The Women’s Business Development Council recently hosted its fifth annual “Women-Owned Business Day” at the state Capitol sponsored by The Hartford. The event drew nearly 200 Connecticut women business owners […]
The Connecticut Technology Council wants gubernatorial candidates to keep the needs of the state's approximately 6,000 tech companies front-of-mind this summer.
Spencer Curry, co-founder and CEO of Meriden-based Trifecta Ecosystems, an aquaponics technology company and indoor farm, said finding the right investors — those who can bring more than money to the table, including experiences complementary to the company — can be difficult.
Mike Abramson plays guitar, bass, piano and drums and jokes he'd like to be a rock star when he grows up, but today he's a chief drum-beater for the Hartford Yard Goats, for which he became general manager last fall after Tim Restall's promotion to team president.
Democrats have controlled the governor's office and General Assembly for eight years and polls suggest Connecticut voters are extremely unhappy with the state administration, what with the chronic insolvency, tax increases and oppressive unfunded liabilities.
The overseers of the XL Center in Hartford say the venue is feeling the sting, in more ways than one, from a 10 percent state admissions tax that kicked in six months ago.
A New York arbitration court has ordered a would-be Hartford entrepreneur — who promised but failed to bring 195 medical-technology jobs to the Capital City in exchange for state aid — along with his associates and various companies to pay $14 million to former investor-employees who were allegedly defrauded out of six-figure investments as well as salaries and benefits.