January 31, 2011 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Technology

At CI, focus is on sowing seeds of growth

Q&A talks about growth strategies with Peter V. Longo, president and executive director, Connecticut Innovations. ...

Hospitality & Tourism

Rebuilt ski jump lands Junior Olympics in CT

Sometimes snow is a good thing — like when it brings dozens of Olympic hopefuls to a...

Economy & Labor

Movers & Shakers

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

Small Business

Sell yourself to clients, then sell your product

A cartoon in the New Yorker magazine showed two assistants preparing a conference room. One says to...

Nonprofits

Business support crucial to Daffodils Days’ success

In Connecticut, one is every five cancer patients is served — directly or indirectly — by the...

Banking & Finance

SBA loan volume takes a rollercoaster ride

U.S. Small Business Administration lending surged in Connecticut during the month of December as companies moved to...

Economy & Labor

Making outdoor ice isn’t easy task | Building rinks at Rentschler, Bushnell take skill and dollars

The holiday ice skating rink at Bushnell Park in Hartford seemed to be completed in a flash....

News

Reserves make America the global powerhouse

Everyone knows that the nation’s fossil-fuel outlook is bleak. It’s time to face the grim reality that...

Economy & Labor

IRS will try ‘please’ on offshore assets

As 2010 came to a close, IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman reiterated that the IRS will continue to...

News

SUMMERWOOD MARKS ANNIVERSARY

Residents and staff of Hoffman SummerWood gathered to celebrate the West Hartford community’s 10th anniversary with a...

News

OF NOTE

UTC Again Tops List For Minority Internships United Technologies Corp. is the largest provider of corporate...

News

HFCU’S ‘CHANGE FOR A CHANGE’

Hartford Federal Credit Union donated $600 to Foodshare and over $500 in nonperishable food items that were...

News

Local investing nice but also good business

Connecticut is widely recognized for its high quality of life. The number and quality of the nonprofit...

Advertising, Media & Marketing

Books offer ideas on creating change

“The Shibumi Strategy: A Powerful Way to Create Change” by Matthew May (Jossey-Bass, $19.95). Shibumi (n.):...

Banking & Finance

Well-capitalized bank? The rules are shifting

There is no longer a cut-and-dried answer to the question of a well-capitalized bank, as there was...

Banking & Finance

Bank ‘feeding frenzy’ expected | Half-dozen deals could reshape community banking

The economic environment that has spawned hyperactive merger and acquisition activity among Connecticut’s regional banks likely will...

Economy & Labor

Employers face $40 per job fee hike

The bill is finally coming due for Connecticut employers. Beginning Aug. 1, the state will start charging...

News

Want to end Blue Laws? Step up enforcement

In 1652, a Connecticut woman was fined for hanging out her wash on a Sunday. What was...

News

Insurance can reduce interruption damages

Myth: When a business closes its doors as a result of business interruption, it is a mere...

News

WEBSTER ‘MAKING A DIFFERENCE’

Webster Bank gave $143,000 to help feed the hungry in the fourth quarter of 2010. And in...

News

Waiting for Malloy is good theater

It’s an awkward time in the Land of Steady Habits. With President Obama’s State of the...

Economy & Labor

Trade with Brazil fraught with perils, rewards

President Barack Obama, in his State of The Union address last week, urged American companies to make...

Retail

Retailers to get relief on swipe card fees

Come July, Greater Hartford retailers and other small businesses will get relief from one of their biggest...

Technology

Incubator programs may go virtual

Connecticut’s business incubators are nearing capacity and the head of one program is considering a new approach...

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