October 14, 2019Edition

When Karraine Moody talks about the first time she volunteered at a Hartford Area Habitat for Humanity site, it’s with a palpable sincerity.

Capitalism is always being criticized in fundamental ways, while philanthropy generally escapes serious scrutiny.

Struggling sports teams often point to moral victories as signs of hope for the future.

Welcome to the Hartford Business Journal’s new format and frequency. This week HBJ is announcing it will be moving to a biweekly print schedule as it focuses more on its digital news offerings.

The key question during job interviews used to be: “Why should we hire you?” These days, particularly among small and mid-sized businesses, the question is often inverted. Now the common question asked by the would-be employee is: “Why should I choose to work here?”

There are plenty of suggestions on how to fuel downtown Hartford’s retail corridor, but the first step must be to grow the city’s population, according to Mayor Luke Bronin.

Since it entered the Connecticut market three years ago through its $4.1 billion acquisition of First Niagara Bank, Ohio-based KeyBank’s deposits market share in the state has been relatively flat. James Barger wants to change that.

In a near-empty luxury box overlooking Rentschler Field a couple hours before the UConn football team’s late-August season home opener, Athletic Director David Benedict stood and was frank about what he thinks is largely behind the team’s falling attendance and waning revenues in recent years.

When it comes to danger in the workplace, few jobs are more treacherous than those on a construction site.

Somer Hicks has held various jobs over the years, including as a bartender and painter, but her latest in the construction industry has been the most satisfying, she said.

David Fay arrived as the new president and CEO of Hartford’s The Bushnell Performing Arts Center in June 2001, just five months before the theater completed a $45-million renovation and expansion.

Joseph Samolis, Middletown’s director of planning, conservation and development, finds himself staring down a long-awaited opportunity.