December 9, 2013 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Health Care

Hospitals test online markets to save on medical supply purchases

As the Affordable Care Act increases pressure on healthcare providers to drive costs down, hospitals have turned to an emerging landscape in the medical supply management industry: online markets.

News

Our Health Care Heroes judges

Angela Mattie is the chair and associate professor of Quinnipiac University's department of healthcare management and organizational...

Energy

Energy conservation fuels green startup

In three years, Windsor-based Energy Efficiencies Solutions has grown from three employees and $100,000 in revenues to 25 employees and projections to reach $1 million in sales this year.

News

Five reasons the workplace office will become extinct

We spend the majority of our lives at work. Indeed, most of us still spend hours a week commuting to a physical office where we are paid to beaver away in Dilbert-like cubicles. Some of us love it. Some of us hate it.

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How to manage employees who work from home

“Offices are so last century,” says Marten Mickos, CEO of California cloud software maker Eucalyptus Systems. Having...

Energy

CT lacks updated pollution paperwork

If Gov. Dannel P. Malloy wants to streamline government regulations, he might want to start with the paperwork.

Health Care

Morrison’s invention gives ICU patients mobility

It may seem surprising to find a critically ill patient up and moving within a hospital's intensive...

Health Care

St. Francis nurses treat Marathon bombing victims

Nurses have long been the unsung heroes of the healthcare industry, treating patients and helping to heal...

Banking & Finance

Fairview offers pension funds a venture option

A team from Fairview Capital Partners of West Hartford set up a booth toward the back of...

News

Retired union workers facing ‘unprecedented’ pension cuts

Hundreds of thousands of retired union workers are facing pension cuts that could slash their monthly payments in half — or even more.

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Travelers Championship generates $1.3M for charity

The Travelers Championship recently announced that this year's tournament generated $1,253,000 for 180 charities throughout the region...

Health Care

Cox on front line of cutting-edge health research

Years ago when Manon Cox wasn't daydreaming about becoming a movie star or traveling the world, she...

News

Governor’s Prevention Partnership holds annual luncheon

More than 200 business and community leaders from across the state recently joined Gov. Dannel P. Malloy...

Health Care

Grier gives voice to health disparities

For Maryland Grier tackling health disparities isn't just a passion, it's a professional mission.That's why in 2010...

Health Care

Bourque makes third world medicine his mission

Dr. Michael Bourque wanted his first medical mission trip to a small South American village in 2006...

News

ValMark Securities Global Gift Fund to Support YMCA Y Achievers Program

ValMark Securities recently presented the Wilson Gray YMCA Youth & Family Center with a check for $2,167...

News

Catch them doing something right!

As a former elementary school teacher, there was no better way to encourage my students to continue...

News

Pita honored with Catalyst Award

Paul Pita, managing partner and executive creative director at the Pita Group, was recognized with a Catalyst...

Economy & Labor

Employee benefits face uncertain future

A flood of retiring Baby Boomers will strain the liquidity of underfunded pension plans still struggling to recover from the Great Recession's devastating impact on investments, experts say.

Real Estate & Construction

Konover unit boosts $100M Fla. realty stake

The Florida unit of West Hartford developer-landlord The Simon Konover Co. has bought its partner's stake in their Sunshine State commercial realty portfolio worth more than $100 million, authorities say.

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Business ownership thrives amid challenging environment

Q&A talks about the state of business ownership with Matthew D. Maclean, senior vice president at U.S. Trust in Hartford.

News

Metro-North train mishaps require answers, changes

As the state's former Attorney General, now U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal made it a habit calling for and conducting investigations into many Connecticut companies.

Health Care

Greater Hartford’s Health Care Heroes serve patients, community

If there is one constant in health care today, it's that people — men and women who devote their lives trying to heal the sick or comfort the ill — remain the most important assets in an increasingly complex industry.

Politics & Policy

CT state budget to rely more heavily on income taxes

Connecticut's slow economic recovery has put significant stress on the state budget, which has faced billion dollar...

Health Care

For Gutmans, goal is to keep patients out of ER

A trip to the emergency room for a broken bone or other non-life threatening issue often leads...

Health Care

Kelsey tackles women’s heart disease

Many people assume the greatest health risk for women today is cancer, but statistics tell a different...

News

Tools to build your brand

Trashing branding has reached star status as critics dismiss it as passé in a digital environment. Who...

Health Care

Friedeberg serves as CCMC’s volunteer ambassador

Laura Friedeberg keeps a busy schedule.She spends 40 hours a week working as the grants administrator at...

News

Sikorsky benefit raises $18K for community organizations

More than 200 motorcyclists and over 200 classic car and bike owners came together recently raising more...

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