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Banking & Finance

Santander’s Webster deal targets $800M in savings, raising job and branch concerns

Banco Santander’s planned $12.3 billion acquisition of Webster Financial Corp. stands as one of the most consequential banking deals in Connecticut’s recent history.
Real Estate & Construction

🔒Downtown Hartford apartment property listed for $1.45M

A six-unit multifamily property in downtown Hartford has been listed for sale with an asking price of $1.45 million.
Casino Gaming

Mohegan warns of prediction market threat amid tepid Q1 financial results

The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority is backing state efforts to crack down on prediction market operators that executives say are illegally encroaching on the tribes’ exclusive gaming rights, as the casino operator reported a first-quarter profit buoyed by a one-time accounting gain.
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Energy

🔒Eversource unveils $26.5B capital plan, boosting infrastructure spending

Eversource has boosted its five-year capital plan to $26.5B as it ramps up grid and gas system upgrades, posts sharply higher earnings and signals confidence in improving regulatory conditions in Connecticut.
Education

🔒UConn issues new guidance on potential immigration enforcement visits to campus

The University of Connecticut has issued new guidance to students, faculty and staff on how to respond if federal immigration agents appear on campus, though the university said it has received no reports of planned or confirmed visits by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.
Retail

Frisbie’s Dairy Barn ice cream shop coming to Blue Back Square

Anyone with a sweet tooth who lamented the closing of a chocolate shop in West Hartford’s Blue Back Square can now look forward to an alternative opening in the same spot.
Health Care

State launches new tool to improve race, ethnicity data in health care

Connecticut is taking a new step to improve how hospitals and doctors collect information about patients’ race, ethnicity and language.

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Politics & Policy

🔒Hartford to review bike lanes amid business concerns

Hartford lawmakers will consider a proposal next week that could lead to changes in how bike lanes are designed and configured across the city, following complaints from small-business owners.
Health Care

🔒Fairfield medical training school relocates to larger Stratford location

A Fairfield-based medical training school has relocated to Stratford, leasing a significantly larger space for its training facility and offices. Cornerstone Medical Training Center signed...
Real Estate & Construction

After denial, major CT insurer returns with new HQ plan

Greenwich planning officials are set to review Berkley Insurance’s latest headquarters proposal next week, roughly three months after rejecting the company’s prior expansion plans. The...
Banking & Finance

🔒CT PE firm targeting family businesses raises $450M for ‘significantly oversubscribed’ fourth fund

A Greenwich-based private equity firm focused on smaller founder- and family-owned businesses has closed its fourth fund at $450 million. Union Capital Associates said its...
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Latest Poll

Should CT require land-use commissioners to complete training in planning and zoning law?

Connecticut’s culture of opposition to development projects — from housing to data centers — may be undermining economic growth.

One proposed solution: require baseline education for volunteer land-use commissioners who make decisions with long-term consequences for their towns. Many of these volunteers currently have little formal background in planning, zoning law or economic development.

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Hartford County

Survey: Employers are overwhelmed by benefits complexity

Nearly three-quarters of human resources professionals say their job responsibilities have grown in recent years as they navigate an increasingly complex employee benefits landscape driven by fragmented regulations and technology challenges, according to a new study from The Hartford.
New Haven County

🔒Simon Konover Co. acquires New Haven apartment building for $20 million

The CenterPointe Apartments is an 83-unit building at the corner of Chapel and Church streets downtown.
Fairfield County

🔒CT Toyota, Lexus dealerships sold to New York buyer

Westport’s Toyota and Lexus dealerships have been sold to a New York auto retail group.

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Reliability in Action: A Year in Review

At Eversource, delivering safe and reliable electric service to our customers is a year-round priority. As we reaffirm that commitment in 2026, our team is working harder than ever to ensure the electric system is smarter and more resilient with fewer outages, all while allowing for seamless connection to new clean energy sources that will help meet current and future energy demands of residents and businesses.

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