April 16, 2012 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Advertising, Media & Marketing

Idea, analysis keys to launch business

“The Ultralight Startup — Launching a Business without Clout or Capital” by Jason Baptiste (Portfolio/Penguin, $25.95). ...

Nonprofits

Youth movement | to engage young professionals

Since its founding in 1924, the United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut (UWCNC) has been guided...

Retail

Buyers shop prices, demand best deal

A Deloitte spring retail survey shows retail to be a bright spot in the economy. One expert...

News

Focus on operating efficiency paying off for area hospitals

For years, Connecticut hospitals have relied on investment income as a key source of revenue to boost...

News

O’Connell Tower addition at St. Francis earns CREW award

The John T. O’Connell Tower addition at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford — which doubled the size...

Banking & Finance

Consumers hold key to housing rebound

Q&A talks about the residential mortgage climate with William (Bill) H. W. Crawford IV, president and chief...

News

OF NOTE

FARMINGTON HIGH SENIOR WINS FULL SCHOLARSHIP TO UNIV. OF NEW HAVEN John-Paul DiTommaso, a...

Economy & Labor

In Brief

Warren Buffett buys Prudential CT Realty Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has added Wallingford’s Prudential...

News

Growing pains | Merged NU focuses on long-term vision

Over the next two years, the newly merged Northeast Utilities and NStar must figure out how to...

Economy & Labor

Five rules on the road to strategic success

There is more than just springtime blossoming around us. In our pervasive media environment, one can’t help...

News

WINDSOR high PROBLEM SOLVERS HEADED FOR INTERNATIONAL EVENT

A team from Windsor High School took first place in the Connecticut State Competition of Community Problem...

Real Estate & Construction

CT Trust honors Donohue for preservation efforts

When it comes to state history, West Hartford’s Mary Donohue can certainly hold her own. As...

News

Crowdfunding plan may open Pandora’s Box for investors | Despite safeguards, opportunity to fund new ventures comes with risks

The opportunities to separate people from their funds have increased exponentially with the advent of the internet....

Real Estate & Construction

East Hartford hotel facing foreclosure

Another Hartford area hotel has fallen into financial disarray. The former Sheraton Hotel in East Hartford,...

Transportation

Vehicles get a workout at East Haddam test facility | Consumer Reports staff in East Haddam giving new cars, tires a rigorous exercise

There’s an automotive nirvana located 21 miles east of Hartford off of Route 2. It’s packed with...

Economy & Labor

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