January 24, 2011 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Real Estate & Construction

Q&A with Peter Hentschel, principal,Tecton Architects, Hartford | Designers’ virtual world

Q. University of Hartford's Construction Institute is hosting its second annual Visionaries Forum, part of the A/E/C...

Technology

Windsor Firm’s Data Analysis Spells Good Business for Clients

With just four employees, Windsor-based jet engine hardware distributor Turbine Support Services doesn’t have the staff to...

News

PETIT MEMORIAL TOURNEY MARCH 19

The Dunk It! Petit MS Memorial Basketball Tournament is returning March 19 for a fourth year. The...

Economy & Labor

Shakeup Looms In Economic Development | Whatever Model Comes Next Needs To Be ‘Faster, Smarter, Quicker,’ LeBeau Says

The alphabet soup of economic development agencies in state government will likely get a new recipe this...

News

Where’s The Money? Ask The Lawyers

Now we know where the money did — and did not — go. We are...

Economy & Labor

Movers & Shakers

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

Real Estate & Construction

Foreclosures May Slow But Still Drag On Economy

While some forecasters predict Connecticut will see a decline in foreclosures this year, there is still a...

News

The Global Economy: Free Trade or Buy American?

Buy American initiatives, while well intentioned, are ineffective and counter-productive. Domestic economic difficulties tend to produce...

Small Business

Good Bosses Improve Good Employees

With so much focus on finding or keeping jobs in this economy, one significant employment factor seems...

Economy & Labor

Malloy Sought Ideas, Now Proposals Abound

Establishing tax-free industry zones, placing a moratorium on new regulations, and encouraging more public-private sector cooperation are...

Economy & Labor

Policy Deployment Method Offers System That Works

Do these experiences sound familiar? I bet you’ve been here, too: • A vague but meaningful...

Nonprofits

Banker Chosen To Chair March For Babies Event

John J. Patrick Jr., the chairman, president and CEO of Farmington Bank, has been named chair of...

News

Economic Summit Stops Short Of Top

A who’s who of Connecticut’s governmental and education leaders gathered recently at Manchester Community College for a...

Hospitality & Tourism

States Go After Travelocity, Priceline

Montana, Florida and more than 60 local governments are suing online travel sites such as Travelocity, Priceline,...

News

GIFT FOR A NEW SENIOR CENTER

Ensign-Bickford Industries recently kicked-off its 175th anniversary with a $175,000 matching gift to the Town of Simsbury...

News

Letter to the Editor

To the editor: Who doesn’t like a free lunch? Paid sick leave supporters endorse...

Advertising, Media & Marketing

Ways ‘HARD Goals’ Can Make You ‘Invaluable’

HARD Goals: The Secret to Getting from Where You Are …” by Mark Murphy (McGraw Hill, $28)....

News

OF NOTE

UConn Doctor Honored For Tissue Research Dr. Jay Lieberman of the University of Connecticut Health Center...

News

Downtown Grocery Store Offers Boost For Hartford

There is much to be learned about urban planning of late, as Hartford’s downtown residents are all...

Hospitality & Tourism

Local Hotel Tax Could Impede Slow Recovery

CLARIFICATION: A previous version of this story said the Waterford Hotel Group managed the Hartford Marriott Downtown...

Small Business

Photographer Builds Brand By Networking, Testimonials

Less than 10 years after Jane Shauck of West Hartford started a fledgling photography business, Shauck’s now...

News

COURSE AIDS RECOVERING ADULTS

A commencement ceremony in New Britain Jan. 14 marked the conclusion of the “super advocacy” training program...

Retail

To Close Or Not To Close, That’s Is The $$$ Question

When it comes to closings or just plain not opening because of weather, local shopping malls...

Hospitality & Tourism

Treating Guests Like ‘Big Fish’ Pays For Area

Q&A talks tourism with Michael Van Parys, president of the Greater Hartford Convention & Visitors Bureau. ...

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