News and Updates

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...

DOL Adds Funding for Women Apprenticeship Program

Work is being done at the national level to attract women to industries where they...

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...

Small Manufacturers Win Apprenticeship Tax Credit Access

Manufacturing was front and center on the legislative agenda during the 2022 session, with lawmakers...

Report: Misconceptions Cloud Efforts to Boost Skilled Trades

Young people are driven away from jobs in the skilled trades not due to a...

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...

CBIA BizCast: Goodwin University Prioritizes Workforce Development

CBIA BizCast host Ali Warshavsky speaks with Melanie Hoben, director of workforce development at East...

Stanley Black & Decker Awards Workforce Training Grants

Seven Connecticut organizations are among the recipients of workforce training grants from Stanley Black &...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Community College Advanced Manufacturing Technology Center opens at WCSU

The new Connecticut State Community College Naugatuck Valley Advanced Manufacturing Technology Center located at Western...

Hobson & Motzer: In pursuit of excellence for 110 years

Hobson & Motzer, a Connecticut-based precision metal manufacturer, has certainly beat the odds. Celebrating 110...

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...

State’s chief manufacturing officer tours New Britain High School’s Manufacturing, Engineering & Technology Academy

The state’s chief manufacturing officer met with school officials Monday at New Britain High School...

CT aims to increase talent pool for ‘insanely strong’ manufacturing

More manufacturing professionals are needed because many companies have seen a significant increase in demand...