Governing – Why are some states losing people, even as the country continues to grow? Jobs, jobs, jobs (and, in some cases, aging).
Most states are gaining residents, but a few have lost population in recent years. None are seeing major losses, but it looks as if some states’ populations will continue to stagnate or slowly decline in the years to come.
Scripps Media, Inc. – Of the 32 teams in the NFL, 24 play in stadiums that have sold their naming rights to large corporations. (Well, pending the name of the new home of the Los Angeles Rams; but their former home in St. Louis was sponsored by the financial services firm Edward Jones, which is included in this total.)
Some are getting relative deals: RCA and Ford pay only $1 million a year for the naming rights to the RCA Dome and Ford Field, the respective home of the Indianapolis Colts and Detroit Lions. The numbers can go as high as the $11 million a year that Levi’s pays to sponsor the San Francisco 49er’s home stadium.
Hartford Business Journal – As football fans in Connecticut and around the country gear up for next weekend’s NFL conference championships, few fans will be thinking about their stock portfolios as they indulge in buffalo wings and a frosty beverage.
WTNH News 8 – The ticker-tape that wraps around the UConn Business School brought bad news and then more bad news as people stopped to watch as the Dow closed down nearly 400 points.
New England Real Estate Journal – The Connecticut/Western Massachusetts Chapter of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) has named the University of Connecticut Scholarship recipients for the 2015/2016 academic year.
Taylor Hammeke is a senior marketing major who interned with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), a global pharmaceutical company. She heard about this internship by researching medical companies and discovering that GSK is a leader in the pharmaceutical industry. This opportunity seemed right up her alley so she applied and got the internship!Continue Reading
The CT Mirror – It’s relatively easy to find consensus on where Connecticut must invest to improve its business climate. The bigger challenge for state government, said economists and business leaders Wednesday, will be to find the resources to invest — in transportation, information technology and higher education — as the cost of public-sector retirement benefits spikes over the next decade to 15 years.
Hartford Courant – An exit by General Electric Co. from its Fairfield headquarters would be a psychological blow to Connecticut’s business reputation rather than a hit to the state’s economy, say several business advocates and others who are bracing for a decision expected any day.
UConn Today – Two UConn researchers have developed a technology that promises big improvements on one of the most common and important emission control tools used to protect the environment: the catalytic converter.
With help from UConn’s NSF program, Accelerate UConn, the pair are now well on their way to commercializing their new technology
The highly competitive program, which typically draws 200 students each year, was touted as one of 2016’s Best Online Graduate Business Programs (excluding MBA programs). U.S. News focuses on course design, instructor qualifications, student/instructor interaction, student retention and more. Last year UConn tied for third place in the rankings.Continue Reading