December 21, 2015 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Accounting

🔒BORGIDA & CO. HOLDS 10TH ANNUAL FALL FOOD DRIVE

Manchester accounting firm Borgida & Co. recently held its 10th annual fall food drive to help the Manchester Area Conference of Churches Food Pantry. Donations were collected from Oct. 1, 2015 through Nov. 13, 2015. The company raised over 1,500 pounds of food along with $1,600 in donations. Pictured (left) is Borgida & Co. CPA Thomas […]

Politics & Policy

🔒Legal system rewards bad legislative behavior

The Connecticut constitution is the supreme law of the state, and the General Assembly is subject to its directives.

Politics & Policy

🔒5 We Watched in 2015

A year ago, Hartford Business Journal's editorial staff identified five Greater Hartford executives and leaders we predicted would have a big impact on their organizations and the broader business community in 2015.

News

🔒Lyon shapes, tells client stories

Storytelling is in Jessica Lyon's bones. That's how she put it in 2009 when she was named a Hartford Business Journal 40 Under Forty winner at age 29.

Accounting

🔒Manchester Accountants host ‘BEERS AND BEARDS’ 5K

Manchester accounting firm MMNT held its second annual “Beards and Beers” 5K road race in Manchester and...

Economy & Labor

🔒CT’s good, bad and ugly 2015

This is Hartford Business Journal's last regular issue in 2015, so it's a good time to reflect on the year and assess the good, bad and ugly events that impacted our economy and business community.

Energy

🔒Brennan’s 2015 was trial by fire

As the recently minted CEO of the CBIA, Joseph Brennan hoped to improve Connecticut's business-unfriendly perception stemming from poor national rankings.

Economy & Labor

🔒Karl’s ‘difficult’ year includes budget cuts, merger

Peter Karl doesn't mince words when he describes the year he and his hospital system, Eastern Connecticut Health Network, experienced.

Energy

🔒Holocaust survivor Gerber reinvents U.S. manufacturing

Q&A with David Gerber, author of “The Inventor's Dilemma: The Remarkable Life of H. Joseph Gerber.” David is Joseph Gerber's son.

Economy & Labor

🔒CT employers must be aware of ban-the-box hiring rules

Employers face a variety of regulations prohibiting them from making inquiries into criminal history at different points throughout the hiring process. Not only is there a myriad of state regulations — there are also prohibitions based upon the city in which an employer operates.

Politics & Policy

🔒Quick helps Frontier hold steady in CT

Paul Quick, tapped as Frontier Communications' general manager in late 2014 to oversee its Connecticut operations, is quick to describe the company's launch as “a little ragged.”

News

🔒Non-performance miscues that cost professionals their job

A recent study by Harvard University revealed that twice as many people lost jobs for “failure to deal successfully and professionally with other people” than for strictly performance-related issues.

Education

🔒Nonprofit Profile: Leadership Greater Hartford

Ninety Nine Restaurants in Glastonbury, Enfield and Vernon, raised $18,191 for the Boys & Girls Clubs of...

Politics & Policy

🔒Old Middletown H.S. Apts.’ $6.2M facelift nearing end

Middletown's former high school, converted decades ago into senior affordable housing, is close to wrapping its two-year, $6.2 million renovation.

Energy

🔒Bright Future: Solar positioning for residential ramp up

Connecticut's burgeoning solar industry is gearing up for nearly a decade of growth following lawmakers' decision this year to expand the state's pool of residential solar incentives.

Foreign Trade

🔒Shipman & Goodwin’s Cunningham Elected to Interlaw Board of Directors

Glenn M. Cunningham, chair of Shipman & Goodwin LLP's Business Litigation and Intellectual Property practices, has been...

News

🔒KBE BUILDING CORP. PROVIDES 200 FAMILIES WITH THANKSGIVING DINNERS

KBE Building Corp. recently held its seventh annual “Gift of Gobble” event where volunteers assembled 40 meal...

Politics & Policy

🔒Bye takes away lessons learned in tough budget fight

Being a state lawmaker is supposed to be a part-time gig, but it was more of a full-time role in 2015 for state Sen. Beth Bye (D-West Hartford).

Energy

🔒777 Main developer balks at MDC’s $474K fee

When architect-developer Bruce Becker acquired downtown Hartford's former Bank of America tower, he thought he'd paid for everything on the property — lock, stock and water/sewer service.

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