August 3, 2015 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

News

🔒Lawbreakers offer entrepreneurs tips for sniffing out opportunity

“The Misfit Economy — Lessons in Creativity from Pirates, Hackers, Gangsters and Other Informal Entrepreneurs” by Alexa Clay and Kyra Maya Phillips (Simon & Schuster, $26). Opportunity presents itself in […]

Health Care

🔒Ibrahim uses data to reshape healthcare delivery

Dr. Danyal Ibrahim is rewarded when he helps a patient suffering from accidental or intentional poisoning, adverse reaction to medications or a serious sting or bite. He specializes in toxicology as an emergency department physician at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center.

Health Care

🔒Healthcare consolidation means waning influence for medical societies

Connecticut's county and state medical societies are scrambling to recover from significant membership declines, largely caused by hospitals and large physician groups buying out private practices.

Economic Development

🔒City plots new development in Hartford’s North End

Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra is being careful not to make any promises on new developments within the recently appointed North Hartford Promise Zone, despite $10 million in fresh state money to invest in the area.

News

🔒Dureza selected 2015 Nursing Administrator of the Year by national organization

Hughes Health & Rehabilitation's Nursing Director Lina Dureza was awarded the 2015 Nurse Administrator of the Year...

News

🔒Excessive CEO compensation complaints misguided

The anti-business oratory of certain interest groups ascended to an Olympian level during the 2015 legislative session....

News

🔒Corporate Profile: Webster Financial Corp.

Real Estate & Construction

🔒American Tool pays $1.3M for Arburg’s ex-home

Machinery maker American Tool & Manufacturing Corp. paid $1.3 million for the former Newington headquarters building of Arburg Inc.

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🔒Investing in young people best cure to CT’s aging population

In a July 20th article (“Aging population to worsen CT's budget woes”), Hartford Business Journal Managing Editor...

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🔒Farmington Bank employees give back to community

Farmington Bank employees, friends and family members (shown left) recently came together to donate their time and...

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🔒CRIS Radio honors volunteers

CRIS Radio volunteers (shown above) were honored for their long-standing service at a special reception held recently...

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🔒Dry-cleaning downtown’s finery for 22 years

Did somebody say downtown Hartford needs a dry cleaners?

Energy

🔒Construction industry addressing worker shortage

Q&A talks with John Butts, executive director of the Associated General Contractors of Connecticut, about the group's efforts to recruit more young people to the construction trades.

News

🔒Violence undermines Hartford’s revitalization prospects

The city of Hartford has had many positive milestones to cheer about over the last 12 months.Trinity...

News

🔒Whittlesey & Hadley’s Community Day serves area nonprofits

Hartford accounting firm Whittlesey & Hadley recently hosted its 7th annual Community Day where employees helped renovate community-based...

Real Estate & Construction

🔒Landlords’ downtown apartments amenities wish-list

Yisroel RabinowitzBrooklyn, N.Y., owner of The Grand apartments, 201 Ann Uccello; and 11 Asylum St. office building"As...

Nonprofits

🔒Nonprofit Profile: Community Health Center

Farmington tax and wealth management firm WMGNA recently raised $2,770 for local nonprofits as part of their 20th-year-in-business anniversary. The...

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