Next Avenue – Nearly 20 months into the pandemic, Connecticut’s retail economy remains stuck in limbo, not falling back, but not moving forward with the kind of gusto that suggests one of the state’s key economic drivers is once again firing on all cylinders.
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Q&A: A Tax on Billionaires’ Assets?
UConn Today – If President Joe Biden’s proposed multi-trillion dollar economic and climate package can get Congressional approval, one key factor hangs in the balance: how to pay for it. One option is a “wealth tax’’ that would be levied on the assets of billionaires.
UConn accounting professor Steve Utke studies the implications of tax changes. He recently spoke with UConn Today about his work.
Supply Chain Disruptions Create Shortages of Goods Just in Time for the Holidays
UConn Today – For weeks, the media has been warning us to shop for the holiday season now or risk being shut out of the hot-gift market. Equally troublesome is finding a new car to buy, as many dealerships have limited inventory. Even that American staple, our beloved chicken wings, have been in short supply recently.
To make sense of all this, UConn Today spoke with School of Business assistant professor Tao Lu, of the Operations and Information Management Department. Lu researches supply-chain management, transport logistics, sharing economy and socially responsible operations. We asked him about the backorders, delays and consumer-goods shortages.
IMF Agony Goes Way Beyond Georgieva’s Survival
Historic Accordion Museum Moves Into Historic RR Station
‘Propelling Change Forward’: School of Business’ Equity Series Tackles Compelling Workplace Topics
UConn Today – In the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement and other calls for social change, there’s a tremendous appetite for knowledge and guidance among business professionals, students, and alumni in a vast variety of industries.
“In the midst of this social revolution I thought, ‘How can we at the School of Business make a difference and bring these issues to a wide audience?’’ says business law professor Robert Bird, who has organized a four-part speaker series on diversity and equity topics.
UConn’s Popular In-Person Career Fairs Returning After Pandemic-Induced Hiatus
UConn Today – Like so many other aspects of life, the COVID pandemic has upended the process of searching for internships and full-time jobs for many current and graduating UConn students.
But there’s good news on the horizon: For the first time in two years, UConn is able to return to in-person career fairs – albeit with many health and safety precautions – while continuing to offer the popular virtual fairs, on-demand resources, and other online programming it expanded during the pandemic.
Student Investors Endorse Their First Startup: A Gaming Company that Teaches Kids Social/Emotional Skills
The recently created, student-run Hillside Venture Capital investment team has selected its first company to support–an educational-technology startup that strives to enhance social and emotional learning in children through a video-game app.Continue Reading