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October 17, 2016 EditionEdition

🔒Larson: $10B tunnel plan will reshape Greater Hartford

Q&A talks to U.S. Rep. John Larson (D-CT) who recently unveiled a $10 billion plan to replace a stretch of I-84 and I-91 through Hartford with two separate highway tunnels.

🔒Ex-Simsbury mansion for sale at $2.25M

A 17,000-square-foot former downtown Simsbury mansion converted to commercial use is on the market for the second time in three years, with a $2.25 million asking price, brokers say.

🔒Nonprofit Profile: Billings Forge Community Works

Savings Institute Bank & Trust donated $3,000 to 18 local organizations including Olean Foundation Inc., The Matty...

🔒Homecare seeks Medicare payments

A Hartford area homecare agency is scheduled by Nov. 1 to join a national study conducted by Harvard Medical School examining the effects homecare providers have on reducing unnecessary client hospitalizations and lowering healthcare costs.
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🔒Bank of America builds home with Habitat for Humanity

Bank of America employee volunteers (shown left) teamed up with Hartford Area Habitat for Humanity to build...

🔒Can we secure the internet of things?

The internet of things — the internetworking of everyday physical objects — is all around us. Every day our cars, homes, offices and even our bodies through things like medical devices are becoming more and more connected.

🔒CT takes steps to address gridlock problem

State Department of Transportation spokesman Kevin Nursick understands Americans' fascination with their cars.

🔒Getting rid of a boondoggle for package stores

Package stores recently found an unlikely ally in their goal of holding on to an archaic, anti-competitive special interest known as minimum-bottle pricing — anti-alcohol advocates. These advocates often put forth opinion pieces dressed up as research and then make huge logical leaps in unrelated conversations to restrict alcohol consumption.
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🔒Otis Elevator donates to Mercy Housing and Shelter

Otis Elevator recently donated funds to assist with the purchase of the Roped Hydraulic elevator at Mercy...

🔒State gov’ts energy-reduction efforts need more money

A $20 million taxpayer-backed investment to reduce state government's energy use and power bills has shown modest results over the last five years, but the state remains well behind an original energy-savings target established by the General Assembly.

🔒CT’s wealth gap a threat to economy

The United Way's second annual ALICE report painted another striking picture of two distinct Connecticuts.

🔒Halloran & Sage Partner Elected to Eastern States Exposition’s Board of Corporators

Richard Roberts, a partner at Halloran & Sage LLP's Hartford office, was recently elected to the Eastern...
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🔒B of A remains CT’s market share leader

Bank of America's market share lead in Connecticut has narrowed over the past year, despite the Charlotte-based lender increasing its deposit base in the state by nearly 1 percent.

🔒Changes aplenty for CT’s high-speed network

The state entity that operates a high-speed internet fiber backbone for public schools, libraries and other users is putting an increased focus on attracting business customers, as it grapples with a sizable budget cut.

🔒CT’s transportation infrastructure ranks among bottom 10 in U.S.

Q&A with David T. Hartgen, senior fellow, and Baruch Feigenbaum, transportation policy analyst, with the Reason Foundation, which just released its 22nd Annual Highway Report that ranks how state-owned road systems are performing relative to others in categories like traffic fatalities, pavement condition, deficient bridges and spending per mile.

🔒How winners think differently to create a competitive edge

“Elite Minds — How Winners Think Differently to Create a Competitive Advantage and Maximize Success” by Stan...
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