CONNECTICUT'S BUSINESS NEWS WWW.HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM VOLUME 33 • NUMBER 9 $3.00 MAY 19, 2025
Credit unions, community banks rebrand,
merge to survive in the digital age.
CT restaurants use James Beard Awards'
publicity to fuel growth.
Glastonbury ad agency Cronin approaches
8 decades in business with new HQ,
leadership team.
Meet the owner of a Calif.-based AI firm
that's helped shape CT's controversial
artificial intelligence regulation bill.
HBJ PHOTO | STEVE LASCHEVER
What's In A Name? A National Stage Breaking 'Through The Clutter'
AI Debate
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With debut of Great
Wolf Lodge, CT's
growing theme/water
park industry sees
new competition.
Water Wars
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Deal Watch
Growing brokerage arm of
downtown Hartford's largest
apartment landlord has vital
mission: Fill city center's
empty retail, office space.
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Joseph DeLuca (left) and Kevin Kenny run upstart brokerage firm NAI Lexington Commercial.
