February 22, 2010 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Nonprofits

Finding Quality Childcare In A Difficult Economy An Uphill Battle

A new study commissioned by Wakefield on behalf of 2-1-1 Child Care reveals finding quality child care...

News

HEARTSAFE WORKPLACE

The American Heart Association’s Wallingford facility was honored during a recent ceremony by the Connecticut Department of...

Retail

Wallingford firm’s bite widens

Edible Arrangements, the Wallingford-based fresh fruit sculpting company, ended 2009 with 74 new stores and franchise agreements...

Retail

Eggs With That Escrow? | RE/MAX to try selling houses from inside Stop & Shop

Dreaming of that perfect dinner party but lack the space to host it, or a gourmet kitchen...

Politics & Policy

Lamont Runs Again

Greenwich businessman Ned Lamont last week became the latest entrant into the unsettled gubernatorial race. The...

Nonprofits

Casey Family Services

Mission: Casey Family Services is committed to improving the lives of at-risk children and to strengthening families...

News

Looking To Score

The announcement that the United Football League will move its New York franchise to Rentschler Field is...

News

SHOES FOR HAITI

With debris and raw sewage covering portions of the earthquake-ravaged island of Haiti, its people are at...

Manufacturing

Tolland Aerospace Firm Relocating To Vernon Site

An aerospace parts company plans to move from Tolland into a former medical supply factory in Vernon...

News

Who Will Pay?

The debate about health care generally focuses on the high cost of medical care and who will...

News

Lessons From Toyota

As a crisis communications manager and Toyota owner, I’m being asked me how I’d deal with their...

News

OF NOTE

• Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center is the first in the region to offer a breakthrough treatment...

Economy & Labor

Bradley Enterprise Zone Would Offer Tax Breaks

State legislators once again are trying to create a zone around Bradley International Airport in which new...

Economy & Labor

Petrizzo Made Jump To Academic World To Explore New Experiences

John Petrizzo likes to joke that two months after he joined Hartford Financial Services as its assistant...

News

KOMEN FOR THE CURE HONORS VERTEX

Vertex Inc. was recognized as sponsor of the year by the Connecticut affiliate of Susan G. Komen...

Banking & Finance

Dealmakers See Improving Trendline For M&A

Merger and acquisition activity fell nationally by 33 percent through most of 2009, but that didn’t stop...

Economy & Labor

State Contracts

Here are the latest bids for products and services received by the Connecticut Department of Administrative Services...

News

Tea Party Redux

The “Tea Party” political movement that is rousing conservative populists, or populist conservatives, or vegetarian libertarians, has...

Small Business

Bloomfield Business Grows Green Lawns | Horticulturist appeals to market with pesticide-free products

A decade before Todd Harrington helped New England Organic Farming Association (NOFA) establish guidelines for organic horticulture,...

News

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS HONORS REACH FOUNDATION

At the recent 43rd annual meeting of Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters, The Reach Foundation was honored...

Agriculture

Straight From The Cow | Local dairy farms strategize to survive

The notion of buying local, naturally-produced food continues to gain mainstream popularity as weekly supermarket flyers advertise...

Economy & Labor

Molleda Returns to Hartford as CFO at Hartford Public Library

Julio Molleda has returned to Hartford to become the chief financial officer of the Hartford Public Library,...

Economy & Labor

Use Technology To Enhance Creative Thinking

A Midwest university professor complained: “We are now focusing more on how to use the tools of...

Economy & Labor

Movers & Shakers

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

News

Insurance Mandates May Hurt Businesses

State lawmakers want health plans to offer expanded coverage for more than six new medical conditions, stirring...

News

Small Business Development As Important As Job Creation

In the Hartford Business Journal article, “DECD Touts Connecticut Innovations Accomplishments” published on Feb. 1, it is...

Advertising, Media & Marketing

The Hartford Business Journal Has Named A New Editor

Norman Bell, former editor of the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, has begun work as editor of...

Hospitality & Tourism

Digging Into The Dining Scene | Robert DeZinno, managing partner, DT Media Group

Dawn Sweeney, the president and CEO of the National Restaurant Association, says restaurants are the second largest...

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