August 20, 2007 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

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The Idea Tourist

Sitting in JFK Airport in New York, a father and teenager carried on a New Yorkerly loud...

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Credit-Rating Agencies Feeling Heat Of Mortgage Meltdown

When the Internet bubble burst, regulators went after the analysts who urged investors to buy stocks that...

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Learning To Love Feedback

A manager at a large financial services company was conducting a performance evaluation with one of his...

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Tea With More Energy

Governor M. Jodi Rell signed the Act Concerning Electricity and Energy Efficiency at Bigelow Tea in Fairfield....

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The Kids Are Alright

When no one was looking, the federal government’s National Assessment of Educational Progress sneaked up on 11,500...

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Getting Young Hartford Professionals To Pay Their Dues | HYPE turning freewheeling success into more formalized affair

Young professionals in Hartford – and the employers who badly want to keep them here — should...

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Questioning The AG

Richard Blumenthal may be the best governor Connecticut will ever have, but before we just hand him...

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Fairfield Physicians Sue Insurers Over Doctor Designations | Cigna, UnitedHealth accused of damaging physician reputations

A Connecticut physicians group has sued three insurance companies, claiming they steer patients to certain doctors designated...

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East Hartford Council Defers Decision In Billboard Tussle

A billboard battle has flared in East Hartford. At an August 7 Town Council meeting, Lamar Advertising...

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A Round For The Kids

Professional Barber Shop in Hartford donated $8,180, raised at its second annual Professional Barber Shop golf tournament,...

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A Small Problem

Hartford’s Small Business Alliance has been asking the city for a task force to examine the tax...

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George S. Patton And Creativity

In order to remain competitive in today’s marketplace, you need to be creative and innovative. If you...

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City WiFi Battles Bumps, Budget Overruns | One big setback: leaves on trees interfere with reception

Although it targeted just two Hartford neighborhoods, the city’s wireless test program has already encountered snags and...

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Connecticut Housing Market Strongest In New England | Sales numbers down, but prices up across the state

The number of houses sold in Connecticut so far in 2007 is down dramatically, but it may...

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On 42 Years Of Saturday Nights

Had famed aviator Charles Lindbergh not intervened on Stanley Matczak’s behalf 60 years ago, race car driver...

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Conn. Tax Idea Called Gimmick | States win points with sales tax holidays

August means the ka-ching of cash registers ringing up back-to-school items and while shoppers are expected to...

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State Contracts — August 20, 2007

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

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CHAMP Act Could Provide Stability For HIV, Cancer Patients

A bill to expand health care benefits for children could also create more stable policies for providing...

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Breaking News In Your Living Room

She’s at the late-night fire, the charity event, the Capitol, and the committee meeting. Where news happens,...

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Better Building

RE/MAX Premier of West Hartford donated $5,000 to Habitat for Humanity and also participated in the 2007...

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Movers and Shakers, Aug. 20, 2007

Jill Spineti was appointed president and CEO of The Governor’s Prevention Partnership in Hartford. Spineti previously was...

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Dreaming Big

The Trinity College Dream Camp celebrated its tenth anniversary with a gathering of more than 300 children,...

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AMC Uses Nostalgia To Draw Marketers

Cable network AMC’s new TV series about 1960s Madison Avenue is successfully using a time-honored ad tactic...

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From Fixing Airplane Engines, Galvin Went On To Fix People

As a private medical practitioner in East Hartford, J. Robert Galvin was no stranger to the whiff...

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Summer Grant

Travelers presented The Shelter for Women in Hartford with a $30,000 grant in support of the Gray...

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Cheshire Metals Firm Gets Max EPA Fine | Feds targeting other manufacturers

The EPA wants a Cheshire aluminum processor to pay $158,000 in fines for illegally dumping as much...

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Cash, Control Spats Meant No Bliss Here | How Hartford 21 lost its signature retail tenant

The pact to bring Wethersfield’s Bliss Market to downtown Hartford came nearly a year ago amid hoopla,...

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