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CBIA BizCast: Tourism, Energy Bill Advances
Connecticut lawmakers continue to grapple with affordability challenges facing small businesses—and energy costs are a major focus this legislative session. In this episode of the CBIA BizCast,…
Legislative Leaders Discuss Key Session Issues
In this episode of the CBIA BizCast, we bring you a portion of the March 18 conversation between Senate President Martin Looney (D-New Haven), Senate Minority Leader Stephen Harding (R-Brookfield),…
What Tariff Uncertainty Means for Connecticut
In this episode of the CBIA BizCast, Amanda Marlow sits down with CBIA Foundation director Dustin Nord to break down major recent developments surrounding the Trump Administration’s sweeping global…
2026 Legislative Preview
In this episode of the CBIA BizCast, Amanda Marlow sits down with CBIA policy chief Chris Davis to break down the start of the 2026 General Assembly Session, Gov. Ned Lamont’s State of the State…
CBIA BizCast: Rebrand Announcement
The CBIA BizCast is entering its next chapter—bringing Connecticut’s business community closer to the conversations that matter most. The relaunched BizCast continues its tradition of sitting down…
Giving Back to Greater Hartford
2026 is an important year for the Greater Hartford Gives Foundation. After celebrating its centennial anniversary in 2025, the former Hartford Foundation for Public Giving kicked off the year with a…
Driving Connecticut Forward
Continuous improvement is a principle that’s shaped HABCO Industries president and CEO Brian Montanari’s career—one that spans driving forklifts to leading an aerospace company. Today, as CBIA’s…
Leadership Reflections
Over the course of 2025, some of Connecticut’s remarkable business leaders joined the CBIA BizCast. These leaders have built successful teams, overcome challenges, and helped build a better…
Giving Girls a Roadmap to Success
The Girl Scouts have always held a special place in Elicia Pegues Spearman’s life. “My mother was a Girl Scout Brownie when she was growing up,” Pegues Spearman told the CBIA BizCast. “I was a…
Brewing Family Business Success
If you ask Omar Coffee CEO Nicolas Bokron how to run a successful, fourth-generation business, he’ll tell you about the core values posted on the walls around his company. “Trust, not tricks” is one…
CBIA BizCast: CBIA Foundation’s Nord Goes GeoPolitical
The CBIA BizCast is turning the tables a little. In June, Fairfield Woods Middle School Arav Kapoor was the runner-up in the National Civics Bee Connecticut State Finals, narrowly edged out by…
‘The Universe Is Setting Me Up’
Jacqueline Laramee didn’t realize it at the time, but the course of her life and career trajectory shifted when—while still in high school—she met Melissa Sheffy. “When I met her, I didn’t know that…
Bridging Technological, Generational Divides
Over the past 10 years, Middletown-based AI Engineers has more than tripled in size. The architecture, construction, and engineering firm has grown from 90 employees to 350 in the U.S., with an…
Laying a Foundation for Economic Growth
Since it was formed in 2023, the CBIA Foundation for Economic Growth & Opportunity has focused on charting a course for sustained economic growth in Connecticut that leads to greater…
The Coolest Things Made in Connecticut
Voting in the 2025 Coolest Thing Made in Connecticut challenge is underway! The challenge celebrates the successes of the vital manufacturing industry and highlights the wide range of products…
Understanding Release-Based Regulations
State lawmakers approved sweeping regulatory changes during the 2025 legislative session to replace the antiquated Transfer Act with new release-based cleanup regulations. When the new regulations…
Adventurer Rohan Freeman Gives Back
As president and CEO of Freeman Companies, Rohan Freeman runs three successful engineering, construction, and real estate firms. He’s also an accomplished mountain climber and the first…
Reflecting on a Bioscience Career
He’s not calling it retirement. But after a successful career as CBIA senior counsel and executive director of the Connecticut Bioscience Growth Council, Paul Pescatello is ready for “a little bit of…
Improving Operational Excellence
For many warehouse companies and distribution centers, dealing with logistics, and facilities, and workforce development can be a challenge. That’s where The TAC Group comes in. “We’re a supply…
2025 Legislative Session Review
More than 4,000 bills were introduced during the 2025 General Assembly session, with only 286 gaining final legislative approval. The CBIA BizCast team sat down with CBIA vice president of public…
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