GREATER HARTFORD'S BUSINESS NEWS WWW.HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM VOLUME 31 • ISSUE 3 $3.00 FEBRUARY 6, 2023
Spirited Debate
Longtime package store lobbyist Cronin faces
tough fight in supermarket wine-sales push.
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Feeling The Squeeze
Tightening money supply dampens
development prospects.
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THE LISTS
LARGEST ACCOUNTING FIRMS IN GREATER HARTFORD
LARGEST BREWERS IN CONNECTICUT
On The Record
With Goldman Sachs roots, Global Atlantic
Financial Group bullish on Hartford expansion.
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HBJ PHOTO | STEVE LASCHEVER
Joining Technologies Engineering Supervisor Tyler Modlish
and technician Evan Tilli work on the industrial welding
company's CO2 laser.
LASER
FOCUS
From dirty radiator
shop to 78K-sq.-
ft. newly acquired
industrial space,
Joining Industries
rose from humble
beginnings.
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FOCUS:
Accounting
Accounting firms
struggle to attract,
retain talent as tax
season opens.
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