Amazon invests in self-driving vehicle startup Aurora
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Amazon pushed a little deeper into self-driving cars and trucks Thursday. |
DOL: Workplace fatalities rise in '17; third lowest rate nationallyMore Connecticut workers died on the job in 2017 compared to 2016, a new report says. Despite that, the state recorded the third lowest rate of workplace fatalities in the U.S. |
Budget chief treads carefully in first meeting with lawmakers
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Gov. Ned Lamont's new budget director, Melissa McCaw, deftly maneuvered through a series of political landmines Tuesday in her first appearance before the General Assembly. |
Lyft sues to block NYC's driver minimum wage law
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Lyft is suing the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission over its first-of-a-kind driver minimum wage law, claiming its implementation would hurt its business. |
Bradley Airport eyes new routes, possible name change in 2019New routes, updated bathrooms and discussion of a possible name-change for Bradley International Airport are on the Connecticut Airport Authority's (CAA) 2019 agenda. |
Just 4% of companies boosted hiring because of tax cuts
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The expensive 2017 tax law failed to encourage Corporate America to embark on a boom in hiring or job-creating investment. |
Farmington landlord-entrepreneur Autorino diesFarmington landlord-entrepreneur Anthony D. “Tony” Autorino, once the youngest executive to run one of United Technologies Corp.'s divisions, has died. He was 80. |
Walmart raises pay for truck drivers
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Walmart hopes a pay raise will solve its trucking problem. |
Nissan gives a glimpse of future electric cars
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Nissan makes the best-selling electric car in the world to date. Over 380,000 Nissan Leafs have been sold, and that model is now in its second generation. |
Apple shifts staff from autonomous vehicle project
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Apple is shaking up its team building autonomous vehicle technology. |