Connecticut ranks among the top 10 states for research and development spending, according to a new U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis report. The BEA’s findings showed the state spent 2.7% of its GDP on R&D activities in 2021. That number represents more than $7.9 billion in spending, an increase of 22% over the previous year and up 44% since 2017. And most of that money was spent in ...