June 14, 2021 - Hartford Business Journal

Economy & Labor

🔒Vaccine mandates may be on the horizon

As employers call their workers back to offices and work sites, labor attorneys are preparing to litigate cases sussing out employee rights to medical privacy and employers’ responsibility to provide a safe workplace.

News

🔒Business community ‘unequivocally condemns’ recent acts of racism, hatred

The MetroHartford Alliance unequivocally condemns acts of racism and hatred and adds its voice to the chorus of those calling for a swift, thorough investigation by all levels of law enforcement.

News

🔒How to boost your team’s productivity

Think of the team you manage as a NASCAR pit crew and their projects as races.

Economy & Labor

🔒Hartford is bouncing back — but is it moving forward?

Despite a handful of critics who expressed less-than-optimistic outlooks about the future of Hartford last year, our four-week survey of the community conveys a different message.

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🔒Opinion: CT can’t afford to let 5G misinformation get in way of connectivity needs

Unfortunately, despite decades of research that say otherwise, misinformation surrounding the safety of 5G and radio frequency (RF) continues to live on.

News

🔒Bordonaro: Hartford’s comeback depends on a return of office workers

Editor's Take: The longer it takes to get people back downtown the slower the city’s recovery will be.

Real Estate & Construction

🔒New acquisition gives Loureiro Engineering vertical construction capabilities, growth opportunities

For CEO Brian Cutler, the company’s evolution is about being able to take a project from concept to completion under one roof.

Logistics

🔒Hartford’s distribution real estate market is red hot; get a peek inside a modern logistics warehouse

Demand for warehouse facilities is booming as the pre-existing trend of customers expecting faster delivery has collided with a pandemic-era surge in e-commerce.

Arts & Culture

🔒PPP loans help Hartford Symphony Orchestra survive shutdown as return of in-person events nears

After 16 months cut off from performing in front of in-person audiences, the Hartford Symphony Orchestra is thinking big again.

News

🔒Greater Hartford employers test the waters of a post-COVID work environment

One month after Gov. Ned Lamont lifted the vast majority of Connecticut’s remaining COVID-19 restrictions, an increasing number of Hartford-area employers are starting to call their workers back to the office.

Health Care

🔒Young Pharmaceuticals plans major expansion with new Wethersfield HQ

Young Pharmaceuticals, a family-owned dermatological products company, is growing its footprint in Wethersfield, with plans for a new headquarters that could eventually anchor a multi-building campus on the west side of town.

Health Care

🔒CEO Jeff Flaks lays out his vision for a transformed Hartford HealthCare system

Looking back on 17 years at Hartford HealthCare and nearly two years as CEO, Jeff Flaks sees a gradual transformation of the system — turbocharged by the pandemic — into an organization that has become decentralized and focused on bringing high-level care into communities across the state.

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