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Apr 14, 2024 | 
hartfordbusiness.com | Matt Verrilli
Fairfield University’s Charles F. Dolan School of Business will be hosting the annual StartUp Showcase on April 18. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the showcase will begin at 7 p.m. The Shark Tank-style event will have five teams of students pitch their ideas to investors for seed money to start their businesses. The startup ideas include: AdXR is an advertising network for brands looking to reach extended reality audiences, including augmented and virtual reality.
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Jan 21, 2024 | 
hartfordbusiness.com | Matt Verrilli
Quinnipiac University will be offering discounted tuition to North Haven and Hamden town employees and their families. Under a three-year agreement, Quinnipiac will offer the towns’ employees, their spouses and any dependents under the age of 25 a 10% discount on tuition for online undergraduate and graduate programs.
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Nov 26, 2023 | 
hartfordbusiness.com | Matt Verrilli
Gov. Ned Lamont announced Friday that he submitted a request to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a federal agriculture disaster declaration. This request follows significant crop damage across the state’s eight counties due to sub-freezing temperatures earlier in the month. Lamont noted that some farms experienced temperatures in the mid to low 20s for up to five hours. “We are expecting additional losses to continue for the next several weeks as these crops uncover more damage post-freeze.
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Nov 26, 2023 | 
hartfordbusiness.com | Matt Verrilli
The COVID-19 pandemic was a difficult time for businesses all over the country, and gyms and fitness centers were no different. Several area fitness-related businesses say they are raising their membership fees to offset pandemic-related losses. From March 2020 to December 2021, 25% of health and fitness facilities closed globally, according to The Global Health & Fitness Association. About 30% of studios closed, which was an 11% increase in closings compared to the previous year.
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Nov 26, 2023 | 
hartfordbusiness.com | Matt Verrilli
Waterbury-based Post University is working to combat the current police recruitment shortage in Connecticut by offering expanded online courses for officers to obtain their recertification. Departments across the state are facing shortages, such as Waterbury, which has seen mass resignations and currently has over 50 open positions.
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May 16, 2023 | 
newhavenbiz.com | Matt Verrilli
North Haven-based clean energy company Greenskies recently completed two solar installations in North Haven and Waterford which have a total of 24.82 megawatts of power. These solar installations are projected to power more than 4,800 homes in Connecticut with clean and renewable energy via Eversource and United Illuminating, according to the U.S. EPA Greenhouse Gas Calculator.
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May 14, 2023 | 
hartfordbusiness.com | Matt Verrilli
By Matt Verrilli Westbrook-based The Lee Co. is one of many Connecticut businesses helping NASA reach its goal for future missions to the moon and beyond. Lee has been supporting NASA and its subcontractors since the space race began in the 1950s. Executive Vice President of Hydraulics Jeffrey Dickey said the company supplied parts that kept the oxygen supply of astronauts safe while they walked on the moon between 1969 and 1972.
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May 7, 2023 | 
newhavenbiz.com | Matt Verrilli
Connex Credit Union celebrated the re-opening and ribbon cutting of its revamped Guilford branch on Tuesday. The newly-renovated bank is located at 849 Boston Post Rd. in Guilford. The remodeled branch has new teller and desk locations, a drive-up window, night deposit box, a freshly paved parking lot, a ramp compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, a desk for members who need additional assistance, and a self-service coin cashing machine.
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May 7, 2023 | 
newhavenbiz.com | Matt Verrilli
Gov. Ned Lamont announced Friday that he submitted a request to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a federal agriculture disaster declaration. This request follows significant crop damage across the state’s eight counties due to sub-freezing temperatures earlier in the month. Lamont noted that some farms experienced temperatures in the mid to low 20s for up to five hours. “We are expecting additional losses to continue for the next several weeks as these crops uncover more damage post-freeze.
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May 7, 2023 | 
newhavenbiz.com | Matt Verrilli
The COVID-19 pandemic was a difficult time for businesses all over the country, and gyms and fitness centers were no different. Several area fitness-related businesses say they are raising their membership fees to offset pandemic-related losses. From March 2020 to December 2021, 25% of health and fitness facilities closed globally, according to The Global Health & Fitness Association. About 30% of studios closed, which was an 11% increase in closings compared to the previous year.
