CONNECTICUT'S BUSINESS NEWS WWW.HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM VOLUME 34 • NUMBER 5 $3.00 MARCH 9, 2026
PeoplesBank plants its flag across
a growing stretch of Connecticut.
As family businesses seek new revenue
streams, Bishop's Orchards expands
prepared-food, catering segments.
Cantor Colburn reshapes staffing
model under new managing partner,
targets 10% billing growth.
Boughton backs rebates, warns
against rate hikes as DRS
targets $2.5B in unpaid taxes.
HBJ PHOTO | STEVE LASCHEVER
Holyoke to Hartford Diversification Play Steady At The Helm
Revenue Watch
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CT microgrid developer
names new CEO for
expansion push.
Power
Demand
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Lucy Teixeira is president of Bridgeport-based water utility Aquarion.
Capital
Reckoning
CT water utilities face
hundreds of millions in
PFAS compliance costs
that could reshape industry.
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