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How to Survive a Trade War

Connecticut manufacturers are absorbing real costs from escalating trade battles—but many are also finding unexpected opportunity. “My biggest message is, don’t plan for today…

Connecticut Workers Among Top Five Earners

Average annual private sector salaries rose 4% in Connecticut in…

GDP Growth, 2021-2026

Manufacturing, Finance Drive Robust Second Quarter Growth

Connecticut’s economy expanded 3% in the second quarter of 2026—7th…

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Energy

FuelCell Energy

FuelCell Energy Plans $200M Torrington Expansion

FuelCell Energy is growing its manufacturing footprint in Connecticut...

Connecticut Economy

The Connecticut Economy

How will Connecticut’s next governor shape the state’s economic...

Connecticut Economy

Rendering of Unilever's planned New Haven global innovation center

Unilever Plans $270M New Haven Innovation Center

Consumer goods giant Unilever unveiled plans May 28 to...

Energy

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Dominion Energy, NextEra Propose Merger

A proposed merger between NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy...

Connecticut Economy

Rising Unemployment, Shrinking Labor Force Cloud Job Gains

Connecticut added 5,700 jobs in April, the strongest monthly...

Connecticut Economy

Help wanted sign, now hiring

‘Not the Signs of a Healthy Economy’

Stagnant job growth, rising unemployment, and a shrinking labor...

Connecticut Economy

Court Overturns Latest Trump Administration Tariffs

A federal court ruled May 7 that the Trump...

Connecticut Economy

Labor Force Growth, Feb. 2020-Feb. 2026

February Jobs Report Highlights Troubling Trends

February’s employment report highlighted several troubling trends for Connecticut’s...

Connecticut Economy

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Tariff Refunds Now Available: What It Means for Connecticut

One year of federal tariffs pulled more money out...

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