December 6, 2010 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Technology

CT R&D Spending Drops

Investment in research and development by Connecticut companies dropped 2 percent in 2009, mirroring a troubling national...

News

There’s No Business Like Corporate Welfare

It’s a reliable, if not ironclad, rule: Advocacy groups with words such as “responsible,” “concerned,” and “public...

News

Mike Gerstenfeld | imedcenter.com

To speak with Mike Gerstenfeld is to quickly grasp the direction clinical medicine is heading thanks to...

Economy & Labor

Drug Issues At Work Require Special Care

Q: A previously dependable employee has recently been arriving late, skipping out early, appears distracted at times, a...

Economy & Labor

Anne Lee, Executive Director, Central Regional Tourism District | Burgers & Brews

Q. Connecticut's Central Regional Tourism District has debuted a new guide that seems to have an unusual...

News

Ellen D. Rothberg | VNA Health Care Inc.

Health care reform has taken a big bite out of Ellen Rothberg’s routine. As president and...

News

Achievement Gap Defies A One-Size-Fits-All Fix

To the surprise of no one, an advocacy group has determined that Connecticut’s educational ‘achievement gap’ between...

Economy & Labor

Workers Comp Rate Hike ‘Surprising’ | Average 5.8 percent bump highest in a decade

Some Connecticut employers will be hit with the largest average rate hikes in more than a decade...

Nonprofits

Community Mental Health Affiliates Inc.

Mission: "Partners in Recovery." Background: CMHA is a private non-profit provider of mental health and substance...

Energy

Nuclear Won’t Turn CT Green | Despite zero-emissions electricity, nuclear power won’t grow in state

CORRECTION: A previous version of this story stated NRG Energy's application for a new nuclear reactor was...

News

Curtis D. Robinson C&R Development Co. Inc.

“When you get to the top of the wall, reach back and help the ones behind,” says...

Nonprofits

UConn Donors Win Philanthropy Award

The Connecticut Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals honored Ray and Carole Neag, the most generous...

News

NONProfit Employees Donate Toys

The Connecticut Association of Nonprofits hosted more than 500 attendees at its sold out 8th annual conference...

Technology

Tech Firms Finding CT A Challenge

In the fall of 1999, Manish Chowdhary, a 20-year-old undergrad from India studying computer engineering at the...

News

OF NOTE

VNA Names DiPiazza Its “Philanthropist of Year” Stacey DiPiazza, owner of East Windsor-based Infoshred LLC, was...

News

White House Sending Right Signal On Energy

President Barack Obama’s decision to go solar should provide an additional boost for our modern-era solar energy...

Hospitality & Tourism

Baldwin Retains Passion For Hartford, Hockey

Q&A talks about hockey’s future in Hartford with Howard Baldwin, owner of The Connecticut Whale: Q:...

Technology

High Costs, Steady Habits Hurting CT?

A study by Robert Fairlie, University of California — Santa Cruz, for the Kauffman Index for Entrepreneurial...

Real Estate & Construction

Fuss & O’Neill Shifts Toward Collaborative Planning

It’s easier to collaborate when everyone’s under one roof. This is the philosophy behind Manchester engineering...

News

Dodd’s Farewell Shouldn’t Be Goodbye

By all reports, Sen. Christopher Dodd’s farewell address was well received by his colleagues in the U.S....

Banking & Finance

Banks Hiking Dividends As Profits Trend Higher

Profitability of Connecticut’s 54 federally insured banks continued to improve in the third quarter of 2010, causing...

News

Kimberly L. Beauregard | InterCommunity Inc.

Kimberly L. Beauregard is a risk taker. As president and CEO of InterCommunity, she knew the...

Energy

The Perils Of Buying Deregulated Energy

Buying deregulated power in Connecticut just got easier, but experts advise businesses be wary of hidden charges...

Economy & Labor

Choice Is Clear: Embrace Change Or Accept Failure

There’s an old saying that goes: It is easy to change things. It is hard to change...

Advertising, Media & Marketing

Business Books Make Welcome Holiday Gifts

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

News

B of A donation Helps Build Homes

Bank of America presented a $50,000.00 check to Hartford Area Habitat for Humanity to help build homes...

Real Estate & Construction

Former Hartford Church To Get $4M Facelift

An 86-year-old state building in midtown Hartford used briefly as a homeless shelter will get a $4...

News

Dr. Scott J. Ellner | Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center

Team focused, patient-centered medical care sum up the bedside manner of Dr. Scott Ellner. The key members...

Hospitality & Tourism

Jake’s Wayback Burgers Grows Despite Economy

For Cheshire-based Jake’s Wayback Burgers, setting themselves apart from other hamburger restaurant chains was all in the...

News

Dr. Theresa M. Caputo | Malta House of Care Mobile Medical Clinic

Theresa M. Caputo’s “Aha!” moment took a while to come to fruition. Her mother was...

News

WALMART Grant Funds First Tee’s ‘Golf squads’

The Walmart Foundation has provided a $50,000 grant to help create a new statewide youth program through...

Economy & Labor

MoverS & Shakers

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News

Marylouise Welch | St. Joseph College

“Caring is the essence of nursing,” said renowned nursing science theoretician Jean Watson, distinguished professor of nursing...

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