August 4, 2014 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Arts & Culture

XL Center previews $32M arena upgrades

The XL Center has started giving exclusive tours to showcase its ongoing $32 million in renovations, which aim to enhance the fan experience and keep the arena relevant for another decade in an increasingly competitive entertainment market.

Nonprofits

Nonprofit Notebook

The Rockville Bank Foundation recently awarded a $5,000 grant to the Housing Education Resource Center. The funds...

News

Saybrook Point donates $25,000 to The Preserve

The Saybrook Point Inn & Spa, through the Louis F. and Mary A. Tagliatela Family Foundation, donated...

News

Glastonbury firm donates to local Food Bank

Smith Brothers Insurance in Glastonbury collected and delivered two SUVs packed with non-perishable items, plus cash to...

Politics & Policy

State gets regulatory reform right …for a change

Connecticut often gets a bad rap for its burdensome regulatory climate, but there are some instances where...

Health Care

Supermarkets next in-store offering: medical care

Big-box chain stores have given flu shots and treated runny noses for years, but one Connecticut grocer will up its retail game this fall when St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center opens new FastCare clinics in two local Stop & Shop Supermarkets.

Real Estate & Construction

Private sector construction picks up in CT

Q&A talks about the state of the construction industry with Thomas E. Beebe, senior program manager of Middletown construction consultancy Arcadis Inc., and president of the Connecticut Building Congress (CBC).

Hospitality & Tourism

Hooray Beer! CT craft brewers realize national trend

After years of trailing behind nearby states and the rest of the nation, Connecticut's burgeoning craft beer industry is finally creating some buzz.

News

Entrepreneurs should develop ideas, products on customer needs, wants

“All in Startup: Launching a New Idea When Everything is on the Line” by Diana Kander (John...

News

Customer service: Does it still exist?

Three hours on the tarmac, middle-seat bound and hungry. Forty-five minutes of transfers and holds while trying...

Energy

CT must focus on improving business climate

For those of us in Connecticut, it's always troubling when we see our state ranked poorly in...

Transportation

HBJ Summer Series Week 2: Hartford’s Transportation Overhaul

The second installment of our Summer Series zones in on the future of transportation in Hartford.

Politics & Policy

Southington’s highway project offers hope for Hartford

Methods used during a recent highway bridge replacement in Southington could become the norm.

Energy

Hartford’s transportation plans clash with traditional model

At some point in the next 10 years, the vision for how people will move in, out, and around Hartford will clash with reality.

News

Local business owner receives 2014 Ashford Business of the Year Award

Brian Savulis, owner and president of Yeagle Technology, has won the Ashford Business of the Year Award...

News

CT law firm awards $20,000 to 10 high school students

Carter Mario Injury Lawyers has awarded 10, $20,000 scholarships to area students as part of their ninth...

Politics & Policy

Public-private partnerships: A tool but not Miracle Grow

As the city of Hartford begins looking at a public-private partnership (P3) for Downtown North, it's no surprise it has been a bit of a challenge to define just what a “P3” is.

Real Estate & Construction

Work underway on Simsbury’s Eastpointe At Dorset apts.

Construction has begun on the 168-unit apartment community in Simsbury's Dorset Crossing mixed-use development off Hopmeadow Street.

Politics & Policy

Will cars really be less used in 10 years?

A main philosophy shared by many economic development officials shaping Hartford's transportation future is that cars and trucks will not be as important to people's mobility as they are now.

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