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What the Next Era-Dominion merger means for nuclear power in New England
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (1055+ words) A proposed merger between two utility giants could have big implications for the future of nuclear power in New England. Next Era Energy, the owner of New Hampshire's Seabrook Nuclear Power Station, announced plans last month to acquire Dominion Energy,…...
Lamont lays out education priorities as Blue Ribbon Commission gets underway
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (667+ words) Gov. Ned Lamont's Blue Ribbon Commission on K-12 Education Funding and Accountability has officially launched. The 23-member commission is chaired by Lamont's deputy chief of staff, Natalie Wagner, and includes a mix of bipartisan state and local elected officials, union leaders,…...
Report: Erin Stewart received more than $120, 000 in severance
20+ hour, 4+ min ago (1717+ words) Last July, as Mayor Erin Stewart of New Britain looked ahead to leaving office and beginning a gubernatorial campaign in November, she sent a stunning email to four officials " a demand for more than $205, 000 she calculated the city owed her…...
CBIA to end its group medical insurance program
16+ hour, 54+ min ago (505+ words) The Connecticut Business & Industry Association will wind down the medical portion of its Health Connections program, ending a self-funded health coverage option launched less than two years ago to help small businesses navigate a shrinking insurance market. CBIA President and…...
West Hartford investor pays $5. 2 M for Essex retail plaza as part of shift from multifamily
23+ hour, 14+ min ago (157+ words) Michael Puffer joined the Hartford Business Journal in 2021 as a staff writer. He enjoys stories of business owners building their companies through gumption and grit. He worked for The Republican American newspaper in Waterbury for 15 years, as well as newspapers…...
15 CT companies make the 2026 Fortune 500
20+ hour, 10+ min ago (343+ words) Fifteen Connecticut companies appear on Fortune's 2026 list of the 500 largest U. S. companies by revenue, reflecting the state's continued strength in insurance, financial services and advanced manufacturing " even as its corporate roster has contracted over the years. Cigna, the Bloomfield-based health services…...
Luxury Home Sales: 5-bedroom lake house resort in Columbia sells for nearly $2. 3 M
18+ hour, 43+ min ago (102+ words) Hartford Business Journal "Luxury Home Sales: 5-bedroom lake house resort in Columbia sells for nearly $2. 3 M Here's a listing of recent luxury home sales in Hartford, Middlesex and Tolland counties. The data is provided by Evan Berman of the William…...
For sale: South Windsor site approved for nearly 200, 000-sq. - ft. warehouse hits market
20+ hour, 5+ min ago (209+ words) A South Windsor site approved for a 198, 735-square-foot warehouse went up for sale last week. Two months after a search began for a prospective tenant, Vero Beach, Florida-based Altatwo Realty Co. has begun offering its 16-acre development site at 250 Rye…...
Groundbreaking for 45-unit affordable senior housing on Enfield religious order campus
22+ hour, 4+ min ago (296+ words) A development partnership has broken ground on a new 45-unit affordable senior housing community on the grounds of a religious community in Enfield. The Community Builders, the Felician Sisters and their partners are collaborating on the project, called Angela Gardens....
Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union seeks return to federal charter to push growth beyond CT
23+ hour, 9+ min ago (606+ words) A credit union that switched to a state charter a decade ago to aid its expansion inside Connecticut is now seeking to move back to a federal charter to facilitate growth outside state lines. Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union has…...