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/PRNewswire/ -- M&T Bank is bringing its innovative Spotlight Shop concept to Connecticut, providing local small businesses with an opportunity to market their...

Small businesses can now get spaces at Captain’s Cove to sell goods. The program is...

What are the Bridgeport businesses getting COVID relief? FacebookTwitterEmail Juan “JC” Fernandez poses with three of his mechanics, from left, Anthony Miranda, Joey Colon and Edwin Maldonado at JC Auto Sales and Service, in Bridgeport, Conn. April 29, 2021.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media BRIDGEPORT — For an automobile mechanic to stay successful, they need a steady supply of people who put wear-and-tear on vehicles and can afford the upkeep. So when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down ...

Should the new owners of Peoples Bank close its private cafeteria? Bridgeport businesspeople weigh in. FacebookTwitterEmail The People’s United Bank headquarters in downtown Bridgeport, Conn. Feb. 22, 2021.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media BRIDGEPORT — Before the coronavirus forced many to work from home, Val Fernandes counted some People’s United Financial employees among the lunchtime customers at his Funchal Americana restaurant downtown. Still, Fernandes said, if People’s Main S...