The state has created a website with information on programs such as internships and camps for girls and women interested in STEAM fields, as well as resources for parents and educators to promote those fields.
Hit dramatically by COVID : Connecticut retailers discuss pandemic struggles with Blumenthal
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Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, held an online forum with the Connecticut Retail Merchants Association on Friday, Feb. 27, 2021 to hear the concerns of retailers around the state.File photo
As President Joe Biden’s proposed $1.9 trillion coronavirus-relief package advances through Congress, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal heard Friday from Connecticut retailers who spoke of the struggles their businesses are still facing nearly a year since the pandemic hit in the state.
Additional federal assistance is needed more than ever, business owners said during the online forum co-hosted by the Connecticut Retail Merchants Association. Nearly 22,700 small businesses around the state have been approved for nearly $2 billion in forgivable loans through the latest round of the federal Paycheck Protection Program, but many merchants are still suffering.
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