June 29, 2020Edition

When UConn math department administrators were thinking about revamping their courses about seven years ago, they asked professor Amit Savkar to look into why so many freshmen dropped out, withdrew or failed math classes.

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted not only the physical health of almost 2 million Americans, but also the economic well-being of our region and nation. Congress has enacted several massive legislative packages to help tackle coronavirus, assist struggling businesses and reinvigorate the economy. Still, more must be done.

As the state’s manufacturing sector now begins the slow process of returning to some semblance of “normal” business and production, producers see this as an opportunity to once more emerge as national leaders.

It seems almost like an Orwellian nightmare: By following the law, one violates the law. Unfortunately, this may be precisely the paradox that many Connecticut employers now face. Gov. Ned Lamont’s plan to “reopen” the economy may unintentionally have the perverse consequence of leaving employers that strictly comply with the reopening guidance vulnerable to employment-discrimination lawsuits.

Gina Luari has coveted the modern design of downtown Hartford’s Spectra Wired Cafe since it opened in 2017, so when the space became available earlier this year she didn’t waste time getting her South End restaurant’s expansion plans in order.

Samuel Gray Jr. was stunned during a recent virtual town hall with Hartford middle-school students when he asked how many of the young people had seen the video of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis.

As Connecticut colleges prepare to reopen for in-person instruction in the coming months amid the coronavirus pandemic, an important — and lucrative — part of the student body won’t be fully returning to campus: international students.

Greater Hartford’s retail real estate market held steady in recent years despite a nationwide boom in online shopping, but experts say the local industry won’t be able to avoid suffering in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As COVID-19 has accelerated the already existing trend toward increasing availability of restaurant pickup and delivery options, restaurateurs are struggling to make this segment of the business profitable.

Q&A talks with Tim Francis, the enterprise cyber lead at Travelers Cos., about cybersecurity and cyber insurance issues during the coronavirus pandemic.

As Connecticut employers await 2021 health insurance rates in July, it’s anybody’s guess whether the COVID-19 pandemic will sock or soothe benefits budgets next year.

Over the past 13 years, two longtime friends and a small team based in Rocky Hill have broken their way into the global energy sector, developing acoustic and fiber-optic sensors and software that have enabled more efficient production in mile-deep oil and gas wells as well as improved monitoring of electric grid cables.

There are a few types of developments that don’t come along often or ever for most towns, but East Windsor has two of them in the works.