A record number of business owners convened in Hartford on March 4^th to participate in this year’s Connecticut Business Day. Sponsored by the Connecticut Business and Industry Association, and the Connecticut Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives, Connecticut Business Day is a pro-business event at the capitol where businesses have the opportunity to connect with state lawmakers. Their main message was that their costs should not be increased, especially at a time where profit margins have been greatly reduced already. These businesses are the ones that can create the jobs that will lead Connecticut towards a path of recovery, and for them, the economy certainly was “issue #1.”