April 22, 2013 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

News

Better insurance choices ahead for small business

For years, we had a health insurance market that was broken for small businesses. Because they had...

News

YWCA luncheon raises funds

More than 1,300 guests attended the YWCA Hartford Region’s 18th annual In the Company of Women luncheon,...

News

Bring your manners to the business meal

As college students prepare to graduate next month, thoughts of job prospects begin to take center stage...

Real Estate & Construction

3 reasons the housing recovery may not last

The housing market has made a big comeback over the past year; home prices have surged some...

News

State insurance exchange will push ahead with varied plan options for business

Connecticut is moving forward with its goal to offer multiple health plans within its small business insurance exchange this fall, despite a recent federal ruling that is allowing states to delay the move for a year.

News

Choices, coping strategies highlight new offerings

"Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work" by Chip & Dan Heath (Crown Business,...

Nonprofits

Industrial Museum seeks funding for larger space

The New Britain Industrial Museum has established a special building fund dedicated to founding a larger, permanent...

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Tunxis’ Dantino gains AmeriCorps award

Susan Dantino, an administrator at Tunxis Community College in Farmington, was recently presented with the Champions of...

Technology

On the rise in Connecticut Video gaming education

The global video game market is projected to exceed $80 billion by 2017. Connecticut's portion of gaming industry revenues currently amounts to nearly $50 million a year according to the most recent study, “Video Games in the 21st Century: The 2010 Report,” released by the Entertainment Software Association.

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United Way of Greater Waterbury tops $3.5 million

John Zinno, center, office managing partner of BlumShapiro's Shelton office and campaign chair of the 2012-2013 United...

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Drawing Board

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Hobson’s choice: Tax or borrow?

The legislature's Republican minority has been dealt a tough hand. They've long found themselves outvoted on policy...

News

Price honored at Women’s Private Equity Summit

JoAnn H. Price, co-founder of Fairview Capital Partners in West Hartford, was honored recently with the Trailblazer...

Energy

CT program helps electronics recyclers avoid downturn

Connecticut's statewide recycling program has helped e-recycling firms avoid major issues facing the industry, particularly as their revenues dip with the fall of worldwide commodity prices.

News

Don’t bank on regulators, author warns

Q&A talks about the legacy of financial scandals with Yale Professor Jonathan Macey, author of The Death...

Banking & Finance

American Eagle FCU exits commercial lending biz

Inaction by Congress on increasing credit union commercial lending limits is pushing one of Connecticut's largest nonprofit cooperatives to exit the business.

Education

EMBA programs sport new looks

Two of Connecticut's executive masters in business administration programs — at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and University of...

Technology

CT faces struggle luring gaming firms

Since opening shop in 2004, Left Brain Games, Inc. (leftbraingames.com), in Torrington has produced interactive games and activities on a variety of platforms for a wide range of customers, including McGraw-Hill, American Girl, Pokemon, Electric Arts, Seton Hall University and Wonka.com.

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Don’t let market labels cloud M&A thinking

Timing, as they say, is everything.This is true in life and in business. And when it comes...

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