November 11, 2019Edition

🔒Pharmacy commissioner-turned-pot-dispensary CEO bullish on industry growth

Patient safety has always been a top priority for longtime pharmacist Richard Carbray.

🔒2020 Census is vital for CT businesses

The 2020 Census will play an important role in our state’s economic future.

🔒How MDC is finding the next generation of water professionals

The Metropolitan District (MDC) faces a similar challenge that other water and wastewater utilities all across the country are currently facing: an aging workforce.

🔒UConn in Storrs, Jackson Lab in Farmington were mistakes? Maybe

The state’s multibillion-dollar investment in UConn’s Storrs campus in recent decades has been a mistake. Most, or at least significant portions of Connecticut’s flagship university should have been moved down state instead.
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🔒Hartford area’s retail market steady amid online-shopping fears

The Greater Hartford retail market has been mostly stable over the last year, despite concerns that brick-and-mortar stores are dying in the face of online competitors.

🔒CT’s new manufacturing czar Cooper lays out priorities, challenges

Connecticut’s first-ever Chief Manufacturing Officer Collin Cooper is a bit of an anomaly: a business-backed bureaucrat.

🔒Federal tax-credit program could help finance Hartford grocery store, $18M Boys & Girls Club clubhouse

Connecticut nonprofits have seen a decade-long decline in state financial support, as lawmakers grapple with continued budget deficits.

🔒The infallible way to beat ransomware

Ransomware has ramped up significantly in 2019, with many high-profile victims, including several Connecticut municipalities. While the cybersecurity landscape can feel daunting, ransomware is a unique kind of cyberattack in that there are steps to sidestep it.
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🔒As employers demand more cybersecurity workers, CT colleges rush to catch up

When UConn cut the ribbon last month on its new $1-million cybersecurity lab, it joined a growing number of Connecticut schools launching new or beefed-up programs to teach students how to fight hackers and keep sensitive data safe.

🔒East Hartford’s Founders Plaza eyed for major mixed-use redevelopment

Fresh off a major facelift, East Hartford’s most notable office building could soon be part of a much larger transformation.

🔒CT sets ambitious plan to put 500K electric vehicles on the road by 2030

Connecticut is well behind its pledge to put 150,000 electric vehicles on the road by 2025, but instead of pumping the breaks on its environmentally conscious goal, state policymakers are shifting into high gear.

🔒Bloomfield sees steady development boom

“Building boom” is a phrase not often used in Connecticut as the state’s slow-growing economy, fiscal issues and declining population have dampened investment in real estate and other development.
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