Connecticut to launch $150 million fund to help businesses By SUSAN HAIGH and PAT EATON-ROBBMay 6, 2021 GMT A new $150 million, multi-year initiative to invest in Connecticut businesses, with a major focus on fledgling small businesses located in communities hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, was unveiled on Thursday. The Department of Economic and Community Development hopes the private sector will match that funding and co-invest in entrepreneurs, small businesses and start-ups, Commissioner David Lehman said. “We think there’s a real opportunity to make this initiative even larger and ...