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Business Economy

Sen. Tony Hwang

State Senator Tony Hwang joins me today to discuss numerous topics, from the GOP’s tax relief proposal to the potential of Gov. Lamont requesting yet another extension to his emergency powers.

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Business Economy

Eric Gjede

Eric Gjede from the Connecticut Business & Industry Association takes a look at the current state of Connecticut’s economy and gives us his thoughts on what the new year looks like.

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Advocacy Business

Ron Pugliese

Ron is the President and CEO of the Naugatuck Economic Development Corporation. He gives us an update on how the borough hopes to keep business booming.

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Advocacy Business Community

Joe Delong

Joe is the Executive Director and CEO of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities. He is also a member of the CCM’s American Relief Plan’s Advisory Service Committee, that is bringing together many of the stakeholders in the state to discuss the strategy to spend the hundreds of millions of dollars the state and municipalities are getting from the Federal government.

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Advocacy Business

Scott Dolch

Scott is the executive director of the Connecticut Restaurant Association. He joins me to discuss a recent survey of restaurant owners nationwide about how they feel about the present business environment and what the future holds for their businesses.

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Beer Business Waterbury

Ed Silva

Ed is the head brewer and founder of the Lasting Brass Brewery in Oakville, CT. We learn about Ed and his business.

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Authors Business Foreign Policy

Kenneth Rapoza

Kenneth is an industry analyst from the Coalition for a Prosperous America, former staff foreign correspondent for the Wall Street Journal and a senior contributor to Forbes, covering China since 2011. He joins me to discuss his recent Boston Herald column, Wall St., corporate giants keep China afloat.

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Business

Gerry Barker

Barker Specialty in Cheshire is legendary when it comes to celebrating pop culture and the history of animation. Now, President Gerry Barker and his family are breaking new ground in dealing in something pretty modern – digital assets and HFTs.

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Advocacy Business Covid 19

Scott Dolch

Scott is the Executive Director of the Connecticut Restaurant Association. He discusses the results of a new consumer confidence report regarding dining out and what his industry needs to survive the latest slowdown.

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Business Education

David Smith

Dave is a Waterbury resident and director of aftermarket operations for Pratt & Whitney, He has also been nationally recognized by NAF for making virtual internships and career preparation opportunities available to Hartford students.