WNPR – The State of Connecticut operates a Veterans’ Home on 92 acres in Rocky Hill. Many of its residents were once homeless or in danger of homelessness. But a lot of the buildings are outdated and in need of major improvements.
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Accelerate UConn Advances Promising Technologies
Office of the Vice President for Research -A dozen promising technologies are making progress toward the market thanks to Accelerate UConn (AU), the University of Connecticut’s National Science Foundation (NSF) entrepreneurship program. Several high-potential faculty-student teams recently completed rigorous business training provided through the program, culminating with final presentations before their peers, university administrators, and members of the business community.
Role of Higher Education in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
ESPN 97.9 FM – Michelle Cote, managing director of CCEI, chats about the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the UConn School of Business.
Connecticut Marine will attend Obama’s final ‘State of the Union’
News 8 wtnh.com – One marine from Connecticut will be attending Tuesday night’s ‘State of the Union’ in person. After serving for more than a decade, Lieutenant Colonel Michael Zacchea is making veterans’ issues his focus.
Brookfield Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient, to Attend State of the Union
Stamford Advocate – Mike Zacchea has another commendation to add to his Purple Heart and two Bronze stars — an invitation to the State of the Union.
The retired Marine lieutenant colonel from Brookfield will be the guest of U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn, Tuesday, when President Barack Obama addresses Congress.
Combat-wounded Brookfield Veteran to Attend State of the Union
Stamford Daily Voice – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) announced Thursday that Michael J. Zacchea of Brookfield will be his guest for the President’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, January 12.
Veteran-owned Connecticut Businesses Express Disconnect Between Job Opportunities for Veterans, Hiring
The Day of New London – Stephen Gifford, an Army veteran who is the recent owner of Hartford Wire Works, explained it this way: At the executive-level, corporations will make commitments to hire veterans, but those aren’t the same people who are reviewing resumes.
UConn Tech Startup Attracts $500K Investment
Hartford Business Journal – A new bioinformatics technology developed at the University of Connecticut to power biomedical research and diagnostics received a boost last week when Connecticut Innovations announced a $500,000 investment in Smpl Bio, UConn announced Monday.
Enhancing Entrepreneurial Experiences at the University of Connecticut
Innovation Destination: Hartford- Michelle Cote is Managing Director of the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CCEI) at the University of Connecticut School of Business. Cote shared insight about the Center and told Innovation Destination: Hartford more about the entrepreneurial programs at UConn.
Meriden Veteran Goes from Military Service to Entrepreneurship
Record-Journal- When Gulaid and Davina Ismail’s second child Issaq was born three years ago, the child suffered from acid reflux so badly he threw up often. The couple was going through plenty of infant clothes.
“We were constantly changing clothes and throwing them out when they get stained,” Davina said. “So we asked ourselves ‘why don’t we start making clothes ourselves?'”
Gulaid Ismail, a U.S. Marine who served seven months in Fallujah, Iraq, was able to get some assistance from Veterans Administration programs and the couple soon started Dribblebabies, a baby and toddler web-based store for parents five years after his honorable discharge.