July 12, 2010 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Retail

There’s Gold In That Fruit: Shops See Strong Growth

Appropriately enough, Edible Arrangements is a growth business.Jerry Borodkin, who owns three area stores - in Avon,...

Advertising, Media & Marketing

Outrageous Has Instant Advertising Potential

“Outrageous” is rarely a way we’d like to be described. It implies that we are way over...

News

Travelers Hole-iN-One

New Haven’s Rob Handy, owner of a computer business, won the runner-up prize at the first Hole-In-One...

News

Physicians Starting a la Carte Pricing?

By Michael J. Orlosky Physician incomes are not what they used to be. The combination of...

Economy & Labor

HBJ Road to Recovery Series: Miles To Go | Economic Life On US 5 Intersects Connecticut

The highway known as US 5 has many names and takes many forms as it bisects Connecticut....

Nonprofits

Phish Donation Puts Gift Of Love On Map

Most of the people that Gifts of Love helps have jobs. The problem is they don’t earn...

Economy & Labor

Study: CT’s Prevailing Wage Casts Tech Halo

Connecticut’s prevailing construction wage laws are not only good for workers and their families but also are...

News

OF NOTE

The Connecticut Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW/CT) recognized a Saint Joseph College instructor,...

Legal & Courts

Clarity In Labor Law? You MUST Be Kidding

The Hartford Business Journal identifies me as a “freelance writer,” which means that I sit outside the...

Bioscience

Movers & Shakers

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

Real Estate & Construction

Those With Money And Needs Bucking Construction Trend

Now is the time to build. That’s not the conventional wisdom as the economy struggles to escape...

News

Karen Fallo of Farmington Receives 2010 Samuels Award

Volunteer Karen Fallo was honored on June 9th during the 2010 Annual Meeting of the North Central...

Small Business

Find Your Team, Individual Strengths

“Nice Teams Finish Last: The Secret to Unleashing Your Team’s Maximum Potential” by Brian Cole Miller, AMACOM,...

News

The Hartford Foundation Awards $850,000 to 29 Libraries

The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving awarded $850,000 in grants for computer and internet technologies to 29...

Economy & Labor

Business Concerned Over Green’s Pricetag

Q&A talks “green” business with Jason J. Giulietti, research economist with the Connecticut Business & Industry Association....

Banking & Finance

How Consumer Boycott Helps BP’s Bottom Line

By Daniel P. Barzach Frustration and anger have been rapidly mounting since the April 20 explosion...

Real Estate & Construction

Cheshire Contractor Paved Its Own Fast Track

The invention of the automobile in the 19th century transformed the career of Connecticut railroad engineer John...

Small Business

How To Get The Most Out Of Your Green Lease

By Brion J. Kirsch and Brad N. Mondschein By now, everyone has heard about going “green”...

News

Murtha Culina LLP Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary of Merger

To mark the occasion of its 10 year anniversary of the merger of Murtha Cullina and Roche,...

Banking & Finance

Hunting A New Profit Pot | CT banks seek new income sources to replace reined-in overdraft fees

New federal restrictions on overdraft fees will likely take a bite out of many Connecticut banks’ income...

Politics & Policy

Lessons From Calif.

Oh, those cut-ups on the Left Coast. Facing a budget deficit that by some estimates could...

Politics & Policy

Insourcing/Outsourcing Debate Worth Watching

By D. Dowd Muska It’s tempting to conclude that the only accomplishments of George W. Bush’s...

Small Business

Bloomfield’s KMC Music Hits Global High Notes

Right in Bloomfield resides the largest U.S. distributor of musical instruments and accessories, KMC Music Inc., formerly...

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