June 1, 2026Edition

Connecticut businesses are grappling with a new form of search optimization as consumers ditch Google for AI chatbots, but experts warn the old strategies don't work and no one fully understands how AI decides what to recommend.

As GLP-1 weight-loss drug costs surge, most Connecticut employers cover them but impose conditions like prior authorization and lifestyle requirements to manage expenses, a strategy the state employee plan has used to slow spending growth.

The Bloomfield startup's multi-fuel engine, developed over two decades, is transitioning to market with $65 million in Army and Air Force contracts backing its commercialization.

After years of legislative stalemate, Connecticut has passed comprehensive AI regulation requiring businesses to disclose their use of the technology in hiring and other operations, with compliance deadlines arriving Oct. 1.

By deferring remote work policy to a working group, Gov. Lamont missed a chance to establish in-office requirements that could help Hartford's downtown recovery.

The purchase by three Albanian-American entrepreneurs marks another sign of confidence in Waterbury's downtown comeback — and they plan to invest more.

Aerospace manufacturer WHI Global relocated its Aerobond division from Massachusetts to Connecticut, demonstrating the success of AdvanceCT's hands-on recruitment strategy focused on operational fit and workforce over financial incentives.

Connecticut law and accounting firms are experimenting with new billing models as artificial intelligence reshapes their core business, with some moving to value-based rates to compensate for the hours AI tools are cutting from client work.

As artificial intelligence automates the routine legal and accounting work that has traditionally trained junior professionals, law and accounting firms face a fundamental challenge: how to develop the next generation when entry-level assignments disappear.

As overall corporate relocation volumes have softened post-pandemic, Cartus Corp. is betting companies will still pay premium rates for senior executive moves, launching a new service coordinating complex relocations from home sales to school searches to specialized pet transport.