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🔒Marketing push defends Hartford’s ‘insurance capital’ status as Midwest rivals gain ground

The state-funded marketing campaign promoting Hartford as insurance capital of the world will continue in 2026 after generating a 50% increase in web searches, as Connecticut faces growing competition from Midwest states.

🔒Lamont says CT Sun likely headed to ‘bigger TV market,’ hints team could play games in Hartford next season

Gov. Ned Lamont on Thursday cast doubt on the Connecticut Sun’s future in the state.

🔒Opinion: We need public data for democracy — and business

Opinion: Federal public data underpins business decisions and democracy, but current administration actions threaten its reliability.

🔒With 53 companies in recruitment pipeline, MetroHartford Alliance aims for big ‘wins’ in 2022

David Griggs was hired as CEO of the MetroHartford Alliance in 2018 to be a disrupter. And he’s...
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🔒Business community ‘unequivocally condemns’ recent acts of racism, hatred

The MetroHartford Alliance unequivocally condemns acts of racism and hatred and adds its voice to the chorus of those calling for a swift, thorough investigation by all levels of law enforcement.

🔒As pandemic recedes, CT markets itself as a potential remote work hub

Several of Connecticut’s public and private economic development organizations — including the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), AdvanceCT and MetroHartford Alliance — have strategies and marketing plans in place to promote Connecticut as a satellite location for companies located in larger nearby cities.

🔒As pandemic restrictions lift, don’t expect Hartford employees to surge back to offices

In Depth: Employers still face a host of challenges with how to handle their workforce, including skittish employees who feel unsafe about coming back or who simply prefer remote work; decisions about office layouts, space needs and hybrid scheduling logistics; liability concerns; and potential employee resentment over some positions being allowed to work remotely when others are required to be present.

Former MetroHartford Alliance CEO Griebel dead at 71 following accident

Former MetroHartford Alliance CEO and two-time gubernatorial candidate Oz Griebel has died from injuries he sustained while he was jogging in Pennsylvania last week, a source confirmed to the Hartford Business Journal.
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The Great Recession wreaked economic havoc on downtown Hartford. Will COVID-19 do the same?

Downtown Hartford was hit hard by the 2008 financial crisis. Economic development officials and brokers weigh in on how the COVID-19 pandemic could impact the Capital City.

Bronin touts new housing projects, tech jobs in state of the city address

In his fifth state of the city address, Mayor Luke Bronin on Monday touted a city that is building momentum beyond its historic fiscal woes in years past.
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