January 30, 2012 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Politics & Policy

State Budget: Running on empty

With Connecticut's projected budget surpluses for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 fiscal years slowly eroding, state lawmakers and...

News

GOLF TOURNEY NETS $30K FOR ASNUNTUCK’S MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM

Asnuntuck Community College’s third annual Manufacturing Technology Benefit Golf Tournament netted $30,000. Gary Caravella, president of CNC...

News

Five issues to watch | Even in a short session, there’s plenty on the agenda

The legislative session starting Feb. 8 isn't likely to draw as much attention as the 2011 session...

Hospitality & Tourism

Gaming: Expanding online

At the turn of the year, Governor Malloy voiced his support for a U.S. Department of Justice...

Banking & Finance

CT on wrong side of venture funding curve

Venture funding in Connecticut stalled in 2011, falling 37 percent from a year earlier, even as deal...

News

VISITING NURSE & HEALTH SERVICES OF CT RECEIVES $100K GRANT

Visiting Nurse & Health Services of Connecticut, a home health and hospice care agency serving 25 communities...

Telecommunications

SayHi Translate app bridging the language divide

With the number of non-native English speakers steadily rising in the United States, it is not uncommon...

Economy & Labor

Business gearing up for legislative fight | Utilities lead way in registering dozens of lobbyists to gain influence

State utility companies UIL Holdings Corp. and Northeast Utilities are loaded for a legislative battle this year,...

Education

CT international student flavor grows | And so does the economic impact, adding $300 million in 2011

The increase in international students attending Connecticut institutes of higher education doubled the national average — reaching record levels...

News

OF NOTE

CT LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS HONOR FIRMS FOR DESIGNS The Connecticut Chapter of the American Society of...

News

Cohen leading search for 11th Commandment

Unlike blogs or Barack Obama speeches, newspaper columns can’t go on and on and on. In the...

Real Estate & Construction

Construction start-up seeks niche – honesty

Last year, a Farmington duo with little professional construction experience decided to launch a home improvement business...

Education

Education: Change is in the air

This legislative session is the education session. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and members of the General Assembly...

Politics & Policy

Liquor laws: Beyond Sunday

Governor Malloy made Connecticut's arcane liquor laws a high-profile issue when he unveiled sweeping reforms to the...

Economy & Labor

Survey finds new room to negotiate salary

Q&A talks about negotiating salary with Duane Sauer, director of permanent placement services at Robert Half Finance...

Energy

Storm preparation: Keeping the power on

The attitude toward Connecticut electricity has shifted. For the past several years, all the discussion focused on...

Real Estate & Construction

Farmington building sold for $1.28 million

CORRECTION: Marcus Communications paid $710,000 for its industrial building on 4.5 acres at...

Economy & Labor

In shaping proposal, understand what the client values

I was recently training over lunch with a group of professionals who are all very successful in...

News

Big jobs, big rules, big problems | Need for credit limits the jobs small businesses can pursue

The headline had it half right: Small Business Disdains Government. But the real story from a recent...

News

Whack from Moody’s may be a good thing

The dust-up involving Moody’s downgrading of Connecticut’s credit may turn out to be a good thing for...

News

Big jobs, big rules, big problems | Cost of doing business with government drives a wedge in the relationship

Despite unlimited money and talk, most government stimulus aimed at small business is wasted, because most small...

Economy & Labor

Movers & Shakers

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Nonprofits

A tipping point | Oak Hill’s funding plight hints change is needed

Patrick Johnson has seen the difference the past 30 years have made. He’s witnessed the special needs...

News

VERIZON foundation AWARDS $7,500 grant TO NUTMEG BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS

The Verizon Foundation recently awarded a $7,500 grant to Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters, a Connecticut youth...

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