August 27, 2012 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Bioscience

Rainmaker: Stafstrom plays key role in state deals

The holiday season is stressful for many people, but for attorney John F. Stafstrom last November and...

News

Foreclosure data shows resolution will be slow

After seeing a sudden upturn in the start of foreclosure proceedings in the state in the first...

News

Does your sales team have a battle plan?

As a principle of your organization, you clearly understand the importance of sales in the organization. You...

News

That education gap a facet of life in CT

Ah, the “achievement gap.” Few subjects are dearer to the hearts of educators in Connecticut, and their...

Health Care

MDLMedical helps hospitals manage excess inventory, save

For years, hospitals and medical centers have been saddled with a common ailment — thousands of dollars...

News

Farmington’s Officerbenefits.com Donates to South Windsor Ambulance Corps

Officerbenefits.com, Inc., an insurance and financial planning services firm in Farmington, recently donated $1,500 to the South...

News

Food prices

Politics & Policy

Tax disclosure debate splits business

A set of recommendations to enhance transparency in Connecticut's business tax system is creating a divide within...

Arts & Culture

EnvisionFest pushes Hartford’s walkability

The iQuilt partnership will host 25,000 people on Sept. 29 in Hartford for a free festival with...

Energy

One stormy year later

Tuesday, Aug. 28, marks the end of a bad year for Connecticut Light & Power. On that...

News

CT hospital assoc. names healthcare heroes

Patricia Fontaine, a pediatric intensive care unit staff nurse at Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford, was...

News

Too much of a good thing

What a difference a decade makes. Ten years ago, big money flowed toward projects to import liquefied...

News

Why can’t state bribe someone to move here?

Everything Connecticut needs to know about its economic condition has been demonstrated by the Malloy administration’s “First...

Arts & Culture

Goodspeed Honors Hoffman Auto Group for Contributions to Community Arts

Goodspeed Musicals in East Haddam recently honored the Hoffman Auto Group with its inaugural Goodspeed Musicals Arts...

News

Government at work: The Newton Effect

Two new reports — one federal, one state — offer a glimpse at the governmental application of...

Technology

Oak Hill Honors 2012 Family Champions

Hartford’s Janice Vasquez, who has volunteered at the NEAT Center at Oak Hill for the past five...

Banking & Finance

Residential real estate finance still in flux Reverse mortgage flow cut to a trickle

After experiencing seven years of steady sales increases, reverse mortgage sales in Connecticut have nosedived recently, as...

Technology

Ideator: Yale scientist opens doors for women

When Meg Urry was in graduate school studying physics at Johns Hopkins University, she was often the...

Energy

Deciding CT’s energy future

Christie Bradway sits atop a $1 billion pile of cash, preparing to forge how Connecticut generates electricity....

Real Estate & Construction

Apartments bring $975K; Hyundai takes USPS space

A27-unit Torrington apartment complex has sold for $975,000. Church Street Gardens LLC, based in Fairfield County, bought...

News

Flatter hierarchy aids in change, author says

Q&A explores change in the workplace with Christina Tangora Schlachter, coauthor along with Terry H. Hildebrandt, of...

Technology

Gadgets help ease way into fall

As fall approaches, it’s time to look at technology that’s going to make your life better and...

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