Jorge Casasnovas of Avon has been named chair of the steering committee for the Latino Endowment Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, the community foundation serving the 29-town Greater Hartford region. Casasnovas is the principal of Casasnovas Consulting, LLC, an independent retirement consulting firm that provides support to plan sponsors, recordkeeping companies, third party administrators and financial advisors.

With road races halted for the pandemic, HMF created new ways to encourage runners in 2020. The Foundation will continue to rally support for community charities and provide opportunities for runners and walkers to enjoy mental and physical benefits of exercise. Looking optimistically toward the possibility of in-person races in 2021, HMF releases the race calendar and opens limited field registration for the annual Eversource Hartford Marathon & Half Marathon (October 9, 2021).

The Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority (CHESLA) has reduced the interest rate it will charge student loan refinance borrowers on future loans. The lower rates will make the refinance program more impactful for our applicants.