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By Matthew Broderick Like many restaurateurs in Connecticut and across the country, the past year has been a near endless struggle for Chip Kohn, owner of West Hartford’s Beachland Tavern, Beachland Smoke and Rockledge Grille. As capacity limits dropped over the past year while expenses for government-required safety measures rose, the calculus of Kohn’s focus shifted from worrying about profits to simply minimizing his financial losses. “Even with takeout orders increasing significantly, [business] was nowhere near where we were pre-pandemic,” he said. “It’s not a s...

Matthew Broderick In 2009, the company’s offerings expanded beyond distribution to include contract manufacturing operations — a move that has fueled the company’s growth over the past decade and prompted a recent rebranding of the company name to Pearse Bertram + Streamline Contract Manufacturing. For too long Connecticut has been used to seeing poor economic news, but as we begin to reopen in earnest on May 19, I believe the state has a six- to 12-month window to solidify and leverage its recent population gains. That’s why it’s critical for Gov. Ned Lamont...