Author Archives: asquaredstudio
Connecticut’s worker shortage remains a persistent problem
Westfair Business Journal – By Justin McGown If every unemployed person in Connecticut were hired...
Sep
October Is Manufacturing Month – Empowering the Workforce of the Future
Manufacturing Month is just around the corner and exciting events across the state are already...
Sep
Workforce Development: The Student Perspective
Solving Connecticut’s workforce crisis will take a range of approaches and broad collaboration across business,...
Jun
LinkedIn Study Finds Hartford Region Near Top for Hiring Recent Grads
Finals may be over, but now comes the real test for Connecticut’s recent college graduates....
May
Tech is changing Connecticut manufacturing.
State leaders are working to coordinate industry and academic efforts to adopt AI, big data...
Feb
Helping CT Manufacturers to Thrive with Paul Lavoie, CT’s Chief Manufacturing Officer
In this episode, Ari and Paul Lavoie, CT’s Chief Manufacturing Officer, wrap up what Paul...
Feb
Why CT manufacturers still face labor shortage after erasing pandemic job losses
Connecticut is still working to regain all the jobs that it lost during the first...
Feb
Skilled Workforce Development: What Should Guidance Counselors Tell Students?
About 48 million U.S. borrowers collectively owe upwards of $1.7 trillion in federal and private...
Feb
Manufacturing Training Success Story
Jeremy Claudio – Apprentice Toolmaker & CNC Machinist Truelove and Maclean Watertown, CT Before taking...
Feb
Maker Multipliers – Powered by CCAT
MAKER Multipliers is an initiative of the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT), a nonprofit...
Feb
Success: The Wave Program, NRWIB 2022
Meet Cierra Sheppard, Eshwarie Roopnaraine, Ludmila de Paula, Luis Colon, Liana Alvero, and Neisha Sanchez,...
Feb
Success Story: Richard’s Story – NRWIB 2022
Richard Polanco is determined to succeed after prison. After a constellation of employment agencies and...
Feb
Sen. Chris Murphy, in Bridgeport, touts UB’s planned manufacturing center
BRIDGEPORT — Connecticut’s 4,000 manufacturers are having trouble finding workers to hire. The University of...
Jan
High school students learn about manufacturing careers at QVCC
Quinebaug Valley Community College welcomed more than 90 students from 10 area high schools on...
Nov
Carey Manufacturing Opens Doors for NEBA Students
Cromwell-based Carey Manufacturing opened its doors Nov. 1 to five students from New England Business...
Nov
2022 Made in Connecticut Manufacturing Awards
CBIA, CONNSTEP, and ReadyCT concluded Manufacturing Month celebrations by honoring two organizations and an educator...
Nov
‘What It Took to Get Us to Stay’: Entry Level Manufacturing Workers Speak Up
The top reasons for staying with a company include pay, training and schedules. Pouring over...
Nov
How Is Your State Advocating for Manufacturing?
Today, one of the most critical contributors to a manufacturer’s growth is often one of...
Nov
Millennials in CT opted for office jobs. Will Gen Z choose manufacturing?
Connecticut is struggling to get the word out about high-paying, high-tech manufacturing jobs in the state. Local,...
Aug
Four Ways That Engaging With Schools Benefits Your Talent Stream
The manufacturing community has long struggled with finding skilled workers, citing, among other things, the...
Aug