Category: Local Business

Quinnipiac University to host ‘Sip & Shop’ event Feb. 3 celebrating Black History Month and people of color who own small businesses

Launched in 2022 by the Center for Women and Business and spearheaded by Danisha Collins, administrative assistant of Global Health Programs at QU’s Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, Sip & Shop has served as a platform for female entrepreneurs of color in order for them to connect with potential clients.

North Haven’s Athena II Diner was one of the local businesses to receive a Quinnipiac University 2023 Student Choice Award. Pictured, from left, are Boomer the Bobcat, diner owner Christos Stefanis, Bethany Zemba, the university’s vice president for strategy and community relations and chief of staff.

Quinnipiac University recognizes 2023 Student Choice Award Winners

North Haven’s Athena II Diner was one of the local businesses to receive a Quinnipiac University 2023 Student Choice Award.

American Eagle’s North Haven Branch Collecting School Supplies Throughout August

All donated items will be used by the United Way to supply school classrooms for the 2022-23 school year.

Sen. Paul Cicarella leads a business roundtable discussion with HUBCAP Wallingford on April 8, 2022 in Wallingford.

Sen. Cicarella Applauds Passage of Bill to Establish Jobs Pipeline, Connect Young People to Careers

Elements of bill modeled on successful work in Wallingford where local job creators partner with educators to train their future workforce.

Quinnipiac University to host Connecticut Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology Career Fair on April 5

The fair, which is free and open to the public, will be held at the People’s United Center, 305 Sherman Ave.

Stop & Shop Reveals Newly Remodeled North Haven Store

The store features a fresh new look, enhanced departments, and more freshly prepared foods for easy meals on-the-go.

Local State Lawmakers Announce Applications Now Being Accepted for the Connecticut CARES Small Business Grant Program

The program is designed to help small businesses and nonprofits that have faced financial hardship caused by COVID-19.

Amazon's North Haven, CT Fulfillment Center

Amazon has hired more than 1,600 new employees in Connecticut to meet surge in demand, and plans to create more than 1,400 additional new jobs across the state

The 1,600 new employees in Connecticut join more than 4,000 full-time employees already working in Amazon facilities across the state.

From left, Jennifer Brown, Quinnipiac University’s interim executive vice president and provost, Fred McKinney, director of the People’s United Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Quinnipiac, and Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz. Bysiewicz discussed the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship to the state's economy to kick off the university’s spring speaker series Feb. 4. (Autumn Driscoll/Quinnipiac University).

Quinnipiac University’s Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship hosts Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz

Connecticut’s lieutenant governor discussed the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship to the state’s economy and the role of universities like Quinnipiac in this effort.

Connecticut Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz will be the first guest in a spring speaker series presented by the People’s United Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Quinnipiac University. (Photo provided by office of Susan Bysiewicz).

Quinnipiac University’s Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship to host Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz on Feb. 4

Bysiewicz will discuss the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship to the state’s economy and the role of universities like Quinnipiac in this effort.

(l to r): Steve Bartlett, Program Director, Project Management Office – Medtronic; Anthony Medici, Senior Manufacturing Manager – Medtronic; Joe Brennan, CEO & President, Connecticut Business & Industry Association (CBIA); Matt Cohen, Vice President of Research & Development – Medtronic (Surgical Solutions); Jeff Varesio, Senior Strategic Sourcing Director – Medtronic; State Senator President Pro-Tempore Martin Looney (D-New Haven); Connecticut Department of Economic Community Development (CTDECD) Commissioner David Lehman; Aryn Wadadli, Vice President, Legal – Medtronic; Kari Mull, Manager Technology Scouting – Medtronic; State Representative Dave Yaccarino (R-North Haven); Dr. Paul Pescatello, Chair, Connecticut Business & Industry Association (CBIA); and Carol Kennedy, Senior Human Resources Manager – Medtronic.

Rep. Yaccarino Visits Medtronics in North Haven

The mission of Medtronics is to contribute to human welfare by application of biomedical engineering in the research, design, manufacture, and sale of instruments or appliances that alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life.

Dave Yaccarino

Op-Ed: New Laws Effective July 1, 2019

As of July 1st, there are a number of new laws that went into effect. I want to make you aware of this information as some of these new laws, including the budget, will add financial pressure on Connecticut residents and businesses.