July 23, 2007 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

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Most PAC Funds Dry Up, But Law Firm Looks To Cities

As the plotters of campaign finance reform hoped, music from all the fundraising parties that used to...

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Forget Sheff: Take Up The Real City Problem

Some state legislators have noticed that the settlement of the Hartford school integration lawsuit is a sham....

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Movers & Shakers — July 23, 2007

The Shelter for Women in Hartford elected the following new board members: Constance Clark, community volunteer; Maria...

Manufacturing

Balancing A New Axsys | Sale of bearings unit completes high tech transformation of Rocky Hill firm

Ball bearings, though useful and necessary, are boring and cheap. Super high-tech cameras are exciting and expensive....

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Let Roberts Be Roberts

All hail Hartford Police Chief Daryl Roberts. After a recent weekend string of four murders, immediate talk...

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Council Seeks IT Loan Program

A hundredth of an inch’s difference doesn’t even register to the human eye, but it can be...

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Summer Grant

Lincoln Financial presented a $20,000 grant to the Village for Families & Children Inc. in Hartford to...

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Interns Help Build Your Business

This summer, for the first time in over a decade, I’ve hired college interns for my business....

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Praying For Customers

In his brilliant 1953 history of America, “Seedtime of the Republic: The Origin of the American Tradition...

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DEP Fails To Collect On Millions | Taxpayers foot bill for companies’ negligence

Headlines last week bemoaned the time state Department of Environmental Protection employees spend online looking at newspapers,...

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For Small Biz, Pratt Building Is Urban Incubator | Older sites give small firms a chance for a downtown business address

The Hartford skyline is a paean to big business. Big skyscrapers, big companies, big names. And yet,...

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State Law Eases Video Competition For Cable TV | Governor sees new competition, but Blumenthal argues consumers will be hurt

Gov. M. Jodi Rell sees improved competition for cable TV business in Connecticut with legislation she has...

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Sisters Awards

Employees of Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford received the first annual Sisters of Saint...

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Law Limits Stealing Customers | Lenders, credit agencies spar on ‘trigger leads’

As residential real estate blazed red-hot in recent years, and the bar for acceptable credit continued to...

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Safety Support

Stew Leonard III Children’s Charities presented the Tri-Town YMCA with a $20,000 check to support its annual...

Manufacturing

Report: Pfizer Waited Weeks To Notify Employees Of Data Breach

Pfizer Inc. let several weeks pass before informing 17,000 current and former employees that their personal information...

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Two ‘Ands’ Equal One ‘But’

Mrs. Dauten and I are remodeling our house. Why? Because the devil appeared in our bedroom one...

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The Right Neighborhood

A spirited band of Enfield residents set out on a mission last week to defeat a proposed...

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Cutting Hair Was Always First In The Pecking Order

Israel Alvarez, of “Hair by Israel” in downtown Hartford, is stylist of Hartford bigwigs and visiting celebrities....

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Committment To Care

She walks six days a week with the same friend…six days a week for the past 22...

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Running Red

Centrian Life Insurance and the Hartford Marathon Foundation organized the 10th Annual Red Dress Run for Women...

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Banks Making More On Fees

Banks are making it increasingly easy for you to overdraw your bank account. And the money they’re...

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Dealing With Objections And Anxiety

You’re shopping for a new car. You’ve researched the models, know your budget, and have identified some...

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Turning Lemons Into Lemonade

The Hartford Federal Credit Union held lemonade sales at their branch locations and raised $350 for Alex’s...

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Of Note — July 23, 2007

OF NOTE • Smith Brothers received the 2007 Workforce Star Award from Capital Workforce Partners in North...

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Executives Say Middle Managers Deserve More Respect

In the television show “The Office” and the comic strip “Dilbert,” the middle manager is often portrayed...

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State Contracts — July 23, 2007

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

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