January 9, 2012 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Economy & Labor

David Cordani: Cigna shifting its focus

During a two-month stretch this fall, Cigna Corp. CEO David Cordani traveled to nearly a dozen cities...

Economy & Labor

New online Rolodex can jumpstart sales

Can you use social media in building relationships? Should social media be part of your marketing and...

Retail

Retail spending hints return of confidence

There's only one thing that upset Kevin Keenan, general manager of Westfarms...

News

Reciting ‘pledge’ at games a confusing new tradition

The Hartford Business Journal staff is required to cite the Pledge of Allegiance each morning at work....

Economy & Labor

Bryan Garcia: Making CT a clean energy leader

In 2012, Bryan Garcia is tasked with building an industry. As president and chief executive of...

Economy & Labor

Mary Ellen Jones: Bradley turnaround is her mission

For Mary Ellen Jones, the challenge ahead is transforming the underperforming Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks...

Manufacturing

Manufacturing compensation, employment rising | But problems filling vacant jobs are a concern for many companies

Compensation and employment in the Connecticut manufacturing industry is on the upswing, as more companies look to...

Real Estate & Construction

Bioscience LEED commitment addresses energy dilemma of updating buildings

The University of Connecticut’s vow to achieve higher environmentally friendly standards with the new and renovated buildings...

News

ECONOMIC LEADERS DISCUSS CT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Leaders from key economic sectors participated in a panel at the League of Women Voters of Connecticut’s...

News

Teacher’s change tune; it’s important – if true

It’s been a rough few weeks for public education here in Connecticut. When the state Education...

Economy & Labor

Kim Oliver: Focusing on workforce solutions

Along with economists and policy makers, Kim Oliver is busy watching Connecticut’s job numbers these days. With...

Economy & Labor

Thomas Callahan: Moving quickly to shape Bioscience CT

Thomas Callahan has a history of overseeing large scale projects at the University of Connecticut. ...

News

OF NOTE

MARSHALL EARNS AWARD FOR SERVICE TO SCOUTING State Labor Commissioner Glenn Marshall has been named...

Economy & Labor

5 to watch in 2012

The new year always brings a mix of challenges and opportunities. And as we look ahead, the...

News

What’s really behind UConn’s price increase

Reduction of state government’s financial support for the University of Connecticut, from 44 percent to 30 percent...

Real Estate & Construction

State looking to buy office space | Buyer’s market makes exiting leases attractive

Hartford’s rock bottom commercial real estate market is attracting investors looking for a sweet deal on office...

Advertising, Media & Marketing

Books offer strategies for handling adversity

“Manager’s Guide to Crisis Management” by Jonathan Bernstein (McGraw-Hill, $17). Bernstein classifies crises into three...

Economy & Labor

MoverS & Shakers

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

News

PETIT FAMILY FOUNDATION HONORS WOMEN IN SCIENCE

The Petit Family Foundation recently celebrated an “Evening Honoring Women in Science” with a fundraiser at the...

Education

iQuilt moves beyond planning

The time has come for iQuilt to grow up. And it needs money, lots of money....

News

Program seeks to cut hospital readmissions

Each year, nearly five million people living in the United States are hospitalized repeatedly for heart failure....

Retail

Auto dealer opens lot aimed at young

Typically, the opening of a used car lot is not the sort of thing that makes news...

News

MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS VOLUNTEER SERVICES IN NATIONWIDE EFFORT

Representatives from St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, The Connecticut Joint Replacement Institute and Woodland Anesthesia Associates...

Economy & Labor

State alters arts funding, links business impact

Private cultural and arts programs in Connecticut must play a greater role in revitalizing communities and attracting...

Economy & Labor

Look for Generation Y to save CT’s economy

Q&A talks about the world to come with demographer, futurist and author Ken Gronbach of Haddam. ...

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