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www.HartfordBusiness.com • October 22, 2018 • Hartford Business Journal 3 Newsmakers EDITORIAL Greg Bordonaro | Editor, ext. 139, gbordonaro@HartfordBusiness.com Gregory Seay | News Editor, ext. 144, gseay@HartfordBusiness.com Matt Pilon | News Editor, ext. 143, mpilon@HartfordBusiness.com Sean Teehan | Staff Writer, ext 145, steehan@hartfordbusiness.com Joe Cooper | Web Editor, ext. 127, jcooper@HartfordBusiness.com Stephanie Meagher | Research Director Heide Martin | Research Assistant Steve Laschever | Photographer BUSINESS Joe Zwiebel | President, ext. 132, jzwiebel@HartfordBusiness.com Christopher Santilli | Publisher, ext. 124, csantilli@HartfordBusiness.com Donna Collins | Associate Publisher, ext. 121, dcollins@HartfordBusiness.com Lauren Stroud | Marketing & Project Manager, ext. 137, lstroud@HartfordBusiness.com Christina Zuraw | Events Coordinator, ext. 134, czuraw@hartfordbusiness.com Shannon Vincelette | HBJ Office and Events Coordinator, ext. 122, svincelette@hartfordbusiness.com David Hartley | Sr. Accounts Manager, ext. 130, dhartley@HartfordBusiness.com Christopher Mazzaia | Sr. Accounts Manager, ext. 128, cmazzaia@HartfordBusiness.com Kristen P. 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Box 330, Congers, NY 10920-9894 www.copyright.com HartfordBusiness.com (860) 236-9998 Joe Brennan By Sean Teehan steehan@hartfordbusiness.com As president and chief executive of Connecti- cut's largest business lobby, Joe Brennan is look- ing to encourage business-friendly policies this election cycle. The Connecticut Business & Industry As- sociation (CBIA) doesn't endorse gubernatorial candidates, but in August it unveiled a marketing and advertising campaign dubbed "Fix Connecticut." The approximately $600,000 campaign will run digital, broadcast and print ads through the start of the 2019 General Assembly ses- sion, according to CBIA. Brennan, who has been at the CBIA for 30 years and was named CEO in 2014, said the messaging campaign promotes issues business officials care about, including pre- dictable spending and tax policies; a sustainable pipeline of skilled, world-class talent at all levels of employment; a competitive cost structure for healthcare, energy and other workplace costs; and efficient transportation and telecommunications infrastructures. Can you describe the core tenets of CBIA's "Fix Connecticut" campaign? The Fix Connecticut campaign is designed to help educate state residents and lawmakers about five core tenets: prioritizing economic and job growth, reducing state spending, making Connecticut more affordable for businesses and individuals, reforming the state employment retirement system, and improving Connecticut's business climate. What is the best action and the worst action taken by the Malloy administration as it per- tains to the business community? 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