June 17, 2019Edition

“The Ultimate Start-Up Guide: Marketing Lessons, War Stories and Hard-Won Advice … ” by Tom Hogan and Carol Broadbent (Career Press, $16.99).

“First, do no harm.” It’s the famed Hippocratic Oath that medical students know well as they pursue a career in medicine. But just about everyone else knows what it means as well, including elected officials. 

“Don’t fall into the trap of thinking like a customer. If you do, you’re done!” This warning has been pounded into the heads of salespeople — and it will follow them until their last day on the job.

On the last day of the legislative session, Comptroller Kevin Lembo found himself in what could be described as an awkward situation.

Hecheng Chen has a plan. Since he started working long, strenuous hours in his family’s Chinese takeout restaurant...

When Guilford resident Carlos Gomez started working for Uber about three years ago, driving for 10 hours usually netted him about $250. These days, it can be more like $120.

When state regulators approved Connecticut’s two most recent hospital mergers and acquisitions, both deals came with major strings attached.

There’s a revolution going on in health care these days. No, we’re not talking about the mega mergers like CVS and Aetna, or the recently announced “Haven,” the joint venture between Amazon, J.P. Morgan and Berkshire Hathaway.

Q&A talks with Kim Rivers, CEO of Trulieve Cannabis Corp., a Florida-based cannabis company.

Leaders of Connecticut’s largest homecare businesses say the recently concluded legislative session leaves them feeling targeted by their own state government. It began in May, when lawmakers cemented enough votes for a minimum-wage increase and a paid family medical leave program.

German machine-tool maker Trumpf Inc., which has extensive operations in Farmington, leased 141,000 square feet of industrial space in Newington. Landlord Vernel Company L.P., of Redding, leased space in the 183,000-square-foot edifice built in 1960 at 81-85 Alumni Road, Hartford broker Colliers International said.

Connecticut manufacturers came away from the recently ended legislative session with mixed results. But they did notch two wins, including one that will make it easier for them to recruit young talent and the appointment of a cabinet-level ombudsman for their sector.

When Paul Holzer moved from a middle-class school district to a wealthy one in high school, he was struck by how closely linked achievement appeared to be with opportunity, and the power teachers have in fostering growth.