November 2, 2020 - Hartford Business Journal

Education

With new investment, Bristol educational robotics maker seeks growth

For some kids with autism, interacting with teachers and peers can be one of the biggest challenges they confront in school.

Real Estate & Construction

East Granby eyes apartment development

A zone change is largely a mundane task that represents the basic blocking and tackling of most planning and zoning commissions. But sometimes it can symbolize something of greater importance, including a vision for the future.

Manufacturing

Suffield’s Lasa Extract sees opportunity in burgeoning CBD market

Rick Sotil jokes that, as someone who’s “never even smoked a joint,” he may seem the unlikely leader of a CBD business.

News

🔒Navigating the future during times of uncertainty

“Uncharted — How to Navigate the Future” by Margaret Heffernan (Avid Reader Press, $30).“Prediction addiction” (n.) —...

News

🔒How to manage your COVID-19 IT needs

The COVID-19-related global shutdowns have radically transformed work.

News

🔒Important leadership practices in times of crisis

How do some companies manage better than others in a crisis?

Politics & Policy

Bordonaro: CT GOP should hope for a Biden victory

Connecticut has received mixed economic and fiscal news in recent weeks but the overall data paints a cloudy picture for the years ahead.

Manufacturing

CT manufacturers face increasing pressure to adopt ‘Industry 4.0’ technologies

Middlefield plastic molds manufacturer Wepco Plastics Inc. just bought a 3D printer, a technology that’s rapidly moving from being considered cutting edge, to a necessity — even for small producers.

Banking & Finance

🔒Avon fund seeks profit in green projects

Unlike most environmentalists, Bernie Zahren of Clean Feet Investors came to his activism through a career in boardrooms and executive suites.

Small Business

More CT residents are launching startups during the pandemic. Here’s why.

Since COVID-19 began tearing through the U.S. in mid-March, few have felt the impacts as acutely as small business owners.

Energy

Green biz strategist: Businesses, gov’t both crucial to averting climate disaster

In September, the Business Roundtable, a powerful group of 200-plus CEOs from major U.S. companies, including some of Connecticut’s biggest corporations, made waves when it endorsed putting a price on carbon emissions as a way to combat climate change.

Energy

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