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October 19, 2020Edition

🔒Cooperative Systems grows through acquisition, market demand

Early last month, Windsor’s Cooperative Systems, a managed-IT services provider, purchased Manchester-based Fandotech, including its employees, client base and data center. If the global pandemic has decimated certain sectors of […]

Black talent exists — if you search for it

After Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf recently stated that there is “a very limited pool of Black talent to recruit from,” I did a quick random search on LinkedIn and discovered quite a few Black professionals actively looking for work. I decided to use my LinkedIn timeline to feature a few of those professionals.

Transfer Act changes leave unfinished business

The notorious Connecticut environmental law, the Transfer Act, is broken and a hurdle to investment, redevelopment and even the cleanup of contaminated sites.

Here’s why these top Hartford area philanthropists donate their time and money

Give — but also get involved — is the motto of two of Hartford’s most active philanthropists, Bob Patricelli and JoAnn Price.
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Accounting firm RSM sees new Hartford office as key to Northeast growth

It’s still too early to measure the outsized impact the coronavirus pandemic is having on downtown Hartford’s...

Remote work debate intensifies as CT continues economic reopening, infection rates spike

Productivity at Hartford’s Covr Financial Technologies soared this spring when it abruptly shifted to remote work in the throes of the coronavirus outbreak in March.

Hartford HealthCare launches consulting business to help employers navigate COVID-19 risks

As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches into its seventh month, with no imminent end in sight, many business...

With leadership change, CONNSTEP’s focus is on manufacturing innovation

When Bonnie Del Conte joined CONNSTEP as CFO in 2003, it was a Rocky Hill-based free-standing consulting firm for manufacturing companies.
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🔒DiPentima hones CBIA’s lobbying game plan ahead of potentially tumultuous budget session

In the midst of a historic pandemic that’s battered Connecticut’s economy and left gaping holes in upcoming state budgets, deciding to leave a private-sector career to become the face of business interests at the state Capitol might seem like a risky move for most people. Not Chris DiPentima.

CT’s biggest bank monitoring online-only competitors as it hones its own digital path

While Middletown’s Liberty Bank plans to launch its first online-only or “digital bank” in 2021, that strategy isn’t for everyone, including one of Liberty’s largest local competitors.

CT fintech veteran Mitchell leads Liberty Bank counteroffensive against online-only challengers

Liberty Bank has built the third-largest market share among Connecticut-based banks, but the Middletown mutual lender doesn’t plan to rest on its laurels.

CT waste hauler pays $1.9M for LEGO’s former Enfield HQ

It’s always tough for a municipality when a major employer downsizes or leaves town entirely, something Enfield has experienced a few times in recent years.
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