June 25, 2018 EditionEdition

🔒Johnson Brunetti hosts blood drive

Johnson Brunetti Retirement & Investment Specialists recently hosted a blood drive at its Wethersfield location for the American Red Cross. The second annual Johnson Brunetti Blood Drive collected 21 pints […]

🔒CT must confront economic, fiscal challenges

There is a traditional Chinese curse that, when translated into English, says “May you live in interesting times.”

🔒Murtha Cullina’s diversity push woos top women lawyers

Q&A talks with Jennifer M. DelMonico, managing partner of Hartford-based Murtha Cullina, about the law firm's strategy for recruiting and grooming women lawyers.

🔒CI’s 3Q investments rise

The state's quasi-public venture capital arm, Connecticut Innovations, says its third-quarter equity investments rose 32 percent on higher deal volumes.
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🔒Friendly’s pivot to quick-service dining model spurred by growing trend

Friendly's restaurant chain is pivoting to a quick-service dining model that's growing in popularity.

🔒China’s new scrap-restriction policies disrupt CT’s recycling industry

China's new scrap restrictions are squeezing the state's recycling industry and making it more costly to convert waste into reusable materials.

🔒New pay-equity law aims to close CT’s gender wage gap

A new pay-equity law aims to close Connecticut's gender wage gap, but not everyone is convinced it will be effective.

🔒Cigna’s top doc: Value-based care best hope for lowering healthcare costs

Insurers and medical providers continue their slow, steady march toward a reimbursement system that financially rewards doctors for keeping people healthy rather than the traditional fee-for-service model.
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🔒Comcast NBCUniversal awards scholarships to high school seniors

Comcast NBCUniversal awarded $53,000 in scholarships for the 2018-19 school year to 44 Connecticut students as part of its annual Leaders and Achievers scholarship program. The program, funded by the Comcast Foundation, is a one-time, $1,000 scholarship awarded to high school seniors for their community service, academic performance and leadership skills.

🔒Why leaders ought to become ‘parachute packers’

I love to tell stories, not just mine but others as well.

🔒Menapace leads Hartford County Bar Assoc. as pres.

Michael Menapace, new president of the 1,800-member Hartford County Bar Association (HCBA), started his career as a musician and music teacher before striking a new chord as a lawyer in 2003.

🔒How to think creatively in today’s connected digital age

In our 24/7/365 connected world, we've become experts in not wasting time. At work, inboxes are on overflow, meetings abound, emails and voicemail remind us that there's still much to be done. After work, our personal schedules fill quickly yet we constantly check our smartphones and tablets for emails, use apps and post on social media. Sleep provides the only respite from being “on.”
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🔒Latinas & Power Symposium gathers local professionals

The 15th annual Latinas & Power Symposium was held on May 17 at the Hartford Hilton. Nearly 500 attended the sold-out event, which featured workshops, seminars and panels focused on career growth, networking and financial wellness.

🔒Gross steers Avid Marketing Group’s expanding digital focus

Jonathan Gross was working at an advertising agency in the 1980s when he thought he could do the work better and start his own firm.

🔒China policy adds new challenge for CT’s recycling efforts

The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's Legislative Director Lee Sawyer says the agency is continuing to work to educate residents about what and what not to throw away in their recycling bins.
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