July 13, 2020Edition

After building single-family homes for a decade in the south, Atlanta developer Harold Foley considered several major Northeast markets to accelerate his business.

The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone’s Mind” by Jonah Berger (Simon & Schuster, $26.99). To paraphrase Isaac Newton: “A person in motion tends to stay in motion, while a person at rest tends to stay at rest.” Change requires motion, not rest. People parked in their “we’ve always done it this way” comfort zone resist change. Why? Inertia.

It was July 2018, and Bruno Wu was a few minutes late for an interview with Hartford Business Journal at public relations firm Sullivan & LeShane’s office, across the street from the state Capitol.

It is easy to envision the reopening of our country as a scene out of an apocalyptic movie. There is a hill of smoldering rubble, smoke rising, a glowing orange hazed sunrise silhouetting a lineup of weary warriors, arms around each other, legs in a firm stance, facing the new day.

Thirteen years ago, in partnership with my longtime colleague Peter Stanton, we started New England Business Media LLC.

Bruce and Brianna Gasieweski were cautiously waiting to sell their beginner home in West Hartford until the COVID-19 pandemic hit Connecticut and forced many potential sellers to leave the spring and summer market.

It’s tough under normal conditions for a state government and its economic development apparatus to pursue a coordinated strategy, but COVID-19’s uncertainties make it especially difficult.

After months of relative isolation and various other sacrifices made by state residents and companies, Connecticut can, at least for now, declare a cautious victory against COVID-19.

Small business owner Luis Ramirez is suing Gov. Lamont over pandemic shutdowns. He’s not alone.

A state innovation fund that underwrites key manufacturing industry programs has run dry, raising concerns over how to continue initiatives designed to grow and train Connecticut’s manufacturing workforce, which is under intense pressure from the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.

It could have been worse for Playhouse on Park.

When Community Mental Health Affiliates Inc. (CMHA) moved into the Plaza building in downtown New Britain, neighbors...