August 18, 2014 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Economic Development

Millennials must grow with city

Millennials have to grow up sometime. The question is: Will Hartford be able to keep them in the city as they get older?

Real Estate & Construction

Glastonbury senior-facility The Hearth debuts in Sept.

After a decade-long search for the ideal location in town, a New York developer is opening a 135-unit independent and assisted-living senior apartment community, The Hearth At Glastonbury, this fall in a former town industrial park.

Retail

Wholley’s latest bedding venture ramps up business

Four years after losing his family's bedding empire, Tom Wholley's latest mattress venture is picking up steam.

News

PepsiCo and Feed the Children fight childhood hunger in Hartford

PepsiCo and Feed the Children partnered up with Hartford nonprofit Community Renewal to help feed 800 local...

News

Generational Shift: Millennials open own shops, change corporate culture

Collaborative. Inventive. Giving. Entrepreneurial.

News

CL&P rate case shows need for grid overhaul

Berlin electric utility Connecticut Light & Power is facing strong opposition in its quest for a $117 million annual rate increase.

News

Real Estate Finance Assoc. helps Habitat for Humanity

The Real Estate Finance Association of Connecticut recently participated in two Habitat for Humanity projects. Members from...

Politics & Policy

Quinnipiac Poll rises to national prominence with accuracy, targeted results

Tom Foley's double-digit Republican primary victory over John McKinney last week wasn't a huge surprise, particularly to those who follow the Quinnipiac Poll.

News

Pullman & Comley attorney named chair of CT legal associations

Attorney Alan J. Sobol of Pullman & Comley LLC in Hartford has been elected as chair of...

Advertising, Media & Marketing

Marketing and sales ideas that get biz into trouble

Marketing and sales initiatives are a company's lifeblood. Yet, top leadership in many companies harbor serious doubts...

Nonprofits

AEFCU awards $9,500 to Newington

American Eagle Federal Credit Union awarded three charitable grants totaling $9,500 to the Newington community during a...

Politics & Policy

Breaking down Malloy vs. Foley Rd. 2

Republican Tom Foley came through his victorious campaign last week over state Senate GOP Leader John McKinney...

Accounting

Millennials to take over by 2025

In the next 10 years, Millennials will dominate the workforce.

News

Technical, social skills key to establishing executive edge

“Enhancing Your Executive Edge: How to Develop the Skills to Lead and Succeed” by Kim Zoller and...

Arts & Culture

Infinity Hall preps for its opening act

Q&A talks about the upcoming opening of Infinity Hall Hartford with owner Dan Hincks.Q: Infinity Hall Hartford...

Economic Development

HBJ Summer Series Week 4: Millennial Impact

In a decade, Millennials will make up almost 75 percent of the workforce, which will dramatically change the culture and makeup of downtown Hartford's central business district.

Health Care

CT dentists weigh consolidation prospects

Dr. Greg Schwab spent years helping grow his Stamford dental practice before back problems made it difficult for him to treat patients, eventually forcing the 47-year-old to hang up his tongue depressor and mouth mirror three years ago.

Health Care

Dentists are entrepreneurs without business training

Most Connecticut dentists operate solo practices, but the irony is few of them have much formal training running a business.

Economic Development

Chief tourism pitchman Van Parys retires

Michael Van Parys spent three decades developing strong ties to the region's tourism and hospitality industries.

News

BlumShapiro golf classic provides college scholarships

West Hartford accounting firm BlumShapiro recently sponsored a golf tournament at the New Haven Country Club that...

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