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October 7, 2024
One of the most recognizable names in Connecticut manufacturing, Barnes Group, is to be acquired by private equity firm Apollo Global Management in a $3.6 billion deal.
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DOT plans redesign of busy intersection near Dunkin’ Park
October 4, 2024The state Department of Transportation is proposing to redesign the Route 44 intersection at Main, High and Ely streets in Hartford, located one block north of Dunkin’ Park.
October 4, 2024
Westport-based skin and hair products company sold to European firm
October 4, 2024A Westport-based skin and hair products company, HRB Brands, has been acquired by a European company. The buyer, Sodalis Group, is a family-owned business headquartered in Lodi, Italy.
October 4, 2024
Long-abandoned theater property in CT city’s downtown listed for sale as redevelopment opportunity
October 4, 2024The long-abandoned Capitol Theatre property in downtown New London has been listed for sale as a redevelopment opportunity. The 11,000-square-foot, three-story building at 35-41 Bank St., has been listed for $375,000 by New London-based U.S. Properties Real Estate Services LLC.
October 4, 2024
Lake Compounce revives free soda promo
October 4, 2024Lake Compounce amusement park in Bristol is reviving its popular free soda promotion in time for this year’s Phantom Fall Fest.
October 4, 2024
CT Home Interiors warehouse in West Hartford sold for $1M
October 4, 2024Tom Hall is one step closer to retiring.
October 4, 2024
DNC chair’s 50-state plan brings him to blue Connecticut
October 4, 2024Jaime Harrison, the Democratic National Committee chairman, underscored his belief in a 50-state, down-ballot strategy Thursday with a stop in Hartford, the capital of a blue state that has twice rejected Donald J. Trump’s presidential candidacies by double-digit margins.
October 4, 2024
Cold weather services for homeless may shrink after funding cuts
October 4, 2024Connecticut’s homeless population could have fewer options for places to go during the day, and there will likely be more people turned away for overnight shelter this winter, because of a drop in funding for cold weather shelters, nonprofit workers say.
October 4, 2024
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CVS Health, parent company of Hartford health insurer Aetna, recently told employees it will cut 1% of its workforce, or about 2,900 employees.
The job cuts will mostly impact corporate jobs and are part of a broader $2 billion cost-cutting effort.
Meantime, CVS’ board of directors is performing a full assessment of the company, which has struggled financially in recent quarters, including the possibility of breaking it up, according to the Wall Street Journal.
This is the latest round of layoffs for CVS and Aetna. Just over a year ago, CVS said it would cut about 5,000 jobs nationwide, including hundreds of jobs at Aetna.
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Conversion eyed for historic Masonic temple in Middletown into mixed-use site
October 3, 2024A historic building that was once a Masonic hall will be converted into a mixed-use space in downtown Middletown.
October 3, 2024
While 5-day, in-office mandates are on the rise in CT, hybrid policies remain the norm
October 3, 2024While some companies have made headlines recently by announcing plans to move to a five-day, in-office work requirement for most employees, that policy still isn't the norm among U.S. employers.
October 3, 2024
‘Inhumane,’ ‘hazardous’: Legislators, advocates sound alarm on Medicare Advantage
October 3, 2024In the spring of 2022, Gary Bent underwent surgery to remove a bleeding lesion in his brain resulting from melanoma. The procedure left him with severe mobility and cognitive impairments — he couldn’t walk or remember how to read a calendar.
October 3, 2024
Last key properties acquired for ambitious 1,000-unit, mixed-use redevelopment of East Hartford’s Founders Plaza
October 2, 2024An ambitious plan mixing upwards of 1,000 apartments and condos with retail and amenities along the Connecticut River in East Hartford has gained fresh momentum with the recent acquisition of the last privately held properties needed for the 28-acre project.
October 2, 2024
CBIA report finds CT manufacturers still struggling with higher costs, lack of skilled workers
October 2, 2024A new report from the Connecticut Business and Industry Association found that 80% of manufacturers in the state said it was difficult to find and retain workers, amid an ongoing national labor shortage.
October 2, 2024
Former West Haven industrial scrap metal recycling property sold
October 2, 2024A former West Haven scrap metal recycling facility with several industrial buildings has been sold to an affiliate of a New Haven-based contractor.
October 2, 2024
CRDA hopes to trigger $116.6M in apartment development in Hartford, East Hartford with $22.5M loans
October 2, 2024A CRDA subcommittee, on Friday, will be asked to sign off on $22.5 million in loans to facilitate development of 239 apartment units just south of Hartford’s Bushnell Park and another 150 along the Connecticut River in East Hartford.
October 2, 2024
Here's where work on Pratt's $1.3B F135 engine contract will be done
October 2, 2024More than 60% of the work on Pratt & Whitney’s major new fighter jet engine contract will be carried out in Connecticut.
October 2, 2024
Hartford HealthCare opens same-day care clinic in Hartford
October 2, 2024Hartford HealthCare (HHC) officially opened a new same-day care clinic in Hartford on Wednesday, touting it as an “innovative approach” for non-life-threatening conditions.
October 2, 2024
For CT residents, businesses, help after August floods is available
October 2, 2024Max Ahmad’s family business, the Sip & Scoop ice cream shop on Main Street in Monroe, had been open barely three weeks this August when a historic rainstorm ruined roads, damaged businesses, displaced residents and claimed at least two lives.
October 2, 2024
A look at some new CT laws taking effect on Oct. 1
October 2, 2024Nearly 60 new Connecticut laws will take effect on Oct. 1, including legislation concerning line-of-duty deaths, home care worker protections and police body cameras.
October 2, 2024
Policy groups urge CT to intensify saving to end pension debt
October 2, 2024Connecticut could spare its children from having to pay nearly $7 billion in pension debt penalties by adhering to — and possibly accelerating — a controversial savings program that’s come increasingly under fire at the Capitol, according to a new analysis from the Yankee Institute for Public Pol
October 2, 2024
Eversource completes exit from offshore wind business
October 1, 2024Eversource Energy, which provides electricity to most of the state, announced Monday it had completed the sale of its 50% stake in two offshore wind projects. The Hartford and Boston-based utilities company has been planning to exit the offshore wind business for more than a year.
October 1, 2024
Another major CT employer implements 5-day, in-office requirement
October 1, 2024Energy company Avangrid has ordered its employees back to the office five days a week, putting an end to remote-work arrangements established during the COVID-19 pandemic.
October 1, 2024
UConn endowment returns 12.1% growth, but total still lags peers
October 1, 2024The UConn Foundation has announced that its endowment pool achieved returns of 12.1% in the last fiscal year, boosting the endowment by $57 million to a total of $634 million.
October 1, 2024
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