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The 2025 ReadyCT/FIRSTⓇ Rookie Grant Application
The ReadyCT/FIRST Robotics Statewide Partnership grant offers funding to start new FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL), FIRST® Tech Challenge...
Jun
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...
Apr
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
2022 Made in Connecticut Manufacturing Awards
CBIA, CONNSTEP, and ReadyCT concluded Manufacturing Month celebrations by honoring two organizations and an educator...
Nov
More Companies are footing the bill for their employees to go to college
Amazon and Mohegan Sun are latest major CT employers to expand tuition assistance benefits. A...
May
Small Manufacturers Win Apprenticeship Tax Credit Access
Manufacturing was front and center on the legislative agenda during the 2022 session, with lawmakers...
May
Report: Misconceptions Cloud Efforts to Boost Skilled Trades
Young people are driven away from jobs in the skilled trades not due to a...
May
Learn How You Can Get Paid to Teach the Next Generation of Manufacturers
The manufacturing industry is booming in Connecticut and opening doors to opportunities for a new...
Apr
CBIA BizCast: Goodwin University Prioritizes Workforce Development
CBIA BizCast host Ali Warshavsky speaks with Melanie Hoben, director of workforce development at East...
Apr
Stanley Black & Decker Awards Workforce Training Grants
Seven Connecticut organizations are among the recipients of workforce training grants from Stanley Black &...
Apr
Study says perception of manufacturing sector getting better, but workforce issues persist
More people believe manufacturing jobs are innovative and would encourage their children to pursue jobs...
Mar
Vitural Reality Tech: A Tool to Introduce Manufacturing to K-12 Students
ReadyCT and CONNSTEP, affiliates of CBIA committed to workforce development, are midway through a pilot...
Mar
Connecticut’s Manufacturing Pipeline Gets $1M Boost From Congress
Connecticut’s Manufacturing Pipeline Gets $1M Boost From Congress Congressman Jim Himes announces funding for Housatonic...
Mar
Manufacturing jobs are available in CT, but young people need to fill them
Tyler White, 16, junior, demonstrates carbon gouging at Ella T. Grasso Technical High School. White...
Feb
HUBCAP in Wallingford continues preparing students for a local manufacturing jobs
All of the programs offered by the hybrid-business incubator HUBCAP Wallingford stopped when the pandemic...
Feb
Community College Advanced Manufacturing Technology Center opens at WCSU
The new Connecticut State Community College Naugatuck Valley Advanced Manufacturing Technology Center located at Western...
Feb
Hobson & Motzer: In pursuit of excellence for 110 years
Hobson & Motzer, a Connecticut-based precision metal manufacturer, has certainly beat the odds. Celebrating 110...
Feb
Answering the call for workforce development: Junior Achievement of Greater Fairfield County launches career exploration experience
Bridgeport, CT Junior Achievement, a local non-profit organization, is helping regional employers build their future...
Jan
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