June 8, 2018 EditionEdition

Tom Barnes has a bounce in his step as he bolts up the circular staircase that evokes an image of a spring. The staircase, illuminated by a skylight, naturally is in the center of the Barnes Group international headquarters in Bristol.

Senior citizen Edna Vinters, a lifelong Hartford resident, was tired — more tired from renting apartments than just about anything else.

When it comes to boardroom politics and good old boys, Suzanne Hopgood knows the score — and she's not averse to sharing the gory details.

On a Sunday 40 years ago, electron beam welder trainee Bob Balboni walked onto the floor at KTI Inc. in East Windsor and found the owner, Howard Orr, working the line.