CONNECTICUT'S BUSINESS NEWS WWW.HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM VOLUME 33 • NUMBER 8 $3.00 APRIL 21, 2025
Overcoming Barriers
Despite higher construction costs and
interest rates, CT saw spike in multifamily
development in 2024; tariffs offer latest risk.
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'Landmark Decision'
CT Supreme Court ruling rattles workers'
compensation system; CBIA warns of major
employer cost increases.
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Deal Watch
Fairfield County's 'overbuilt' office
market may shed 3.5M sq. ft. of space
over next few years. Find out why.
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Industry 4.0
Amid expansion, New Britain-based Force
Automation's move to Bristol aims to train
CT's future robotics workforce.
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HBJ PHOTO | STEVE LASCHEVER
Market
Disruption
Slow rollout of CT's
newest cannabis
cultivation facility reflects
industry's growing pains.
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'Deeply Troubling'
Student visa revocations, growing
visa backlog may drastically shrink
international student enrollment –
and revenue – at CT colleges.
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Jens Frederiksen is president of the University of New Haven,
which enrolls more than 3,000 foreign students.
