February 28, 2011 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Energy

Nardello wants best of both worlds

Is it possible to have renewable energy, scenic views and please both industry and resident? State Rep.Vickie...

Real Estate & Construction

More apartments downtown? | Developers, city say 1,000 smaller units could attract more young professionals

A New York developer is betting $500,000 that there is enough demand in downtown Hartford to build...

Economy & Labor

MoverS & Shakers

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

Nonprofits

Breakfast kicks off Birdies for Charity

Spring is in the air and that means the Travelers Championship is just around the corner, bringing...

News

HOSPITAL DEDICATES O’CONNELL TOWER

St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center celebrated the grand opening and dedication of its 10-story John T....

Real Estate & Construction

Even in tough economy, firm positioning for growth spurt

The Great Recession has taken a toll on architectural and engineering firms, but that hasn’t stopped Fletcher...

Banking & Finance

State increasing investment adviser oversight

Connecticut banks and financial institutions aren’t the only ones facing new burdens from the Dodd-Frank financial reform...

News

Too many pieces in crime stat puzzle

There are few collections of data more mischievous than the periodic dance of the crime statistics released...

Economy & Labor

Limitations of ‘impossible’ are largely a frame of mind

A college student arrived a few minutes late for his final exam in mathematics. The room was...

Economy & Labor

Survey: Signs of life in region’s job market

The job market in New York and New England may be stirring. Right Management recently...

Technology

QR Gaining Traction

In the Land of Steady Habits, a new technology is finding its way into restaurants, banks and...

Retail

Census data may create liquor sale permit rush

The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection expects a glut of package store applications this spring after population...

News

Is Connecticut already past the tipping point?

Every Election Day in Connecticut finds most polling places picketed by public employee union members taking one...

Legal & Courts

Cut-throat climate concerns law firm managing partners

Retaining clients in a cut-throat business climate and keeping qualified attorneys are among the issues keeping managing...

Economy & Labor

CT January 2011 New Business Starts

The following business starts were recorded in January 2011 by the Connecticut Secretary of the State's office....

Economy & Labor

Global relationships key to growing trade

Q&A talks with Thomas Flynn of Shipman & Goodwin in Hartford about business challenges facing firms seeking...

News

UNITED WAY HONORS ‘BEST OF’ WINNERS

A red carpet led the way to the United Way’s first Academy Awards-themed gala at The Hartford...

Energy

Ill wind blows for power Siting Council | Opponents to BNE Energy’s wind project seek to reduce council’s authority

Building renewable energy in Connecticut is getting harder. At a time when Connecticut’s laws call for greenhouse...

News

OF NOTE

VNA HealthCare nurse wins national honor Beka Apostolidis, cardiac program manager with VNA HealthCare in Hartford,...

News

Malloy 2.0: Governing without the manual

The triangulation of political salesmanship often seems like the fine execution of polling science but it is...

News

Reconsider tax hike, business group asks

Here is the text of an open letter NFIB sent to the governor and legislative leaders: ...

Economy & Labor

A reboot of capitalism? Books offer change tips

“The New Capitalist Manifesto: Building a Disruptively Better Business” By Umair Haque (Harvard Business Review Press, $26.95)....

Advertising, Media & Marketing

New media demand new workplace rules

The Internet is inescapable. Employees use it at home, at work and they carry it around with...

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