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Electric Boat: ‘Workforce is Our Weapon’

Expansion at Groton-based General Dynamics Electric Boat is not slowing down. Read on here: Electric...

Explore Manufacturing EXPO: A Stop on CT Manufacturing Roadshow ’23

Nearly 600 middle and high school students from two dozen schools took part in the...

Explore Manufacturing: A Stop on CT Manufacturing Roadshow

Nearly 600 middle and high school students from two dozen schools spent part of their...

CT MFG Calendar October-December

Friday, October 6, 2023 is National Manufacturing Day. But Connecticut shines a spotlight on manufacturing all month...

Connecticut’s worker shortage remains a persistent problem

Westfair Business Journal – By Justin McGown If every unemployed person in Connecticut were hired...

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...

Made in Connecticut: Pez candy factory in the town of Orange

Follow this link to hear the story: Made in Connecticut: Pez candy factory in the...

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...

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...

Manufacturing Training Success Story

Jeremy Claudio – Apprentice Toolmaker & CNC Machinist Truelove and Maclean Watertown, CT Before taking...

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...

‘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...