The Connecticut Restaurant Association estimates that as many as 600 restaurants have closed permanently as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent business restrictions but another wave of closures in the leisure and hospitality…
Staggering employment numbers released by the Connecticut Department of Labor show that during the month of April, Connecticut lost twice as many jobs as it created in 10 years, putting the state back on its…
The newly-formed Council of Non-Essential Businesses have filed a Freedom of Information request for all documents related to the Reopen Connecticut Advisory Group, a panel put together by Gov. Ned Lamont to help advise the…
More than 1,300 restaurants have self-certified to open to outdoor dining on May 20 when Gov. Ned Lamont is rolling back the closure of restaurants to the public that have left those businesses struggling and…
An error by the Connecticut Department of Labor resulted in the U.S. Department of Labor reporting Connecticut had a massive surge of 298,680 initial unemployment claims for the week ending May 9 – more than…
More than 21 percent of Connecticut’s workforce has filed for unemployment, the second highest rate in the country, according to a new report from the Tax Foundation. The Tax Foundation based its report on figures…
Gov. Ned Lamont announced the names of appointees to a task force focused on reopening the state on Thursday, but Indra Nooyi – co-chair of the advisory group – said the state will not begin…
“Yankee Institute appreciates Gov. Lamont creating a state-focused task force to determine how best to reopen Connecticut businesses. As the governor constitutes this panel, it is imperative that he include representatives of a range of…
We appreciate Gov. Ned Lamont’s efforts on behalf of Connecticut – along with all those on the front lines -- during these difficult and unprecedented times. However, the declaration that businesses and schools will remain…
