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Women in Business Awards — April 2, 2018

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www.HartfordBusiness.com • April 2, 2018 • Hartford Business Journal 3 Newsmakers EDITORIAL Greg Bordonaro | Editor, ext. 139, gbordonaro@HartfordBusiness.com Gregory Seay | News Editor, ext. 144, gseay@HartfordBusiness.com Matt Pilon | News Editor, ext. 143, mpilon@HartfordBusiness.com John Stearns | Staff Writer, ext. 145, jstearns@HartfordBusiness.com Joe Cooper | Web Editor, ext. 127, jcooper@HartfordBusiness.com Stephanie Meagher | Research Director Heide Martin | Research Assistant Steve Laschever | Photographer BUSINESS Joe Zwiebel | President and Publisher, ext. 132, jzwiebel@HartfordBusiness.com Donna Collins | Associate Publisher, ext. 121, dcollins@HartfordBusiness.com Amy Orsini | Events Manager, ext. 134, aorsini@HartfordBusiness.com Shannon Vincelette | HBJ Office and Events Coordinator, ext. 122, svincelette@hartfordbusiness.com Jaime Rudy | Sales Director, ext. 124, jrudy@HartfordBusiness.com David Hartley | Sr. Accounts Manager, ext. 130, dhartley@HartfordBusiness.com Christopher Mazzaia | Sr. Accounts Manager, ext. 128, cmazzaia@HartfordBusiness.com Kristen P. 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Box 330, Congers, NY 10920-9894 www.copyright.com HartfordBusiness.com (860) 236-9998 Absentee landlord "Northland is an absentee landlord that has taken zero interest in contributing to Hartford's revitalization, and I wish Northland would step up or get out of Hartford altogether." Mayor Luke Bronin on the city's frustration with Northland Investment Corp.'s blighted Jewell Street high-rise, formerly home to the YMCA. Troubled roads, bridges "We cannot allow this to continue. The economic well- being of Connecticut, as well as the safety of Connecticut's 3.5 million residents is at stake." Don Shubert , president of the Connecticut Construction Industries Association, lamenting the state's lack of infrastructure investment. 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First, I ask if they've ever seen pictures of the Google campus, which provides a visual marker. Then I explain how we brought that same in- novative, creative energy to Hartford to support the entire community. I touch on the organic nature of networking in our space and how easily it leads to ingenuity, invention and progress, no matter the individual or business. Biggest opportunity facing Upward Hartford? There are so many ideas waiting to be born, products and services yet to launch and con- nections waiting to be made. Citizens we've met have voiced their desire to make Hartford the city of tomorrow. We like to call this the Upward City and see downtown Hartford as the perfect intersection for this evolution. Biggest challenge facing Upward Hartford? There are many people who would benefit by being here at Upward. How do you reach every- one? We rely heavily on our members and part- ners who serve as strong advocates for the space. 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