CONNECTICUT'S BUSINESS NEWS WWW.HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM VOLUME 33 • NUMBER 2 $3.00 JANUARY 27, 2025
Tough
Medicine
CT hospitals
seek cure for
rising drug
costs.
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'Boiling Point'
Connecticut Trial Firm dissolves
years after winning $100M verdict,
as former partners battle in court.
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Arts & Culture
With new financing plan in place,
Hartford's Real Art Ways targets
2025 launch of $20M expansion.
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Building Up
Construction industry training programs
yield new talent pipeline; some say
more is needed, including hiring ratio
reforms, to address labor shortage.
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Deal Watch
Increasing number of owners/investors
eye office space conversions.
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HBJ PHOTO | STEVE LASCHEVER
Beyond The Chamber
HBJ analysis finds CT state lawmakers
have diverse occupational backgrounds;
10.3% are business owners.
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State Rep. David W. Yaccarino owns DJ's Cards and Comics in North Haven, a business he's
operated for nearly three decades, even while serving in the legislature for the past 14 years.
Beyond The Chamber
HBJ analysis finds CT state lawmakers
have diverse occupational backgrounds;
10.3% are business owners.
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Beyond The Chamber
HBJ analysis finds CT state lawmakers
have diverse occupational backgrounds;
10.3% are business owners.
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