June 15, 2020Edition

In 1982, 23-year-old David Truglio knew he wanted to own his own business, and observed that architects and designers of malls, airports and atriums seemed to include lots of indoor plants.

“HBR Guide to Managing Stress at Work” (Harvard Business Review Press, $19.99). Who doesn’t feel stressed at work these days? Do more with less. Priorities and deadlines rearranged. Voicemail. Email. Reports. Meetings. Add the unknown what’s-next effect of COVID-19 to the list. The information in these 14 HBR essays won’t help you eliminate stress but will help you understand its triggers and mitigate its effects.

Any Hartford Business Journal reader can tell you: small business drives Connecticut’s economy.

Who are you counting on to help you, your family, work colleagues, and your community make it through this pandemic?

Darius Kania had some sleepless nights early this spring. As the coronavirus pandemic was beginning to rapidly spread in Connecticut, the company he runs with his father — Lynn Welding Co. in Newington — saw a quick and significant drop in revenues, particularly as the aerospace industry took a nosedive amid grounded flights and fearful passengers.

When dinnertime comes at one of the group homes run by Harc, a Hartford-based nonprofit that serves people with intellectual disabilities, residents are used to socializing with staff and family members.

As Connecticut’s medical marijuana program begins to treat individuals suffering from chronic pain, the state says it’s expecting the number of registered patients to nearly double in the coming years.

When the city of Hartford released its 15-year master plan in January, a major goal was to increase access to and use of public transportation.

Learn how some nursing homes and assisted-living facilities have blocked the spread of the deadly coronavirus.

After enjoying record earnings last year, Connecticut banks started 2020 on a gloomier note, seeing their combined profits cut in half during the first quarter.

Jonathan Metcalf is a fifth-degree black belt who has taught martial arts for nearly 25 years, but the small business owner has never faced an opponent quite like COVID-19.

Q&A talks with Joe Ercolano, state director of the Connecticut Small Business Development Center (CTSBDC), which provides no-cost business advising to small business owners and entrepreneurs to start and grow their business in Connecticut.

Darius Kania was bullish coming into 2020.

Jon Patrei and Bo Kolcio this spring did what many entrepreneurs try to avoid during a major economic downturn: open a new business.

In February, Hartford-based GO-Agency had recently won some new business, giving the company plenty of work in its pipeline. In fact, the 16-year-old marketing and communications firm was expecting its best year yet.

Connecticut’s Brass City can now also be called the Mediterranean Sea Bass City.

The global coronavirus pandemic has impacted all companies, but small businesses have been hit hardest. All are hoping for better days in the future. Here are their stories.

New apartment development has swept through Greater Hartford in recent years, with much of the activity occurring in more densely populated cities and suburbs.