Sept. 18, 2023 - Hartford Business Journal

Accounting

🔒Employer shield law boosts cybersecurity interest amid high-profile attacks, litigation

Cybercriminals in recent months have launched attacks against several Connecticut employers in an attempt to make money, from the city of New Haven to the owner of three local hospitals. […]

Health Care

🔒UConn grads hope new diagnostic technology changes cancer treatment, research

When Armin Tahmasbi Rad and Leila Daneshmandi met at UConn in 2017 while studying biomedical engineering, they...

Real Estate & Construction

🔒Diverse mix of small business owners partner to build industrial rental properties north of Hartford

Three businessmen from Massachusetts with longstanding ties have joined with a pair of Connecticut builders for an...

Small Business

🔒CT’s first chief innovation officer aims to jump-start economic growth

Gov. Ned Lamont has quietly created a new high-profile position in state government: the state’s first chief...

Banking & Finance

🔒Budderfly reports record revenue, employment growth one year after $500M capital injection

Just over a year after getting a $500 million capital injection from a Swiss private equity firm,...

Accounting

🔒‘Changing Everything’: AI could have transformative impact on CT, U.S. economies

When Bret Greenstein was in the sixth grade, his teacher demonstrated how a computer could learn and...

Health Care

🔒AI in Healthcare: From evaluating strokes to predicting patient downturns, AI is transforming health care

At the Yale New Haven Comprehensive Stroke Center, physicians like Dr. Joseph Schindler can use artificial intelligence-enhanced...

Bioscience

🔒Bioscience: Harnessing AI for drug development

Several Connecticut biotech companies are leveraging artificial intelligence to develop new treatments for ailments — from cancer...

Health Care

🔒New collaborative aims to make CT an AI healthcare hub

A new effort is underway to make Connecticut a hub for artificial intelligence in the healthcare industry.The...

Banking & Finance

🔒Bankers tread cautiously into an AI-assisted future seen as inevitable

At KeyBank, artificial intelligence is sometimes used to relay simple answers on customer service calls, but hasn’t...

Energy

🔒CT startup uses AI to help electric companies ID faulty utility poles, equipment

The aging U.S. electric grid, which was mostly built in the 1960s and 1970s, is facing significant...

Economy & Labor

🔒Evolving Workplace: Office furniture dealers, design firms adapt to employers’ changing workspace desires

As businesses continue to push more workers back to the office, at least for a few days...

Accounting

🔒Numbers Crunch: Accounting firms turn to recruiters, high schoolers, apprenticeships in urgent search for new talent

Accounting firms continue to grapple with significant labor shortages, as veteran employees retire in droves and fewer...

Subscriber Only

🔒Here’s how to respond to a cyber attack

So, what happens if your business is victimized by a cyber attack?Security and legal experts say contact...

Accounting

🔒Accounting workflow automation frees up bandwidth for strategic initiatives

Maximizing the efficiency of your accounting team starts with automation. The key is a tech stack that inputs...

Banking & Finance

First woman becomes head of Northwest Community Bank

Maura A. Malo became president and CEO of Winsted-based Northwest Community Bank on Saturday, following an announcement...

Real Estate & Construction

🔒Highland Park Market buys Manchester butcher shop building for $1.25M

The Manchester location of butcher shop Bogner Quality Meats recently sold to grocery chain Highland Park Market...

Economic Development

🔒All-star development team plans $841M housing, commercial project along CT River in East Hartford

A partnership including some of the most prominent businessmen in Greater Hartford is planning an $841 million development along the Connecticut River in East Hartford, including 1,000 apartments, 300,000 square feet of commercial development and new transport links.

Sept. 18, 2023Edition

About

Subscribe

Follow HBJ