May 22, 2017 EditionEdition

Hotels, cottages, inns and bed-and-breakfasts have long had a stranglehold on a lodging industry aimed at satisfying travelers' desires to stay someplace special — that is, until Airbnb came along.

If you find a stranger in your home over the next few weeks fumbling through couch cushions for loose change there's a good chance it could be a desperate state legislator.

My April 24th column (“Let's tax Yale — Here's why and how”) created more of a dustup than I anticipated. In the column, I tried to deflect the state employee union's search for new tax revenue in Yale's direction by, in essence, making a case for taxing Yale's endowment — based primarily on the “tax-the-rich” meme unions keep recirculating. Yale is, of course, rich, as these things go.

Travelers Cos. is back in court in another attempt to block the use of an umbrella logo by another financial services company.

Q&A talks to Randy Fiveash, director of the Connecticut Office of Tourism, about the influence of foreign travelers in the state's tourism industry.

New Britain attorney-lobbyist Brendan M. Fox knows well the role that the Capital Region Development Authority is playing to help revitalize Hartford.

When times are tough, we play it safe. When the world feels unsafe, unpredictable or unhealthy, it's human nature to go home, close the door, pull down the shades and pull the covers over our heads. We find security in familiarity and want to protect what we feel is essential. We forego what we consider unnecessary; this is not the time for experimentation, risk taking or frivolity.

New England commercial landlord-developer Winstanley Enterprises has purchased two more northern Connecticut properties, an $11.4 million investment this time.

Cindy and Gary Wood remember their first encounter as Hartford teenagers in 1973. They were at a nightclub in Wethersfield. Cindy recalls a handsome jock who had caught her eye. Unfortunately, Gary was oblivious to Cindy's flirtations.

“Put Your Intuition to Work — How to Supercharge Your Inner Wisdom to Think Fast and Make...

The St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center Distinguished Physician award has been presented to Dr. Bernard Clark...

Farmington Bank employees recently delivered 50,000 children's diapers and over 500 adult diapers to organizations in Greater...

Some of downtown Hartford's most resilient merchants are housed on Pratt Street.

Two teams made up of well-known Greater Hartford companies, colleges, nonprofits and other institutions last week aired plans to invest millions of dollars in new economic development initiatives with the hopes of winning matching funds from the state's Innovation Places competition.

Over 100 volunteers gathered at Parker Memorial Community Center in Hartford to celebrate Arbor Day 2017 through...

Berkshire Bank Foundation awarded a $5,000 grant to Klingberg Family Centers to support a vocational education program...

Simsbury Bank and other local organizations (shown left) delivered Junior Achievement's “JA in a Day” business and...