News and Updates

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...

Workforce Development: The Student Perspective

Solving Connecticut’s workforce crisis will take a range of approaches and broad collaboration across business,...

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....

Tech is changing Connecticut manufacturing.

State leaders are working to coordinate industry and academic efforts to adopt AI, big data...

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...

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...

Manufacturing Training Success Story

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

Maker Multipliers – Powered by CCAT

MAKER Multipliers is an initiative of the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT), a nonprofit...

Success: The Wave Program, NRWIB 2022

Meet Cierra Sheppard, Eshwarie Roopnaraine, Ludmila de Paula, Luis Colon, Liana Alvero, and Neisha Sanchez,...

Success Story: Richard’s Story – NRWIB 2022

Richard Polanco is determined to succeed after prison. After a constellation of employment agencies and...

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...

High school students learn about manufacturing careers at QVCC

Quinebaug Valley Community College welcomed more than 90 students from 10 area high schools on...

Carey Manufacturing Opens Doors for NEBA Students

Cromwell-based Carey Manufacturing opened its doors Nov. 1 to five students from New England Business...

2022 Made in Connecticut Manufacturing Awards

CBIA, CONNSTEP, and ReadyCT concluded Manufacturing Month celebrations by honoring two organizations and an educator...

‘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...

How Is Your State Advocating for Manufacturing?

Today, one of the most critical contributors to a manufacturer’s growth is often one of...

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,...

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...