NewHavenBIZ

n e w h a v e n b i z . c o m | O c t o b e r 2 0 2 2 | n e w h a v e n B I Z 5 A r o u n d t h e R e g i o n Yale researchers launch new startup to fight respiratory viruses Yale researchers recently launched a new biotech company with the goal of fighting viruses with a new class of drugs based on immune response. e company, RIGImmune, will focus on RNA immunotherapeutics for viruses including the flu and COVID-19. Based in Farmington, the startup was formed as part of the UConn Technology Incubation Program. COVID-19 expert and Yale immu- nobiology professor Akiko Iwasaki co-founded the company with Anna Marie Pyle, a Yale professor of molecular, cellular and developmen- tal biology and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator. Akiko Iwasaki Waterbury ShopRite to close in November; more than 200 layoffs expected A privately-owned grocery store in Waterbury will close in November after more than 40 years at the location. BY THE NUMBERS 85% The percentage of state employers reporting difficulty finding and/or retaining employees, according to the Connecticut Business & Industry Association's 2022 survey. In a notice filed with the state Department of Labor, the owner of ShopRite at 943 Wolcott St., Paul Tornaquindici, cited "economic business conditions" as the reason for the closure. The supermarket anchors a busy shopping plaza that contains several businesses, including Aspire Fitness and Royal Buffet and Grill. The closure means 203 employees will lose their jobs at the close of business on Nov. 11, 2022. There are no unionized employees at the location. Tornaquindici's other ShopRite store in Bristol will remain open. ShopRite said it would help employees find jobs at other grocery stores. n 2,900 The number of jobs the state of Connecticut added in August, according to the state Department of Labor. 25% The expected percentage increase in the cost of health insurance plans on and off Connecticut's Affordable Care Act exchange next year, according to the state. $52.5 million The amount Connecticut will receive over a five-year period from the U.S. Department of Transportation to use toward building electric vehicle chargers statewide. SINGLE SOURCE DESIGN/BUILD EFFICIENT. QUALITY. COST-EFFECIVE. The company that builds and installs the critical systems in virtually every type of facility is the same company you can rely on to maintain them. For over 50 years, our clients have trusted us to provide sustainable, more efficient, greener facilities. Experts in: Design/Build, Pre-Construction, Service, LEED Capabilities 860.871.1111 Toll Free: 800.741.6367 nemsi.com MECHANICAL | ELECTRICAL | PLUMBING | SHEET METAL | BUILDING AUTOMATION | FACILITIES SERVICES License #'s: E1-0125666 S1-302974 P1-203519 F1-10498 SM1-192 MC-1134 PHOTO | FLICKR/MIKE MOZART A ShopRite supermarket.

• Cover