January 5, 2009 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Economy & Labor

Health Care

The push to digitize health records, making them portable and accessible to health care providers in emergencies,...

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Movers & Shakers

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STATE CONNECTS WITH CONNECTICUT BUSINESSES

Officials of the Connecticut Development Authority, a member of the state’s economic development team, met with a...

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Real Estate Pro Returns To Hartford

Maybe it’s not accurate to call Tim Sears a fresh face. Refreshed face might be a better...

Economy & Labor

Goodwin Replaces Eyesores On River | College aims to meet demands of Connecticut’s work force

Goodwin College, having long outgrown its main campus digs on Burnside Avenue in East Hartford, will open...

Economy & Labor

Layoffs: Pink Slips Galore

The state’s official unemployment rate climbed to 6.7 percent in December, but the effective rate (including those...

Economy & Labor

Decision Makers

Jim Barnes, founder and CEO of Oakleaf Waste Management in East Hartford, was HBJ’s Business Person of...

News

Shake Off The Economic Blues

To The Editor: Many of you who are small business owners are finding that it is...

Economy & Labor

Green Building

The trend toward constructing efficient buildings gained momentum, as corporations and education institutions showed a distinct preference...

Economy & Labor

Law And Accounting

Law and accounting firms took a hard look at freezing rates going into 2009. Following a national...

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The Naked Truth

Back in the days when “strategic planning” was all the rage, and corporations would hire a little...

Economy & Labor

Crime: Packin’ More Heat

Gun sales in Connecticut spiked above 7,000 for the first time in March after a brutal home...

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Webster Employees ‘Sing’ Their Way To $1.2 Million Donation

Webster Financial Corp., the holding company for Webster Bank N.A., raised $1.2 million through its recently completed...

Economy & Labor

Rebuilding Trust In Capitalism | Barbara Hackman Franklin

You’re a former Secretary of Commerce. Any advice you care to impart to Gov. Bill Richardson (who...

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OF NOTE

OF NOTE • A new layer of competition and excitement has been added to the...

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Praise Gives A Psychological Raise

One of my all-time favorite aphorisms is: “A pat on the back accomplishes more than a slap...

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The Children’s Home | Garrell S. Mullaney

Mission: The Children’s Home provides comprehensive and individualized therapeutic treatment and education for children and families in...

Economy & Labor

Exports: Riding The Dollar

For most of 2008, Connecticut exporters had the wind at their backs as the falling U.S. dollar...

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HOLIDAY CARDS HELPED SPREAD GREEN MESSAGE

Robinson & Cole, a Hartford law firm, called upon the children, grandchildren, nieces, and nephews of its...

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New Jersey Investor Plans North End Rehab

A New Jersey investor who claims experience acquiring and transforming real estate basket cases plans to do...

Economy & Labor

2008 Year Of The Bailout

When the housing bubble burst in early 2008, the pillars of Wall Street shook, and many crumbled....

Economy & Labor

Auto Dealerships Close

Hartford auto dealer Tony March has closed two showrooms on Leibert Road, Tony March Buick-Pontiac-GMC and Saturn...

Economy & Labor

Tight-Fisted Investors Threaten Startups | Economic downturn dries up mid-level stage funding

The far-reaching effects of the global economic crisis are expected to cause a slowdown in venture capital...

Economy & Labor

Higher Tech

The City of Hartford replaced some of its 1,600 coin-only parking meters with 250 new solar “pay-and-display”...

Economy & Labor

Downtown: A Mixed Bag

While work on the striking Connecticut Science Center neared completion, the Northland Investment Corp. said in November...

Economy & Labor

ESPN

The 29-year-old sports media giant owned by Walt Disney Co. continued to grow at its 116-acre Bristol...

Economy & Labor

The Arena: Dream World

City and business officials appeared to tread water on whether to replace or renovate the XL Center,...

Economy & Labor

Gay Marriage

Businesses that cater to the state’s wedding market got a nice boost in November when Connecticut legalized...

Economy & Labor

Autos: On The Skids

Bleeding cash, the nation’s Big Three automakers appealed to Washington for a rescue for some six weeks...

Economy & Labor

State Contracts

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

Economy & Labor

Data Breach

In February, BNY Mellon discovered that one of ten boxes of back-up unencrypted computer tapes was missing...

Economy & Labor

Science Teacher

Matt Fleury will succeed Theodore S. Sergi as CEO of the Connecticut Science Center on April 1,...

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State Of The State

As Gov. M. Jodi Rell prepares to deliver opening remarks to the General Assembly, the state of...

Economy & Labor

Residential Real Estate: Bleak House

Connecticut home sales tumbled in 2008, while prices slumped. The pain was particularly acute in Fairfield County,...

Economy & Labor

Energy

As oil prices soared to above $145 a barrel during the summer and then tumbled below $50...

Economy & Labor

The Courant: In A Jam

Sam Zell gambled when he took on enormous debt to buy The Tribune Co., parent of The...

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U. Hartford Investment Class Racks Up Gains

A graduate-level investment class at the University of Hartford’s Barney School of Business has been placing bets...

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DELIVERING SMILES TO SICK CHILDREN

Hundreds of children in area hospitals knew they were thought of this holiday season as teddy bears...

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HOFFMAN GIVES SNAKES AND CRITTERS A SAFE RIDE

The Children’s Museum of West Hartford has a new look when it takes science education programs to...

Economy & Labor

Bradley International Airport: Rough Air

Greater Hartford’s airport lost and then won back Northwest Airlines’ popular daily flight between Bradley and Schiphol...

Economy & Labor

Subprime Aid Plan Questioned | State plans to direct $25 million to cities, cutting out small communities

The state plans to use all its $25 million in federal funding to aid struggling subprime borrowers...

Economy & Labor

Education: Endowments Face Long Walk Back

Endowments at colleges and universities in Connecticut and across the country suffered big investment losses, triggering hiring...

Economy & Labor

Government: Who Will Blink?

As finance job and income losses in Fairfield County hammered income tax revenues, projections for the state...

Economy & Labor

Nine Steps To Lower Your 2009 Tax Bill

This year, of all years, every dollar you save is important. That’s particularly true when it comes...

Manufacturing

Konover Renamed

Konover Construction Corp. of Farmington is celebrating its 50th anniversary by changing its name to KBE Building...

Economy & Labor

Pension Funds

Defined pension benefit plans run by major Connecticut companies suffered significant investment losses this year, pushing several...

News

Pound Foolish

The state’s decision to ax funding for the construction of supportive housing for the mentally ill is...

Economy & Labor

Hedge Funds: Proceed With Caution

Hedge fund assets in Connecticut, the sector’s third largest center in the world after New York City...

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Vets Hire Vets

To The Editor: In response to the Hartford Business Journal article, “State’s Young Vets Battling For...

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