February 14, 2011 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Banking & Finance

Financial service job demand grows in 4Q

Connecticut’s financial services sector posted more job openings in the fourth quarter of 2010 than it did...

News

Malloy’s consolidation a hopeful first step

Gov. Dannel Malloy’s budget speech is still a few days off, but the chips are starting to...

News

Â MAZE BENEFITS CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTERÂ

John Lyman III and Karen Augeri from Lyman Orchards in Middlefield recently visited The Connecticut Children’s Medical...

Banking & Finance

Investors worried about state, local finances

Reader's note: Officials of The Hartford Financial Services Group initially declined comment on its municipal bond holdings...

News

Corporate welfare can’t be reformed

With many state governments facing what National Journal calls “gut-wrenching budget shortfalls,” it’s an opportune time to...

Banking & Finance

Rising interest rates slowing municipal appetite for borrowing

Historically low interest rates spurred a flurry of bond activity among Connecticut municipalities for most of 2010...

News

Business ethics questions deserve thoughtful airing

In a perfect business world, an alphabet soup of government agencies would not be needed to regulate...

Economy & Labor

Pro football bargaining show how not to deal

Amid mounting distrust, this year’s negotiation between the NFL and the players' union is set to make...

Legal & Courts

Flight to McCarter & English signals shift in law landscape

Go big or go small, but don’t go in-between. Last week’s power move by law firm...

News

TWO JOIN HALL OF FAME

The University of Hartford has inducted two alumni -- Gonzolo G. “G.G.” Pique and Patrick D....

Economy & Labor

You can only get as high as your self-esteem allows

The next time someone calls you an egotistical jerk, you should thank him or her for the...

Economy & Labor

Make sure of references before exiting your job

Q&A talks about the art of references with Jeff Shane of Allison & Taylor Inc., a reference...

Economy & Labor

MoverS & Shakers

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

News

Reinventing Lieberman: Here’s a post-Senate plan

What will U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman do in ‘retirement,’ now that he has announced that he won’t...

Economy & Labor

Workstations shrink; space, furniture become multi-functional

Connecticut companies are looking to reduce their overall office space footprint while making the best, most efficient...

Telecommunications

Wireless Zone heads for national expansion | One man’s dream has grown from Car Phone Store in Wethersfield

After hitting high marks expanding south and east, Middletown franchiser Wireless Zone wants to take its brand...

Nonprofits

SBM Charitable Foundation awards $487K in grants

The SBM Charitable Foundation recently awarded $487,241 to area nonprofits in its final fourth quarter grants of...

Real Estate & Construction

Tecton, Du Bose join forces

One of Hartford’s largest architectural firms and one of its most historic will merge this week, creating...

Advertising, Media & Marketing

Books examine future, ways to solve conflict

“The Next Boom: What You Absolutely, Positively Have to Know about the World Between Now and 2025”...

News

RELAY FOR LIFE KICKS OFFÂ

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of West Hartford kicked off its new season of awareness...

News

OF NOTE

Webster CEO named to national board James C. Smith, the chairman, president and chief executive officer...

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