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Ditch the Business Card: Startup Finding Success With Digital Alternative

  • Startup company Popl gaining traction with business card alternative
  • Smartphone app combined with physical accessory to allow quick, contactless exchange of information
  • Company has generated 700,000 sales totaling $2.7 million since launch
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reSET Venture Showcase to Highlight Hartford-Area Social Enterprises on April 29

  • reSET hosting Venture Showcase event to showcase participants in its Impact Accelerator program
  • Three-month program provides support to early-stage companies
  • Event is free, but attendees have options to offer monetary support
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Giant Turbines Becoming the Norm in the Wind Industry

  • Larger wind turbines helping to boost capacities in offshore wind farms
  • Giant structures better able to capture winds, but create more logistical challenges
  • Biden administration has set goal for major expansion of offshore wind by 2030
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Business News Roundup, April 20, 2021

A COVID-19 vaccine setback, departures at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the likely winners under President Joe Biden's infrastructure plan are among the top business news items this morning. National The Food and Drug Administration has asked a manufacturing…

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Lamont Seeks to Lift All Connecticut Business Restrictions on May 19

  • Governor Ned Lamont announces plan to lift several business restrictions on May 1 and all remaining business restrictions on May 19
  • Moves will be contingent on continuance of low COVID-19 infections and ongoing improvements in vaccination numbers
  • Rules on masking to be determined in the coming weeks
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Connecticut Child Care Businesses to Receive Nearly $276 Million in Federal Relief Funding

  • White House outlines plan to provide $39 billion in American Rescue Plan funding to support child care providers
  • Funding will help child care businesses to meet expenses while also enabling states to provide subsidies and other efforts to support access to care
  • Connecticut slated to receive nearly $276 million
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InsurTech Hartford Launches Innovation Challege 2021

  • InsurTech Hartford taking applications for second annual Innovation Challenge
  • Contest seeks disruptive solutions for problems in the insurance industry
  • Winners in three awards categories to be chosen at ceremony on June 17
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New Priorities Set by U.S. Economic Development Administration Place Emphasis on Equity, Climate

  • U.S. Economic Development Administration gives equity the top spot in its updated priorities list
  • Technological and environmentally sustainable development also gain importance
  • Priorities help determine evaluation of grant applications
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Connecticut DOL Beginning Enrollment Tomorrow for Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation Program

  • Connecticut Department of Labor will begin taking applications tomorrow for a federal program designed to support filers with self-employment income as well as W2 earnings
  • Eligibility limited to those on certain unemployment programs who have received at least $5,000 in self-employment net income
  • Employers are not liable for Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation payments
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