VOLUME 34 • NUMBER 3 CONNECTICUT'S BUSINESS NEWS WWW.HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM $3.00 FEBRUARY 9, 2026
New Haven biotech Trevi Therapeutics
builds billion-dollar valuation around
lone late-stage cough drug.
CT businesses rush to start
solar projects before federal
tax credit expires.
As entry-level home construction declines,
developer plans East Hartford subdivision
for middle-income buyers.
X-ray equipment maker
Kubtec buys former Unilever
building in Trumbull for new
HQ, production hub.
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Single Bet 'Organized Chaos' Starter Shortage
Scaling Up
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AI reshapes how
accounting firms operate.
Digital
Transformation
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New Direction
Long-troubled CT bank, under new
CEO, pivots from community model
to wealthy clients, fintech payments.
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Patriot Bank President and CEO Steven Sugarman.
New Direction
Long-troubled CT bank, under new
CEO, pivots from community model
to wealthy clients, fintech payments.
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