April 21, 2014 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Energy

CT poised to lift three-year ban on wind turbines

Key legislative leaders and energy officials have reached a tentative agreement to lift the state's three-year ban on wind turbine development, just in time for a northeast Connecticut project to move forward.

News

Keys to building a project management team

“A Team of Leaders: Empowering Every Member to Take Ownership, Demonstrate Initiative, and Deliver Results” by Paul...

Energy

Know your options in the supplier market

Recent events in Connecticut's competitive electric marketplace underscore the need for customers to understand their electric bills and competitive service options to make the best choices.

Arts & Culture

Nonprofit Notebook

Bloomfield's Foodshare received a $5,000 grant from the Caterpillar Foundation to help bring more food to people in the...

Health Care

Business execs see opportunity in urgent care

As the father of four children, Tom Kelly says he's spent his fair share of time in urgent care facilities for the litany of ailments and injuries to which kids typically fall victim.

Energy

CT’s energy programs spur solar demand

Nearly three years after Connecticut enacted a landmark energy law, demand for solar installations is rising — not at the same pace of neighboring Massachusetts, but giving the industry here all the work it can handle for now.

Energy

Third-party audits best way to oversee cyber security

Last week's announcement that Connecticut's utilities have been compromised by cyberattacks isn't surprising, but it does raise serious concerns about the vulnerability of the state's electricity, natural gas, and water infrastructure.

News

YMCA, Pratt celebrate Black History Month

The Wilson-Gray YMCA Youth and Family Center in Hartford hosted a Black History Month celebration in collaboration...

News

Coldwell Banker sales team provides home to local veteran

The James Macchio Executive Realty Team, which is affiliated with the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office in...

News

Hartford employees volunteer for Read Across America

Two Hartford employees, Amber Crispino, marketing analyst at Capitol Light, and Floyd W. Green III, corporate vice...

Real Estate & Construction

Housing takes off at Simsbury’s Dorset Crossing

Simsbury's Dorset Crossing is exploding with fresh development to join the medical-office building anchoring the mixed-use site off Hopmeadow Street.

News

CBIA campaign aims to boost CT’s business rankings

State business rankings often make for good political fodder, but do they actually mean anything, or influence where companies choose to operate?

Small Business

Social Enterprise is pro-business

I was dismayed and confused to read an editorial written by Jack Horak on April 7, 2014, which decried Connecticut's “superficial efforts” to encourage economic growth in our state and his suggestion that legislation in support of social enterprise is somehow anti-business.

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