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April 3, 2023Edition

🔒To attract and retain the next LEGO, we need to think small

What are companies like LEGO seeking in higher-cost, higher-tax Boston that they aren’t finding in Connecticut? LEGO’s announced departure from Enfield sparked a public tour of self-reflection for Connecticut leaders. […]

🔒Bordonaro: Ignored ship bell reflects need to better embrace Hartford’s history

The Capital Region Development Authority — the quasi-public agency responsible for helping finance major downtown Hartford apartment...

🔒Day Pitney names new managing partner; plans downtown Hartford move

Day Pitney, a storied law firm with Hartford roots that has grown into one of the largest...

🔒Former advertising media exec Robertson aims to help launch social equity cannabis startups

Paul O. Robertson has a front-row seat to the rollout of Connecticut’s recreational marijuana market.He’s also playing...
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🔒In DEI conversation, employers often overlook people with disabilities

Cate Alix checks off the job responsibilities she has as an office assistant at Avon-based advertising agency...

🔒Amid funding uncertainty, CSCU eyes new $350M Hartford campus for Capital Community College

Capital Community College is considering a new downtown Hartford campus, school officials confirmed to the Hartford Business Journal, as its existing space in the former G. Fox department store building at 960 Main St. becomes increasingly outdated and in need of significant repairs.

🔒In effort to boost enrollment, UConn MBA program redesign aims for quicker, more flexible degree

In Greater Hartford’s competitive MBA market, UConn recently made headlines by unveiling a revised program that will...

🔒Home healthcare entrepreneur Gibbs sets ambitious sights on cannabis industry

Partnering with an industry veteran, a team of social equity entrepreneurs and a Chicago-based multistate cannabis business operator, Derrick Gibbs said he hopes to open five recreational marijuana dispensaries in the state in the next few years.
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🔒Following downtown Hartford relocation, Sun Life U.S. embraces city, flexible work model

Dan Fishbein is the president of Sun Life U.S., a major insurer in Canada that recently debuted its new Connecticut office in downtown Hartford's Gold Building.

🔒Hot Hartford apartments market draws diverse mix of residents, including many from outside city

Downtown Hartford landlords say their new apartments attract a diverse mix of residents — both in age and background — with many, and sometimes most, tenants coming from outside the city.

University of Hartford retains financial consultant after breaching loan agreement 

The University of Hartford has hired an independent advisory firm to recommend ways to shore up its...

Hartford Chamber chair Kothari sells four Hartford properties for $25.56M

Max Kothari, chair of the Hartford Chamber of Commerce board of directors, recently sold four properties in the city for $25.56 million, including two hosting his Star Hardware and Express Kitchens businesses.
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Could the USS Hartford’s ship bell become a prominent city landmark?

A ship’s bell that once rang out from the USS Hartford, the flagship of famous Civil War...
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