Greg Bordonaro
Greg Bordonaro is editor of Hartford Business Journal, overseeing coverage of companies, people and issues that impact businesses across Connecticut. His work stands out for its statewide lens on the economy, tying together company news, industry trends and public policy across Hartford, New Haven and other markets. Alongside his editorial leadership, he remains a visible voice through reporting, audio segments and live events that follow how business decisions and market shifts affect local companies and communities.
Statewide business coverage and editorial direction
Bordonaro leads the newsroom that produces the weekly business-to-business newspaper, the website and recurring special sections, setting the agenda for coverage of regional business trends, data and politics. He directs an editorial operation focused on giving readers a clear view of the people, companies and issues that drive commerce in Hartford and beyond, maintaining a business-first focus rather than general news.
As Connecticut content director for the publication’s parent company, he also oversees editorial direction for related titles in the state, aligning coverage so that statewide stories are reported and framed consistently across the group.
His role extends beyond the masthead into daily news judgment and long-term planning for special projects and forums. The newsroom merger with sister outlet New Haven Biz has sharpened that statewide orientation, with Bordonaro at the center of a combined team tasked with broadening coverage beyond one city while still staying close to local business concerns.
That combination of editorial responsibility and a clear geographic focus shapes his own pieces and public-facing work, which often connect developments in one part of Connecticut to implications for the wider business community.
Policy, regulation and infrastructure stories
Bordonaro’s reporting and oversight regularly bring public policy and regulation into the frame of business coverage. His recent work includes covering New Haven’s consideration of a 12-month moratorium on data center development, a story centered on how proposed local restrictions intersect with a fast-evolving segment of the regional economy.[input] He has also moderated conversations around the surge in electricity demand driven by artificial intelligence and manufacturing, guiding discussion between business and energy stakeholders at the publication’s 2026 energy forum.
Earlier in his career, he reported on the local impact of national financial turmoil, including how the financial crisis hit specific communities and their business base. That experience covering banking and finance informs current coverage decisions where regulatory changes, credit conditions or large-scale investments may alter the trajectory for Connecticut firms.
Across these policy and infrastructure stories, his work tends to foreground what proposed rules, moratoria or market shocks mean for business owners, developers and employers rather than treating them as abstract political events.
Industry trends across aerospace, real estate and retail
Through his regular CT Business Blend segments, Bordonaro highlights industry shifts across multiple sectors, using short, focused discussions to track where opportunities and pressures are emerging. On recent episodes he has examined a historic surge in commercial and defense aerospace, a shakeout in the real estate industry and the arrival of a staple restaurant brand in Hartford, choosing topics that mix macroeconomic change with concrete local examples.
Those choices show a preference for subjects where sector-wide momentum and individual company moves can be discussed together, giving listeners and readers a sense of how broad trends map onto specific markets.
Real estate remains a recurring theme from his earlier beat reporting through current coverage decisions, particularly where property development, brokerage and land use intersect with business growth.
He also keeps consumer-facing industries in view, such as restaurant expansions, when they signal confidence, shifting demographics or changing demand in key corridors. Aerospace, energy-intensive manufacturing and other capital-intensive sectors appear as focal points when they illustrate Connecticut’s position within national supply chains and investment flows.
Reporting background and format
Bordonaro joined the publication in 2008 as a reporter covering health care, real estate and banking, giving him deep familiarity with regulated, capital-heavy sectors that anchor the regional economy. He later moved into the top editorial role, but continues to write and appear regularly, blending straight news pieces with explanatory coverage and moderated conversations.
His reporting has earned industry recognition for writing and breaking news, reflecting a long-standing emphasis on timely stories that still carry enough detail to be useful to business readers.
Today his byline and on-air presence tend to appear where multiple beats converge: regulatory decisions that affect property development, sector surges that stress energy or infrastructure, or company moves that signal wider market direction. Whether in print, online, audio or at live events, his work keeps attention on how Connecticut’s businesses are navigating change, using concise, business-focused language and a steady statewide perspective rather than niche or purely financial analysis.
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