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Michael Puffer joined the Hartford Business Journal in 2021 as a staff writer. He enjoys stories of business owners building their companies through gumption and grit. He worked for The Republican American newspaper in Waterbury for 15 years, as well as newspapers in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Puffer holds a degree in journalism from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. His work has been recognized with awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, the New England Newspaper and Press Association and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
Manufacturing

Workforce training nonprofit pays $1.3M for New Haven industrial building

New Haven-based Manufacturing and Technical Community Hub (MATCH) acquired the property at 5 and 17 James St.
Retail

Best Buy, other new tenants, coming to Waterbury’s Brass Mill Commons plaza

Best Buy, other new stores, coming to Waterbury's Brass Mill Commons
Advertising, Media & Marketing

CT launches social media influencer directory for CT businesses

Businesses, municipalities and nonprofits can now use a new state-sponsored directory to connect with Connecticut social media influencers for marketing campaigns.
Real Estate & Construction

🔒Lower rates may spur commercial real estate activity in 2026, experts say

Lower interest rates and shifting investor sentiment could make 2026 more active for commercial real estate, though experts warn of multifamily market saturation, slowing industrial development and weakening employment conditions.
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Economic Development

🔒Steuber charts CRDA’s next chapter as redevelopment challenges grow

New CRDA executive director David Steuber inherits a challenging portfolio that includes a former trash-to-energy plant site requiring up to $333.9 million to redevelop, while continuing the agency's downtown Hartford revitalization work.
Real Estate & Construction

New car wash proposed in East Hartford

New car wash proposed in East Hartford
Government & Politics

🔒United Security opens Hartford office as CT growth accelerates

The New Jersey-based firm, which has grown to 513 employees and $20 million in annual Connecticut revenue, opened a Hartford office and secured a contract to provide security for Constitution Plaza.
News

38-unit New London apartment complex fetches $4.6M

38-unit New London apartment complex fetches $4.6M
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Real Estate & Construction

Boston developer kicks off 176-unit office park redevelopment in Avon

Boston developer kicks off 176-unit office park redevelopment in Avon
Real Estate & Construction

$18.7M rehab of 84 affordable apartments in historic Hartford neighborhood completed

$18.7M rehab of 84 affordable apartments in historic Hartford neighborhood completed
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