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The Hartford Business Journal's Greg Bordonaro joins us for this week's CT Business Blend. He discusses a major redevelopment project in East Hartford (known as Concourse Park) that faces delays and problems, the latest legal fight between Eversource/United Illuminating and the state, and how CT law firms are increasingly expanding in Boston as they look for growth.

Bristol and the surrounding areas got slammed with hail, heavy rain and winds over the weekend. Bristol Mayor Ellen Zoppo-Sassu calls in to discuss the damage and how fast the city will clean up.

Eversource External Communications and Media Relations Manager Tricia Modifica calls in to talk about the latest storm and power outages.

Reese is live in Washington DC where he.....hopes to broadcast live this afternoon! He has hit a snag, but is working on it! He explains the hiccup and promises you will hear his voice at 2 no matter what!

The Enfield 4th of July celebration is on and the Marketing Director Izzy Post Ruhland joins us to discuss all the events surrounding the celebration.

Kellie Lambert was previously a writer for the Waterbury paper, but after being bought out by Hearst, she is out and she explains how tough it is for print media these days.

Penn Lincoln Strategies Chris Van de Hoef joins us to discuss the upcoming elections and what he thinks of America 250 in DC.

A Great Holiday weekend in Downtown Hartford as they host Long Weekend Hartford. Christina Mais and Shannon Frost tell us all the films, activities and happenings surrounding the holiday weekend!

Annisa Teich from Farese & Co joins us to discuss Co-Working Spaces and how they are working still!

Former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin is running in the 1st District against Ruth Fortune, Jillian Gilchrest and the incumbent John Larson. He discusses the campaign and how he can win!

Erik Semmel from TAB Computer Systems and Computer Talk with TAB joins us to discuss all the new tech, new scams, and updates on AI to keep you informed!

The Hartford Courant's Livi Stanford joins us to discuss all her latest work!

CT Insider's David Borges joins us in studio to discuss his new book, Alex Karaban and Tarris Reed being drafted, The UConn Offseason, and how the youth of this year's team could be a learning process!

Jillian Gilchrest is one of four candidates on the Democrat side running for the 1st District. She joins us to talk about the campaign, how it is going, and why she refuses to take billionaires dollars!

The CT Business Blend with Hartford Business Journal's Greg Bordonaro. Today he discusses a key hearing regarding the broader rescheduling of marijuana and its implications for the industry in CT, how the GLP-1 boom is impacting the weight-loss industry and a major leadership shake-up at the state's largest health system.

Erick Erickson of the Erick Erickson Show joins us to discuss America 250, Iran, and more. You can hear Erick daily from Noon to Two here on WTIC NewsTalk 1080.

Senator Jeff Gordon discusses CSCU’s $440 k-a-year former chancellor Cheng just issued a 2,000 page, taxpayer funded report… that was partially A.I.-generated.

Executive Director of the Travelers Championship Nathan Grube talks about the weekend in Cromwell, The Rain that dampered Sunday and the playoff hole ahead!

WFSB Sports Director Joe Zone talks about the Travelers Championship as it heads to a Monday Playoff!

David Lightman wraps our week and our day at Brookside Bagels in Simsbury with a temperature check of all things D.C.

Simsbury Town Manager Marc Nelson and First Selectwoman Wendy Mackstutis join us to talk about the town they run!

Jay T. Willerup is The President and on The Board of Directors of Friends of Heublein Tower. Tara Willerup is a part of The Simsbury free library. Together they tell us the great things going on in Simsbury!

The Beautiful Flower Bridge in Simsbury saw some much needed renovations recently. Jan Litner oversaw those renovations and she tells us how great it is for a walk or a bike ride.... but to be careful of certain wildlife!

Jane Spatcher McAlpine is the Executive Director of the Simsbury Historical Society. She teaches us about the storied history of Simsbury.

Executive Director of the Simsbury Performing Arts Center, Allie Young tells us all the things that are happening this summer that you can be a part of!

Brenda is the Manager of Brookside Bagels in Simsbury. She joins us as our host for the day for Darting Across CT!

