As the director of human resources for both Carey Manufacturing and Floyd Manufacturing, two Cromwell-based family businesses, Peter Egan sees the big challenge facing the state's manufacturing sector every day: The need for a pipeline of skilled young people to fill the shoes of an aging workforce.

Students from the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System (CTHSS) showcased their skills and earned high honors at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC) held in Louisville, Ky., on June 20-24.

There’s no secret about the biggest obstacle to the regions attempt to grow an economy based on advanced manufacturing. "It’s workforce," said Delpha Very, Economic and Community Development director for Putnam. "We’re playing catch up in that area, but I think the pieces are finally getting put into place."

The Bridgeport Rotary Club made the future a little brighter for 10 deserving high school seniors Tuesday, awarding each a $2,500 college scholarship at its annual meeting at the downtown Holiday Inn.

Bullard-Haven Tech's Sustainable Architecture freshmen class of 2019 have been hard at work over the last several months designing and building a scale model city.

As college degrees are advertised to high school students as a prerequisite for entering Connecticut’s changing, knowledge-based workforce, proponents of technical education worry jobs requiring labor-intensive skills and knowledge are being neglected.