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SMB Profile: Looking Forward To Christmas In Connecticut

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Like all the towns on the Connecticut shoreline, Guilford is centered around a village green. On March 24, on what would have usually been a busy day at the start of spring, the state ordered all nonessential retail shops on the green to shut down, as the pandemic crept its way north from New York City and south from Boston.

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CVS To Open 50+ COVID-19 Drive-Thru Testing Sites

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As it works to address the pandemic with testing, CVS Health plans to open over 50 COVID-19 testing sites at designated CVS Pharmacy drive-thru locations throughout Connecticut, Florida, Arizona, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.

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Shellfish Industry Tries DTC Strategy

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Take the Connecticut-Long Island oyster ecosystem on Long Island Sound, which is the body of water that defines the border between the two states. She is also a member of the Noank Agriculture Cooperative , which includes all elements of the oyster hatching and farming community on the Long Island side of the sound.

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Ohio Lottery Makes A New Bet on Mobile

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Not only do gift cards stand as the most popular holiday present, according to the National Retail Federation and other sources, but a Blackhawk Network survey found that “44 percent of consumers surveyed are interested in receiving a gift card to play the lottery, while 43 percent would be interested in giving a lottery gift card.”.

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Bucking Convention, These Banks Are Adding Staff in Their Branches

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CenterState in Florida and Union Savings in Connecticut are adding specialists to their retail locations at a time when many other banks are cutting back or have been relying heavily on universal bankers.

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More Security In Wake Of Mall Brawls

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Some states, including Connecticut and Tennessee, reported multiple incidences. In a statement, the ICSC was quoted as saying : “Malls are a place for communities to shop, eat, be entertained and come together, particularly during the holiday season.

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Amazon’s Great Infrastructure Expansion Rolls On — Now With A New Logistics IT Center

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So do the college communities of University of California, Santa Barbara and University of Cincinnati. Joining Texas Tech this year will be The Georgia Institute of Technology and California State University, Long Beach, as well as in the college communities of University of Akron and University of Connecticut.