• [Excerpt from CT Mirror feature article by Mary O'Leary, 10/9/2019] New Haven — Acuity Brands, with its wraparound view of the city from its 15th-floor home at the Century Tower Building, an engineering staff that is pulling in local talent, and its workers’ appreciation of the lifestyle amenities downtown, is a marketing dream for the city.… Read More

    front cover Connecticut Mirror article with DataHaven data
  • Report: Socioeconomic disparities widening in Fairfield County

    The Hour (Norwalk)    September 29, 2019

    Excerpt from article by Kelly Kultz, The Hour (Norwalk) While Fairfield County as a whole often fares better than the state and nation when it comes to quality of life, educational achievements and levels of income are not broken down as evenly. That’s one of the main findings from the DataHaven Community Wellbeing Index 2019 [...].… Read More

  • Reviving cities must include the excluded

    CT Mirror    September 27, 2019

    [Excerpt from feature article by Tom Condon, CT Mirror]  A quarter century ago, downtown Hartford was 8/5 rather than 24/7. People drove in for work or UConn games and then headed back to the suburbs. It was hard to even buy a cup of coffee on weekends. That has changed. With 1,500 new apartments completed or in construction, a new UConn branch, new transportation options and minor league baseball, the downtown area is coming back to life. But just blocks from the theaters and elegant restaurants are some of the poorest neighborhoods in the state.… Read More

  • Newsletter: DataHaven receives three national awards

    by Mark Abraham    September 22, 2019

    New: Two national grants to empower residents with local-level data and video storytelling … Read More

  • Data Reveals Hidden Concerns Amid Upturn

    by Mark Abraham    April 15, 2019

    Originally published in the New Haven Independent on 4/12/19: https://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/data_haven_survey/ by APARNA NATHAN & MARK ABRAHAM … Read More

    Safety in New Haven data graphic 2018
  • Up Close: Picking up the pieces of Connecticut's economy

    Yale Daily News    April 12, 2019

    [Excerpt of feature article by Nathalie Bussemaker, Yale Daily News, April 12, 2019] [....] Why are companies leaving Connecticut for high-tax cities? Many think the answer can be traced to the preferences of millennials.… Read More

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