HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 23 (TNSres) -- The Connecticut Business and Industry Association issued the following agency statement on Jan. 22, 2024: * * * The state's largest business organization issued the following response to today's release of the December 2023 employment report [Link not provided by source]. "Obviously, this is a frustrating end to what really was a promising year for job growth," said CBIA president and CEO Chris DiPentima. "Connecticut employers added 22,700 jobs in   more

WALLINGFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 27 (TNSres) -- Connecticut Hospital Association issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2024: The Connecticut Hospital Association (CHA) today released three reports including new data on the impact of hospital and health systems' contributions on the health of Connecticut's economy and communities. CHA is releasing these reports ahead of the upcoming legislative session, during which CHA will advocate for policies that support the healthcare workforce, stre  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Jan. 20 -- Consumer Reports issued the following news release: * * * The New Hampshire General Court (the New Hampshire Legislature) advanced a new comprehensive privacy bill. The New Hampshire privacy bill is modeled on the Connecticut Data Privacy Act and would mirror the important protections present in that law and largely align with other states that have recently enacted rules using the Connecticut law as a model. Consumer Reports has advocated that states enact   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 25 -- The Humane Society of the United States issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2024: Today the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International released alarming results of an undercover investigation (https://www.humanesociety.org/sites/default/files/docs/HSUS_CT-Ivory-Investigation-Report.pdf) at 29 Connecticut stores, revealing the illicit sale of elephant ivory, as well as bone and teeth from other imperiled species. Elephant ivor  more

WINDSOR, Connecticut, Jan. 25 -- LIMRA issued the following news release: For the second consecutive year, U.S. annuity sales set an all-time record high, according to preliminary results from LIMRA's U.S. Individual Annuity Sales Survey, representing 83% of the total U.S. annuity market. Powered by unprecedented fixed annuity sales, total annuity sales were $385 billion in 2023, 23% higher than the record set in 2022. "Economic conditions and growing demand for protected investment growth pr  more