February 23, 2015 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

News

Malloy’s budget offers good, bad, and uncertainty

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's two-year, $40 billion budget offers a mixed bag for businesses. While the second-term Democrat offered a few carrots that aim to sweeten businesses' appetite to the spending plan, numerous proposals will increase the cost of doing business in Connecticut.

Energy

Amenta’s high expectations set tone for Hartford architectural firm

When Tony Amenta and his college buddy, Bob Emma, rented a 600-square-foot downtown Hartford office space 30 years ago to start a fledgling architecture firm, their success might have been a longshot.

Banking & Finance

CT, Okla. ‘payday’ tribe in staredown

A temporary standoff has been reached between Connecticut banking regulators and an Oklahoma tribe pressing to pitch their ultra-high-interest online “payday loan” services to state residents.

Nonprofits

CT Bar Foundation

People's United Community Foundation has awarded a $25,000 grant to the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness (CCEH)...

Manufacturing

Intellectually disabled offer manufacturers workforce solution

“Manufacturing in Connecticut is dead!” That's a phrase that was heard for many years in and around...

News

MCC President Glickman Named to national college association board

The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) has named Manchester Community College President Gena Glickman to...

News

Middletown engineering firm collects over 13,000 food donations

Employees from Middletown-based Consulting Engineering Services collected more than 13,063 food items and over $3,500 to win...

Nonprofits

Strengthening economy boosts fortunes of Greater Hartford foundations

Greater Hartford foundations experienced many of the harsh effects of the Great Recession, but as Connecticut's economy picks up, so too have the prospects of the region's largest charitable arms.

News

Simsbury blog, health trainers donate sports equipment to Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford

Simsbury blog, Runitlikeamom, donated dozens of basketballs, hula hoops and sports equipment to Boys & Girls Clubs...

Nonprofits

Strong oversight, investment policy key to nonprofit survival

Q&A talks about the state of nonprofits with Joseph Fortuna, a senior vice president with Morgan Stanley in Hartford.

Economy & Labor

Businesses fret Malloy’s tax increases

Facing a slower than expected economic recovery, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is asking businesses to pay more in taxes and fees to help close billion-dollar budget deficits over the next two fiscal years.

Nonprofits

Nonprofits face heightened management liability risks

The nonprofit sector was stressed by daunting challenges in the wake of the last decade's economic collapse, in some ways modeling Charles Darwin's perspective of a world in which the strongest survive while the weak die by the wayside.

Legal & Courts

Lego heads back to CT court to fight ‘infringers’

Danish toymaker Lego is again using Connecticut federal court to wage a legal battle against competitors it says are infringing on its world-famous toy blocks.

Banking & Finance

Bank industry backing offers boost to Tolland’s Geezeo

Endorsements can help politicians build their power and support base, but they can also provide companies a major boost in business.

News

Murtha Cullina attorney volunteers for Junior Achievement

Murtha Cullina LLP Partner Ted Whittemore recently volunteered for Junior Achievement of Southwest New England by teaching...

News

Dismantling roadblocks to continuous improvement

“How to Succeed with Continuous Improvement — A Primer for Becoming the Best in the World” by...

News

Spot crises today, or they’ll run you over tomorrow

Crises happen. And the ones that are the toughest to recover from are those that smolder for...

Real Estate & Construction

UConn Health relos to E. Hartford building

UConn Health has consolidated some of its patient practices and other operations into newly renovated medical-office space in an East Hartford building overlooking the Connecticut River and downtown Hartford.

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