We will see you in September
CRN Podcast to launch in August
CRN Big Fall event next up
News and notes from the State Capitol
News and notes from around the state
- This will be our last FF for a little bit, as FF takes a brief summer break for the month of August.
- We want to thank all of you, our loyal readers, for all of your support each week by reading and sending comments on our FF.
- Our FF has grown by leaps and bounds over the last couple of years and we are thrilled by that. We want this e-newsletter to be your source of news for what’s going on in the world of retail and the State of Connecticut.
- Look for us again in September and remember to spread the word about CRN – the Voice of Retail in Connecticut.
CRN Podcast to launch in August
- While we are taking a break from our weekly FF, we aren’t going totally silent.
- We are excited to let you know that beginning next Friday, we will be launching our newest communication tool – a podcast!
- The Voice of Retail, a podcast by the CT Retail Network, will debut next Friday and will run throughout the month of August and beyond.
- We hope you will take the time to listen to this new podcast – and remember to like it. Watch your email for details.
CRN Big Fall event
- Soon after we return from our August break, we will turn our attention to our Fall event, which will be held this year on Wednesday, October 16th at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford.
- Our committee held an organizational meeting last week and put in place some of the final details for the event, which we will send to you so that you can sign up and register to attend.
- It will be the Place to Be in the Fall and you won’t want to miss it.
- Please mark your calendar today for Wednesday morning, October 16th for the CRN Big Fall Event.
News and notes from the State Capitol
- Gov. Ned Lamont on Thursday nominated David A. Arconti, Jr., a former state representative currently serving as vice president of state government relations for United Illuminating, to serve on the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority’s board as a commissioner. CTNewsJunkie has the details here.
- Veteran legislator Rep. Jeff Currey, D-East Harford, notified the secretary of the state’s office Thursday he is relinquishing the Democratic nomination as of July 30 and will not seek reelection to a sixth term this fall. Details from CT Mirror here.
- Just back from a trip to Munich, Stuttgart, and Berlin, Gov. Lamont said this week that building the state’s economic relationships with Germany and other nations hinges on showing Connecticut to be a place of stability amidst a tumultuous political landscape. CTNewsJunkie reports on the Governor’s comments here.
- When state legislators increased the amount of taxpayer dollars Connecticut can hold in reserve, they envisioned it would take several years for government to reach that limit. It took 12 months. CT Mirror’s Keith Phaneuf explains here.
- Toni Harp is back. The former legislator who spent more than two decades in the General Assembly representing New Haven and West Haven as well as six years as the first woman mayor of New Haven, has launched a political action committee. CTNewsJunkie reports on the Impact CT PAC here.
News and notes from around Connecticut
- It was standing-room-only in the city council chamber at Hartford City Hall on Tuesday to hear the 119K Commission discuss how education affects disconnected youth, and what can be done to make the education system more effective for them. Highlights of the discussion reported here by CTNewsJunkie.
- From 2012 to 2022, the alcohol-related death rate in Connecticut has nearly tripled from 4.5 to 12 per 100,000 people, a 166.67% increase, the highest percentage increase recorded among all U.S. states, according to a new study. CT Mirror has the data here.
- Avelo Airlines will use Bradley International Airport as the base for its first international destinations: Montego Bay, Jamaica and Cancun, Mexico, and is adding destinations from Tweed-New Haven Airport in a major expansion of routes. Details reported here by CT Mirror.
- The Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority has held its inaugural meeting. The new quasi-public state agency was created through legislation from the General Assembly signed by Governor Lamont to spur the growth of new housing across the state. Fairfield County Business Journal reports on their meeting here.
- The Connecticut Department of Agriculture announced plans to partner with the Connecticut Small Business Development Council, and other partners to develop the state’s agricultural businesses and markets. Fairfield County Business Journal reports on the plans here.
- L.L. Bean, the popular Maine-based outdoor apparel store, is set to open the doors to its third and largest Connecticut location this fall. Construction has begun on L.L. Bean’s new 25,000-square-foot Enfield location, as the Hartford Courant reports here.