Hartford Courant – A whirlwind week for Aetna Inc. — shedding its disability and life insurance business and, three days later, reports of a buyout offer from CVS Health Corp. — point to a new future for the 160-year-old Hartford health insurer.
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State Unveils Stamford, Hartford Details for Amazon Bid
Stamford Advocate -The downtown and South End of Stamford or downtown Hartford and East Hartford would house offices for Amazon’s planned second headquarters, according to the state’s proposal submitted Thursday to the e-commerce giant.
In the first phase of a build-out that could eventually cover 8 million square feet, Amazon would occupy in Stamford some 1.3 million square feet in vacant complexes at 677 Washington Blvd., 1 Elmcroft Road and 2187 Atlantic St. Hartford is offering 560,000 square feet in two downtown towers on the Connecticut River for the initial stage. In the second and third phases, Amazon would then expand to other downtown and South End sites in Stamford or additional riverfront properties in Hartford and East Hartford.
LIMRA Establishes Center of Excellence for Predictive Modeling and Data Analytics
LIMRA – LIMRA today announced it has established a Center of Excellence for Predictive Modeling and Data Analytics. LIMRA has hired Vikram Kamath to be the Center’s director.
MBA Project Guides CCMC’s Sleep Lab Expansion
Hartford Business Journal – Last year, with demand and wait times for pediatric sleep tests on the rise, executives at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center knew they needed to do something.
So like any business evaluating an investment opportunity, the hospital embarked on an in-depth analysis.
As UConn Returns, A Chapter in Hartford’s History is Completed
The CT Mirror – For nearly a half-century, the University of Connecticut has had no place to call its own in the state’s capital city. Today that changes as Connecticut’s flagship university opens the doors of its new $140-million downtown branch campus on Prospect Street.
As UConn Returns, A Chapter in Hartford’s History is Completed
Hartford Business Journal – For nearly a half-century, the University of Connecticut has had no place to call its own in the state’s capital city. Today that changes as Connecticut’s flagship university opens the doors of its new $140-million downtown branch campus on Prospect Street in Hartford.
Hartford Welcomes UConn Back Downtown
Hartford Business Journal – UConn school officials, city and state leaders and others gathered Wednesday morning at the steps of the Hartford Times building to commemorate the long-awaited opening of the University of Connecticut’s downtown Hartford campus.
CT Biz Schools Aim to Build Women C-Suite Pipeline
Grad School Programs Increasingly Call Hartford Home
Hartford Business Journal – When classes begin in late August, hundreds of UConn graduate students in social work, public policy and education will be coming to downtown Hartford.
They will join nearly 1,400 graduate students at UConn’s center-city business school along with the 250 or so grad students enrolled in the University of St. Joseph’s School of Pharmacy, located in the XL Center
UConn Expands Presence in Hartford, Stamford
Connecticut by the Numbers – UConn is on the move this week, literally as well as figuratively. Wednesday will see the ribbon cutting for the new Hartford campus, which is relocating from its suburban campus in West Hartford after nearly five decades away from the Capital City. And in Stamford, students will be moving into student housing beginning this weekend, the first time that has been possible.