Made in Connecticut: Altek Electronics |
Each month, we profile a Connecticut manufacturer, showcasing the ingenuity and innovation that drives the state’s economy. For August, we spoke with David Altschuler, CEO of Altek Electronicsbased in Torrington. Altek Electronics was founded in 1972. Company locations? Altek is located in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains in Torrington, Connecticut. When was your company founded? Stephen Altschuler, an American veteran with a master’s degree in engineering from Yale, co-founded Altek in 1972 with Tom Helms. He co-founded the company because the company he had worked for went out of business. There were customers who needed orders filled and he…
Read More »Conn. CBD shop owner believe shops being targeted
A CBD store in Bridgeport was shot up last month. NORWICH, Conn. – Police in Norwich are looking for two people they say broke into a CBD store this week. The owner believes their business was targeted because of the products they sell. RELATED: Enthusiasts demand cannabis equity during Hartford rally “Five weeks later, boom out the window,” said Brian Vertefeuille. This isn’t the first time a Greenleaf Farms store has been vandalized, as a store in Bridgeport was shot up last month. Brian Vertefeuille said he believes CBD stores are being targeted. “Everyone thinks that because weed is legal…
Read More »World Cups runneth over: Soccer slates cancel a luge weekend
IGLS, Austria (AP) – Soccer’s World Cup forced the cancellation of a luge World Cup. The International Luge Federation said Monday that what was scheduled to be the opening weekend of its World Cup season — Nov. 26 and 27 in Igls, Austria — has been canceled. The reason: The FIFA World Cup took up too much of the available TV schedule, and that meant luge events could not be broadcast live in Europe. The Luge World Cup now begins on the weekend of December 2, a weekend of racing previously scheduled also in Igls. The FIFA World Cup group…
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LumiZen Wellness Debuts Premier CBD Products for People and Pets Alike
Lumizen Wellness CBD product line Lumizen Wellness Full Spectrum CBD. Lumizen Wellness CBD Pet Products The new CBD brand offers broad-spectrum, full-spectrum solutions for a variety of ailments HENDERSON, NEVADA, UNITED STATES, August 1, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/– LumiZen welfare has a mission to be the reference brand for anyone looking for safe and reliable CBD products for your daily health and well-being. The company is well on its way to achieving this goal with the official launch of its CBD products, which have already been met with excitement and rave reviews from customers. LumiZen Wellness was founded to meet the needs…
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Breaking News – “Recipes for Love and Murder,” Starring Maria Doyle Kennedy Premieres Monday, September 5 on Acorn TV
“RECEPTES FOR LOVE AND MURDER”, STARRING MARIA DOYLE KENNEDY PREMIERES ON MONDAY SEPTEMBER 5 ON ACORN TV The trailer, key art and first photos are now available New York, NY – August 1, 2022 – Award-winning actress Maria Doyle Kennedy (Outlander, Orphan Black, The Tudors, Kin) stars in the delightful Acorn TV original mystery drama Recipes for Love and Murder, premiering on Monday, September 5. with two episodes on Acorn TV, AMC Networks’ acclaimed streamer dedicated to British and international television. Based on Sally Andrew’s best-selling novels A Tannie Maria Mystery, the ten-part series follows a newspaper recipe advice columnist,…
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High Cost, Flood of Applicants Cut Small Business Out of Connecticut’s Marijuana Lottery
Seven years ago, Ivelisse Correa told her father that she was going to open up a marijuana dispensary. Correa’s father had been arrested when she was a freshman at East Hartford High School, and he’d gone to prison for three-and-a-half years, she said, after the remains of smoked marijuana was found in his car. For Correa, the prison term also meant that her father wasn’t there to see her graduate from high school. Correa said the dispensary was a way for her to “stick it to the State of Connecticut” for her father’s arrest. She said that she would…
Read More »Food prices soaring in developing world amid Ukraine crisis, World Bank finds | Business
Food inflation has soared across much of the developing world since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and has trapped several wealthier countries in a cycle of price hikes, according to a World Bank report. The Washington-based development organization said the war in eastern Europe would hit many countries with rising food bills worth more than 1% of their annual national income (GDP) , while others would not be able to contain the impact and would be submerged in a plenum. -Blood debt crisis. Lebanon was hardest hit, the World Bank said, after an explosion at a food grain store in Beirut…
Read More »Educating Communities about CBD | WAVY.com
by: Sponsored content Posted: August 1, 2022 / 3:10 PM EDT Updated: August 1, 2022 / 3:10 PM EDT PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Hemp Haven Chesapeake has been educating and informing the public about CBD and its uses for the past two years. Dr. Denise Foster of Hemp Haven Chesapeake joined us with some helpful information about CBD and how she is educating those who want to learn more. Hemp Haven Chesapeake480 Kempsville Road #104Contact us by calling (757) 609-3767 or by visiting their website.You can also connect on Facebook and Instagram: @HempHavenChesapeake This segment of The Hampton Roads Show…
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