CONNECTICUT'S BUSINESS NEWS WWW.HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM VOLUME 32 • ISSUE 24 $3.00 NOVEMBER 25, 2024
A 'Curvy Road'
Former gymnast's path
to founding $16M (and
growing) virtual medical
assistants business had
twists and turns.
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Silver Tsunami
As population ages, CT's chronic disease
hospital sector set to double in size with
new market entrants.
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Family Affair
Randy Salvatore recruits sons to modernize,
streamline his growing multifamily
development empire.
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Charged Up
As CT plans for clean-energy future, 800 MW
of battery energy storage is in pipeline – but
projects face regulatory hurdles and delays.
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Politics & Policy
As he prepares for his 7th year as
governor, Lamont determined to
maintain budget restraints.
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HBJ PHOTO | STEVE LASCHEVER
American Woolen owner Jacob Long inside his Stafford Springs wool textile mill.
APPAREL
APPEAL
CT is home to one of U.S.' last
remaining wool textile mills;
American Woolen's CEO wants
to build a garment industry
cluster in Hartford.
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