7+ hour, 29+ min ago  (443+ words) A year after the proposal failed to get out of committee, a bill seeking to impose a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages and use the revenue to provide meals at no cost to all public school students has been raised again…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (415+ words) Connecticut lawmakers are considering a proposal that would limit the use of self-checkout lanes at grocery stores, a measure that has drawn sharp opposition from retailers and business groups but support from labor unions that say the technology is hurting…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (206+ words) Hartford Public Library has turned its downtown caf" into a workforce training ground, partnering with a local nonprofit that employs people with disabilities to run a new coffee shop that is open to the public. The Kitchen at Futures Inc....

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (107+ words) As family businesses seek new revenue streams, Bishop's Orchards expands prepared-food, catering segments'Hartford Business Journal "As family businesses seek new revenue streams, Bishop's Orchards expands prepared-food, catering segments A sixth-generation Guilford farm market is licensing a local catering brand to…...

5+ day, 3+ min ago  (376+ words) A downtown Hartford bar that opened just three months ago has had its liquor permit suspended by state regulators after racking up more than 20 police complaints and defying orders from the city's police chief, according to documents from the Connecticut…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1423+ words) Connecticut's "nickel-per-nip" program sends hundreds of thousands of dollars a year to towns for environmental cleanup, yet some argue the tiny liquor bottles fuel drunken driving and litter " and want legislators to allow municipalities to ban them all together. The…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (328+ words) The Connecticut Restaurant Association is expanding its reach and rebranding as the Connecticut Restaurant & Hospitality Association, a move leaders say will unify restaurants and lodging businesses under a single statewide trade group and strengthen the industry's voice on policy and…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (200+ words) Michael Juliano joined the Hartford Business Journal in February 2025 as a staff writer covering Fairfield County. He has been a journalist since 1998, having worked as a US correspondent for TradeWinds, an international shipping newspaper, and as a business reporter for…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (232+ words) A new Glastonbury restaurant is giving fast-casual diners something different to track: not their expanding waistlines, but their daily macronutrients. Macros Healthy Restaurant, founded by husband-and-wife team Michael and Chelsea Osgood, has opened at 2858 Main St., across from Edge Fitness....

7+ mon, 4+ day ago  (299+ words) Two The Place 2 Be restaurants " a social media-savvy brunch empire founded by restaurateur Gina Luari " have at least temporarily closed following suspensions of the locations" sales tax permits by the Department of Revenue Services. A spokesperson for the state agency…...