The International Festival of Arts and Ideas is a year-round organization that culminates in an extravaganza of performing arts, lectures and conversations that takes over theaters and open spaces in New Haven, CT each June. Tom Griggs joins Newsmakers.
Hosted by: Eric ClemonsProduced by: Western New England Newsmakers Team
Jane Doe Inc. is working to change the way society views and reacts to sexual and domestic violence in ways that make our communities safer today and for future generations. In today’s environment, this is crucial. JDI’s Debra Robbin joins Newsmakers.
The shifting media landscape, including the growth of social media, has had a profound impact on the sports industry and the way fans consume sports content. Sawyer Business School, Business of Sports in the Media Instructor, Skip Perham explains.
The Clubhouse Network's learning approach is designed to empower youth from all backgrounds to become more capable, creative, and confident learners; and increases young people’s opportunities to build fulfilling careers. Gail Breslow joins Eric Clemons.
In 2015, Mayor Martin J. Walsh created the Mayor’s Office of Recovery Services; which is focused on substance use disorder and addiction issues in Boston. ORS Policy Director, Brendan Little explains how people can access addiction recovery services.
The BSA Foundation is dedicated to sustaining Greater Boston as a vibrant, healthy, equitable, and innovative place for everyone to live, work, and play. BSA Foundation Board Member, Ted Touloukian, discusses community building through community design.
LEAP is a unique program that trains college and public high school students to counsel younger children in poverty-stricken neighborhoods. Joining host Eric Clemons is Elvert Eden, Director of Youth Development and Aquatics at LEAP in New Haven, CT.
Retail establishments contribute 34 billion dollars to the CT economy, but the industry is fraught with challenges from technology to consumer habits. The President of CT Retail Merchants Association, Tim Phelan, joins Newsmakers.
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Retail in Connecticut is a great story - with great impact. In Connecticut, retail supports more than 470,000 jobs and contributes more than $34 billion to the state's economy, and data indicates that Connecticut has roughly 41,900 retail establishments. Overall, the retail industry produces approximately 14 percent of Connecticut's total GDP, with more than 98 percent of all retail companies employing fewer than 50 people, and providing a wide array of fulfilling and rewarding careers.
Connecticut faces a skills gap as baby boomers retire and CT graduates move out of state. Connecticut Business & Industry Association CEO, Joe Brennan, joins Eric Clemons to discuss the state's economy, workforce development, job creation and challenges facing the business community.
The Open Hearth provides a temporary residential community environment to serve homeless men in Greater Hartford. Executive Director, Marilyn Rosetti, joins Eric Clemons to discuss the challenges men face integrating after incarceration or addiction.
The Center for Latino Progress advances the Latino community through education, training, supportive services, leadership development and advocacy. The Center's objective is to see that the people have the skills and competencies needed to succeed.
For Part 2 of Yanil Theron's interview click here.
Interview recorded on June 20, 2017 at the University of Hartford. Hosted by Eric Clemons.
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