December 8, 2014 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

News

Price Named Woman of the Year By The Village for Families & Children

JoAnn Price, co-founder and managing partner of West Hartford-based Fairview Capital Partners has been named Woman of...

Nonprofits

Southside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance

Ascend Mentoring, a Windsor-based youth and family services program, has received a $1,500 grant from Windsor Federal...

News

Businesses must hold lawmakers accountable during legislative session

Next month, Connecticut's newly elected legislators begin a critical General Assembly session, one that will have an...

News

Fee disclosure rules, auto-enrollment options shift benefit plans

Q&A talks about the changing landscape of employee benefits with Paul Denu, New York region president of...

News

YMCA Celebrates Champions Event, Honors Three Area Leaders

The YMCA of Greater Hartford honored three area leaders at its signature fundraising event, YMCA Celebrates Champions....

News

Sales strategies for taking charge of 2015

Tactics constantly come and go in sales without making a significant impact on outcomes. On the other...

News

Pratt & Whitney Donates Test Engine To CT Aero Tech School

East Hartford manufacturer Pratt & Whitney has donated a seven-ton Boeing 777 test engine to the Connecticut...

Banking & Finance

Bank software firms see growth amid regulation, cybercrime threats

Andy Greenawalt worries about community banks, which have dwindled in number from the 2008 financial crisis, as well as the cost of cybercrime and complying with regulations, he says.

News

CL&P’s $4M fine only small part of penalty

More often than not, public officials earn greater political mileage out of stirring up a public frenzy...

News

CT credit unions donate to Foodshare

Hartford area credit unions and the Connecticut Credit Union Charitable Foundation recently donated $2,000 to Foodshare in...

Insurance

Affordable Care Act changes small business health plan options

Small businesses that have long struggled to provide health benefits to their employees during years of rapidly...

Energy

New law increases interest in re-energizing dams

While solar panels fly up on rooftops and fuel cells are installed throughout Connecticut, another type of renewable energy generation is slowly gaining steam in the state.

Real Estate & Construction

Mid’town’s Hunters Crossing sells for $82.8K per unit

Middletown's 198-unit Hunters Crossing apartments sold for $16.4 million, or $82,800 a unit, brokers say.Hunters Crossing LLC...

Economy & Labor

Hartford companies respond to employee work-life balance demands

To hire and retain top talent, Greater Hartford companies are creating and implementing unique strategies and policies that cater to an increasingly diversified workforce.

News

Webster’s Smith to Malloy: Don’t raise taxes

During last week's MetroHartford Alliance Rising Star Breakfast Webster Financial Corp. CEO Jim Smith introduced keynote speaker...

News

RPI to end Hartford MBA program

The Hartford branch campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will close its Executive MBA program after currently enrolled...

News

Tips for building your social media brand

“The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users” by Guy Kawasaki and Peg Fitzpatrick (Portfolio/Penguin,...

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