January 14, 2019Edition

Sirois Tool of Berlin recently hosted a facility tour for a group of students at Vinal Technical High School. The tour was provided to educate the students about manufacturing so they will be able to make a more informed decision when they go through career selection.

The city of Hartford could be on the edge of a tech-sector boom as a recent analysis by commercial real estate advisor CBRE showed it was the seventh-fastest growing tech market in the country in 2018.

Efforts to hike the minimum wage and require paid family medical leave are not exclusive to the state House's Progressive Caucus. Gov. Ned Lamont and many Democrats also support the policies.

It seems inevitable that Connecticut will rely more on sin taxes by the end of this year, which should help bring in more revenue to a state that's been mired in a fiscal crisis for more than a decade.

Q&A talks with Michael Berretta, vice president of network development at IWG, owner of co-working brands Spaces and Regus.

MicroCare Cares, the charitable arm of New Britain-based MicroCare Corp., recently committed a portion of its fundraising dollars towards Family Promise of Central Connecticut's Family Promise van. The van transports homeless families daily to and from their day center home base at Family Promise in New Britain to various host congregations.

Since his time as an intern for the AIDS Housing Corp. in 1999, Richard Cho has focused his career on working to end homelessness.

The Greater Hartford Association of REALTORS 14th Annual Charity Golf Tournament in September raised $12,750 from sponsors, attendees and REALTOR members. The proceeds from the event supported Rebuilding Together Hartford, a nonprofit that brings volunteers and communities together to improve the lives of low-income Hartford homeowners. Pictured (from left) are: Mike Tracy, Leslie Mattos, Barry Faticoni, Adriana Burgos, Jodie Liddy, Scott Henry and Holly Callanan.

More cities and towns have come to accept, or even embrace the medical marijuana industry, implementing new zoning rules in recent years that allow for dispensaries and production facilities.

“Wake Up and Smell the Coffee — The Imperative of Teams” by Simon Mac Rory (LID Publishing...

Greater Hartford Arts Council CEO Cathy Malloy discusses the struggle for new arts-and-culture dollars.

There are two significant forces driving unprecedented changes in the market for health insurance, and the market for other consumer health products and services: technology and the prospect of single-payer health insurance.

The 2019 legislative session could be a tough one for employers, as an emboldened Progressive Caucus plans to push for wage and benefit mandates, and higher taxes on the wealthy.