April 6, 2026Edition

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.

As developers offer prices that state preservation programs can't match, Connecticut has lost nearly 1,000 farms and 65,000 acres of farmland in a decade — and farmers say rising taxes, energy costs and weak milk prices are making it harder to hold on.

Opinion: Insurers' use of AI to automatically reduce reimbursements for complex patient visits is driving physicians out of private practice and urges lawmakers to pass Senate Bill 342 to ban the practice.

With the Labor Committee approving 48 bills in six weeks, the cumulative weight of new scheduling rules, striking worker benefits and operational mandates risks making Connecticut a harder place to do business at exactly the wrong time.

Senate Bill 307 would strip references to specific offices from state law, giving Commissioner Daniel O'Keefe broader authority to shift staff and resources across the agency's 108-person workforce.

Michael Guidicelli paid $1.96 million for the nine-building, 375,000-square-foot complex in February and plans to spend several million more on exterior improvements before marketing it for industrial, office and commercial uses.

Founder John Gagliardi says the Westport company, which has doubled sales annually since 2021 and now sells in more than 600 retail locations, developed its new open-back Revive OB after watching NFL players cut and fold down the heels of its original shoe.

Bigelow Tea, Lovesac, Amphenol and at least seven other Connecticut companies have filed suit in the U.S. Court of International Trade, but lawyers say most businesses should wait for a federal customs portal expected to launch this month before pursuing litigation.

With office vacancies topping 31% and home prices up nearly 30% since the last revaluation, Mayor Arunan Arulampalam says a one-year delay could help shield Hartford homeowners from a disproportionate tax burden shift.

From veteran powerbrokers to fresh faces, HBJ's seventh annual Power 50 list spotlights the Connecticut leaders making the biggest impact across business, government, nonprofits and higher education in 2026.

Constitution Plaza, Metro Center and City Place I are among the distressed properties moving toward resolution, with potential sale prices expected to establish the first clear post-pandemic benchmarks for downtown Hartford office values.