August 20, 2012 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

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Brown makes executive, community connections

Larry Brown's business is connecting people in business. As managing partner of West Hartford executive recruiting firm...

News

Clarity is a virtue, but can be had to find

One of the few charms of working for the Hartford Business Journal is the certainty of your...

News

Kovalich on juvenile diabetes board

Jill Kovalich, Connecticut marketing manager for accounting and consulting firm Marcum LLP, was recently appointed to a...

News

Why small business is big in politics

It seems like Washington can't agree on anything these days, except maybe one thing:Small business.It seems everyone...

Nonprofits

People’s United grants boost 38 nonprofits

The People's United Community Foundation has awarded more than $272,500 to 38 Connecticut nonprofits as part of...

Economy & Labor

More CT jobs mean cuts to DOL staffing

While Connecticut's unemployment rate ticked up to 8.5 percent last week, it's gradual recovery from highs near...

Manufacturing

Looming defense cuts put manufacturers on hold

As the federal government moves to slice $492 billion from the U.S. Department of Defense budget over...

News

Is there justice for Goldman Sachs?

C-SPAN isn't the usual place to find violations of the seven dirty words you can't say on...

Small Business

Visualize success, women entrepreneurs urged

Q&A talks about the growth of women-owned businesses with Nell Merlino, CEO of Count Me In, a...

Technology

How you can ‘print’ 3-D objects at home

If you hate waiting for days to get an item that you bought on the Internet, here’s...

Education

Ginne Rae-Clay always says, "I think I was born to teach and tell." In 2007, the Waterbury native joined Central Connecticut State University as the state director of the Connecticut Small Business Development Center, which is hosted by the Connecticut State University System.

News

What do the ducks say about your pond?

They say it's a poor duck who won't praise his own pond.But should all the burden be...

Manufacturing

Milford firm’s new building embraces cellular manufacturing

Milford manufacturer Precision Metal Products will construct its newest building addition in a layout to further the...

News

Connecticut Chapter Hosts National SIOR President-Elect, Terry Smith

The Connecticut/Western Massachusetts Chapter of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors recently held a meeting and...

News

State handouts raising questions

After all the high-fiving is done, after Governor Malloy takes a victory lap through Fairfield County's financial...

News

More than 6,000 athletes participate in 24th Nutmeg State Games

Now in its 24th year and the largest amateur multi-sport sporting event in Connecticut, the ShopRite Nutmeg...

Technology

3-D printing: The shape of things to come

Three-dimensional (3-D) printers have come a long way from their 1980s origins as machines for building prototypes for industrial engineers and architects.

Nonprofits

2012 Walk for Lupus Now held at Blue Back Square in West Hartford

The Connecticut Lupus Foundation, established in 1973, recently held its 2012 Walk for Lupus Now at Blue...

Education

Otis Elevator exec connects Hispanic MBAs

Yvonne Martin was the first person in her large Puerto Rican family to earn a master's degree,...

Banking & Finance

Small business program boosts three CT banks

Three Connecticut banks participating in a federal program that aims to stimulate small business loans have increased...

Technology

Troops will get a touchy, feely kind of robot

A new robotic arm would give U.S. troops in Afghanistan the ability to feel the improvised explosive...

Retail

Slow and steady

Slow and steady wins the race seems to be the mantra of the management team at Cheshire-based Jake's Wayback Burgers.

Education

Quinnipiac’s PA program puts community first

Community involvement has become a hallmark of Quinnipiac University's physician assistant program, as the school seeks to...

News

Facts win P3 contracts but stories win clients

“Collaboration Nation — How Public-Private Ventures are Revolutionizing the Business of Government” by Mary Scott Nabers (Platform...

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