Month: February 2018

ABI/INFORM Collection (the database is under “Business and Law” on the linked page) – from ProQuest. Includes business journals, trade publications, dissertations, conference proceedings, and market reports. Free access from your desk, or off-campus with a Connecticut public library card.

Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing Database – from Forecast International. Includes data on production, sales, employment, and more.

Data Axle Reference Solutions (formerly ReferenceUSA) – includes information on millions of U.S. companies. Searchable by business name, executive name, industry type, location, and more. Access from anywhere with a Connecticut State Library card.

GuideStar Premium – information on nonprofit organizations. Access at the Connecticut State Library.

Social Science Database – from ProQuest: “Social Science Database offers indexing and full text for hundreds of academic journals, providing extensive coverage across a wide range of social science disciplines including anthropology, communication, criminology, economics, education, political science, psychology, social work, and sociology.” Access from anywhere with a Connecticut State Library card.

Taxation & Economic Reform in America Part I & II, 1781-2011 – from HeinOnline. Includes federal legislative histories, Congressional Research Service reports, and more. Access from anywhere with a Connecticut State Library card.

CT Business and Employment Changes Announced in the News Media – Dept. of Labor; electronic subscription.

CT Economic Digest – Dept. of Labor and Dept. of Economic and Community Development; electronic and print subscription.

CT Local Area Unemployment Statistics – Dept. of Labor; electronic subscription.

CT Labor Situation – Dept. of Labor; electronic subscription.

Economic Policy Review – Federal Reserve Bank of New York; electronic subscription.

Employment Research Newsletter – W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research; electronic subscription.

Hartford Business Journal – New England Business Media; print subscription with website access.

New England Economic Conditions – Federal Reserve Bank of Boston; electronic subscription.

State Tax Notes – Tax Analysts; electronic and print subscription.

State agencies

Dept. of Economic and Community Development (DECD), including the Office of Brownfield Remediation and Development

 

State boards, commissions, and task forces

Connecticut Innovations, including CTNext

Governor’s Workforce Council

 

Federal government

U.S. Dept. of Commerce, including the Bureau of Economic Analysis

U.S. Small Business Administration

 

Other organizations

Connecticut Business and Industry Association

Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis

Connecticut Economic Development Association

AdvanceCT (formerly the Connecticut Economic Resource Center)

 

Other online resources

Charting the Course of Connecticut’s COVID Economy – Legislative Library research guide from the 2020 OLR Issues Conference

Connecticut law about small business – research guide by the Judicial Branch Law Libraries

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Survey of Current Business – updated monthly

The Office of Legislative Research writes nonpartisan reports for legislators on various topics. Recent reports related to the Commerce Committee’s subject areas include:

2025 Acts Affecting Business and Jobs – 2025-R-0114

Guide to Connecticut’s Business Tax Credits – 2025-R-0015

2024 Veto Package – 2024-R-0101

Massachusetts’s Global Entrepreneur in Residence Program – 2023-R-0272

Small Business Express Program and Connecticut Small Business Fund – 2023-R-0016

Tax Incentives for Businesses Employing People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities – 2023-R-0237

Guide to Connecticut Business Tax Credits – 2023-R-0215

2023 Acts Affecting Business and Jobs – 2023-R-0119

Public Investment Communities – 2023-R-0020

Live Theater Tax Credits – 2023-R-0022