CONNECTICUT'S BUSINESS NEWS WWW.HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM VOLUME 33 • NUMBER 9 $3.00 MAY 5, 2025
Cattle Drive
Restaurant and food
brand backed by CT
dairy farmers eyes
aggressive growth.
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Red Light, Green Light
CT company loses federal contracts for solar
EV chargers amid Trump admin. rollback.
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Deal Watch
After nearly half-century in Hartford,
auto body shop eyes $5M expansion
under second-generation ownership.
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Growing The Nest Egg
Wealth management industry
consolidation is 'happening at
breakneck speed,' experts say.
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'Scary Time'
Here's how federal tariff policies are
impacting CT small to midsize businesses.
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HBJ PHOTO | STEVE LASCHEVER
CEO Homecoming
Durand returns to CT from Rhode Island
to lead New Britain's Hospital for
Special Care; reimbursement rates,
worker burnout among key challenges.
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Hospital for Special Care CEO Crista F. Durand.