GREATER HARTFORD'S BUSINESS NEWS WWW.HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM VOLUME 29 • NUMBER 27 $5.00 NOVEMBER 29, 2021
Deal Watch
Developer Avner Krohn breathes new life
into downtown New Britain.
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Strategic Shift
With brand refresh, iconic
Bristol manufacturer Barnes
Group completes pivot
toward intellectual property
development.
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Fintechs: Friend or Foe?
While some banks see financial tech
companies as threats, other lenders partner
to adopt new digital services.
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Split CEO
Wadsworth Atheneum's
dual leadership model
gains popularity in the
arts industry.
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'Great Resignation'
Talent recruitment firms see boom in
business as they battle their own labor
shortages.
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THE LISTS
LARGEST CONNECTICUT ELECTRIC SUPPLIERS
LEED-CERTIFIED BUILDINGS IN CONNECTICUT
Barnes Group President and CEO Patrick Dempsey said seven
years' worth of acquisitions and a shift in strategy to focus more on
intellectual property development have repositioned his company.
HBJ PHOTO | STEVE LASCHEVER
