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GE's Immelt declines bonus, total pay nudges up Reuters The Fairfield, Connecticut-based company is now retrenching. On Monday, GE closed on its sale of its security arm to United Technologies, expects to close ... GE Must Keep Focus on Industrial Units, Immelt WritesBusinessWeek all 177 news articles »

The number of U.S. workers filing for jobless benefits fell last week, but a surprise decline in January pending home sales contracts to a 10-month low underscored the slow nature of the economic recovery.

House Speaker Robert DeLeo reignited the debate over expanded gambling in Massachusetts on Thursday, proposing to build two casinos and add slot machines at the state's four race tracks to generate badly needed revenue and create jobs for blue-collar workers.

Democrats are pushing a bill that they say would preserve and create jobs, and, while Republican leaders spoke favorably of the bill in testimony Monday, they disagreed with one component: the TARP bonus tax.

'Blue' States Most Indebted; 'Red' States Among Most Fiscally Fit AlterNet (blog) The top five are: Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and California. And among the five most fiscally sound are three predominantly “red” states ... and more »

Think Tank Blasts "SustiNet," Board Says, "Not So Fast" NBC Connecticut ... reduced employment, longer waits, higher costs and fewer choices. "Connecticut residents who are worried about the big government health care bills ...

Labor's high hopes for major gains under President Barack Obama and a Democratic Congress have dimmed.

Connecticut had the fifth most expensive group health insurance premiums in 2008 and has seen accelerating increases since, placing the state squarely in the national debate about out-of-control premium hikes.

Boston Globe

Obama Targets Connecticut Health Insurance Rates Hartford Courant The Obama administration, in criticizing health insurers this week, singled out Connecticut and three other ... Fight Over Health-Care Premiums Heats UpWall Street Journal Blue Cross Blue Shield used by Sebelius as example of health costs run amokThe Detroit

The owner of the Shaw's supermarket chain said today it is selling all its 18 stores in Connecticut.

The number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week to the lowest total in a month, a sign the job market may be improving.

Westport R ex Wednesday, February 10, 2010 Job loss will continue in Connecticut through 2011, according to the latest quarterly economic forecast by UConn's Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis , and growth may not resume until 2012 or even later.

The controversy over Sunday liquor sales has sprung up once again with the mayors of Connecticut 's biggest three cities supporting the issue.

Robert A. Frahm

University of Connecticut officials will recommend a tuition increase next week that, if adopted, will mark a milepost in the long trend of shifting public higher education costs to students.

The 5.8 percent increase in tuition and fees would mark the first time that revenue from students would exceed

Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced on Oct. 22 that unemployed Connecticut residents will be eligible to receive an additional seven weeks of benefits.

Or a plumber, or an electrician...I'd have a trade to last a lifetime. So what's up with Connecticut's tech schools? Read It politics Feb 3, 2010 First U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said owners of Toyotas under recall should stop driving them immediately, then he said he "misspoke." Read It local_beat Feb 3, 2010 If you lost your job

Stop & Shop seeks replacement workers as contract deadline looms TheDay.com As many as 10000 union Stop & Shop employees in Connecticut could be replaced with temporary workers later this month if negotiations on a new ... and more »

Electric Boat has notified employees it will lay off 434 people by April, the company said in a statement on Friday.

Warren Ruda / The Citizens' Voice Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in Plains Township plans to introduce 60 table games and a poker room by this summer.

Nora R. Dannehy, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that JOSE I. FLORES, 50, of Fairfield Avenue, Stamford, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty yesterday, January 20, before United States District Judge Christopher F. Droney in Hartford to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud stemming from

The unemployment rate in Connecticut hit its highest point in the Great Recession last month, jumping to 8.9 percent from November's 8.2 percent, according to a state report issued today.

Conn. receives $3 million for green job training HARTFORD, Conn. - Connecticut's work force training agency has received more than $3 million in federal stimulus funding to help train workers for so-called green jobs.

Sure, say the experts, slack in demand explains some of it. But those double-digit house value declines in wealthy towns are also part of a larger story about an epidemic of debt addiction that has left a trail of misery from Bridgeport's East Side to backcountry in Greenwich.

Downtown plan said good for all in Clinton Middletown Press John Simone, from the Connecticut Main Street Center — a nonprofit agency that assists towns and cities with revitalization efforts – said that a combined ...

UTC Looks Toward Better Results In 2010 Hartford Courant How and whether Chênevert maintains employment levels in Connecticut remains to be seen. While hundreds of UTC employees lost their jobs in Connecticut in ... and more »

Survey finds RI ranks low on happiness index Providence Journal But two of our more affluent neighbors, Massachusetts and Connecticut, rate even lower on the happiness scale than we do, and New York ranks dead last, ... and more »

454 Life Sciences Plans Expansion Hartford Courant The biotechnology industry in Connecticut has been hit with major setbacks this year, including the sale and ... and more »

Unemployment rates decreased in 36 U.S. states in November from October, but more states reported reductions in payrolls than increases in the same period, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Friday.

The Connecticut Labor Department says the state's unemployment rate dropped in November, though Connecticut also lost jobs.

Gratuitous camera shots of sports owners, a pox on every TV screen, hit its nadir with the Maloof brothers.

