Major city of Hartford debt insurers open to refinancing
Two insurance companies that insure the Capital City's debt say a long-term refinancing could help Hartford avoid a bankruptcy filing.
Driver shortage forces haulers to lift pay, perks to woo workers
Ansonia trucking-company operator John Pruchnicki uses nearly every tool in his kit to recruit and retain some of Connecticut's 57,000 or so commercially licensed truck drivers to his payroll.
Greater Hartford Health releases Fall 2017 issue
Check out the latest edition of our quarterly magazine Greater Hartford Health.
Brokers: Though plenty to offer, CT an unlikely Amazon home
Online retail giant Amazon's explosive growth and market influence has been a factor in the rapid growth and labor demand in the nation's trucking industry.
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Report: Crime down over past six years in Connecticut
The incidence of crime dropped 18 percent in Connecticut over the past six years, including a 20 percent decline in violent crime, according to state and federal authorities.
Foxwoods adding kart racing to casino attractions
Foxwoods Resort Casino is continuing to expand its non-gaming attractions with the addition early next year of a European-style indoor karting center.
Searching for Greater Hartford's most innovative office spaces
For our Nov. 13 real estate and architecture focus, HBJ will highlight Greater Hartford companies with unique workplace environments that aim to lure top talent, increase communication or employee...
Malloy, GOP spar over whether budget's town aid increase is real
A key selling point of the Republican-crafted state budget is that it somehow boosts municipal grants modestly while still closing huge projected deficits.
UConn opens heat research lab
The UConn Korey Stringer Institute in Storrs has opened a new heat research lab.
Madison finance exec to make run for governor
Financial executive Bob V. Stefanowski Jr. of Madison is launching a bid to become the Republican candidate for governor.
Tolls would be required for Larson's 'big dig'
Connecticut abolished tollbooths more than 30 years ago, and every attempt to reinstate them since has been blown out of the water. But that would have to change, says U.S. Rep. John B. Larson, D-1st...
Report: Greater Hartford's GDP flat in 2016
The Hartford area's economic growth rate was flat in 2016, ranking in the bottom half of U.S. metropolitan areas tracked by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), the BEA said Thursday.
Malloy: My GOP budget criticism is vetting, not kvetching
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy took a softer tack Thursday in his continuing critique of the Republican budget now on its way to his desk, saying he was offering “constructive feedback” and...
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Connecticut's 50 oldest companies
In order of founding year
| Rank | Company | Founding year |
| 1 | Field View Farm, Orange | 1639 |
| 2 | Lyman Orchards, Middlefield | 1741 |
| 3 | Hartford Courant, Hartford | 1764 |
| 4 | Ahlstrom-Munksjo, Windsor Locks | 1767 |
| 4 | Griswold Inn, Essex | 1776 |
Source: Each company via survey, Hartford Business Journal archives, CT Historical Society Waterman Research Center, CT Business Registration Data Portal, company websites and news reports
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