July 8, 2024 - Hartford Business Journal

Politics & Policy

🔒Bordonaro: Special legislative session sets bad precedent

Special legislative sessions have become the norm in Connecticut politics. It seems almost every year state policymakers feel too confined by a part-time legislature that meets for only three or five months annually, so they add an extra session in the offseason to vote on, and usually pass, bills that address seemingly pressing issues. Special […]

Energy

🔒Opinion: Collaboration is key to tackling CT’s challenges; offshore wind industry provides test case

A recent trip to view the first-ever utility-scale offshore wind farm in the United States, not far...

Nonprofits

🔒Here’s how to avoid common pitfalls when managing charitable assets

If one was to ask the leadership of a nonprofit about the biggest challenge facing the organization,...

Retail

🔒Despite mall struggles, broader retail real estate market sees a post-pandemic rebound

“In-person retail is dead.”That was a refrain shared by some experts during the pandemic, which led to a...

Politics & Policy

🔒Here’s how the special legislative session will impact businesses

Most of the attention on the General Assembly’s late June special session focused on lawmakers granting the...

Nonprofits

🔒As COVID-era aid and giving wane, nonprofits seek new revenue streams for survival

The COVID-19 pandemic changed the landscape for many organizations, especially nonprofits.Some charitable organizations stayed afloat with the...

Cannabis

🔒First cannabis transport company earns final license approval; plans to be logistics ‘hub’ for industry newcomers and veterans

Connecticut’s cannabis industry has experienced a number of firsts in recent years, with the launch of the...

Manufacturing

🔒Amid recent job cuts, newly private Kaman Corp. bets on new technology for future growth

Just a few months after going private, Bloomfield-based Kaman Corp. is focusing on new technology while beginning...

Logistics

🔒Quietly, Stamford has been a top international maritime shipping management center; but it’s an industry in flux

Stamford has only a modest waterfront in comparison to the busy commercial port of New Haven just...

Logistics

🔒Millstone Medical invests $5M in new Bloomfield testing facility, amid supply chain-tightening trend

"Speed is the new king," said Paul Lavoie, the state's chief manufacturing officer. "It used to be that price was the king; right now, it's speed — how quickly can I get things done? And that’s why we started to see companies getting closer to their customers."

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