GREATER HARTFORD'S BUSINESS NEWS WWW.HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM VOLUME 30 • NUMBER 13 $3.00 May 23, 2022
Corner Office
New arts council CEO
Best says diversifying
industry top priority.
PG. 5
The Great Recruitment
Companies increase benefits, flexibility in
contest for diminished labor pool.
PG. 26
Economic Outlook
Commercial lenders aren't sweating rate hikes
— at least not yet.
PG. 13
THE LISTS
LARGEST EMPLOYEE-BENEFITS CONSULTANTS IN GREATER HARTFORD
GREATER HARTFORD TEMPORARY STAFFING FIRMS
Fourth Estate
Amid news industry struggles, CT's media
landscape faces significant changes.
PG. 18
HBJ PHOTO | STEVE LASCHEVER
Candace Freedenberg is the founder of Untapped Potential, a Hartford recruiting
firm that focuses on bringing professional women back into the workforce.
'Untapped
Potential'
Disproportionately
displaced during
pandemic, companies,
state focus on bringing
more women back to
the workforce.
PG. 24