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
CT releases new manufacturing strategic plan; goal is to grow sector to 20% of GDP
Follow this link to learn more about this strategic plan.
May
How Businesses Can Empower Students To “Go Pro” In STEM
Chris Moore, CEO of FIRST, speaks about the innovation of STEM learning for students in...
Mar
Face the Facts: Push for more manufacturing jobs in Connecticut
Follow this link to watch NBC CT coverage on future manufacturing jobs, featuring CT Chief Manufacturing...
Dec
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
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
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