Harriet Jones

Harriet Jones is a journalist and audio storyteller based in Hartford, Connecticut, covering business, manufacturing, and economic development for the Hartford Business Journal. Previously, she was Managing Editor at Connecticut Public Radio, where she reported on issues like immigration and income inequality, earning an Edward R. Murrow Award. She has also edited award-winning podcasts, including Higher Ground, and worked for the BBC in Scotland and Eastern Europe. With a career spanning print, radio, and podcasts, she specializes in making complex topics accessible through in-depth reporting and storytelling.

🔒Women-owned cannabis company opens second CT dispensary

Nightjar opened its East Lyme location last year. It also operates a dispensary in New Jersey.

🔒Walmart targets 10 CT locations for store remodels after $68M investment

The retailer is focusing on technology in its upgrades, including a store-based app experience that helps customers navigate the aisles.

Bloomfield engine maker targets $5M from new crowdfunding campaign

The funding round is tied to the U.S. Army’s selection of LiquidPiston for the Small Business Innovation Research CATALYST program.

🔒Simsbury-built components fly on NASA’s first crewed lunar mission in decades

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense supplied crucial systems, supporting hardware from Boeing, Lockheed and Northrop Grumman.
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🔒The Hartford makes $200K investment in heat-related injury research, data center energy needs at UConn

The insurer has launched a collaboration with UConn to help employers protect workers from acute and prolonged exposure to extreme heat.

🔒Report: AI tools becoming standard in dealmaking, but concerns linger

SS&C Technologies, based in Windsor, has released what it’s calling a benchmarking study of AI in dealmaking.

🔒East Hartford’s Premier Equipment Solutions acquires Old Saybrook dealer, rental business

The company, which specializes in Bobcat construction vehicles, said the deal adds a long-standing dealer serving customers across New England.

Shipman & Goodwin expands in Boston and Connecticut

The law firm has completed its acquisition of Boston’s Tarlow Breed Hart & Rodgers, adding four more attorneys from the firm.
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Shelton hub helps defense giant Lockheed Martin deploy AI across its global operations

The Shelton-based center, which grew out of a Sikorsky Aircraft engineering team, now deploys more than 20,000 AI agents across Lockheed's global workforce and is helping the defense giant rapidly scale up munitions production.

🔒Stanley Black & Decker completes $1.8B sale of aerospace components business

The New Britain-based toolmaker says it will use the net proceeds from the deal — approximately $1.57 billion after taxes and fees — to reduce its debt.
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