January 11, 2010 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

News

DELIVERING TEDDY BEARS TO CHILDREN

Hundreds of children in area hospitals were the focus this holiday season as teddy bears made their...

News

Change In Spite Of Ourselves

Change is going to come to Connecticut politics — Land of Steady Habits. Generally speaking, two...

Retail

Macy’s Closing 5 Stores, None In New England

Macy’s Inc. will close five stores, costing 307 employees their jobs, officials announced last week. None of...

Economy & Labor

Americans’ Job Satisfaction Falls To Record Low

We can’t get no job satisfaction. Even Americans who are lucky enough to have work...

Real Estate & Construction

Home Sales Soar In November

In a long-awaited bit of good news for Connecticut’s housing market, single-family home sales in the state...

News

ALL ABOARD FOR TOYS

The Hartford Division of CTTRANSIT recently held an employee toy drive to benefit the Asylum Hill Boys...

Economy & Labor

Movers & Shakers

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

Banking & Finance

Webster To Boost Lending

James C. Smith, chairman and CEO of Waterbury-based Webster Bank, said he believes the economic recovery for...

Nonprofits

Hill-Stead Museum

Mission: Hill-Stead Museum, a National Historic Landmark, serves diverse audiences in Connecticut and beyond as a welcoming...

Real Estate & Construction

The Stag’s Roots Deepen

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.’s $46 million repurchase of the Simsbury headquarters of its Hartford Life operations...

News

Bank On Reform

Financial analysts and political observers are predicting that bipartisan banking reform is more likely to happen now...

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Political Parties Unravel

Chris Shays, the long-time Connecticut Congressman from Fairfield County — back in the days when New England...

Economy & Labor

Quotes To Help You Toast The New Year

One of the most innovative holiday greetings I received last year came from friends who sent a...

Economy & Labor

State Contracts

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

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Of Note

• Gov. M. Jodi Rell unveiled the first two-car set of M-8 rail cars for use on the...

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HUSKIES HELPING OTHERS

The University of Connecticut women’s basketball team delivered more than 100 gifts to support the Village for...

Small Business

A Happy Hauler

There are few things in life that make Gerry Wright happier than hauling vehicles. But Wright,...

News

Rell Fails Contract Law

As a leader and member of the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC), I find Gov. M....

Economy & Labor

Connecticut In A Recovery, But Growth Will Be Moderate | Peter Gioia, vice president and economist, Connecticut Business & Industry Association

You’re speaking to the Human Resources Association of Central Connecticut on Jan. 20 about business issues affecting...

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