The state of Connecticut is making $50 million in federal coronavirus relief funds available to small businesses that have been impacted financially by the coronavirus pandemic, providing one-time grants of $5,000 to 10,000 employers.
Connecticut’s coronavirus infection rate has climbed to its highest level since June, Gov. Ned Lamont said Tuesday, urging residents to be disciplined “a little bit longer.”
A relief bill is seen as necessary to stabilize individual Americans and avoid large cuts in state budgets and services like public transit or health services, and to fund eviction-preventing rental aid programs.
Nearly a dozen of Connecticut’s 169 cities and towns were listed Thursday as “high alert” communities for COVID-19 infections. All but two are located in the southeastern part of the state.
Pfizer Inc. cannot request emergency authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine before the third week of November – and that’s if everything goes well, the company’s CEO announced Friday.
Connecticut’s third reopening phase is set to begin Thursday, a milestone during the coronavirus pandemic that is getting a lukewarm reception from some business owners and arts aficionados.
Connecticut’s third reopening phase is set to begin today, a milestone during the coronavirus pandemic that is getting a lukewarm reception from some business owners and arts aficionados.
Add last-minute holiday shopping to the list of time-honored traditions being upended by the coronavirus pandemic.
The pandemic has shifted the challenges facing community banks, as business conditions have become bankers’ top concern, according to the Conference of State Bank Supervisors annual national survey.
In the latest blow to the beleaguered film industry, the second-largest movie theater chain in the U.S. is temporarily shuttering its locations Thursday.
Stocks are pulling lower Friday, as Wall Street’s first reaction to President Donald Trump’s testing positive for the coronavirus was to retrench.
Walmart is getting inspiration from the airport terminal as it revamps the layout and signage of its stores to speed up shopping and better cater to smartphone-armed customers.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Thursday that the government’s top priorities in any new economic relief package should be to provide affordable loans to small businesses and further support for millions of Americans still unemployed.
Capacity at Connecticut restaurants, hair salons, libraries, and certain outdoor and indoor event and performing arts venues will increase beginning Oct. 8.
Connecticut is forming an advisory group to validate the safety of any coronavirus vaccines and how to distribute them to the public.
Gov. Ned Lamont expressed concern Thursday about an increasing number of people testing positive for the coronavirus around the state.
The nation’s unemployment safety net is looking increasingly shaky, with a $300-a-week federal jobless benefit from the Trump administration running out just weeks after it began and millions of laid-off Americans nearing an end to their state unemployment aid.
JPMorgan Chase said Tuesday that a number of its employees and customers may have abused the Paycheck Protection Program and other coronavirus stimulus programs.
At least there won’t be a government shutdown. But as lawmakers straggle back to Washington for an abbreviated preelection session, hopes are dimming for another coronavirus relief bill – or much else.
The U.S. unemployment rate fell sharply in August to 8.4 percent from 10.2 percent even as employers slowed their hiring again in one of the final major barometers of the economy to be released before Election Day.
