April 6, 2009 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Economy & Labor

Hartford Steam Deal Done

Germany’s Munich Reinsurance Group has deepened its North American presence, completing its $739 million cash buyout of...

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Guiliani Welcomes O’Connor to Firm

Rudolph Giuliani, partner of Bracewell & Giuliani LLP, hosted a reception for its Hartford office’s newest partner,...

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A Perfect Pastoral Deal

Be it recession or exuberance, no economic cycle is immune from the march of the New England...

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Movers & Shakers

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Manufacturing

Pratt Scores Again With Geared Turbofan Order

Pratt & Whitney has logged the second major order in March for its new-technology Geared Turbofan engine,...

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OF NOTE

The Edison Electric Institute honored Northeast Utilities with the association’s Emergency Recovery Award for its restoration efforts...

Economy & Labor

Marketers Target Job-Loss Fears

The recession has given the marketing world a twist: ads that boast about helping the newly unemployed....

Economy & Labor

State Contracts

Here are the latest bids for products and services received by the Connecticut Department of Administrative Services...

Politics & Policy

Time To Hold Elected Officials To Higher Standard

Though he faces trial on three counts of bribery, Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez goes on doing his...

Economy & Labor

Runway Construction To Begin

The $16-million reconstruction of Bradley International Airport’s main runway is scheduled to start on April 12 and...

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Himes Moves To Limit Corporate Bonuses

U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, D-4th, is leading an effort in Congress to adopt legislation that would prevent...

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New UConn Hospital | More jobs, new revenue

To The Editor: Today the country is at a critical crossroads regarding our economic future. Locally,...

Economy & Labor

Community Colleges Under Strain

Gateway Community College president Dorsey Kendrick couldn’t be more excited about the state-of-the-art campus in downtown New...

Small Business

Executive Chef Has A Bit Of The Secret Agent Inside Him

You have to love a catering chef with a sense of adventure. Joseph Jenkins, 45, the executive...

Economy & Labor

Home Prices, Sales Sink In February

Single-family home prices in Connecticut tumbled 17.1 percent in February compared to the same month in 2008,...

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An MS Milestone

Staff and friends of the Mandell Center for Multiple Sclerosis gathered recently to mark the center’s first...

Economy & Labor

Unemployment Fund To Run Dry

For more unemployment data: Connecticut’s unemployment insurance fund will be insolvent by the end of...

Economy & Labor

Small Biz Slams Tax Proposals

Connecticut’s small business community is warning that state Democrats’ proposals to increase income taxes (follow this link...

Economy & Labor

Media Merger

Richard Graziano has spent the past four years running Tribune Co.’s Fox 61 and WTXX television stations....

News

Scrap The Surcharge

Instituting a 30-percent surcharge on the state corporate profits tax — as proposed by state Democrats —...

Economy & Labor

A Legal Mentor | Robert R. Simpson, partner, Shipman & Goodwin LLP law firm

You were honored with a major Community Service Award from the Urban League of Greater Hartford because...

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Our Piece of the Pie Receives Nationwide Accreditation

Our Piece of the Pie, a leading youth development organization in Hartford, has won accreditation from the...

Economy & Labor

Auditors Blast DSS For Shoddy Bookkeeping

The state Department of Social Services for years failed to pursue medical collections on nearly $25.2 million...

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Stay Humble Or Stumble

When you’ve been writing a nationally syndicated weekly business column for nearly 16 years, it can be...

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Katz Expands Portfolio With Enfield Plaza

The Stop & Shop Plaza, near the I-91 and Route 190 interchange in Enfield, has a new...

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Helping Out The 4H Farm

The 4H Education Center at Auer Farm in Bloomfield received a grant from the 1772 Foundation to...

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Training Aerospace Workers

Gov. M. Jodi Rell helped cut the ribbon on a new facility for the Connecticut Aero Tech...

Economy & Labor

Making Sales Calls Doesn’t Have To Be A Pain

Let’s talk about getting out there and making sales. Are you still with me? Or are...

News

New UConn Hospital | Bad deal for taxpayers

To The Editor: We welcome Gov. M Jodi Rell’s recent decision to delay action on the...

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Leadership Greater Hartford

Mission: Leadership Greater Hartford (LGH) helps people develop their leadership potential, connects diverse leaders around shared interests,...

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Auditors Needed

At some point, slashing the internal auditing function at the state Department of Social Services might have...

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