December 15, 2014 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

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Malloy win, quiet legislature highlight Pelletier’s year

Lori Pelletier started off 2014 with three goals in mind: protecting workers' rights in a struggling economy,...

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HARC’s Reeves tightens budget oversight, expands revenue sources

In her first full year as CEO of HARC, a Hartford nonprofit that provides services to more...

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Farmington Bank employees serve as Junior Achievement teachers

Holmes Elementary School students, shown above, in grades K-5 recently welcomed 40 Farmington Bank volunteers and Junior Achievement...

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Time to craft a successful vision for 2015

That annual 30 day window of reflection and optimism is upon us. For most of us that...

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Foodshare’s turkey drive feeds hundreds of local families

Hosted by Bank of America and WDRC, Foodshare's annual Turkey and Thirty Drive brought in 1,384 turkeys...

Bioscience

Nobel Prize contender Lee heads Jackson Lab’s Farmington debut

It's been quite a year for Charles Lee, scientific director of the Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine.For...

Banking & Finance

Hartford stocks outperform national indexes

The cumulative stock price of the 10 largest publicly traded companies headquartered in Greater Hartford soared in 2014, outperforming all three of the leading national market indexes.

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Tiered insurance plans pose patient risks

To the Editor:Greg Bordonaro's Dec. 1 article about “Tiered Network Medical Plans” is an excellent overview of...

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5 We Watched in 2014

Checking back in on our 2014 '5 To Watch' class.

Nonprofits

Nonprofit Profile: Camp Courant

The Crowley Automotive Group recently donated $70,000 to the Greater CT/Western MA Chapter of JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes...

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UConn Biz School Students Place Third in Int’l Real Estate Competition

A team of real estate students from UConn's School of Business earned third place in an international...

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Congress must protect CT biz from gov’t-sponsored patent trolls

It is no secret that Connecticut's small businesses continue to be victimized by patent trolls, or entities...

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2014 — Another primer on crisis response

For those of us who love a good crisis, 2014 was a very good year.

Real Estate & Construction

NY landlord’s portfolio adds Berlin, Rocky Hill sites

The New York landlord-developer converting ex-downtown Harford office space to apartments has added a pair of suburban...

Small Business

War vet, turned gym owner guided by faith, health and entrepreneurial spirit

For three months last summer, personal trainer Anthony Oretade put his clients through their paces outdoors at Riverside Park in Hartford. He brought along outdoor mats, kettle bells, ropes, balls and a portable radio.

Nonprofits

CT’s ‘nonprofit guru’ steps down after 35 years

During his three-decade career with the Connecticut Association of Nonprofits, Ron Cretaro has seen the organization evolve from humble beginnings with just a few members to the largest group in the state dedicated exclusively to working with nonprofits.

Energy

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