Connecticut to launch $150 million fund to help businesses
By Susan Haigh and Pat Eaton-Robb
The Associated Press
A new $150 million, multi-year initiative to invest in Connecticut businesses, with a major focus on fledgling small businesses located in communities hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, was unveiled on Thursday.
The Department of Economic and Community Development hopes the private sector will match that funding and co-invest in entrepreneurs, small businesses and start-ups, Commissioner David Lehman said.
“We think there’s a real opportunity to make this initiative even larger and have the state drive it, but with a significant amount of co-investment capital from corporations and philanthropists,” Lehman said.
Connecticut to launch $150 million fund to help businesses
By SUSAN HAIGH and PAT EATON-ROBBMay 6, 2021 GMT
A new $150 million, multi-year initiative to invest in Connecticut businesses, with a major focus on fledgling small businesses located in communities hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, was unveiled on Thursday.
The Department of Economic and Community Development hopes the private sector will match that funding and co-invest in entrepreneurs, small businesses and start-ups, Commissioner David Lehman said.
“We think there’s a real opportunity to make this initiative even larger and have the state drive it, but with a significant amount of co-investment capital from corporations and philanthropists,” Lehman said.
Connecticut must lead the way in protecting the right to vote
Currently the state has among the most restrictive voting laws outside of the south.
New Haven Independent
As states across the country attempt to roll back voting rights and protections, Connecticut must lead the way in protecting the right to vote. But Connecticut has a lot of work to do – as the Center for Public Integrity recently observed, Connecticut has among the most restrictive voting laws outside of the south. Communities of color in Connecticut routinely face long lines and other obstacles when voting. It’s past time we correct these issues and ensure that voters of color, and indeed all voters, are free from voter suppression and intimidation, and have a fair and equal opportunity to elect candidates of their choice.
Chubb ends bid to acquire CT-based insurance giant The Hartford
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State Rep. Kerry Wood, D-Rocky Hill, is co-chairwoman of the state legislature’s Insurance and Real Estate Committee.Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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A view from Bushnell Park of The Hartford’s headquarters building at One Hartford Plaza, at center, in Hartford, Conn.File photoShow MoreShow Less
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State Sen. Matt Lesser, D-Middletown is co-chairman of the state legislature’s Insurance and Real Estate Committee.Contributed photo / Senate Democrats /Show MoreShow Less
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HARTFORD Insurance multinational Chubb announced Wednesday that it would end its efforts to acquire The Hartford, after submitting three failed offers in the past two months for one of the cornerstone companies of Connecticut’s insurance industry.
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