October 31, 2016 EditionEdition

As president of the Connecticut Retail Merchants Association, Tim Phelan understands the challenges that internet sales pose to the state’s brick-and-mortar retailers during the fast-approaching holiday shopping season. But this year, there’s another looming pressure state and national retailers are facing: new Department of Labor (DOL) overtime rules that could hit retailers particularly hard at their busiest — and most lucrative — time of year.

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We are in the midst of one of the most bizarre election campaigns this country has ever been through. Both major candidates are known entities. They each have, over the years, built their own unique brand image, both through words and actions. You know what you get because they and their teams have crafted their messages to tell you what you get.

The downtown Hartford historic office building known as Six Central Row that sold barely a year ago is back on the market, with the seller asking $300,000 more than it paid, the listing broker says.

The city of Hartford has ended its six-month trial of electronic parking meters bristling with cameras and other electronics and will stay with its current meter vendor.

Connecticut legislators and Hartford city representatives need to stand up, collaborate and support Congressman John Larson's $10 billion vision to redevelop stretches of I-84 and I-91 through Hartford into tunnels.

Hartford city councilors last week released a trial balloon on a new policy proposal that would increase taxes on owners of vacant downtown land, in an effort to spur development.

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Holiday gifts can be a simple way to strengthen relationships with key partners and business contacts. They can also be just one more distraction at the busiest time of year. Here are six questions to help you be certain that the gifts you send this year will be remembered and foster positive feelings.

British entrepreneur Jonathan May has largely avoided investment pitch competitions, because he said they often aren't worth the time spent that could be put into recruiting more customers for his five-year-old software company.

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Q&A talks about the state of CT's retail auto industry with James Fleming, president of the CT...