September 12, 2022Edition

Economy & Labor

🔒Rethink your return-to-office plans — or risk losing top talent

Every company has re-imagined the way it works. Remote work and virtual collaboration became the norm during the pandemic — and the IT industry was swamped helping organizations adapt. But […]
Politics & Policy

🔒HBJ puts spotlight on gubernatorial candidates

As we head into mid-September, we’re now less than two months away from an important election. Voters in...
Manufacturing

🔒Accounting firm CEOs: These are the biggest headaches facing small businesses

The last few years have been challenging for small businesses.A Federal Reserve report noted that small business...
Accounting

🔒With embrace of remote work, accounting firms rethink office space needs

As companies continue to reevaluate their need for office space amid the widespread adoption of hybrid or...
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Sports & Outdoors

🔒Events industry sees uptick in attendance, but full recovery not expected until 2023

The events industry is rebounding as COVID-weary patrons shed their masks and fears of being in public...
Economy & Labor

🔒CT colleges, businesses partner on tech training as higher-ed embraces non-degree programs

With tech job postings in Connecticut nearly doubling in the last year, the Lamont administration is looking...
Small Business

🔒Looming COVID-19 emergency loan repayments a concern for still-struggling small businesses

A $150,000 loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration helped New Britain’s Crystal Ballroom survive months of...
Economic Development

🔒Towns reshape rigid land-use rules as they embrace ‘live, work, play’ development

Towns across Connecticut are embracing the “live, work, play” development concept, and working to create vibrant and...
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Health Care

🔒As hospitals look to control costs, Soma Tech’s refurbished medical equipment business booms

As hospitals, doctor’s offices and other healthcare providers continue to face pressure to control or even reduce...
Nonprofits

🔒With new HQ, Eastern CT Chamber set to launch innovation center, startup incubator

Since mid-July, the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut has been running an eight-week Entrepreneurship Academy at...
Politics & Policy

🔒In reelection bid, Lamont touts fiscal stability, closer ties to business community, workforce development

It’s a rematch in this year’s gubernatorial race, with incumbent and Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont taking on...
Retail

🔒Memphis investment group — looking to rebuild U.S. auto-dealer portfolio — buys two CT dealerships

With recent purchases of Kia of East Hartford and Papa’s Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in New Britain,...
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Real Estate & Construction

🔒INDUS Realty Trust diversifies into new markets as sprawling New England Tradeport development fills

In 1978, cigar company Culbro Corp. completed a roughly 40,000-square-foot warehouse on a former tobacco field in...
Economic Development

🔒Amazon deepens commitment to massive Waterbury/Naugatuck distribution center with $4.8M land purchase

An Amazon-affiliated limited liability company recently paid $4.8 million for an 8.5-acre industrial property in Naugatuck, deepening the...
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