Mary Kay Fenton, CFO at New Haven-based Achillion Pharmaceuticals, a company focused on developing drugs to help people with serious diseases, is stepping in as chair of the Connecticut Business & Industry Association (CBIA) board of directors when the state could use a strong dose of medicine to cure its chronic fiscal and economic ills.
On the day he was elected President of the United States, Barack Obama delivered a message to the young people of America, saying, “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”
Training to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace often takes a back seat to other priorities, employment lawyers say, but the explosion of harassment claims against celebrities, politicians and others has led many companies to take it off the back burner.
The Connecticut Airport Authority is considering outsourcing operations of three of its five general aviation airports in an attempt to save money and narrow multimillion-dollar losses on the facilities.
As we move past the holiday season and into a new year, much of the attention will now shift toward Connecticut's gubernatorial race, which will have major ramifications for the future direction of the state.
Russell Phillips & Associates (RPA), founded in 1976, may not be a household name, but it's well-known in the healthcare industry for its emergency management consulting and technology services, which it has provided to major Connecticut hospitals and nursing homes.
A Branford biotech is expanding its collaboration with a UConn Health scientist to further its search for a better treatment for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which impacts an estimated 1.6 million Americans.
Facing the biggest financial threat in its six-year existence, the Connecticut Green Bank will reduce staff, trim deal volumes and pursue new revenue streams to keep itself and its mission alive.
In 2014, Connecticut agreed to let United Technologies Corp. use up to $400 million in “stranded” research and development tax credits to keep and expand the presence of its Pratt & Whitney subsidiary in East Hartford.
Q&A talks with Bonnie Stewart, executive director of the Connecticut Society of CPAs, on the impact of federal tax reform and other issues impacting the accounting industry.