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4 | DOING BUSINESS IN CONNECTICUT | 2018 2018 | DOING BUSINESS IN CONNECTICUT | 4 From high-quality healthcare and innovative services like minimally invasive, robotic- assisted surgery to one of the region's leading cancer centers, Eastern Connecticut Health Network (ECHN) offerings go beyond those services typically found in a community health network. Our dedication to improving care and expanding services is driven by our heartfelt responsibility to take exceptional care of the people around us. As the preeminent healthcare provider for the people of eastern Connecticut, we work to ensure that we have a robust network of providers, allowing us to deliver a range of care services in a close- knit and close-to-home healthcare network. As part of our effort to fulfill our mission, we continuously assess the emerging healthcare needs and implement programs and services accordingly. In fact, we are leading the region in providing comprehensive behavioral health programs for a number of important challenges. A prime example is ECHN's new Geriatric Behavioral Care Center at Manchester Memorial Hospital. It is a unique unit dedicated to addressing the mental-health needs for area residents over 50 years of age. Also, the Walden Eating Disorders Center at Rockville Hospital is the region's first dedicated inpatient eating disorder treatment center. Another example is ECHN's response to our community's rapidly growing opioid epidemic. We offer intensive outpatient programs, including Suboxone treatments, providing vital recovery services near patients' homes and workplaces. ECHN will continue to provide the comprehensive and progressive services needed to keep individuals and families healthy, while investing in what our communities deserve for a healthier future across Connecticut. Proud to be the leading voice for businesses in Connecticut, CBIA represents thousands of dynamic, growing companies, small and large, across a range of industries — from biopharma, aerospace, and advanced manufacturing to insurance, digital media, and financial services. CBIA fights to make Connecticut a top state for business, jobs and economic growth by driving change, shaping legislative and regulatory policy, and promoting collaboration between the private and public sectors. We believe a strong business climate is critical because Connecticut companies are such an integral part of the social and economic fabric of our state, providing great jobs with high wages and excellent benefits, and bolstering our communities through the hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes they pay and the countless charitable causes they support. Our companies are the very best in their industries, making Connecticut a global leader in innovation, R&D and productivity. CBIA helps strengthen the state's business climate and economic competitiveness not only through aggressive advocacy on the public policy front, but also by providing a host of products and services — including innovative insurance products, an energy purchasing program and a free telephone consulting service — that make operating in the state easier and less expensive for thousands of companies. Because CBIA works so closely with the businesses we represent, we understand their challenges and the assets they provide to communities and the state, and how they can leverage those assets, collectively and individually, to make Connecticut a better place to live, work and raise a family. If one thing has characterized Connecticut's contributions to the advancement of society since our Colonial beginnings, it's this: innovation. And that innovation has come courtesy of a long parade of thinkers, doers and pioneers. At the University of Connecticut, we know that the key to success in the economy of today is to continue that tradition. That is why innovation and entrepreneurship have become a core component of our mission. This can be seen everywhere, from the brand-new Innovation Partnership Building in Storrs, where our private-sector partners collaborate with our world- class researchers; in our expanded presence in a thriving Stamford, where we now have student residences for the first time in our history; and in our return to downtown Hartford, with a new campus that offers unparalleled opportunities for our students. This approach has already begun to bear fruit, thanks to members of our university community like Peter J. Werth. With the second-largest gift in the 137-year history of our institution, the establishment of the Werth Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation will foster new generations of inventors, pathbreakers and industry leaders. In fields as diverse as genetic science and cybersecurity, our university is helping to ensure that the next wave of world-changing ideas find a ready home here. This is a time of great promise for Connecticut, and we are proud to do our part to make sure this remains a state renowned for its contributions to business and industry. As storied as our past may be, I am confident in saying that the best is still to come. Joe Brennan, President & CEO, Connecticut Business & Industry Association Susan Herbst, President, University of Connecticut OUR FOUNDING PARTNERS Michael Collins, CEO, Eastern Connecticut Health Network