December 9, 2019Edition

Meet Hartford Business Journal’s 2019 Health Care Heroes.

Fletcher’s research found that, while successful women have many things in common, one thing stands out: Not one of them thinks they are “victims” because they’re not members of “the boys’ club.” They’re disrupters who realize that “business” needs to be played like a game where they make up their rules — which consider conscious and unconscious bias. When they’re making their rules, they look inward to define what success looks like based upon their self-defined purpose.

The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has spent the past few years actively listening to and learning from residents, donors, and grantees while examining an array of information about the region.

The Lamont administration has had a shaky first year on multiple issues ranging from tolls to the prepared-meals tax. But one area where Gov. Ned Lamont is poised to score some points is on his team’s new economic-incentives policies.

Stanley Black & Decker and Hartford developer-landlord Carlos Mouta are teaming to bring advanced-manufacturing startups to the city's Parkville neighborhood.

It’s no secret that the Lamont administration plans to reform the way state government doles out incentives to private companies looking to add jobs or make significant capital investments in Connecticut. Now, the strategy is finally taking shape.

As UConn looks to double research funding, school officials are quietly pitching a $20-million plan to recruit world-class entrepreneurial faculty.

Connecticut’s manufacturing sector is facing a historic workforce shortage that could get worse before it gets better, as aging Baby Boomers head toward retirement leaving thousands — or even tens of thousands — of open jobs for younger generations that have so far largely overlooked the industry.

Ion Bank CEO David Rotatori is bullish on the Farmington market after People’s United Bank’s acquisition of Farmington Bank last year.

A chic new four-story, 131-room Glastonbury hotel set to open in 2021 will add lodging options to a town that plays host to many business travelers.