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DOL rule would promote apprenticeships, tighten program labor standards

DOL rule would promote apprenticeships, tighten program labor standards

by Kimberly Glassman | Dec 21, 2023 | Uncategorized

The U.S. Department of Labor proposed a rule Dec. 14 that seeks to modernize the registered apprenticeship program. The rule intends to strengthen labor standards and worker protections as well as better promote apprenticeship pathways, among other things. “Equity and...
DOL rule would promote apprenticeships, tighten program labor standards

New Southington library gets a new look after additional funding

by Kimberly Glassman | Dec 21, 2023 | Uncategorized

Town leaders are close to approving expansion plans for the library following a redesign made possible with state money. A state grant approved this fall provided $5 million more to the $17 million library project, which allowed an increase to the square footage as...
DOL rule would promote apprenticeships, tighten program labor standards

Whole Foods to anchor new Cheshire mixed-use complex, developer says

by Kimberly Glassman | Dec 21, 2023 | Uncategorized

The developer of the 300-unit apartment complex currently under construction in Cheshire’s Stone Bridge Crossing mixed use development is telling prospective tenants that the retail anchor of the project is a Whole Foods Market grocery store. Fairfield-based...
DOL rule would promote apprenticeships, tighten program labor standards

Some in Simsbury fear 580-unit complex at The Hartford’s former campus may ruin town’s character

by Kimberly Glassman | Dec 21, 2023 | Uncategorized

As the proposition of a 580-unit development looms over Simsbury, multiple residents passionately expressed their opposition to its construction, saying that it could destroy the rural character of the town they call home. Located at the site of The Hartford’s...
DOL rule would promote apprenticeships, tighten program labor standards

NL students get a behind-the-scenes look at State Pier wind power work

by Kimberly Glassman | Dec 21, 2023 | Uncategorized

A group of 10 burgeoning engineers from the city’s high school spent part of their Wednesday morning in an outdoor classroom that featured towering wind turbine components, a massive off-loading barge and the kinds of activity expected at a major manufacturing site....
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