January 13, 2014 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

News

ESPN breaks mold with Megacast

Bristol sports network ESPN found a new way to connect a fragmented and distracted audience in its coverage of the Jan. 7 college football national championship.

Bioscience

Farmington startup developing saliva glucose test for diabetics

The world's 370 million diabetics may find living with their condition a lot less painful in the near future if a Connecticut startup takes off.

Economic Development

Redevelopment tool needs tune-up

Recently the city of Hartford announced 79 new housing units at the Colt Factory Complex now known...

Energy

Experienced entrepreneur looks to take Farm’ton’s OneSource to the top

A.J. Wasserstein has found his next project. The man who sold his archives company for $200 million in 2007 is now trying to take OneSource Water in Farmington on a similar growth trajectory.

Politics & Policy

Many “C-level” executives still ignore tax credits, other business incentives

Q&A talks about business tax credits and incentives with Rebecca Truelove, Ernst & Young tax principal and Northeast credits & business incentives leader, and Felicia Amicucci, Ernst & Young senior associate.

Real Estate & Construction

Avon’s Apple Health does $7.9M nursing-home refi

The Avon owner of Laurel Woods Health Care Center in East Haven is saving more than a quarter million dollars in interest annually from a recent refinancing of its federally backed mortgage, authorities say.

Bioscience

The ABCs of monoclonal antibody drugs

In an interview with HBJ's Sujata Srinivasan, Madhavi Gorusu, an oncologist and assistant clinical professor at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, explains the basics of monoclonal antibody drugs.

Accounting

Get ready for the net investment income tax

Taxes get more complicated. As if they were not hard enough before, starting in 2013 taxpayers, and their diligent accountants, face an entirely new tax.

News

UConn men’s basketball team volunteers for Mercy Housing and Shelter

Head coach Kevin Ollie and the UConn men's basketball team recently volunteered at Mercy Housing and Shelter's...

Bioscience

Startup’s cancer therapy preps for 2014 clinical trials

A Connecticut startup developing a new cancer treatment is drawing the eyes and interest of investors and big pharma, as it prepares to begin clinical trials this year on its drug discovery.

News

Village for Families & Children work celebrated at luncheon

More than 300 people recently gathered to celebrate and support the work of Hartford nonprofit The Village...

News

Marathon deserves title sponsor

While still searching for a new title sponsor, the Hartford Marathon smartly released a study last week...

News

Thinking outside the box spurs new business ideas

“Thinking in New Boxes: The New Paradigm for Business Creativity” by Luc de Brabandere and Alan Iny...

News

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Banking & Finance

Online education gains steam, as traditional college enrollment declines

The state's higher education industry got some sobering news recently with the announcement that college enrollment in...

News

CT Restaurant Assoc. holds annual Excellence Awards dinner

The Connecticut Restaurant Association held its annual Salute to Excellence Awards Dinner recently at the Mohegan Sun...

News

Five revenue resolutions for 2014

For most, revenue growth is a goal for 2014 so here are some resolutions that could make a difference.

News

Wells Fargo Advisors donates $4,260 to Foodshare

Wells Fargo Advisors recently donated $4,260 to Foodshare to help fund meals for the needy. In Greater Hartford,...

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