CONNECTICUT'S BUSINESS NEWS WWW.HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM VOLUME 33 • NUMBER 21 $3.00 OCTOBER 20, 2025
Sikorsky's $10.9B helicopter contract
sparks hiring, investment and renewed
optimism across CT's aerospace sector.
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HBJ Photo | Steve Laschever
Westminster Tool Founder Ray Coombs with his daughter
and vice president Hillary Thomas.
Chain Reaction
Bottom Right Head
CT law firms embrace
booming alternative dispute
resolution market.
Private Justice
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Plans to remake portions of Waterbury's
Brass Mill Center mall stalled by easement
restrictions, weak tenant demand.
Redevelopment Hurdles
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UConn Health's expansion bid could reshape CT's
medical landscape, shrink number of independent
care providers.
Hospital
Overhaul
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People
Power
$10M Westminster Tool
builds growth strategy
on culture, training and
diversification.
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