September 21, 2020 - Hartford Business Journal

Prospect staff back employee wellness programs

4th Place | Category: 5,000-plus EmployeesProspect Medical Connecticut: Eastern CT Health Network & Waterbury HealthCT Locations: Manchester,...

Burns & McDonnell urges staff to take ownership

3rd Place | Category: 5,000-plus EmployeesBurns & McDonnellCT Location: WallingfordIndustry: Construction engineeringTop Executive: CEO Ray Kowalik Led...

Group exercise events accelerating U-Haul’s wellness strategy

2nd Place | Category: 5,000-plus EmployeesU-HaulCT Locations: StatewideIndustry: RentalTop Executive: Chairman and CEO Joe Shoen U-Haul’s “Healthier...

Meredith’s balanced wellness approach lowers high-risk population

1st Place | Category: 5,000-plus EmployeesMeredith Corp.CT Locations: Rocky Hill, StamfordIndustry: MediaTop Executive: CEO Thomas H. Harty...

Competition ups healthy living engagement for senior living outfit

4th Place | Category: 2,501 to 4,999 EmployeesBenchmark Senior LivingCT Locations: Middletown, South Windsor, Rocky Hill, etc.Industry:...

AAA Northeast boosts diabetes care

3rd Place | Category: 2,501 to 4,999 EmployeesAAA NortheastCT Locations: Hamden, Milford, Stamford, etc.Industry: Automotive services, insurance,...

AmTrust updates well-being focus

2nd Place | Category: 2,501 to 4,999 EmployeesAmTrust FinancialHeadquarters: SouthingtonIndustry: Property and casualty insuranceTop Executive: President Adam...

Gilbane builds on wellness expectations

1st Place | Category: 2,501 to 4,999 EmployeesGilbane Inc.Headquarters: Glastonbury Industry: Construction and real estate developmentTop Executive:...

Ocean State Job Lot focuses on health plan education

3rd Place | Category: 100 to 2,500 EmployeesOcean State Job LotCT locations: Bristol, Southington, Meriden, Berlin, etc.Industry:...

Screenings help Harman meet well-being goals

2nd Place | Category: 100 to 2,500 EmployeesHarman International Industries Inc.Headquarters: StamfordIndustry: Technology/ITTop Executive: President and CEO...

Wellness programs racking up company’s healthcare savings

1st Place | Category: 100 to 2,500 EmployeesBrightview Senior LivingCT Locations: Shelton, NorwalkIndustry: Senior independent/assisted livingTop Executive:...

Coaching a key to Burke Aerospace’s wellness program

2nd Place | Category: 2 to 99 EmployeesBurke Aerospace (Turbine Technologies Inc.)Headquarters: FarmingtonIndustry: ManufacturingTop Executive: CEO Tyler...

Diversified Group offering wellness programs virtually during pandemic

1st Place | Category: 2 to 99 EmployeesDiversified Group BrokerageHeadquarters: MarlboroughIndustry: Health insuranceTop Executive: Brooks T. Goodison,...

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🔒Pandemic offers a chance to reset our personal wellness

This crisis can break us, but what if it makes us? What if we wake up to the seductive ways in which we fell asleep? We are being called home to our shelters and to ourselves. We have been breathlessly busy. And maybe a virus that attacks the lungs has a message for us.

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🔒Meet CT’s 2020 healthiest employers

Hartford Business Journal’s third annual Healthiest Employers awards recognize companies that are dedicated to employee health and...

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🔒Staying ahead of a cyberattack threat

Cyberattacks aren’t just a nuisance. They can ruin your company. A cyberattack can clean out your bank account or theft of sensitive data. It could paralyze a company’s phone and computer networks, causing a full-scale shutdown.

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🔒Bordonaro: Post Labor Day, Hartford businesses return to a new normal

The end of summer and passing of Labor Day typically signals a return to normal for many businesses.

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🔒West Hartford packaging/printing technologies distributor Matik finds growing niche

Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S. in mid-March, many sectors of the U.S. economy have been severely impacted.

Nonprofits

Nonprofits feeling bottom-line squeeze

Visitors to The Open Hearth men’s shelter in Hartford’s South End typically get the full tour, meeting residents and staff and stopping by the cafeteria, laundry and job center.

Legal & Courts

🔒Hartford law firms see spike in COVID-19-related business

As business slowed down at companies across Greater Hartford in mid-March due to COVID-19-related shutdowns, it picked up significantly for Lisa Zaccardelli, a partner at law firm Hinckley Allen who focuses on employment law.

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🔒Events contractor goes virtual amid venue closures

Scott Ling is used to serving consumer shows, conferences and parties with at least 400 people.

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Mohegan develops large gatherings playbook

Mohegan Sun is not waiting for a COVID-19 vaccine before welcoming guests to its $80-million Earth Expo & Convention Center that counted more than 500,000 visitors last year.

Economy & Labor

🔒CT minorities hit hardest by COVID-19-induced recession, as nonprofits urge focus on workforce development

From late March to early August, Capital Workforce Partners’ (CWP) new call center received some 6,000 inquiries...

Economy & Labor

🔒With millions of dollars at stake, CT’s diversity contracting program leaves minorities behind, reform advocates say

State agencies spend more than $100 million a year doing business with minority-owned small businesses in Connecticut, well exceeding targets enshrined in state law, but business people of color say they are getting short-changed.

Accounting

🔒Amid pandemic, accounting firms see higher demand for outsourcing services

West Hartford accounting firm blumshapiro has always advised companies on things like taxes and risk management, but a few years ago it started offering clients outsourcing services for certain business functions like payroll.

Hospitality & Tourism

🔒West Hartford Center restaurants see steady business with expanded outdoor dining

COVID-19 has proven to be a death blow for some Connecticut restaurants, but not all eateries are on life support, particularly those located in the posh foodie destinations of West Hartford Center and Blue Back Square.

September 21, 2020Edition

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