Connecticut's new branding and marketing campaign is meant to focus on the state's identity as "creators, makers, innovators and entrepreneurs," according to Gov. Ned Lamont.
The good news is that 66% of all Connecticut businesses surveyed believe they will turn a profit. The bad news from the latest Connecticut Business & Industry Association report is that about one-third believe the business climate in Connecticut is declining and a whopping 81% are struggling to find experienced workers.
A little more than a month before Election Day, Republicans blamed Gov. Ned Lamont and President Joe Biden for the contracting state and national economies.
The state’s largest business group’s annual Connecticut Economy conference in Hartford will feature question-and-answer sessions by its president, Chris DiPentima, and the Democratic governor and his Republican opponent.