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If 70% of change projects fail, why do them?

Guest blog by The Human Resources Consortium  The client was asking a perfectly reasonable question from where he sat as a C-suite executive in a major national corporation.  He would never consider involving his company in any activity with such…

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Connecticut’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Act

Guest blog by Attorney Kristi D. Kelly, Director, Suisman Shapiro Attorneys-at-Law In this article: How does the Paid Leave program work? Why is January 1 important? How much will employees pay? What should I tell my employees? Happy New Year! …

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Economic Development

12 Tips for Tourism Recovery

Gust Blog: Connecticut Office of Tourism ’Tis the season for hope in this very challenging year. The coming vaccine certainly contributes greatly to our industry’s prospects for a strong recovery. Through it all, your innovative spirit and determination have continuously inspired…

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Doing all you can? Not if you don’t get a flu shot.

Guest Blog: ConnectiCare You’re washing your hands, wearing a mask, and practicing social distancing to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). That’s great — but you should still get a flu shot. COVID-19 safety precautions may also help…

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Economic Development

11 Tips for Tourism Recovery

Guest Blog: CT Office of Tourism Business Partners As many of you know, last month we launched the Tourism Insights: Tips for Recovery program, a research-based program that generates Northeast-specific insights to support the Connecticut tourism industry’s recovery. In case…

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Adobe ending Flash effective December 31st, 2020. Are you ready?

Guest Blog: StoryMatters, LLC You may not realize it, but you have used Flash on and off for close to 20 years to watch videos, animations and movies downloaded onto your computer.  Created in the early 2000’s Flash is a…

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A Joint Letter from the Sector Partnership Committee of the Governor’s...

Guest Blog: Sector Partnership Committee, Governor’s Workforce Council Dear Regional Stakeholders in Education, Workforce, Community and Economic Development, In 2019 our Governor signed an Executive Order making clear that if Connecticut is to be a place where all residents have…

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Gearing up for #GivingTuesday – a global movement that can make a difference...

Guest Blog by United Way of Southeastern Connecticut We all know of Black Friday. Then along came Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. Then, in 2012, #GivingTuesday was born as a way to celebrate giving back on the Tuesday after…

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Economic Development

10 Tips for Tourism Recovery

Guest Blog: Connecticut Office of Tourism, Tourism Business Partners We know that our tourism industry partners have been greatly impacted by COVID-19. In light of these difficult times, we’ve launched the Tourism Insights: Tips for Recovery program, a research-based program…

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ConnectiCare Shares Vital Information for Flu Season

Guest Blog: ConnectiCare Protect yourself (and others) with a flu shot The flu may be taking a back seat to the coronavirus (COVID-19) among your medical worries. But the flu poses a risk this year, too. And, there’s something you…

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