August 13, 2012 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Nonprofits

New England Air Museum opens expansion campaign

The New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks has officially launched its “We're On Our Way” expansion...

Small Business

UHart approach targets startups

A few miles west on I-84, the University of Hartford's entrepreneurial center offers a program with a...

Retail

Shoppers still await back-to-school sales

When it comes back to school, there are three important pieces of information to keep in mind:...

News

Dolphin, Jackson named to prevention board

Leander A. Dolphin, an associate with Shipman & Goodwin LLP, and Gianna S. Jackson, executive director, Cigna...

Advertising, Media & Marketing

MCC program inspires entrepreneurs

Hebron resident Gregory Stevens stumbled along the way to his professional career until discovering Manchester Community College's...

Real Estate & Construction

Home design market in recovery, data says

Connecticut residential architects see the housing design marketing turning around this year, agreeing with findings from an...

Real Estate & Construction

Doctors in Manchester reach sale-leaseback deal

Amedical-office building in the shadow of Manchester Hospital was recently part of a $400,000 sale-leaseback, realty sources...

Hospitality & Tourism

Amid Bay State woes, Mohegan Sun buys into New Jersey

The Native American tribe running the Mohegan Sun resort casino in Uncasville has expanded into New Jersey...

News

Area lawyer leading plaintiff’s Inner Circle

Q&A talks to attorney Michael Koskoff about his involvement with the Inner Circle of Advocates. He is...

Politics & Policy

Calandro evaluates cost of state’s laws, taxes

As director of the Connecticut Office of Fiscal Analysis, Alan Calandro and his team estimate how much every piece of emerging legislation will cost the state to implement.

News

Opportunity knocks on sports betting

Let's talk about dominoes.Not the ones that didn't fall to the expansion of communism a half-century ago....

Nonprofits

CREC holds ‘A Night of Champions’ fundraiser with former Patriots stars

The Capitol Region Education Council's recent “A Night of Champions' fundraiser at Maneeley's in South Windsor treated...

News

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Education

Building boom on campuses adds $1 billion to economy

College construction projects in Connecticut will likely inject several billion dollars into the Connecticut economy over the...

Energy

State launches energy savings initiative

The state has launched an innovative energy savings performance-contracting program that allows state agencies and municipalities to...

News

A fiscal nuclear meltdown

USEC is not a stock you want to own.The company went public in 1998, with shares offered...

Transportation

Bradley airfares highest in region … and rising

Airfares at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks have risen at nearly double the national rate for...

News

Athletes, celebrities hit the links for charity at Mohegan Sun

Battling a competitive celebrity-laden field of stars of sports and entertainment, NFL great Sterling Sharpe and the...

Energy

Gaynier: The most powerful man in Connecticut

Brian Gaynier has his finger on the pulse of Connecticut, quite literally.As operation shift manager for one...

Technology

After Mars landing, is science cool again?

As the Curiosity rover descended through the Martian atmosphere and the HiRISE camera on the Reconnaissance Orbiter...

News

‘Planning fallacy’ at work right here

I use the relaxed summer months for planning the future; for setting goals.I practice my pitch to...

Education

Yale entrepreneurs launch CT businesses

Ventures succeeding at Yale Entrepreneurial Institute, are scalable, profitable and can exist in New Haven.“We give as...

News

Another reason to fear impending fiscal cliff

If Democrats and Republicans fail to figure out a way to avert the fiscal cliff before the...

News

Benefits of collaboration include six ‘secrets’

Collaborative initiatives between organizations develop for any number of reasons, but are often limited to a single...

News

2 in 5 doctors shun Medicaid patients

Physicians in Connecticut are voting with their feet on the state's expanding Medicaid program.Nearly 40 percent of...

Nonprofits

‘One Big Summer Night’ gala raise $130,000 for Hartford Public Library

Hartford Public Library and its supporters recently celebrated the library's annual 'One Big Summer Night' gala at...

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