August 18, 2008 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

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A CYCLE FOR SURVIVORS

Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford raised $33,000 at its Cycle of Life event. The day included...

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Initiative And Referendum

There is a simmering movement in Connecticut toward including the right to initiative and referendum — a...

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August 18, 2008 — Of Note

• ConnectiCare in Farmington gave a $10,000 grant to the Malta House of Care mobile clinic in...

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Nonprofits Want Share Of State Surplus

Connecticut’s private, nonprofit social services are asking Gov. M. Jodi Rell and legislators to reserve a portion...

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Pension Games

If you are a middle-class worker counting on the pension promises of a corporation, you might want...

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A BIG DONATION

Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters received a $25,000 grant from the Travelers Foundation for the organization’s mentoring...

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Air Taxi Service Expanding In CT | Massachusetts-based Linear Air targets business travelers with fuel-efficient jets

For Charles Santoro, a co-founder and managing partner of Sterling Investment Partners in Westport, it was an...

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August 18, 2008 — Movers & Shakers

Wright-Pierce in Middletown hired Patricia B. McIlvaine as dam safety specialist in the civil engineering practice group....

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August 18, 2008 — State Contracts

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

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Hearty Hammering | Builders Flock To State For School, Hospital Jobs

Lured by a mini-boom in academic and health care construction in Connecticut, several major out-of-state development companies...

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Export Assistance Centers Open Statewide

A few months ago, Mitchell Weseley decided he wanted his company to begin doing business internationally. Since...

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Economists Say Connecticut Headed For ‘Soft Landing’

University of Connecticut economists believe that strong exports will help keep the state out of recession in...

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Paycheck Envy

I’d like to ask you a favor. Just between you and me. Look across to the opposite...

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CONNECTICUT’S OLYMPICS

Rockville Bank in Vernon donated $10,000 to Connecticut Sports Management Group Inc. for its 20th anniversary Nutmeg...

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Delicious Payday

Earning 10 cents for breaking up ice cream boxes seemed like a great payday for 10-year-old H....

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Hard-Earned Media Savvy

A semester abroad in Kenya helped Robyn M. Gengras begin to realize the possibilities of her budding...

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Grow Your Business By Joining A Group

Are you sitting there alone in your office, wondering how to grow your business? Well, there’s one...

Manufacturing

Union Officials: Tanker Bid Rules Still Skewed

Machinists union officials are expressing renewed skepticism about the fairness of the process of rebidding a $35...

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The Hartford, Travelers Cope With Soft Market

The state’s top property and casualty insurers continued to slash prices in certain lines of business and...

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$1B Pension Flap May Be Sent To Court

A three-year dispute between the state and TIAA-CREF over control of roughly $1 billion in state pension...

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LA Fitness Pumps Up In Connecticut

California-based LA Fitness continues its Connecticut expansion with the opening of a new location in Bristol. The...

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Don’t Blame Deregulation

A recent survey on energy issues conducted by the New England Energy Alliance found almost 75 percent...

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COMING TOGETHER FOR CREDIT

The Credit Union League of Connecticut in Meriden hosted a presentation from Rodney E. Hood, vice chairman...

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My Three Dozen (Or So) Favorite Morals

When I started writing my column 15 years ago, I decided to follow Aesop’s lead and put...

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