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Meet HBJ’s 2025 Health Care Power Players

These are the state's most influential healthcare leaders.

🔒CT community bankers back $10M FDIC insurance limit proposal to compete with larger rivals

Connecticut community bankers back bipartisan push to raise FDIC insurance cap from $250K to $10M for business accounts, saying it would level the playing field with big banks viewed as too big to fail.

🔒As health insurers slash commissions and trim plan options, CT brokers feel the squeeze

Connecticut insurance brokers are getting squeezed as major carriers exit the state, commissions dry up on Medicare plans, and premiums jump 16.8% for individuals and 11% for small businesses in 2026.
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Shelton woman indicted in alleged $700K embezzlement from Danbury software firm

A Shelton woman faces federal fraud charges for allegedly embezzling about $700,000 from her employer over a seven-year period, federal prosecutors announced. Pamela Aguilar, 65,...

AT&T expands 5G network with nearly 300 new cell sites across CT

AT&T Inc. has deployed nearly 300 new cell sites across Connecticut as part of a nationwide network expansion using wireless spectrum it recently acquired,...

NYC-based burger chain to open in Stamford’s ShopRite Plaza

A new chain restaurant that specializes in smash burgers is set to open its first Connecticut location in a shopping center in Stamford. Royal Properties...

🔒South Windsor to reconsider 210-unit development as builder pitches 55-plus condo community

South Windsor officials are set to consider a major age-restricted, owner-occupied housing development along the Manchester border. The proposal by Ohio-based Washington Prime Group comes...

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Yale New Haven Health completes acquisition of Nelson Ambulance Service

Yale New Haven Health announced Monday it has completed its acquisition of Nelson Ambulance Service and its affiliates, expanding the health system's emergency medical...

Johnson & Johnson to acquire CT-based Halda Therapeutics for $3.05B

Johnson & Johnson announced Monday morning it will acquire New Haven-based Halda Therapeutics for $3.05 billion in cash, the second multibillion dollar Connecticut biotech...

CT SPAC suspends plans to buy Citgo’s parent company

A Greenwich-based special purpose acquisition company said it has suspended efforts to acquire the parent company of Citgo Petroleum.

Purdue Pharma says bankruptcy court intends to approve its reorganization plan

If finalized, the reorganization would mark one of the largest pharmaceutical bankruptcies in U.S. history.
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Latest Poll

Should Congress raise the FDIC deposit insurance cap to $10M for business accounts?

A bipartisan bill in Congress would raise the FDIC deposit insurance cap from $250,000 to $10 million for noninterest-bearing business transaction accounts.

Connecticut community bankers say the increase would help them compete with larger "too big to fail" institutions for commercial customers, while the nation's biggest banks oppose the measure, citing higher assessment costs.

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Hartford County

🔒Historic CT newspaper HQs face new futures amid industry decline

Three iconic CT newspaper buildings face new futures: Waterbury's Republican-American clock tower, Hartford Courant's longtime home and The Day's New London headquarters — all sold as the industry shrinks.
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🔒Two-phase, 461-unit residential redevelopment proposed for downtown New Haven

A pair of national and regional developers plan to build more than 450 apartments in two mixed-use buildings at State and George streets in...
Fairfield County

🔒Norwalk private equity firm channels hundreds of millions into Alabama shipyard as part of defense-focused opportunity zone strategy

Norwalk private equity firm invests $208M in Alabama shipyard through opportunity zone fund, partnering with Navy to build submarines and expand U.S. defense industrial capacity.

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Staying a Step Ahead: Risks and Headwinds for Manufacturers and Distributors

Citrin Cooperman’s 2025 Manufacturing and Distribution Pulse Survey Report explores insights into how leaders are mitigating these risks.