December 14, 2015 EditionEdition

Agriculture

🔒Arena-DeRosa wants to end hunger in CT

The new president and CEO of Foodshare, James Arena-DeRosa, exudes energy, passion and perspective about food security and hunger issues built on a lifetime of helping others.
Arts & Culture

🔒Nonprofit Profile: Riverfront Recapture

The Greater Hartford Arts Council has announced the recipients of its 2016 Arts + Wellness Grants. The...
Energy

🔒Rocky Hill industrial building draws $2.4M sale

Norwalk real estate investor M.F. DiScala & Co. recently invested $2.4 million to acquire a 35,000-square-foot industrial building in Rocky Hill, brokers say.
Politics & Policy

🔒GOVERNOR’S PREVENTION PARTNERSHIP RECOGNIZES ANTHEM

The Governor's Prevention Partnership recently honored Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield with the 2015 Partner in...
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Arts & Culture

🔒CT AM radio faces uncertain future

Earlier this year, Texas-based Petrus Holding Co. made a bet on the future of AM radio in Connecticut, when it acquired Westport's Connoisseur Media, which owns 42 radio stations in 12 markets, including WDRC in this state.
Economy & Labor

🔒Supplier diversity key to minority business growth

Q&A talks with Peter Hurst, executive director of the Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council.
Education

🔒CT’s aging population poses opportunities, threats

This week, the Hartford Business Journal wrapped up its year-long “Connecticut's Silver Tsunami” series, which took an in-depth look at the business and economic implications of the state's aging population.
News

🔒The death of political speech as we know it

Recent political events suggest that, more than anything, what the American people want is government leaders who simply tell the truth.
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Politics & Policy

🔒State aims to boost minority-owned businesses

When Kimalee Williams, CEO of East Hartford property management firm Faith Asset Management LLC, founded her business in 2007, she had a five-year business plan.
Education

🔒Virtual Care: CT preps for telehealth rollout

Telehealth, or telemedicine, has received a lot of attention since its advent in the 1990s, but odds are you've not yet talked to your doctor through a computer monitor.
Politics & Policy

🔒Cigna Named Corporation of the Year by World Affairs Council

The national World Affairs Council named Bloomfield insurer Cigna as its Corporation of the Year in recognition...
Insurance

🔒Aging biz owners create opportunities, risks for insurance industry

Glastonbury-based Smith Brothers Insurance LLC has acquired eight insurance agencies in the last five years, the latest being Bayberry Insurance of Groton this fall, making Smith Brothers one of the largest independently operated insurance and financial services organizations in Connecticut.
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News

🔒BANK OF AMERICA HOLDS TURKEY TUESDAY FOOD DRIVE

Bank of America and Foodshare held their annual “Turkey Tuesday” food drive on Nov. 17. As part...
Politics & Policy

🔒SEC sues Bloomfield cryptocoin founder for $19M securities scheme

The legal case of a defunct Bloomfield cryptocurrency startup is coming to a head.
Banking & Finance

🔒FARMINGTON BANK EMPLOYEES TEACH FINANCIAL LIFE SKILLS TO STUDENTS

For the sixth consecutive year, Farmington Bank used curricula from Junior Achievement to teach the fundamentals of...
Banking & Finance

🔒How an economy grows and why it crashes

Imagine three guys on a tropical island eking out existence by catching fish bare-handed. Then one invents the fishing net.
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