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BUSINESS PROFILES | MAY 2023 | HARTFORD BUSINESS JOURNAL 1 Spreading out 14 Finding a home base 16 H A R T F O R D LIVE 12 WORK 18 PLAY 32 A manufacturing tradition that doesn't stand still 20 In health care, collaboration drives innovation 22 An educational emporium 24 From cradle to global capital 28 A continuing space race 30 Something to cheer about 34 A culinary tradition 38 Remaking a masterpiece 43 Natural abundance 46 HartfordBusiness.com | (860) 236-9998 Editorial Joel Berg | Project Editor Amy DiNunzio | Researcher/Copy Editor Contributing Writers Thomas A. Barstow Stephanie Kalina-Metzger John A. Lahtinen Melinda Rizzo Paula Wolf Steve Laschever | Photographer Business Tom Curtin | Publisher Christina Zuraw | Events Coordinator David Hartley | Senior Accounts Manager Daniel Schilke | Senior Accounts Manager Valerie Clark | Director of Audience Development Jill Coran | Human Resources Manager Megan Mason | Operations Assistant Production Christie Novotny | Production Director Nancy Fureman | Project Designer Peter Stanton | CEO pstanton@nebusinessmedia.com Tom Curtin | President tcurtin@hartfordbusiness.com Mary Rogers | COO/CFO mrogers@nebusinessmedia.com Advertising For advertising information, please call (860) 236-9998. Please address all correspondence to: Hartford Business Journal, 100 Allyn Street, Suite 3, Hartford, CT 06103 Stay Connected For breaking and daily Greater Hartford business news go to: www.HartfordBusiness.com HBJ on Twižer: @HartfordBiz HBJ on Facebook: www.facebook.com/HartfordBiz HBJ on Linkedln:www.linkedin.com/company/ the-Hartford-Business-Journal Daily e-newsležers: HBJ Today, CT Morning Blend: www.hartfordbusiness.com/enewsležers HARTFORD The right mix 4 2 HBJ HARTFORD LIVE WORK PLAY HartfordBusiness.com | (860) 236-9998 EDITORIAL Joel Berg | Project Editor John Lahtinen | Contributing Writer Paula Wolf | Contributing Writer Steven Laschever | Photographer BUSINESS Tom Curtin | Publisher David Hartley | Senior Accounts Manager Daniel Schilke | Senior Accounts Manager Emily Paskind | Senior Accounts Manager Matthew Anzolletti | Senior Accounts Manager Tracy Rodwill | Human Resources Manager PRODUCTION Bartosz Zinowko | Production Director Liz Cornish | Project Designer WELCOME TO BUSINESS PROFILES From beautiful interiors to sound advice to thrilling experiences, small businesses in Connecticut have a lot to offer. Nonetheless, they are continuing to map out plans for growth. You can read about them in our Business Profiles publication, where companies have a chance to share what makes them unique These profiles offer more than an interesting read. They offer insights that may help other business executives improve their companies, sharpen their management skills, and conf ront the changing demands of the marketplace. Readers may even find solutions to problems that they have been challenged to fix. Enjoy the following profiles of businesses and organizations that have taken the time to tell their stories. After you read about them, pick up the phone or visit their websites to further explore their products and services. You'll no doubt find this publication to be a vital resource in the months to come. Thank you for being a valuable subscriber to the Hartford Business Journal and special thanks to all the companies and organizations choosing to be a part of this publication. Their stories show that strong companies make their own futures. Thomas F. Curtin Publisher Hartford Business Journal H A R T F O R D Welcome to Live Work Play, a special publication of the Hartford Business Journal designed to celebrate the strength and diversity of Connecticut's capital city. In this magazine, we offer a closer look at the industries that are thriving in Hartford, as well as the assets that make people and businesses proud to call the region home. They range from a highly educated workforce to a great quality of life, along with the advantages of world-class education providers and our position as an innovation and technology hub with access to major markets. Greater Hartford has it all. We at the Hartford Business Journal encourage you to take a look inside these pages and then to take a look at the Greater Hartford region. You will find a city teeming with opportunities to connect, innovate and evolve. It's a city with vibrant neighborhoods, a world-class restaurant scene and premier entertainment, all within easy reach. We are confident that you will find convincing reasons to do business in Hartford. Thomas F. Curtin Publisher Hartford Business Journal LIVE WORK PLAY