January 18, 2016 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

News

🔒CT Funeral Directors Association donates toys to children

Members of the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association (CFDA) continued their 11-year holiday tradition of collecting toys for Connecticut’s Operation ELF (Embracing Lonely Families) program. Attendees to CFDA’s convention at the […]

Politics & Policy

🔒UConn study claims stocks affected by NFL outcomes

As football fans in Connecticut and around the country gear up for next weekend's NFL conference championships, few fans will be thinking about their stock portfolios.

Health Care

🔒Insurers push price transparency innovation

Health insurers continue improving ways to inform customers about the cost and quality of health care to empower better buying, while also showing most expensive doesn't mean highest quality.

News

🔒Conscious, daily reflection key to improving leadership

“Take Your Soul to Work: 365 Meditations on Every Day Leadership” by Erica Brown (Simon and Schuster,...

Economy & Labor

🔒Criminal-justice reforms make economic sense

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy had a front-row seat to President Barack Obama's final State of the Union last week; a perch he earned for enacting many policies viewed favorably by the liberal commander in chief.

News

🔒Robinson+Cole lawyers, staff volunteer with Junior Achievement

Robinson+Cole lawyers and staff members recently participated in Junior Achievement Day at Parkville Community School in Hartford....

News

🔒Quest Global Services design competition benefits food bank

Employees from Quest Global Services in Windsor held an employee-design competition to collect food for the Windsor...

Insurance

🔒How to get ahead faster — and stay there

No matter what you do, getting ahead shouldn't depend on lucky breaks, favoritism or even hard work. It should be in our control.

Economy & Labor

🔒For-profit charity offers new way to combat poverty

Connecticut is blessed with many charitable foundations, the principal activities of which are to make grants to support various charitable objectives.

Economy & Labor

🔒West Hartford, Simsbury top work-life balance rankings

Offering a positive work-life balance has become a major recruitment tool, particularly in attracting younger, Millennial workers who crave a lifestyle that doesn't make their career the No. 1 priority.

Energy

🔒Cheshire’s Everybody’s Plaza sold for $12.3M

The Everybody's Plaza in Cheshire sold just days before the close of 2015 for $12.3 million.

Education

🔒Nonprofit Profile: Capital Workforce Partners

Bank of America has named South Park Inn as the 2015 Neighborhood Builder for Hartford. The award...

Hospitality & Tourism

🔒United launches non-stop Bradley-to-Denver flight

United Airlines will launch non-stop service between Hartford and Denver starting in May. Airport officials said United's Denver hub will be a convenient way to access other cities the airline serves.

Accounting

🔒Fed. regulator probes electric transmission rates amid rising costs

A federal energy regulatory agency has determined that the ratemaking process for New England's electricity transmission prices lacks adequate transparency and is “unjust.”

News

🔒Medical marijuana law leaves open questions for employers

Mary Jane, a machine operator, is battling breast cancer. During a routine drug screening, she tests positive for marijuana. The company wants to terminate her because she violated its zero-tolerance policy.

Agriculture

🔒Pirro to lead American Society of Agricultural Consultants

Erin Pirro was recently elected president of the Minnesota-based American Society of Agricultural Consultants at the organization's...

Banking & Finance

🔒2016: The year of the deal?

A recent Citizens Commercial Banking survey of nearly 600 executives at mid-sized U.S. companies found that more than half are actively seeking M&A and capital-raising deals this year.

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