With the election in the rear-view mirror, and the 2019 legislative session on the horizon, the state's privately governed social-service organizations are at a fork in the road.
Among his many roles, Community Health Center's Dr. Marwan Haddad can be found on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., lobbying for or against legislation that affects clinical care.
Stephanie Alderman teaches patients with serious lung ailments not only how to cope, but also how to be their own cheerleaders on the road to lasting recovery.
George Kyriacou will retire as president and CEO of Gaylord Specialty Healthcare Dec. 31, having made a profound mark not only on the Wallingford-based long-term acute care hospital, but on the broader sector.
Behavioral health doctors and staff at Connecticut Children's Medical Center are being integrated into regular patient care to try to solve mental health issues at an early age.
Dr. Wolf has helped oversee a Suboxone program at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, which is a medication-assisted treatment program for addicts.
The Open Hearth recently held its Starry Night Gala at The Hartford Club. The event drew over 125 attendees and raised funds to continue the work of The Open Hearth, which works with men experiencing homelessness. Pictured (from left) are: John Jezowski, Amanda Schreiber, Brad Collins, Norma Eccellente, Jennifer Traks, Brian Sullivan, Tom Veilleux, Linc Thompson, Marilyn Rossetti, Don Chapman and Brien Beaky.
Four Connecticut companies were recently inducted into the American Manufacturing Hall of Fame in a ceremony attended by close to 300 people at the Trumbull Marriott. The companies honored included: Cheney Brothers; Farrel-Pomini; Handy & Harman; and Timex Group USA. Pictured (from left) are: Herb Doscher and Benjamin Abitol, Timex Group; Jennifer Golembeske, Handy & Harman; and Carol Cheney and Dick Cheney, Cheney Brothers.
When I arrived in Hartford, I had no intention of staying. It wasn't personal. I just saw the city as my next career location, a stop along the way. I wondered whether I, a young, bi-racial gay man, would feel like I could belong in the sixth oldest state by median age in the country where 67 percent of the population is white. I saw Connecticut as a “bedroom community” state, progressive but quietly so.
Anyone who sells products or services understands exactly how difficult it can be to win business. You often find yourself up against prospects who are being pressured to control costs, and therefore only seem to be interested in your price.
As the toll debate rages on, state transportation planners want to ramp-up investment -- to the tune of $12.1 billion -- over the next five years to rebuild Connecticut's aging infrastructure.
The issue of Connecticut's deteriorating highways and bridges and the possibility of installing tolls were front and center during this year's gubernatorial election. It's also an issue Terri Slack knows a thing or two about.
Eight months after releasing its recommendations for improving Connecticut's economy and finances, the Commission on Fiscal Stability and Economic Growth returned recently with a pared down, follow-up report targeted at the upcoming legislative session.