Brad Kane

Senior Reporter
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Brad Kane is a senior reporter for Hartford Business Journal and HartfordBusiness.com, primarily covering energy, manufacturing, construction, transportation and tourism. Brad talked his way onto HBJ’s staff in May 2010, previously working as a Boston Globe correspondent. In another journalism life, he refereed the bare-knuckle local politics in Ohio and Florida, earning accolades from Florida Press Club, Ohio Associated Press and National Society of Professional Journalists. Brad graduated The Ohio State University, where he settled for a journalism degree after failing to become the Buckeyes’ quarterback. He lives calm, sleep-filled life in Springfield, Mass. with his wife, three young children and three dogs. In his 42 minutes of daily free time, he runs the sidewalks, streets and trails of Western Massachusetts.

Bylines

NU offers $750M in notes to pay $1B debt

New England energy conglomerate Northeast Utilities is issuing $750 million in senior notes, using 74 percent of the proceeds to pay off...

Place-making idea leaves arts in a bind

Connecticut's decision last year to award arts grants based on an organization's economic impact left many agencies with less or no state funding...

Manufacturers seek break on taxes to spur investment

Connecticut manufacturers are pushing for state and federal tax breaks so they can invest more of their earnings into better equipment, jobs, and...

CL&P's 2013 storm costs exceed $32M

Berlin electric utility Connecticut Light & Power has racked up $32.4 million in storm recovery costs in 2013, thanks to snowfalls in late January...

Millstone nuclear wants to use hotter Sound water

The nuclear Millstone Power Station in Waterford wants to use hotter water from Long Island Sound to cool its reactor, so the plant doesn't have to...

UTC out $227M to unload its fuel cell unit

Instead of making money selling its fuel cell subsidiary, Hartford conglomerate United Technologies Corp. incurred $227 million in charges and...

Senate passes renewable energy changes

Legislation to change Connecticut's definition of renewable power to include large-scale hydro-generated electricity from Canada appears headed for...

Springfield, Worcester casinos worst-case scenario for CT

As Massachusetts picks and builds four gambling sites in the next three years, the worst-case scenario for Connecticut and its casinos is if...

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