Economic Development

Jackie and Sean Cecchini, owners of The Dog Bone.

Beloved Family Dog Inspired South Windsor Family to Become Entrepreneurs

UConn’s EBV program coaching military veterans to grow their businesses 

Home For Sale Sign in Front of New House.

New Rules Govern Residential Property Sales Beginning in mid-August

UConn professor explains what Connecticut buyers, sellers need to know

UConn grad Ryan Gresh '09 (ENG) and his father, Gene, have found an investment partner in former UConn basketball star Cam Spencer.

As Seen on TV: Alum’s Business is Thriving

After being featured on Good Morning America, demand for UConn alum Ryan Gresh's Feel Good Lab products has skyrocketed

Trees down after a storm, causing a power outage.

Bracing for Impact: UConn, Partners to Improve Grid Resistance

The Department of Energy is awarding two significant grants to UConn, UAlbany, and other partners as institutions lend strengths to enhancing efforts to safeguard communities in the Northeast

Dr. Rory McGloin

Engineering Strong Teams Through Communication and Personal Growth

The Excellence in Engineering Communication Program is helping engineering professionals strengthen their communication and leadership skills and build stronger teams

Quantum Seed Grants Are Funding Solutions to Real-World Problems

'We are realizing a faster pace of quantum innovation—and advancing our state’s role as a leader in quantum science and technology'

Faculty, staff, and students from UConn's Connecticut Manufacturing Simulation Center (CMSC) visited engineers at Aero Gear, Inc. on May 29 to discuss their ongoing collaboration. CMSC offers small Connecticut manufacturing businesses with free technical support and specialized machining processes and simulations.  

Connecticut Manufacturing Simulation Center Offers Technical Advising to Small Businesses

CMSC promotes innovation and economic development through modeling and simulation work while teaching the next-generation workforce advanced computing and simulation skills

A view of the main building at UConn Hartford.

UConn Deepening Hartford Roots with Plans for Student Housing

The move is one of many in which UConn is working to deepen its ties with the capital city

Entryway sign lit up green for St. Patricks Day and for Sustainability.

A Dual Mission: Growing Green, UConn Professor Earns Income Licensing Plants that Fight Climate Change

'I’m trying to create plants that can replace a lot of the plants that we seem to be losing due to climate change, drought, heat, and insects and disease'

UConn and Pratt & Whitney leaders unveil the Pratt & Whitney Engineering Building.

Pratt & Whitney Engineering Building Unveiled

Pratt & Whitney has strong ties to the UConn College of Engineering and UConn School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Manufacturing Engineering