by Suzanne Bates | Jun 11, 2013 | Economy, Features, General
On the wharf, hundreds of lobster traps are piled high, waiting to be dropped into Long Island Sound. Standing on the Stonington Dock, Richie Maderia rattles off the list of regulations that affect the way he and his sons do business – trap limits, the size of the...
by Zachary Janowski | Jun 7, 2013 | Features, General, Municipal
Connecticut towns continue to use a state storm cleanup contract despite a Raising Hale investigation last year exposing at least $20 million in waste. The state contract with the Florida-based company AshBritt is an option open to cities and towns, but not one they...
by Zack Albert | Jun 5, 2013 | General
More than half of Connecticut manufacturers have been invited to move their business to another state, a Monday report entitled the Connecticut Manufacturing Industry Survey found. Of the 211 manufacturers surveyed, 52 percent stated they had been “recruited to...
by Katherine Concepcion | May 30, 2013 | Economy, Energy, Features, General
A February audit of Connecticut’s energy efficiency and conservation programs found job data “was inaccurate and unsupported.” Auditors examined data from Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and released their findings in February. The...
by Suzanne Bates | May 28, 2013 | Economy, Features, General
State officials say the job market is improving, but the number of people working in Connecticut has actually fallen every month for the past two years. While the unemployment rate has come down from its peak of 9.4 percent in 2010 to 8 percent last month, Connecticut...
by Zachary Janowski | May 24, 2013 | Blog, General, Taxes & Spending
State auditors found a Southern Connecticut State University athletics employee received $36,015 for accrued leave upon termination. The auditors found the payment “was correctly calculated and adequately supported.” No surprise the state owes its...
