February 18, 2019Edition

Many books and articles have been written about our never-ending quest to be a “world-class” leader.

Derrick Gibbs once considered becoming a nurse, but he ended up running Change Inc., which sends healthcare providers to people's homes.

David Scheer has known Gov. Ned Lamont and his wife, Annie Lamont, for nearly 30 years. “I built my first four companies with her,” Scheer said of Connecticut's first lady, a venture capitalist who worked with Scheer throughout the 1990s while at Oak Capital Partners.

Wethersfield financial firm Johnson Brunetti sponsored the WTIC Holiday Stores, which collected nonperishable food items, new unwrapped toys and monetary donations to benefit the Salvation Army. Johnson Brunetti's support of the Salvation Army also included a holiday party where more than 400 toys were collected and a check for $1,000 was presented to the Salvation Army.

As Connecticut faces a technology-workers shortage, momentum is building for a state-mandated K-12 computer-science curriculum.

There is a tale of two Democratic parties in Connecticut right now and it's unclear how the business community will respond to the mixed messaging.

Should Connecticut move to a full-time legislature?

Q&A talks to Eric Brown, the vice president of manufacturing policy and outreach at the Connecticut Business & Industry Association, about the various issues impacting the state's manufacturing sector.

The state's bioscience sector has developed a new strategic plan that aims to add 6,000-plus industry jobs over the next decade.

CFA Society Hartford held its 2019 forecast dinner, which drew nearly 500 of Connecticut's leading investment and financial professionals to the Connecticut Convention Center. The event's keynote speaker included national economist Brian Wesbury who shared “The Real News About the U.S. Economy.” Pictured (from left) are: Juliana Dalton, president of CFA Society Hartford; Brian Wesbury, chief economist at First Trust Advisors L.P.; Denise Merrill, CT Secretary of the State; and Raymond Bovich, CFA Society Hartford past-president.

I frequently hear from businesses that they simply cannot find skilled workers to replace their aging workforce. Many lament that we spend so much to educate our younger residents, only to lose nearly 40 percent of them to opportunities in other states.

As the director of strategic partnerships at the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Michelle Cote is bullish about Hartford's future.

Farmington insurer ConnectiCare recently presented a check for $9,158 to The Arc of the Farmington Valley, a Canton-based nonprofit that supports people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Pictured (from left) are: Amanda Conrad, assistant director of development, Favarh; Ronelle Cipolla, development director, Favarh; Robert Twombly, account executive, ConnectiCare; and Stephanie Hood, director of finance, Favarh.