Amanda Marlow (Hoskins)

1 week ago | cbia.com | Amanda Marlow (Hoskins)

Quinnipiac University’s Community Entrepreneurship Academy and Clinic will continue this fall thanks to M&T Bank.  M&T Bank awarded Quinnipiac a $125,000 grant to secure a partnership program between the academy and the Connecticut Community Outreach Revitalization Program in New Haven.  Based out of the Lab at ConnCORP, the academy’s entrepreneurial incubator initially launched thanks to a grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration.

2 weeks ago | cbia.com | Amanda Marlow (Hoskins)

A new Travelers report is highlighting a concerning workplace injury trend— while the number of workplace injuries overall is declining, costs associated with the injuries are climbing.  Travelers’ 2025 Injury Impact Report analyzed more than 2.6 million claims comparing workers’ compensation data from the five years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic with the five years since.

2 weeks ago | cbia.com | Amanda Marlow (Hoskins)

OSHA is ramping up efforts to protect workers from the dangers of heat exposure as temperatures rise across the country.  Agency officials said it is important to remember that not all workers experience heat the same way.  Personal risk factors—such as health conditions, medications, physical characteristics, and behaviors—can increase vulnerability to heat illness, and even seasoned workers with heat tolerance should remain vigilant.

2 weeks ago | cbia.com | Amanda Marlow (Hoskins)

OSHA issued a new directive for its long standing Site-Specific Targeting program and Connecticut employers in high-risk industries should take note. The program focuses on establishments with the highest injury and illness rates, using data submitted through OSHA Forms 300A, 300, and 301. The updated directive replaces the 2023 version and reflects a more proactive approach to enforcement. The updated directive emphasizes a broader inspection scope.

2 weeks ago | cbia.com | Amanda Marlow (Hoskins)

The following article was supplied by Siemon. It is reposted here with permission. Once the heartbeat of Watertown’s textile industry, the Princeton Building has undergone a remarkable transformation from its origins as Princeton Knitting Mills into a thriving, modern business center. Now known as the Princeton Center, this historic structure, originally tied to the production of the first high-nap imitation fur, has been reimagined as a 210,000 square foot hub for innovation and enterprise.