Malcarne has been a builder since childhood Poughkeepsie Journal Afterward, Malcarne moved back to Connecticut, where he worked for a local contractor while doing side jobs. Months later, he married and moved to ... and more »

Dollar, Yen Drop as Appetite for Higher-Yield Assets Increases BusinessWeek Canada's currency approached C$1 versus its US counterpart after employment climbed in February for a second month, adding to speculation policy makers are ... and more »

Ohio Is in Even Worse Shape Than We Thought [Matt A. Mayer] National Review Online (blog) The US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in its March 2010 employment data, revised its state employment numbers going back to 1990. The Buckeye Institute's 2010 ... and more »

Police recruit again files complaint New Haven Register (subscription) In 2007, Kendall, of New Haven, filed a similar complaint alleging race and gender discrimination against staff at the Connecticut Police Academy, ...

MiamiHerald.com

Moody's, S&P Are Job Creators Without a Stimulus: Ann Woolner BusinessWeek This week Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal sued S&P and Moody's, again. Last time, in 2008, he sued those two as well as Fitch Ratings for ... DC Looks to Capitalize on Low Yields With $700 Million SaleBusinessWeek all 189 news

Conn. GOP wants to delay special bonuses Hartford Courant Connecticut Republicans say longevity payments due to thousands of state employees next month should be delayed, given the state's budget deficit. ... and more »

Media reports on Wednesday indicated drugstore chain Walgreen Co. is in talks about a plan to offer prescription drugs directly to employees of Delta Air Lines Inc.

Thirty per cent of Americans are getting fewer than six hours sleep a night, far short of the recommended eight hours that doctors say are optimal for good health.

UConn Spring Break: Students serving the nation and learning outside of the ... Connecticut Plus By UConn This week, 141 University of Connecticut (UConn) students and 12 staff members are off campus on service trips to eight different areas around the ... and more »

DAS v. CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT OF NEW BRITAIN Leagle.com Plaintiff-Appellant Samhita Das ("Das") appeals from a February 17, 2009 order of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut ...

Senator Boucher: Spending cap has been ignored Ridgefield Press ... spending would now be more in-line with the state's flat employment and population growth — and Connecticut would not now have a structural deficit. ...

Christian Science Monitor

From same sex marriage to medical marijuana, states take the lead Christian Science Monitor Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, and New Hampshire issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. California recognizes marriages performed before ... and more »

Vanity Events Holding's America's Cleaning Company to Partner With America Works CNNMoney.com (press release) "The efforts America Works has taken to find employment for quality, trained employees such as veterans have been remarkable, and teaming up with them will ... and more »

The Grand Strand has long attracted tourists on a budget, but area businesses looking to grow should target wealthier tourists-turned-permanent residents, the head of a Columbia-based marketing firm said Tuesday.

Time to Pass Paid Sick Leave Bills. Tapped (blog) ... as Daniel Schwartz at the Connecticut Employment Law Blog notes, the bill might not have a better chance in the state General Assembly this time around. ... and more »

Unemployment in Connecticut increaed to 9 percent in January, up from 8.8 percent in December, and up by 1.9 percentage points over the course of 2009. The latest figures from the Connecticut Department of Labor indicate that since the beginning of the recession in March 2008, Connecticut has lost 101,100 jobs, representing an overall ...

WETHERSFIELD, Conn. - The Connecticut Labor Department says the state's unemployment rate edged up in January, though more jobs were added to payrolls in the state.

At this substantive seminar, discover how the vocational evaluation process works and what it can and cannot do to help place the injured worker in appropriate employment positions.

The Connecticut Labor Department says the state's unemployment rate edged up in January, though more jobs were added to payrolls in the state.

Bette Blackwell of Bridgeport exercises the dogs including Tyson, a playful pitbull terrier, as a volunteer at the CT Humane Society in Westport.

Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com

State jobless rate climbs despite small employment gain istockAnalyst.com (press release) This latest revision shows that Connecticut now has lost more than 100000 jobs since March 2008, when the state's peak employment was more than 1.71 million ... Unemployment In Connecticut Hit 9 Percent In JanuaryHartford

BBC News

Who is missing out on their sleep? BBC News Dr Meir Kryger, director of research and education at Gaylord Sleep Medicine in Connecticut, thinks the data needs to be considered in a wider social ... and more »

2 are killed in shooting at job Pittsburgh Post Gazette The university sent him a letter March 2 informing him that his employment was to end Saturday. WASHINGTON -- A day after resigning his seat in the face of ... and more »

DC Looks to Capitalize on Low Yields With $700 Million Sale BusinessWeek “Being the nation's capital, and having the core basis of federal employment there, has really helped the district through the downturn,” Samuels said. ... and more »

Bernanke Pulls a Kanye on CFPA, Then Gets Sideswiped Huffington Post (blog) According to the Times report, "Christopher J. Dodd of Connecticut, the Democratic chairman of the Banking Committee, and two other senators, Mark Warner, ... and more »

Vanity Events Holding, Inc. Sees Significant Growth in March MarketWatch (press release) In addition, America's Cleaning Company(TM) has been seeking out relationships with personalized employment services that can supply the company with ... and more »

Tourism summit hopes to build on '09 success: Organizers call event 'rallying cry for industry' Mar.

Connecticut Conference on Tourism Summit Aims to Build on 2009 Success: Organizers Call Event "Rallying Cry for Industry" Mar.

Congress is itching to spend more money to create jobs. The House of Representatives passed a $154 billion bill in December while the Senate voted for a smaller, $15 billion measure recently.