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Jan. 28, 2008 — State Contracts

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

Pushing Sex Talk

Who would have thought the Spears sisters — Britney, a troubled mother of young sons entangled in...

Jan. 28, 2008 — Movers and Shakers

Carlin, Charron & Rosen named Robert Charron chairman of the board. Charron had previously been managing partner...

WINNERS FROM WILLIAM RAVEIS

The 2007 William Raveis Breast Cancer Research fundraiser raffle winners were chosen after 21,000 tickets were sold...
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SHARING THE WEALTH

Andrea Obston Marketing Communications celebrated their 25th anniversary with a celebration to benefit Foodshare. The event brought...

State Loans $4 Million To Company With No Expectations Of Profitability | FuelCell Energy, once tied to Enron, gets new state loan

State economic development officials have agreed to give a $4 million loan to a Danbury-based fuel cell...

State Competition Heats Up For Stem-Cell Scientists

Seven states — including Connecticut — are leading the world in political and financial support for embryonic...

Connecticut Coddles And Responsibility Dies

Recent news in Connecticut might give the impression that the state motto has been changed from “Qui...
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Publicly Financed Pizza

It is hard to imagine a system more rigged for waste, fraud and abuse than Connecticut’s new...

CONNECTICUT CONTRIBUTIONS

Eastern Connecticut Health Network (ECHN) in Manchester recognized individuals who made major contributions to the organization with...

Passionate Purpose

That which you are most passionate about is bound to make a meaningful career. It could be...

To Help Or Not Help?

“If I don’t know what I want, I want to be bothered. If I do know what...
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Questioning China’s Steel Industry

About 31,000 American factory jobs vanished last month. And if a University of New Haven professor is...

Embrace Complaining Customers

“Just get rid of them!” Face it, when confronted by a customer with a complaint, all you...

State Fails To Hook $1M Fishing Tourney | Unable to put together modest funding package, state loses potentially millions

Unable to put together a funding package of roughly $75,000 over several months, the state lost a...

CONNECTIONS IN FLIGHT

The New England Air Museum received a three-year grant from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. The...
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Connecticut’s Secret Prisoners | AG’s office contests FOIC over documents about federal detainees held in state prisons

Federal officials admit they keep detainees in covert prisons around the world, most notably at Guantanamo Bay,...

Location Trumps Good Ideas

Location, location, location. You’ve all heard that real estate chant. Whether or not your home has a...

Lost Opportunities

The State of Connecticut incorporates a number of different investment strategies to boost the state’s economy. Take...

From Low Tech To High Tech

In the past 30 days, I have done a podcast, a teleseminar and a Webinar. Thirty months...
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Hoping For Healthy Tax Break | Chamber Trust Insurance, chambers of commerce want a business tax deduction for employee wellness programs

If the Glastonbury Chamber of Commerce and the Chamber Insurance Trust have their way, Connecticut companies will...

Jan. 28, 2008 — Of Note

• The Connecticut Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing was presented to three recipients recognized for business...

CHARITY CHECK

Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation was a recipient of the 2007 Mayor’s Charity Golf event. A $5,000 check...

‘DUI Lady’ Got Start In A Call Center

DUI Lady Teresa DiNardi’s working life got off to a late start — but blame that on...
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Austin Organ Builds To Its Own Beat | Technology hasn’t replaced painstaking hand construction of organ

Its small, white sign off Woodland Street, just past Saint Francis Hospital is the only clue that...

Start-Up Tackles Football Dreams | Entrepreneurs go for touchdown with creation of a development league

Many have tried, but none have succeeded in creating a profitable professional spring football league. But if...
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