December 26, 2016 EditionEdition

As of Nov. 2017, total employment in Connecticut is below the level of jobs that existed in Feb. 1989. That equates to 27 years without any permanent job growth in the state.

Hartford Business Journal's 2016-2017 Book of Lists includes experts' forecasts on the broad economic climate in Connecticut for 2017 and in the individual business sectors of banking and finance, education, health care and real estate.

An uncommonly diverse professional background in higher education, national intelligence, international finance, health insurance and state government has given Arthur House a healthy appetite for new challenges.

Here is a look at five business, government and higher education leaders to watch out for in 2017.

Connecticut has great economic potential.