July 19, 2010 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Energy

State’s Utilities Eager To Power Electric Cars

As Connecticut’s status as one of the leading electric car states revs up with each passing week,...

Banking & Finance

SS&S Partners Part Ways; Liberty Bank Expanding

The East Hartford financial services firm Savino, Sturrock & Sullivan has dissolved after nearly 22 years in...

News

Ceremony at the North End Corps

On June 18th, The Salvation Army’s Hartford North End Corps celebrated its new media center and playground...

Technology

Role At UK Air Show Pays For CT Business

Q&A talks with Wayne M. Sumple, program manager for the manufacturing and supply chain initiative at Connecticut Center...

Economy & Labor

Perks Are Down But Workplace Flexibility Is On Rise

Forget massages at your desk, free gourmet lunches and sky-high sign-on bonuses. With the job...

Energy

Companies Keep Power On By Shutting Power Off

When the temperatures rise and the power stays on, thank Connecticut businesses who have agreed to cut...

News

Prevailing Wage Law Isn’t Helping Economy

“There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” — Mark Twain The...

News

Extending Bonus Depreciation Will Save Jobs, Boost Economy

In an effort to stimulate the economy by encouraging business purchasing in 2009, the American Recovery and...

News

OF NOTE

Rockville Bank is the first bank in Connecticut to participate in a national “Senior Crimestoppers Program.” The...

News

Agencies Join Forces

The Shelter for Women officially became a subsidiary of The Village for Families & Children Inc. on...

Politics & Policy

CT’s Casino Haul Hits Decade Low

Connecticut’s two resort casino made their lowest annual contributions to the state in a decade in the recently...

Small Business

Identity Fraud Threat To Your Business Too

Identity fraud is a crime that has had a devastating effect on individuals and businesses in recent...

News

Senior Health Services Opens Foundation

Central Connecticut Senior Health Services (CCSHS) has established The Endowment for Healthy Aging Fund at The Community...

Economy & Labor

Openings On The Rise

Gains in Wallingford Although she misses some of the defunct mom and pop shops, Doreen ...

Economy & Labor

Demographic Changes Bring Opportunities

The white tip of a three-year-old mosque peeks out from the Route 5 skyline in Berlin. It’s...

Economy & Labor

Jeffrey Cohen, Sales Vice President, ImageWorks LLC | Vernon web firm’s global expansion

Q. Your firm, which specializes in customized, single-source, Web site design and hosting services, announced the asset...

Economy & Labor

Union Feeling The Pinch Too

Since 1999, The International Union of Painters and Allied Trainers has called Route 5 home. That’s...

Nonprofits

Encore!Hartford Eases Path For Jobless Execs

Several local nonprofits have figured out a way to turn the economic downturn into an opportunity. ...

Economy & Labor

ABCs Of Team-Building Extend To All 26 Letters

A reader recently wrote to me about a column I penned several years ago: the ABCs of...

Economy & Labor

Change Comes Along US 5

The stretch of US 5 that runs through Wallingford and Meriden on its way to becoming the...

Economy & Labor

Substantial Tax Credits Available For New Hiring

The first Jobs Bill signed into law on March 18 by President Obama included the “Hiring Incentives...

News

Apple And Its Brand Can Endure A Crisis

Much different than BP, Toyota, Mel Gibson, Tiger Woods and Dell, Apple can better weather negative media...

Economy & Labor

Movers & Shakers

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News

KR Wealth Management Awards Scholarship

Brendan Hulton is the winner of the second annual KR Wealth Management scholarship from the Farmington firm....

Legal & Courts

Two Suits Target Oakleaf | Multi-million-dollar claims arise over handling of exclusive dumpster deal with Home Depot

East Hartford-based Oakleaf Waste Management is facing two separate lawsuits stemming from a 2006 acquisition that landed...

Small Business

Coffee Roaster Riding Green Wave To Profits

In a 15,000-square-foot facility in Plainville, seven employees at Sun Coffee Roasters have spent the past year...

News

Wishing For Glory Days Won’t Make It Happen

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont put on his starched wig, wrestled with his speech notes, written with...

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