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North-Central Connecticut Business: Highlights Of 2019
A roundup of the top business stories covered by Patch in 2019 from towns in Hartford and Tolland counties.
NORTH-CENTRAL, CT — There was plenty of business news in north-central Connecticut in 2019.
Iconic establishments announced closings and that meant the ends of some eras. Other big names came to the area trying out new formats.
There was a major bank merger and a wrecked ATM, the latter caught on video. There was also a video showing off a major investment at the state's largest distribution facility.
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Wages were also an issue.
Here's a look at the year in business in north-central Connecticut.
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The Big Boxes
- Blue Light Officially Goes Out On Vernon KMart
- Opening Set For First Small-Format Target In Connecticut
- Tractor Supply To Put 18th CT Store In Stafford
- Bob's Store In Enfield to Be Shuttered
- New Owners Close On Enfield Square Mall
- Pharmaceutical Distributor Moving Out of Farmington
- Ice Cream Distribution Center Designated For Closure
- Temporary Curfew Program to Begin At Shopping Mall
- 4,365 Solar Panels — TicketNetwork's Latest 'Green' Initiative
- Video: A Tour Of Connecticut's Largest Distribution Center
The Small Boxes
- Longtime Simsbury Aerospace Business to Expand
- CT Gun Business To Leave State For Wyoming
- CT Radio Station Rebrands As 'Trump 103.3'
- Hartford Food Hall To Bring Restaurants, Shops
- Adventure Escape Business Closing In West Hartford
Eras Come To An End
- Iconic Vernon Watering Hole Doomed For Closure
- Historic Berlin Store To Close After 140 Years In Business
- Last Pitch Hurled At Southington Batting Cages
- Enfield Restaurant Closes After More Than 6 Decades In Business
- Popular Landmark Restaurant In Manchester To Close After 37 Years
- All-You Can Eat Restaurant — Last One In CT — Closes
New Beginnings
- Lifelong Friends Open Gift Shop
- First CT BJs Restaurant Springing Up Quickly
- After More Than 5 Decades, Paint Business Expanding
- Axe-Throwing Business Approved to Open
- Brewhouse Officially Opens
- Newington Couple Sells Business On 'Shark Tank'
- Geno Auriemma's New Manchester Restaurant Opening
The Banks
- United Bank, People's United To Merge In $759 Million Transaction
- Damaged ATM In Somers Will Not Be Replaced, Bank Official Says
- People's United Bank To Close 18 CT Branches: Here's Where
The Supermarkets
- Connecticut Stop & Shop Union Workers Go On Strike
- Vernon Price Chopper Closing, Being Replaced With Other Stores
- Imminent Closure Announced For West Hartford ShopRite Store
Wages
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