May 9, 2022 - Hartford Business Journal

Nonprofits

🔒In-person volunteerism returns with excitement, partnership and opportunity

No doubt our community has experienced some challenges over the past two years. Local nonprofits and charitable organizations throughout Connecticut were particularly impacted as they faced increased demand for services […]

Politics & Policy

🔒CT economist: History shows recessions follow inflation; businesses should plan accordingly

During my time in the Carter administration White House on the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), the...

Education

🔒USJ’s ‘upside-down’ curriculum gives computer science majors early access to core courses, marketable skills

When the fall term begins at the University of St. Joseph, a grand experiment will be kick-started...

Education

🔒UHart’s Woodward: Move to Division III athletics still the right move

The University of Hartford Board of Regents’ decision in May 2021 to transition the school’s athletics program...

Education

🔒In wake of pandemic pains, declining enrollment, UHart’s new strategic plan aims for financial stability, campus investment

About a half-decade after taking the reins of the University of Hartford, including a few tumultuous years...

Arts & Culture

🔒Hartford theaters face long bounce back from pandemic’s harsh impact

The global pandemic hit Hartford’s theaters hard, forcing them to close for months.They lost subscribers — the...

News

🔒Chelsea Groton Bank reinvents branches, hosts classes to attract in-person visits, boost business

It’s a conundrum facing banks around the country and world — with fewer people visiting branches to...

Subscriber Only

🔒As major IT companies establish Hartford beachheads, political, business leaders see more room for growth

It began in 2018, with the announcement that India-based tech giant Infosys would open a Hartford hub...

Cannabis

🔒With major players sitting on sidelines, cannabis companies seek alternatives in finding insurance coverage

Hartford arguably still owns the title of “insurance capital of the world,” but many national insurers that...

Casino Gaming

🔒As competition intensifies, CT casinos spend millions on new resort amenities, upgrades

Even as Connecticut casinos face a choppy recovery from the pandemic, they appear to be bullish on...

Banking & Finance

🔒Growing CT Wealth Management opens $1M collaboration space in Farmington HQ

Connecticut Wealth Management — a firm that has won Hartford Business Journal’s Best Places to Work in...

Casino Gaming

🔒CT casinos face choppy recovery as pandemic fears wane

Following last winter’s omicron surge, Connecticut’s two tribal casinos are showing signs of a recovery, but the...

Small Business

🔒CT serial entrepreneur hopes to disrupt meeting scheduling technology with new startup

Scheduling apps became more popular during the pandemic, as virtual meetings dominated workdays and people began looking...

Retail

🔒Hartford’s Front Street arts and entertainment district stirring from COVID-19 doldrums

Customers poured through the doors of Bear’s Smokehouse for a 90-minute lunch break during the Mary Kay...

Cannabis

Multistate operators keep buying up cannabis businesses nationally, including in CT

Multistate operators are increasingly buying up cannabis shops and other marijuana-related businesses across the country, including in...

May 9, 2022Edition

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