Connecticut Economic Development

Local insurance office earns top designation Kentucky 1st Insurance recently received the 2012-2013 Pacesetter designation from Motorists Mutual Insurance Co. The Pacesetter designation recognizes Kentucky 1st Insurance’s professionalism and...

PERRYVILLE — A small crowd turned out Thursday night to talk about some of the large matters facing the city of Perryville at a public forum organized by the City Council. Among the issues raised by audience members was whether the city that had...

Sometimes you just need a week to recharge your batteries. And then you wonder why you did. Plenty of news hit the outdoor scene last week, led by the announcement that the National Rifle Association is taking over the outdoors show in Harrisburg for...

To appreciate just how badly state and local officials want to lure well-paying jobs to Florida, consider the case of Colt's Manufacturing Co. In 2011, officials promised $1.6 million in incentives to the iconic gun company, as part of a deal to open...

As Maryland contemplates passing one of the nation's strictest gun laws, at least seven other states have courted its gun manufacturers, offering tax incentives and open arms elsewhere. The governor of Texas, West Virginia's House speaker and an Illinois...

Catherine R. Kane, a Harford County government administrator who earlier had worked for the Baltimore County Department of Social Services, died Feb. 12 from colon cancer at her Bel Air home. She was 65. "She really was an important part of Social...

States and many U.S. territories have tourism offices to help visitors. When requesting travel literature, be as specific as possible. Alabama: Alabama Tourism Department, 401 Adams Ave., Suite 126, P.O. Box 4927, Montgomery, AL 36103; (800) 252-2262 or...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Officials from state and federal agencies, local communities and businesses, and non-profit organizations announced the designation of the White River and its entire basin or watershed, as a National Blueway.  The announcement was...

SOUTH BEND -- Gov. Mitch Daniels is expected to join executives from Raco, a division of Hubbell Inc., on Wednesday for an announcement regarding the relocation of company operations from a neighboring state. The governor will be at the Raco operation at...

Arguing that the two-party system is corrupt, a Montgomery County businessman is pouring his own money into an independent bid for the U.S. Senate from Maryland. Rob Sobhani, 52, who announced his candidacy this month, is the first candidate to buy...

Jeff Semler, University of Maryland Extension educator in Washington County, recently received the Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of County Agriculture Agents. The Hagerstown-Washington County Economic Development Commission,...

The developers of National Harbor announced Friday they have reached an agreement with Las Vegas giant MGM Resorts International to develop a luxury casino at the proposed gambling site on the Potomac River. Under the agreement between the Peterson Cos....