August 19, 2019Edition

Bank of America is funding paid summer internships at the Boys and Girls Club of Hartford for four Hartford-area students through its Student Leaders program.

In June, I was able to join a delegation from Leadership Greater Hartford to the Association of Leadership Programs’ biennial conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Former Secretary of Defense Don Rumsfeld was famous for posing this supposition at a Defense Department briefing:

The summer is often a time for light reading, preferably on a sandy beach away from the hustle and bustle of work life.

At least four parking spots available in high-traffic areas at all times. A downtown bus nexus rarely choked off by traffic congestion. That’s how Hartford Parking Authority (HPA) chief executive Armindo “Mingo” Gomes sees the future of parking in downtown Hartford.

The impending merger between Liberty Bank and Simsbury Bank has stoked their peers’ interest in a way not seen in years, if ever.

In the four years since buying Connecticut’s tallest skyscraper, Boston investor/landlord Paradigm LLC has patiently but intently built up occupancy at CityPlace I in downtown Hartford.

As downtown Hartford’s commercial real estate continues to undergo its greatest transformation in generations, one home-grown developer/landlord is staying out of the way of the mostly out-of-market investors and their money who are leading the transition.

One of the region's largest employers is getting a new CEO. Hartford HealthCare's Jeffrey Flaks airs his plans for the nonprofit health system.

Health insurance policies with increasingly high deductibles have become the norm in Connecticut, and now, a top Democratic state lawmaker and his allies are taking aim at restricting or potentially even eliminating them.

If the arts-and-culture community was hoping for a financial boost under the Lamont administration, their hopes were dashed at the end of the most recent legislative session.

Whether it’s paid family leave or a minimum-wage increase, Connecticut’s legislature has recently taken great interest in labor issues, which are Matthew Curtin’s forte.