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Today’s edition · Thurs., Nov. 5

CVS plans a 2028 breakup, and Aetna's Hartford future is unclear

Plus, Enfield voters approve a $511 million school plan while Southington votes no.

The Daily Hartford team2 stories20 sources6 min read

BusinessTop story

CVS plans a breakup that keeps Aetna in the fold but leaves its Hartford future open

CVS's breakup plan follows years of change at Aetna

  1. Nov. 2018CVS buys for $69 billion and pledges 10 years in Hartford
  2. Oct. 2024Joyner succeeds Karen Lynch as CVS CEO
  3. Feb. 2026CVS notifies officials it plans to cut 313 remote jobs
  4. Nov. 3The Financial Times first discloses the proposed breakup
  5. Early 2028Anticipated completion of the breakup

Source: Hartford Business Journal

CVS Health plans a breakup that would turn its drugstore chain into a separate publicly traded company. The Financial Times first disclosed it Tuesday, and the Wall Street Journal reported that CEO David Joyner confirmed it, with completion expected in early 2028. Hartford-based would stay with in a company that would keep the CVS Health name, with Joyner in charge.

What we don't know is whether Aetna stays here. CVS won't commit to keeping the headquarters in Hartford after the split, and the Stamford Advocate says the move raises fresh questions about the insurer's future in Hartford.

  • Drugstore company: CVS Pharmacy, with about 9,000 stores
  • Also staying with Aetna: Oak Street Health, Signify Health, specialty drugs
  • Shareholders: would own shares in both companies
  • Hartford pledge: at least 10 years from November 2018

The split follows a rough stretch at Aetna, with rising medical costs in 2024 and repeated layoffs. Of the remote jobs CVS planned to cut in February, 17 were held by Connecticut residents. Results have improved: CVS's insurance segment, which includes Aetna, saw second-quarter adjusted operating income rise 85.5% from a year earlier.

Aetna job cuts continued even as profits climbed

313
remote jobs CVS planned to cut under Aetna's Hartford HQ
1,000+
positions in layoffs announced over two years
$2.43 billion
insurance segment's second-quarter adjusted operating income

Source: Hartford Business Journal

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Enfield voters approved a $511 million school project, and Southington voters rejected theirs

If you live in Enfield or Southington, your schools got a verdict Tuesday. Enfield voters approved a $511 million school construction project, with up to $89 million in town borrowing. Unofficial results from the state's election center showed it passing with more than 90 percent of precincts reporting as of 11 a.m. Wednesday.

Enfield's plan creates four new schools and converts a fifth

SchoolPlan
Hazardville Memorial ElementaryNew school
Prudence Crandall ElementaryNew school
Parkman ElementaryNew school
Barnard ElementaryNew school
Eli Whitney ElementaryBecomes Eagle Academy Therapeutic Day School

Source: WFSB

Southington went the other way. Voters there rejected an $86.7 million proposal, 10,531 votes to 9,432, according to the town manager's office. Norwich voters also had a $55 million police headquarters question on the ballot.

  • Southington plan: close Flanders, rebuild Kelley, upgrade South End
  • Southington bonds and notes: $86 million
  • Enfield borrowing: up to $89 million

Southington voters turned down the $86.7 million school plan

Southington's vote, per the town manager's office

Southington elementary facilities plan

Yes9,43247.2%
✓No10,53152.8%

Source: WTNH.com

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RaceCandidateVotesShare
Southington elementary facilities planYes9,43247.2%
Southington elementary facilities planNo, won10,53152.8%

News Notes

Children's

Patients and families flipped a seven-foot-tall ceremonial light switch Wednesday to light the new hospital sign at Connecticut Children's, kicking off the 100% In it for Kids campaign and celebrating a donation toward the new Golisano Medical Center on Washington Street. CEO Shannon Sullivan said the campaign builds on existing programs "so the kids in this community do not need to go out of state." WTNH.com

Community Corner

Hartford Hospital plans an outpatient facility called Community Corner on Washington and Jefferson streets, according to parent company Hartford HealthCare, and it would offer primary care, wound care and diabetes management. A zoning application filed with the city describes new construction and restoration of historic properties. Hartford Business Journal

The Charles

The Charles restaurant in Wethersfield closed suddenly this week, and WFSB's I-Team found its owner is being sued for tens of thousands of dollars. Grace Anderson and Eamon Wizner say they paid an $8,000 deposit for a June 12, 2027 wedding there and learned of the closing on Instagram. WFSB

90s Con

90s Con is leaving Connecticut for New Jersey in 2027. First held in Hartford in 2022, the convention had become the place to reminisce about the 1990s and meet actors and musicians from the era. CT Insider

Gas prices

Hartford stations are running about 9 cents below the state average this week as prices keep falling. Connecticut's average for regular was $4.24 on Tuesday, according to AAA, down about 5 cents from a week ago and up from $3.04 a year ago. Hartford Patch

Connecticut gas is down from last week but about $1.20 above last year

$4.24

Connecticut average

Source: Hartford Patch

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Connecticut average$4.24
A week ago$4.29−5¢
A year ago$3.04+$1.20
U.S. average$4.15+9¢

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Around Connecticut

Plainville

Plainville says the sewer pipe leak into the Quinnipiac River has been stopped. The bypass has been installed, tested and is running, and sewage is no longer leaking into the river. Officials had urged people to stay away from parts of the river on Monday. The Bristol PressWFSB

Bristol Eastern

The young Bristol Eastern girls' soccer team is set to host a state tournament game after winning its first six games by shutout and finishing 8-6-1. The Lancers' volleyball team fell to Simsbury in five sets in Monday's first round of the CCC Tournament. The Bristol PressThe Bristol Edition

Simsbury beat Bristol Eastern in five sets, taking the last 15-⁠5

25Set 110
19Set 225
15Set 325
25Set 422
5Set 515

Source: The Bristol Edition

Football

Southington hosts New Britain and Plainville hosts Avon/St. Paul this week, and Southington and Plainville each look to move to 8-0. Elsewhere, Bristol Central made quick work of Newington in the CCC quarterfinals Wednesday. New Britain HeraldThe Bristol Press

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CVS plans a 2028 breakup, and Aetna's Hartford future is unclear

Plus, Enfield voters approve a $511 million school plan while Southington votes no.

The TLDR

  1. CVS plans a 2028 breakup; Aetna's Hartford future is unclear
  2. Enfield OKs a $511 million school plan; Southington says no
  3. Hartford Hospital plans a 'Community Corner' outpatient site
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