November 6, 2017 EditionEdition

Bloomfield’s Back East Brewery recently earned a gold medal in the 2017 Great American Beer Festival competition. The brewery was the only gold medal winner from New England, taking first […]

Glastonbury technology consulting firm Kelser Corp. recently held its 21st Kelser Charity Challenge at Indian Hill Country...

Over the past century, tax incentives for giving to charity have helped improve American society in countless ways, from spurring medical research to building more vibrant communities to providing a safety net for those most in need.

The Legacy Foundation of Hartford Inc., a nonprofit that focuses on addressing disparities in health and education in the most...

Earlier this year, Bloomfield health insurance giant Cigna unveiled a new policy that allows employees to take up to four weeks of paid leave for needs such as caring for a newborn or an ill family member.

It would never happen here. Our employees are good people. I trust them implicitly. Besides, it's only big companies that get scammed. And on and on go the reasons for not taking even simple steps to protect your company from fraud and theft.

While the Republican-controlled Congress has tried and failed to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Trump Administration has continued its war on the ACA through a series of executive orders and regulatory changes.

While U.S. Marine Gulaid Ismail was serving in Iraq last decade two of his friends committed suicide. Later, Ismail suffered a nervous breakdown and was honorably discharged. If it weren't for Davina Ismail, his wife and caregiver, he said he'd be in jail or in a grave.

It's difficult to do in 140 characters or less, but one could argue there's no better time to highlight the mission of the Governor M. Jodi Rell Center for Public Service at the University of Hartford. That mission is to provide a community and academic forum for discussing ethics in government, the importance of civil discourse in politics, citizen involvement in public service and government, and to encourage careers in public service.

“Growing Weeders into Leaders — Leadership Lessons from the Ground Level” by Jeff McManus (Morgan James Publishing,...

How many networking meetings are you scheduled to attend this month? One per month; two per month; one per week? Networking meetings are well marketed. They offer the promise of that one connection that will lead to new business or that one person who will become a great connector for you. They also offer that center of influence who seems to know everyone, and instantly opens up their contacts to you.

A hallmark of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's economic development strategy has been to seed businesses with government loans, grants and tax incentives to stir job creation.

According to a June 2016 investor's presentation prepared by CliniFlow Technologies LLC, obtained by the Hartford Business Journal through federal court records, the company described itself as a medical technology investment and development company primarily focused on technologies that improve healthcare provider workflow and services.

Last February, state officials hailed the impending move of a New York City-based medical technology investment firm to a distressed Hartford corridor, where the company planned to house three startups in a newly built office building and create 195 jobs in exchange for $3.6 million in taxpayer money.

The 52,000-square-foot Vernon Industrial Place property has sold for $1.28 million, brokers said.