February 15, 2016 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Health Care

🔒Nonprofit health providers in budget-ax crosshairs

While funding for arts and tourism organizations face increased scrutiny under Gov. Malloy's budget proposal, they aren't the only nonprofits worried about funding this session.

News

🔒UConn Business Professor Earns Fulbright Specialist Award

UConn finance professor Shantaram Hegde was recently selected as a Fulbright Specialist Award recipient, allowing him to...

Politics & Policy

🔒CBRE sees higher area leasing, rents in ’16

CBRE New England's annual Greater Hartford commercial and investment real estate yearend wrapup and new year outlook is an extremely popular and well-attended forum.

Banking & Finance

🔒Policymakers consider ‘lockbox’ approach for pensions

There's been much talk about a constitutional “lockbox” to prevent future legislatures from pilfering transportation funds for other purposes. The matter may make the ballot as early as November.

News

🔒Keys that separate ‘superbosses’ from ‘good’ ones

What's the difference between a good boss and a superboss? Outlook. Good bosses see themselves as professional managers.

Politics & Policy

🔒Government can, should act more like business

Some politicians, particularly those who want to protect the ever-growing size of state government, scoff at the notion that government can be run like a business.

Banking & Finance

🔒Resolve to capitalize growth in 2016

As many of you know, growth can be a stern taskmaster. Growth requires more of everything, including time, resources, energy and especially money.

Banking & Finance

🔒As vaping industry grows so does gov’t oversight

If you build it, the state will regulate it. And that's exactly what's happening with Connecticut's nascent vaping industry, which comes under increased scrutiny March 1.

News

🔒Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Breakfast honors students

The 31st annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast recently drew nearly 700 people to the...

News

🔒Jr. Achievement Staff Donates to Children’s Advocacy Group

Junior Achievement staff and Fairfield University alumni Amanda Teti and Jeremy Race coordinated a local collection of...

Arts & Culture

🔒Nonprofits on Notice: Arts, tourism industries face budget cuts, tighter scrutiny

It's unlikely to be a good year for nonprofits that receive state contracts and grants, as tax averse lawmakers seek to balance a nearly $570 million budget deficit with steep cuts.

Subscriber Only

🔒Like media industry, Maier evolves with time

Q&A talks with Bill Maier, founder and president, and I. Todd Russell, executive vice president and chief marketing officer, of Maier True Communication, which is celebrating its 45th anniversary.

Economy & Labor

🔒State-run 401(k) wrong approach to retirement crisis

Connecticut's Retirement Securities Board (CRSB) has made us the first state in the nation to complete a market feasibility report for a state-run retirement program. But adoption of the legislation might actually be counter-intuitive to the goals it seeks to achieve

News

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