dave Parmelee has taken to inviting local elementary and middle school...
View ArticleSteel Tariffs Threaten U.S., Connecticut Manufacturers
The recent action by President Trump on steel tariffs is like using a sledgehammer when a more precise approach would do. Certainly, other countries—especially China—have taken advantage of the U.S. on...
View ArticleManufacturing Gains Lift Overall 2017 Job Growth
The manufacturing sector's strong performance lifted Connecticut’s overall job growth for 2017, an economist with the state's largest business organization said today. CBIA economist Pete Gioia said...
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Resurgent Manufacturing Sector Drives 2017 Job Growth
Connecticut's resurgent manufacturing sector posted annual job gains for just the fourth time in three decades in 2017, lifting overall growth as most other sectors posted losses. The state Department...
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View Article03.09.18 Legislative Status Report
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New Workplace Mandates, Unemployment Compensation Reforms Approved
A legislative committee this week approved broad new mandates on Connecticut employers, including paid family and medical leave and a massive expansion of the state's paid sick leave statute. The Labor...
View ArticleFebruary Brings Job Growth, Must Maintain Momentum
The state added 2,600 jobs in February, but there are still concerns over history repeating itself, says an economist with the state's largest business association. "This is another positive report,...
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