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Hartford Business Journal this week is unveiling its 2022 Power Players list, a section that highlights 50 private- and public-sector, nonprofit, higher education, real estate and healthcare officials in Greater Hartford who are not only top leaders within their organizations but also of the broader business community. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE POWER PLAYERS LIST
An election year has engendered rare bipartisan support on tax policy at the state Capitol: Republicans and Democrats both support tax cuts amid a multibillion-dollar budget surplus and plush rainy day fund. Leaders in both political parties have already unveiled tax cut proposals and more are likely to be discussed in the weeks and months ahead.
Will state lawmakers rekindle efforts this legislative session to propose a public health insurance option in Connecticut? It’s not clear yet, but health insurers are already trying to get in front of the issue.
It goes without saying that the last 20 months have been challenging, as COVID-19 and its variants have impacted every business in every sector. The good news is vaccination rates are high in Connecticut, hopefully helping the state beat back the virus, and HBJ’s readers are more optimistic about 2022 than they’ve been in a long time. In fact, 66% of HBJ readers say Connecticut’s economy will improve next year. Last year, only 42% of HBJ readers predicted the economy would improve in 2021.
It’s fair to say Gov. Ned Lamont has classed up Connecticut’s economic development efforts. If you attended the state’s Dec. 2 Economic Development Summit you saw that firsthand. The somewhat swanky event, hosted by the Department of Economic and Community Development, included live bands, a free breakfast and lunch, brewers and wineries offering spirits (even as early as 9 a.m.) and a dressed-up Bushnell theater that welcomed hundreds of guests — many of them top political, economic development and business leaders.