December 10, 2012 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

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SCOUTS HONOR

Neal Keating (center), CEO of Bloomfield aeroparts maker/industrial parts distributor Kaman Corp., accepts the 25th annual distinguished...

Technology

Throwing cold water on Apple’s made-in-the-U.S.A. Mac

Tim Cook’s splashy announcement that Apple will begin making some Macs in the United States is great...

News

The high price of the wrong stuff

In space, no one can hear taxpayers scream.Year after year, Washington promises that it will competently procure...

Advertising, Media & Marketing

Wingsite puts success on display

Despite an economy in which all its clients are slashing their marketing budgets, Wethersfield-based Wingsite Displays is...

Advertising, Media & Marketing

Business books make gifts that keep giving

The holidays are fast approaching. Shoppers search for that special gift. While choices seem endless, choosing is...

News

Humane Society Holds First Fall Gala

The Connecticut Humane Society raised more than $25,000 at its Passport to a Forever Home gala held...

Education

Trinity College Dedicates Gates Quad

Trinity College has renamed a remodeled quadrangle in the heart of its Hartford campus after John Gates...

Legal & Courts

Law firm succession

When a law firm's founding partners enter the waning years of their careers and think about succession...

Retail

Gifts can wow even the executive who has it all

It's time to start thinking about gifts for that special executive on your shopping list. Here are a few creative ideas:

News

OMG, the text message turns 20. But has SMS peaked?

It’s been hailed for its succinctness and blamed for everything from sore thumbs to the decline of...

Real Estate & Construction

Downtown Hartford is now home to a host of new landlords, many of them financial institutions with few ties to the city, but whose decisions on what to do with their recently acquired assets will have major ramifications on the central business district's commercial realty scene.

News

MS Benefit Raises $50,000

The recent Women Against MS benefit luncheon attracted more than 230 guests to the Connecticut Convention Center...

Advertising, Media & Marketing

Does your online presence pass the truth test?

What's the fastest-growing marketing trend on the Internet?I'm sad to say it's the “fakeosphere.” Yes, fake blogs...

News

Drawing Board

Politics & Policy

In reality, fiscal cliff is accounting problem

Unfortunately the current turmoil about the fiscal cliff is being decided and discussed by people who have...

Technology

COCC outgrows Avon campus, buys Southington building

With its aggressive growth and hiring streak, COCC has outgrown its corporate headquarters in Avon, where it owns two office buildings encompassing about 80,000 square feet of space on Darling Drive.

News

Yuletide cheer mixed with woes

Time seems to speed up once the first festive tree goes up at the mall. People scurrying...

Nonprofits

Big Y check helps Sandy relief efforts

The business community continues to lead the way in helping Connecticut communities still struggling with the aftermath...

Real Estate & Construction

Freeman just keeps climbing mountains

After climbing the world's highest peaks, Rohan Freeman is looking for new mountains to climb with his Hartford-based civil engineering firm Freeman Companies LLC.

Bioscience

Specialty medical firms tap local resources to grow market share

Two Connecticut companies are finding a niche in providing specialty products for people battling serious medical problems.

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