Political Candidate Academy

August 28, 2009

The Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut believes that the region’s social and economic fabric is highly dependent on a healthy competitive political environment. To this end, the Chamber is concerned with the increasing number of local and state political offices that go uncontested on an annual basis. If this trend is allowed to continue, [...]

Chamber Fan Page on Facebook

August 21, 2009

You may already be a fan of the Chamber on Facebook, but we wanted to remind you that we are moving completely to a fan page. Next week, our “friend” page will be removed, so we want to make sure all our friends come with us!
Click here to become a fan of the Chamber. On [...]

Chamber Chat with Frances Padilla of the Universal Health Care Foundation of CT

August 13, 2009

Chamber President Tony Sheridan recently had a chance to speak with Frances Padilla, vice-president for Programs and Policy at Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut for our local access show, Chamber Chat. Padilla spoke about the history of the Foundation and the SustiNet bill, which found victory last month with a legislature override of Gov. Rell’s veto.
SustiNet is [...]

Long Term Care Insurance 101

August 6, 2009

Misconceptions about long term care insurance? Read on:
Myth: Long term care insurance is something only older people should consider.
Reality: 40% of people receiving care are between the ages of 18 and 64. This makes LTC insurance a product everyone, regardless of age, needs to consider as an addition to their risk management planning.
Myth: Medicare will [...]