March 11, 2020

Small Business Administration to Honor Top Businesses in CT

March 11, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

Matthew Beaudoin, President & CEO of Mystic Knotwork in Mystic has been named the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2020 Connecticut Small Business Person of the Year, SBA’s top award

March 03, 2020

Passenger Growth, New Additions Continue at Bradley Airport

March 03, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

Bradley Airport drew about 7 million passengers in 2019, ahead of the 6.7 million in 2018 by more than 2%. This week, new retail and restaurants were announced, as improvements in ground transportation, connections to distant points across the region, and even new bathrooms and an elevator are on the drawing board.

March 01, 2020

New Britain’s Polamer Precision Named One of Three Best Plants in North America

March 01, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

New Britain-based Polamer Precision has been named one of North America’s best plants by a leading industry publication, earning a spot in the top three after being named a finalist in the annual competition last fall.

February 17, 2020

CT Resident Named to Lead Global Efforts of InsureTech Connect

February 17, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

InsureTech Connect (ITC) has announced that Connecticut resident Mee-Jung Jang has joined the international organization’s leadership team as President. Jang brings to ITC a broad set of experiences driven by her diverse interests. Among them: being the managing director of a seed stage fund, founder and CEO of her own startup, quant hedge fund analyst, corporate IP attorney, and published book author

February 13, 2020

The Hartford Ranks #11 Among Nation's Best Employers for Diversity

February 13, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

A year ago, The Hartford was the highest ranked property-casualty insurance company in Forbes’ annual list of America’s Best Employers for Diversity, ranking 14th overall in the list of 500 companies representing a broad array of industries nationwide. This year the company did even better, earning a number 11 ranking among all businesses, and leading Connecticut companies.

February 06, 2020

Youngest Entrepreneurs in the Nation? Hartford Ranks #5

February 06, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

Hartford’s relentless efforts in recent years to attract and retain a young entrepreneurial workforce appears to be making some headway. A new analysis indicates that Connecticut’s capital city has among the youngest entrepreneurs in the nation, ranking fifth in the survey of major metropolitan areas

February 03, 2020

Hotels Coming and Going in CT; Occupancy Flattens

February 03, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

What goes up must come down – and in some instances, down and out. That appears to be the situation regarding hotel occupancy in Connecticut during the past year. some coming, some going, and overall numbers barely above even.

January 09, 2020

16 Impact Accelerator Startups Aim to Grow Their Businesses in Hartford in 2020

January 09, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

It seems that prospective entrepreneurial businesses and start-up ventures just keep on coming. To Hartford. reSET, a non-profit organization supporting social entrepreneurs, has announced the acceptance of 16 Connecticut-based startups into their 2020 Impact Accelerator

January 08, 2020

New England Independent Colleges, Community Colleges to Launch Transfer Guarantee

January 08, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

Students pursuing a liberal arts curriculum at a community college in Connecticut, aiming to continue their studies at an independent college or university in the region, are receiving some good news to start the year.

January 02, 2020

As UConn Football Seeks Way Forward, Big Time College Football Comes and Goes

January 02, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

The reference to University of Connecticut football was succinct and unflattering. “They can’t draw anybody to games, they have no natural rivalries and they’re not very good,” said Peter Roby, former Athletic Director at Northeastern University. “Is that what people want?”