July 16, 2007 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

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Firm Is A Fundraising ‘Fixer’ | MotleyBeup finds first year success helping nonprofits improve their funding

Calling a meal a ‘rubber chicken dinner’ isn’t generally complimentary, especially for one who likes food.But in...

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To Invest Proves Best | Manufacturer doubles sales in one year with new machines

Everyone’s heard the old aphorism: You need to spend money to make money. But for Paul Nichols,...

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Law Firm Supports Library

The West Hartford Public Library received a $3,000 donation from Robinson & Cole in support of a...

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Principle Of The Thing

In the wake of accounting scandals that blew up companies from Enron and Tyco to Sunbeam and...

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State Budget Cut Will Raise Rents | Call for relief from lawmakers coming back for bond session

Faiva Jones-Kelley spends about $1,000 a month to rent her three-bedroom apartment in a Stamford public housing...

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Leaving The ‘Welcome Back’ Mat Out

Picture yourself quitting your job. You walk into the boss’s office and announce that you’re leaving. I...

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Special Support

Aerotek in Meriden supported the Special Olympics by participating in a three-day event including an aquatics competition...

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Home Sweet Hotel

The Audi wagon is packed up with shorts, sandals, a couple of nose-pickers in the back seat...

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Hiking Shady Brook

The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection recognized John Sheirer, Asnuntuck Community College professor, with the Green Circle...

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Independence, Your Way

Independence: it’s been a goal of Americans for 225 years. And having just passed another Independence Day,...

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Check On The Kids

Sovereign Bank presented the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford with a check for $40,000 and will...

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Teeing Off For Treatments

The MidState Medical Center Auxiliary and MidState Development Team raised $70,000 at their 2007 annual golf tournament...

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Short And Sweet

Editors are editors for good reason besides the brain damage and warped personalities.For months now, I ve...

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Movers & Shakers — July 16, 2007

The Connecticut Opera Association in Hartford named John E. Kreitler chairman of the board. Kreitler previously served...

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‘In The Black’ Had Different Meaning For Conn. CPA Chief

Patches of black tar in the roadways always bring back memories for Arthur Renner.Just not necessarily good...

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Study Finds Disparities Among Loans To Minority Borrowers

Higher income does not protect blacks and Hispanics from receiving mortgage loans with above-market rates, a new...

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Of Note — July 16, 2007

OF NOTE • Dmitry Kulikov, a University of Hartford graduate, won the Hunter Douglas Award in architecture....

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New E.H. Center Aims To Assist Aerospace Manufacturers

It boasts a 15-foot, three-dimensional projector screen, software that can build a digital factory on a computer...

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State Auditors Say Several UConn Procedures Are Lax

The University of Connecticut was cited several times in a state auditor’s report for problems in its...

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Heatin’ Up In Middlefield

Fast food surely ranks as one of the greatest inventions of the last century. That’s about the...

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City Hotels Are Loss Leaders | Convention business is rising star, but hotel bookings crater

Convention and tourist business is booming in Greater Hartford. But the city of Hartford is doing worse...

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What They Don’t Teach In School

As many college graduates are scrambling to find jobs, one of the most important things for graduates...

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Wadsworth Atheneum Officials Won’t Talk About Finances

Officials at the Wadsworth Atheneum, the recipient of a recent $6 million grant from state taxpayers, are...

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On Again, Off Again: A Tale Of Two Towers | Buildings quickly put up, then taken down, for sale

The Gold Building and 100 Pearl Street are two downtown Hartford office buildings that sit just yards...

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Fonfara Plays Dangerous Political Game To Boost His Company

Weeks ago it was suggested in this space that the hiring of Sullivan & LeShane lobbyist Jude...

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New Law Frees Brewpub Sales

Bottoms up! Brewpubs in Connecticut have reason to celebrate. Their handcrafted brews now can be sold beyond...

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Come Home, Chris Dodd

It is time for Senator Chris Dodd, the senior senator from Connecticut, to act his age and...

Manufacturing

Verdict Still Looming For SS&C | Lawsuit alleging improprieties by directors headed to trial

Two years removed from the original buyout that made Windsor-based SS&C Technologies a private company, a lawsuit...

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State Contracts — July 16,2007

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

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MetLife Closes $50 Million Deal In Bloomfield

MetLife has closed on its new home in Bloomfield, paying $50 million for a 500,000 square-foot space...

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