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February 2006

Vol. 84, No. 1

Reversing the
‘crisis of confidence’
in Connecticut

State must fix three priority issues affecting economic growth and job creation

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FROM THE PRESIDENT

Restoring confidence not hard, but necessary to nurture economic growth

GENERAL ARTICLES

Affordable-housing shortage imperils job growth, state revenues (Members only)
More than half of U.S. companies victims of economic crime (Members only)
$2 million available for Connecticut aerospace, defense suppliers (Members only)
Prepare to pay more for some IRS services (Members only)
IRS seeks comments on draft Schedule M-3 for partnerships (Members only)
What’s happening with whistleblower protection under Sarbanes-Oxley? (Members only)

SMALL BUSINESS

Keeping employees informed
IRS simplifies small-employer tax filing (Members only)

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

State manufacturers can’t fill job openings
CBIA creates manufacturing careers DVD (Members only)
Your help wanted for ‘Manufacture Your Future: Careers Expo’ (Members only)
Preparing students for high-skill, high-demand pharmaceutical jobs (Members only)

HUMAN RESOURCES

USDOL redesigns compliance Web portal (Members only)
First-ever USERRA regulations take effect (Members only)
Employers poised to offer bigger bonuses (Members only)
More job seekers use newspaper ads than Internet (Members only)
Online employer’s guide to behavioral health services (Members only)

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED (Members only)

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