Travelers Championship Director Nathan Grube and Travelers Executive Vice President Andy Bessette joins us to wrap up our broadcast and talk about this great Tournament in our back yard!!

The Director of Golf at the TPC River Highlands in Cromwell is Ron Scheyd. He joins us to talk about the upkeep of the golf course and how this tournament makes his job so enjoyable!

Rachel Noble is the Communications Manager for The PGA Tour. She stops by to talk about the Travelers and why everyone on staff, including the golfers look forward to coming to Cromwell, CT.

Kloter Farms was gracious enough to sponsor our live broadcast at the Travelers Championship. The GM of Kloter Farms Joe Schneider joins us to discuss Kloter Farms and what the tournament means to him.

The Courant's Dom Amore joins us to discuss all things Travelers Championship including a local guy on the tour.

NBA All-Star, UConn Alum, and Middletown CT Native Andre Drummond joins us in studio to discuss his free basketball camp that he hosts and what it means to him to give back to the community that brought him up!

Ruth Fortune did the heavy lifting and got the required number of signatures needed to be on the ballot for the 1st District Race. She joins us to tell us how she did it, and what the goal is now moving forward to November.

Silvana Da Luca is the Founder of the Litchfield Wellness Festival. What is it? When is it? How can you be a part of it? She has all the answers!

Santa David Sizemore and Marty the Elf stop by the studio to discuss the BIG Christmas in July events!

Paddi LeShane and David Griggs join us to discuss events around the State of CT for The Nation's 250th year including a Letter Writing that you can be a part of!

Tech Tuesday with TAB Computer Systems and Computer Talk with TAB's Erik Semmel. He talks about the 85,000 Fortinet Firewalls are at rock now and being attacked. AI Datacenter Hype. Polymarket used fake videos to get more fools to bet on Polymarket. Norway imposes a near ban on AI for elementary kids. India blocks Telegram to prevent Cheating!

Greg Bordonaro from the Hartford Business Journal calls in to discuss a rare, but discounted bet on a major office building in Greater Hartford and what it means for the office market, an update on efforts to bring a grocery store to Hartford, and why it's significant that Aetna is launching a new workforce development program in Hartford.

Woody, Buzz, Jessie and friends ruled the box office this weekend as Toy Story 5 raked in over 150 million dollars!! Fandango's Erik Davis joins us to discuss the massive numbers and what's to come for the summer at the box office!

President of the Hartford Yard Goats Tim Restall joins us to discuss the first half success of the team, who just clinched a playoff birth with wins this week on the road in Reading. Goats are home this week at Dunkin Park against the Red Sox affiliate The Portland Sea Dogs. YardGoatsBaseball.com for all the info!

Lon Seidman from Lon.TV joins us to discuss Amazon Prime Days and if it will be worth it for consumers. He also goes through some of the latest exciting tech things!

The Great David Lightman wraps up our week with the latest from DC.

Josh Elliot is indeed involved in a primary with Governor Lamont. He discusses how the campaign is going and where you can meet him this weekend!

The New York Knicks are NBA Champions and they had their parade in NYC yesterday. Former WTIC News Reporter Mike Guerrera was there and he tells us all about it!

Rep Joe Hoxha joins us to discuss the Long Island Tunnel project that would include a bridge from CT to Long Island.

The Great Voice of the Hartford Yard Goats Jeff Dooley joins us to talk about the big series this week with the Reading Fightin' Phils with the Yard Goats a couple wins away from locking up a playoff spot.

CT Insider's Ken Dixon joins us in studio to break down all the new laws in the state and to discuss the legislative off-season.

World Cup Fever has hit Boston as reports have said that bars have run out of beer because of Scottish fans taking over the city. The Boston Globe's Redmond Berhold talked to a bunch of them and has the story for us.

White Memorial in Litchfield is a stunning part of the state of Connecticut and Gerri Griswold sees it every single day. She joins us with DEEP's Jenny Dickson to talk about the wildlife of Connecticut.

Current Senator and Governor hopeful Ryan Fazio discusses the latest from his campaign and how he plans to defeat Governor Ned Lamont in November.