The first U.S. brewing company to exclusively produce non-alcoholic beer has opened its largest standalone brewing facility in the country. It is located at the company’s headquarters in Milford, Connecticut.

Athletic Brewing’s new facility in Milford is in a 150,000-square-foot building that has the capacity to brew five million cases of beer a year.

“We invented the frisbee, we invented the hamburger, now we’ve invented the very best non-alcoholic brew in the world. It is so tasty,” Governor Ned Lamont said at the grand opening of the Milford facility on Friday. He praised Athletic Brewing for adding to Connecticut’s entrepreneurial achievements. Read More

Jobs are being created. Companies are expanding. Young people are staying and even moving in from other places.

In a time of economic good news, the state needs to market its assets, focus on creating a “culture of growth” and build more housing, attendees at the Connecticut Economic Development Forum concluded on Wednesday [September 6] night. Read More

When you enter the headquarters of Avelo Airlines in a glass-walled office building in Houston’s Greenway Plaza neighborhood, you won’t find a sign.

In fact, the only indication that this is Avelo’s home is that the walls are painted purple — and that some marketing materials hang in the elevator lobby.

For now, there’s no sign with Avelo’s name or logo, but perhaps that’s something CEO Andrew Levy will spring for once the airline posts its first profit.

The good news for Levy and Avelo is that the company believes it can be profitable by the end of this year.

“We gotta hit our forecast,” Levy said. “I want to make sure that we’re actually hitting our forecast and generating cash. We’re not quite yet, but we’re really close.” Read More