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Quinnipiac Univ. launches PT residency program with CT Orthopaedics
1+ hour ago (198+ words) David joined Hartford Business Journal as senior staff writer in January 2024; his beats include health care, bioscience and the state legislature. A UConn graduate, his long career in journalism included serving as a reporter and/or editor with the New…...
UConn names interim business dean as university relaunches search for permanent leader
1+ hour, 9+ min ago (357+ words) The University of Connecticut has tapped operations and information management professor Robert "Bob" Day to serve as interim dean of its School of Business, as the university restarts its search for a permanent leader of one of its largest academic…...
CT 4 Q GDP growth slowed; state economy grew 2. 4% in 2025
2+ hour, 35+ min ago (281+ words) Connecticut's economy slowed sharply in the fourth quarter of 2025, growing at the same pace as the nation, according to new data from the U. S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The state's real gross domestic product, which measures the value of all goods…...
San Juan Center proposes apartment project for downtown Hartford site
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (209+ words) San Juan Center Inc. , a Hartford-based nonprofit that provides social services and housing support to the region's Latino community, is proposing a 19-unit apartment building on a consolidated parcel at the corner of Albany Avenue and High Street, according to…...
Stanley Black & Decker sells 162, 443-sq. -ft. Clinton warehouse amid ongoing remediation
3+ hour, 33+ min ago (213+ words) Stanley Black & Decker has sold a long-vacant warehouse in Clinton for $200, 000, according to a deed recorded Feb. 26. The New Britain-based toolmaker sold the 162, 443-square-foot industrial building on 37. 3 acres at 140 Knollwood Drive to a limited liability company headed by Alan Neri,…...
East Hartford's Premier Equipment Solutions acquires Old Saybrook dealer, rental business
3+ hour, 51+ min ago (165+ words) Harriet Jones is a journalist and audio storyteller based in Hartford, Connecticut, covering business, manufacturing, and economic development for the Hartford Business Journal. Previously, she was Managing Editor at Connecticut Public Radio, where she reported on issues like immigration and…...
House passes bill to shore up CT tire disposal program
5+ hour, 37+ min ago (677+ words) House lawmakers on Wednesday voted to require the participation of retail stores in Connecticut's first-in-the-nation tire stewardship program, following years of pushback from local businesses. The program " which launched in four Connecticut towns last month " allows residents to dispose of…...
Eversource backs out of three solar projects supported by state
5+ hour, 39+ min ago (1125+ words) In a blow to Connecticut's ongoing efforts to procure new sources of clean, carbon-free electricity, Eversource informed state officials last month that the utility company was opting out of three publicly-bid contracts to purchase 54 megawatts of solar power on behalf…...
Historic downtown New London commercial block hits market with retail, office, housing potential
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (284+ words) A large mixed-use property in downtown New London, with retail, office and potential residential space, has been listed for sale. The property includes the five-story Harris Building, a late-19th-century Romanesque Revival structure, along with an attached masonry-sided building, together…...
Shipman & Goodwin expands in Boston and Connecticut
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (193+ words) Shipman & Goodwin has completed its acquisition of Boston's Tarlow Breed Hart & Rodgers (TBHR), adding four more attorneys from the firm. The Hartford-headquartered law firm got its first foothold in Boston last year when it added 17 attorneys from TBHR and opened…...