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Synchrony Launches Initiative to Advance Education Equity Company to Invest $50 Million to Expand Access to Higher Education, Skills Training and Financial Knowledge Needed to Succeed Education as an Equalizer Aims to Empower Students, Communities and Employees to Build a Stronger, More Inclusive Future News provided by Share this article Share this article STAMFORD, Conn., May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Synchrony today announced Education as an Equalizer, an initiative to expand access to highe...

Evive Announces Sponsorship of Business Group on Health’s Annual Conference Share Article Evive sponsors the virtual Business Group on Health Annual Conference, which runs May 4-6, 2021. The partnership represents Evive’s ongoing commitment to optimizing workforce strategies and delivering personalized communications that improve benefits implementation and utilization. Evive sponsors the Business Group on Healths Annual Conference “Evive is devoted to empowering health advocacy services,...

Lamont Announces Proposal for Using American Rescue Plan Funds To Rebuild Connecticut’s Workforce Written by Office of the Governor. Governor Ned Lamont yesterday announced that he is proposing to invest $103 million in funding that Connecticut is receiving from the American Rescue Plan Act to ensure that workers whose employment has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic have access to industry-aligned training programs that address the immediate hiring demands of employers and p...

Gov. Ned Lamont has proposed spending $103 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds on job training and other workforce development efforts. In a statement Lamont said the spending would help connect Connecticuts approximately 140,000 unemployed residents with employers in the state who the governor said are hiring at a record pace. "This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to shape the future of Connecticut’s workforce and ensure it aligns with the needs of the post-pandemic, 21st century ec...

Seeing a slowdown in vaccinations, state to expand outreach Seeing a slowdown in vaccinations, state to expand outreach FILE- In this Feb. 5, 2020 file photo, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont delivers the State of the State during opening session at the State Capitol in Hartford, Conn. Lamont said Thursday, July 16, 2020, that he would be reluctant to allow UConns football team to travel to any state with a high coronavirus infection rate this fall. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File) April 23, 2021 07:49...

Seeing a slowdown in vaccinations, state to expand outreach SUSAN HAIGH and PAT EATON-ROBB, Associated Press April 22, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said Thursday the state is beginning to see a slowdown in demand for vaccinations, prompting his administration to look for new ways to encourage people to get the shot and move closer toward herd immunity in the state. “Supply is now more than demand in many places. You can often go right online and get an appointment," ...

UpdatedThu, Apr 22, 2021 at 7:55 pm ET Reply In March, Connecticut received $2.6 billion in state relief and $1.6 billion in local relief through the American Rescue Plan​ Act. (Shutterstock) CONNECTICUT — Gov. Ned Lamont proposed Thursday that the state direct $103 million of the federal funding it has received for pandemic recovery efforts towards job training and employment opportunities for residents whose employment has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. In March, Connecticut r...

Lamont Looks To Use Federal Funds To Improvement Employment Options For Displaced Workers © Provided by NBC Connecticut The Connecticut Department of Labor Headquarters in Wethersfield. There are a record number of jobs available in the state of Connecticut, but a large number of unemployed as well. Business leaders and Gov. Ned Lamont are teaming up to find you a job or a new career.  “We have about 140,000 people out of work and are seeing record hiring numbers,” Kelli-Marie Vallieres,...

By Liese Klein The pandemic has been devastating for some membership groups, but leaders of Connecticut’s Opus Organization are looking on the bright side. Image Ted Hsu This statewide coalition of minority entrepreneurs calls themselves “a digital mastermind group” and leaders say the shift to online meetings has deepened and strengthened their bonds — and their businesses. “We’ve connected all online,” said Ted Hsu, an Opus board member and organizer. “That’s p...