April 9, 2012 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Economy & Labor

Anne Evans, District Director, U.S. Department of Commerce, Commercial Services Division | Guiding CT businesses to global audience

Though she has traveled all over the world, Anne Evans says she considers Connecticut to be the...

Economy & Labor

It’s a brave new world for administrative assistants | Employers seeking flexible communicators for a wide range of tasks once done by managers

For Susan Gendreau and her co-workers at Qualidigm, a nationally recognized medical consulting and research company, working...

Nonprofits

It takes a village | Norwalk-based Viridian Energy gives Ghana hope, solar power

When childhood friends Jenna Marzullo and Sabrina Allard joined the sales team of Viridian Energy, Connecticut’s largest...

News

Economic rebound at risk without Ex-Im Bank renewal

Trade finance assistance is one of the most important and effective tools at the disposal of U.S....

News

OF NOTE

NARDOZZI, POST UNIV. DEAN, APPOINTED TO ‘MAIN STREET WATERBURY’ BOARD James Nardozzi, dean of...

Education

Online education gains momentum | Flexibility, new technology, changing attitudes all contributing to rise in distance learning

Consider this. Two equally-qualified candidates interview for the same position. Both are experienced and interview strongly. One...

Real Estate & Construction

Construction officials pushing prefab revival

Connecticut construction officials are urging the industry to renew a building technique hundreds of years old as...

Real Estate & Construction

St. Francis seeks site at City Hall

Connecticut hospitals have been opening urgent care centers at a dizzying pace in recent years to offer...

Banking & Finance

Locating bank branch becoming an art

Stand at the intersection of Trumbull and Asylum streets in downtown Hartford and you’ll bear witness to...

Energy

Lawmakers finalizing utility performance plan

By the time the Connecticut legislative session is over in May, electric utilities Connecticut Light & Power...

News

Open for business? Only at a premium

Newton’s third law of motion says that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction....

News

A reasonable alternative to the individual mandate

The Supreme Court has heard the arguments on both sides on whether the Affordable Care Act is...

Real Estate & Construction

Odd couple | City, state offer package deal in effort to redevelop long vacant office space

For years developers have talked about redeveloping the two vacant downtown Hartford office buildings on Pearl Street,...

Energy

NU, NStar spent $33M to win merger approval

Northeast Utilities and NStar spent more than $33 million to complete their $4.7 billion merger, but the...

News

‘COMMUNITY CONVERSATION’ PROVIDES LEADERS A GLIMPSE AT HARTFORD FOUNDATON

Special Olympics Connecticut recently held its annual Hall of Fame dinner at the Aqua Turf Club in...

Advertising, Media & Marketing

Five components let business website shine

Websites are powerful sales tools for business-to-business and business-to-consumer organizations. From providing answers to questions to showcasing...

Education

Is online learning right for you?

Q&A talks about online education with Peter Diplock, interim director, Center for Continuing Studies at the University...

News

CT losing the battle for gender equality in pay

To the Editor: It would be a service to CT women workers if your journalists connected...

News

Leave Stratford theater to dust bin of history

While the boys and girls at the Connecticut General Assembly find it difficult to say “no” to...

Economy & Labor

Movers & Shakers

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Advertising, Media & Marketing

Facebook’s Timeline is game-changer for marketers

Q&A talks about changes at Facebook with Seth Lieberman, founder and CEO of Pangea Media/SnapApp in Watertown,...

Real Estate & Construction

Store brings $3.4 million in sale, lease-back deal

Retail farm and ranch retailer Tractor Supply Co.’s Stonington store has sold for $3.4 million, authorities say....

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