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DECEMBER 21, 2015
Volume 24, Number 4
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Index
■ Week in Review: PG. 6
■ Q&A: PG. 8
■ Deal Watch: PG. 10
■ The List: PG. 15
■ Nonprofit Notebook: PG. 18
■ Movers & Shakers: PG. 18
■ Opinion & Commentary: PG. 20
Q&A
Gerber's Legacy
Famed technology inventor,
innovator and entrepreneur
H. Joseph Gerber's son
recently wrote a book
reflecting on his father's
legacy. Find out many
unknowns behind the
man who helped reinvent
U.S. manufacturing.
PG. 8
Editor's Note
This is Hartford Business Journals' last regular
issue in 2015. We will publish our Book of Lists/
Economic Forecast Dec. 28. There will be no issue
Jan. 4. Happy Holidays!
Solar industry positioning for residential ramp up
By Matt Pilon
mpilon@HartfordBusiness.com
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onnecticut's burgeoning solar industry is gearing up for nearly
a decade of growth following lawmakers' decision this year to
expand the state's pool of residential solar incentives.
The financial perks, which have totaled more than $70 million
since their 2012 launch, so far have spurred 107 megawatts of solar
installations on more than 14,000 homes. Now, the state has expand-
ed the goal to 300 megawatts and installers say many more homeown-
ers are primed to use the renewable energy source.
"While the [residential solar incentives] programs have been very
good, we've just scratched the surface here," said Michael Trahan,
executive director of industry association Solar Connecticut, who
As we wrap up 2015, Hartford Business Journal is taking
a look back at its 2015 "5 to Watch" picks and the many
decisions and moves they've made over the last year to
influence their respective organizations.
PG. 12.
Continued on page 16
5 we Watched in 2015
Erik Anderson,
sales manager at
CED Greentech
East, is
surrounded by
stacks of solar
panels and
racking at his
company's new,
larger Enfield
facility.
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Arts Desire
Susan Talbott is retiring on New Year's Eve after
seven years as CEO of Hartford and U.S. cultural
jewel, the Wadsworth Atheneum. Find out if Talbott
accomplished all she hoped to when she took over
the financially struggling art museum back in 2008.
PG. 3
