April 24, 2017 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

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🔒Hartford BID faces city funding cut

A decade-old influential group of Hartford businesses and property owners that funds cleaning and security services downtown could see its longtime city funding axed in the upcoming fiscal year.

Real Estate & Construction

🔒Stilts’ owner sues over its Hartford assessment

The owner of downtown Hartford's One Corporate Plaza — the “Stilts Building'' — is suing the city of Hartford over the city's denial of its appeal for lower property taxes on the 20 Church St. skyscraper, court papers show.

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🔒Quiznos’ exit fuels 100 Trumbull’s retail reset

The abrupt closing in late March of the only Quiznos Sub Sandwich shop in downtown Hartford, and one of the few remaining in Connecticut, has prompted its former landlord to revisit his retail-leasing ambitions.

Economic Development

🔒Hamden’s 52-unit Willow Woods condos bring $4.15M

The 52-unit Willow Woods condominiums in Hamden recently sold for $4.15 million, brokers say.

Arts & Culture

🔒New UHart president shapes ambitious goals for future

As Gregory Woodward prepares to take over as president of the University of Hartford July 1, he's got some ambitious goals.

News

🔒How to incorporate creativity, innovation in your daily work routines

“The Dance of the Possible: The Mostly Honest, Completely Irreverent Guide to Creativity” by Scott Berkun (Melete...

News

🔒How to optimize your trade-show investment

Trade shows are an integral part of the marketing strategy for some industries and companies. Frequently though, I hear unhappy comments about the return on the investment for exhibiting in a trade show.Let me offer some guidelines to improve your show investment.

Politics & Policy

🔒CT Department of Labor Credit Union helps at Financial Education Expo

Steisy Comielle-Gonzalez and Tom O'Neil of the Connecticut Department of Labor Credit Union talked with students and...

Subscriber Only

🔒$315M manufacturing software grant aims to shrink CT’s skills gap

Q&A talks to Tony Hemmelgarn, president and CEO of Siemens Product Lifecycle Management software, a business unit of the Siemens Digital Factory division.

News

🔒Bigs Ignite raises $3,600 for kids

Bigs Ignite, the Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters affinity group, has raised $3,600 in support of Nutmeg's...

News

🔒South Windsor Chamber hosts Greater Hartford Women’s Conference

The South Windsor Chamber of Commerce recently held the 10th Annual Greater Hartford Women's Conference. Women of...

Economic Development

🔒Dunkin’ Donuts Park rates well in its early days

Dunkin' Donuts Park, home of the Double-A Hartford Yard Goats baseball team, is targeting families as a major customer base, hoping to draw in parents and their children for a fun-filled, entertaining experience.

Energy

🔒Energy industry turns to CT colleges for worker pipeline

Colleges often talk to local companies to gauge their future workforce needs, searching for opportunities to build new programs to help fill the gaps and attract students amid a competitive higher-ed market.

Bioscience

🔒Malloy’s economic record mixed

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy surprised few people with his announcement April 13th that he won't run for a third term.

News

🔒Norcom’s Marketing Team Takes Gold at the Financial Marketing Awards

Norcom Mortgage and Insurance's marketing department won gold at the New England Financial Marketing Awards. Norcom's marketing...

News

🔒United Way Celebrates Community Service Awards

United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut recently celebrated its 92nd Annual Meeting and Presentation of the...

Economy & Labor

🔒Let’s tax Yale — Here’s why and how

The state's fiscal problems are still in search of a solution as we reach the midpoint of the 2017 legislative session, which is nothing more than a tug of war between the state employee unions (the governor has asked for $700 million in concessions), and taxpayer wallets and pocketbooks.

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