ctpost.com – “The over-55 group needs to sell their current homes before they can think about buying into an over-55 community, so I see the market for existing homes as an indicator as to the future of over-55 home construction,” said Katherine Pancak, professor-in-residence of finance and real estate at the University of Connecticut School of Business.
In the Media
External media mentions
Biotech and Biopharma Industry Get Boost from Business Community
CT News Junkie – The new [Connecticut Bioscience Growth Council] is forming at a time when bioscience is gaining momentum in the state, said Fred Carstensen, director of the Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis at the University of Connecticut.
CPV Touts Economic Impact of Connecticut Power Project
Generation Hub – A study by the Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis (CCEA) projects construction and operation of the 800-MW plant in Oxford, Conn., will generate more than $7.9bn in new personal income for Connecticut residents over the next 25 years.
MSBAPM Program Recognized Among Top in Nation
The School of Business’ Master of Science in Business Analytics and Project Management (MSBAPM) has been recognized as one of the top in the nation by The Financial Engineer.net
The UConn program ranked number 11, putting it in the company of other prestigious colleges, including New York University, University of Southern California, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Fordham and Villanova universities.
In selecting the top colleges and universities, the staff at The Financial Engineer.net evaluated undergraduate GPA, scores on GMAT exams, acceptance rates, average starting salaries and bonuses for recent graduates and the rate of employment both at graduation and within three months afterward.
“Our program seeks high-caliber, motivated students who, after completing their degrees, continue to achieve great accomplishments as our alumni,” said Professor Jose Cruz, who serves as the program director. “We owe a debt of gratitude to our dedicated faculty and staff who work tirelessly to maintain and enhance the quality of our program.”
Economist Sees More Growth in 2015 for Connecticut
Study Sees Benefits from Oxford Power Plant
Hearst Connecticut Newspapers – Fred Carstensen, a UConn professor who is director of the CCEA, said the plant represents the kind of infrastructure investment that is required to make the state more competitive.
UConn Students Rebuild Macon
Is it Time to Hire a Chief Legal Strategist?
MIT Sloan Management Review – Could your company use its legal environment to look for strategic opportunities? Consider bringing in a chief legal strategist, recommend Robert C. Bird, associate professor of business law and Northeast Utilities Chair in Business Ethics at the UConn School of Business and David Orozco, an associate professor of legal studies and MBA program director at the Florida State University College of Business.
Disabled R.I. Veteran Launches ‘Broken Gear’ Clothing Line
Providence Journal – “It was amazing,” says Steven D’Amico, referring to UConn’s Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV).
“You’re there for nine days, 18 hours a day, on your business. At the end of the time, you have to do a pitch.” D’Amico was one of 25 disabled veterans who attended the UConn EBV program (one of 8 nationwide) last October. He plans to use his business to help other injured veterans.
Expert Has Idea That Could Lessen Federal Taxes for CT Taxpayers
Hartford Courant – Officials have an opportunity “to make the tax system simple, more progressive, vastly less expensive – and you force everybody to be transparent at the same time,” said economist Fred V. Carstensen, who heads the Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis at the University of Connecticut.