December 19, 2011 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

News

‘BLIND SIDE’ FAMILY JOINS YMCA TO CELEBRATE CHAMPIONS

Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, best known as the family portrayed in the film, “The Blind Side,”...

News

Teeth whitening debate just another yucky topic

Newspapers are easy to manufacture. All you need is a Cohen-like attraction. Legislation isn’t like that....

Bioscience

Covidien’s suture line giving boost to North Haven

North Haven is quietly reaping the economic benefits of landing a large piece of a $3.5 billion...

Energy

Electric suppliers rethinking their pitch

As the financial benefit of switching to a competitive electricity retail supplier fades away, businesses increasingly must...

Economy & Labor

Step-by-step guide to paid sick leave

The Paid Sick Leave law goes into effect Jan. 1, making Connecticut the first and only state...

News

Bill to limit red tape would aid small business

While creeping along in holiday traffic on the way to grandma’s house, take comfort that despite detours...

Nonprofits

Financial service sector leads rush of year-end grants

It’s the season of giving and Greater Hartford’s financial services sector is leading the way. ...

News

OF NOTE

MORRIS ELECTED TO CANCER PARTNERSHIP BOARD Anne Morris, executive director of the Connecticut affiliate of Susan...

Economy & Labor

Ways to jump-start your crisis planning

Q&A talks about crisis communications with Andrea Obston, president of Andrea Obston Marketing Communications LLC in Farmington....

Real Estate & Construction

Facelift | CT River Plaza getting an $8.5M makeover

When the downtown Hartford Class A office towers at Connecticut River Plaza sold for $6.7 million last...

News

Medical data exchange gains momentum

Connecticut is inching closer to its goal of creating a statewide health information exchange, but many key...

News

Not everyone aboard the train | Special interests pulling against truly high-speed rail options

I’m on a train. Not a proverbial train of life, or some other such metaphor, but a...

Technology

Office technology is getting personal | Consumer device usage at work quickly becoming the norm

It’s no secret that the use of personal smartphones, tablets and other such devices is becoming more...

Economy & Labor

Five we watched: | They reached for the stars and got a bit closer to their goals in 2011

At the beginning of 2011, the Hartford Business Journal identified five newsmakers to watch. Today, we take...

Economy & Labor

Leadership, management are not the same thing

Leadership and management are often misunderstood as one and the same — but they are not. ...

Advertising, Media & Marketing

Books explore managing innovation, managing up

“Behind the Executive Door: Unexpected Lessons for Managing Your Boss and Career” by Karol Wasylysyn, (Springer, $24.95)....

News

HARTFORD BLOOMS AWARDS RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING LANDSCAPES

Law firm McCarter & English, LLP and Knox Parks, a horticultural community development organization, recently hosted the...

Economy & Labor

MoverS & Shakers

To submit items for Movers & Shakers, please email text and high-resolution photos to news@...

News

Too much kindness can be a problem

The holidays are upon us and it seems a perfect time to reflect on the basic goodness...

Banking & Finance

Turnaround puts Patriot National back in the black

In 2010, Stamford-based Patriot National Bancorp was on the verge of collapse. Federal regulators were...

News

SANTA PUB CRAWL BENEFITS CT MS SOCIETY

The Hartford Wanderers rugby team and the National MS Society, Connecticut Chapter, recently partnered to sponsor the...

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