April 25, 2011 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Legal & Courts

Talking Points

By Jonathan McCormick What would be the cost to your business if email with sensitive client...

Energy

No shortage of energy suppliers | As state mulls further energy reform, retail marketing efforts are growing

Connecticut’s retail electricity suppliers are spreading their wings. Thirteen years after deregulation of the state’s power...

News

HEALTHCARE IN BRIEF

St. Francis, Tuskegee Univ. to combat prostate cancer St. Francis Hospital has signed a...

News

Debit card market needs fixing now

The U.S. economy is built on a belief that markets should be allowed to function freely. To...

News

The Donald’s demagoguery is already wearing thin

For someone with a reputation as a tough guy, Donald Trump whines a lot. The Donald...

Economy & Labor

Believe in yourself even when no one else does

“Some people succeed because they are destined to, but most people succeed because they are determined to.”...

Real Estate & Construction

Wintonbury Mall loan default a sign of times

The owners of a major shopping center in Bloomfield have defaulted on their loan, victims of both...

News

LAW FIRM CITED FOR PRO BONO WORK

The Pro Bono Partnership recently recognized Robinson & Cole LLP as its Law Firm of the Year....

Economy & Labor

Movers & Shakers

To submit items for Movers & Shakers, please email text and high-resolution photos to news@ hartfordbusiness.com....

Manufacturing

Cheshire eager to start hunt for Pratt’s replacement

Pratt & Whitney has one foot out the door of its Cheshire engine repair plant. By...

Advertising, Media & Marketing

Fables, profiles offer models for success

“Bingsop’s Fables: Little Morals for Big Business” by Stanley Bing (Harper Collins, $19.99). Bing channels...

News

OF NOTE

HEIMAN AWARD WINNER Jeffrey J. White, an associate in the business litigation practice at Robinson &...

Nonprofits

Local executives lead regional cancer groups

Two national groups fighting cancer have named local executives to lead regional efforts. David P. Hess,...

Energy

Business groups shop for own energy prices

Businesses don’t have to pay for Connecticut’s highest priced electricity, and several trade organizations in the state...

News

In selling Connecticut, a Plan B often handy

In Hartford, they used to manufacture typewriters. In Waterbury, they did brass. In Litchfield County, they mined...

Advertising, Media & Marketing

State’s shellfish growers see hope in marketing bill

While most Connecticut residents see the state’s miles of shoreline as a pleasant place to spend a...

News

SPECIAL NEEDS FIELD A BASEBALL ‘MIRACLE’

West Hartford is well on the way to having a baseball field especially designed for children with...

News

Out-of-state buyers eye healthcare market | Recent deals hint new players in state’s on-going medical consolidation

There’s a new wrinkle in the consolidation wave sweeping across Connecticut’s health care industry. Out-of-state companies...

Nonprofits

Picking nonprofit ally tough, rewarding task

Q&A with Gary Youell, chairman of YHB Investment Advisors Inc. in West Hartford, about what he learned...

Advertising, Media & Marketing

ESPN founder reflects on decision to locate in CT

Some things just happen. In 1978, Bill Rasmussen had a crazy idea for a 24-hour sports...

Economy & Labor

Economic incentives argue for ergonomics investment

By Norman Halls Technology has brought huge advances in the power and capability of the machines...

News

UTC’s success at center of policy disconnect

The juxtaposition of facts is just too rich to ignore. United Technologies Corp. executives were taking...

News

Â LIVER FOUNDATION GALA SETS RECORD

The 10th annual Flavors of Connecticut culinary gala raised $200,000 for the American Liver Foundation. The event,...

Banking & Finance

Municipal bond concerns slow CHEFA’s borrowing

Officials from Connecticut’s quasi-public bonding agency say they expect activity to be a bit slower in fiscal...

Energy

The Acquirer | After merger, NU to pursue aggressive expansion strategy

When the merger between Northeast Utilities and NStar is finalized, two mid-size companies will transform into the...

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