July 30, 2007 EditionEdition

Aetna Reports 16 Percent Jump In Net Income

Aetna Inc. announced a 16 percent jump in profits for its second quarter last week as the...

Sports Define Many Lives

I’ve always said that we can learn a lot from sports. Brian Kilmeade, cohost of Fox &...

Let’s Elect An Outsider

I try to be the good government type, but every once in a while the pure sport...

The Hartford Agrees To Pay $115M In Trading Settlement

The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. paid $115 million to settle allegations it allowed illegal trading in...
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Community Achievers

The Connecticut Puerto Rican Forum in Hartford hosted a Starlight Gala to recognize community achievements. Pictured, from...

Bushnell Apartments Back On Market | Buyers would likely convert units to condos

 The owners of Hartford’s Bushnell on the Park want to sell the property, in a move that...

State Contracts — July 30, 2007

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

They Came Out Swinging, But Unions Struck Out

They went in with such high hopes. And maybe they were too hopeful, but no one thought...
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A Little Scam, A Little Clam Led Way For Hospital Exec

Now he’s vice president of Hartford Hospital, but Kevin Kinsella’s first job occasionally put him on the...

I Can Account For My Score

It is July. You have much to learn. The Travelers PGA golf extravaganza was a wild success....

Day-Trippin’ In Avon Park South

Chances are by now, as summer winds into August, you’ve taken at least one long day-trip, be...

Stem Cell Group Allowed To Grow

The five widely renowned scientists who tirelessly sorted through the applicants for Connecticut’s stem cell money last...
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Home And Back Again

Indulging in a little quantum physics and golf. Traveling between Atlanta, Ga., and Hartford. Turning your hobby...

The Courant Conundrum

 It is not pleasant to watch venerable institutions, such as the Hartford Courant, squirm. Companies that so...

Recognizing Support

The Open Hearth in Hartford presented a plaque to SBM Charitable Foundation in Manchester for its support...

Look At State’s Lesser Fiscal Stewards

Mention “accounting rules” to most people and they’re likely to put an end to your conversation as...
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Ferrari Funds

The Ferrari Club of America/New England Region donated $15,000 to the Village for Families and Children Inc....

Empty Storefronts More Common In Area For Small Retailers | Research report says Hartford, New Britain fare worst; Farmington takes top occupancy honors

 The mom and pop stores that have populated the Hartford region for years are facing a crisis.With...

Conn. Studying Online Taxes

 With an estimated half-billion dollars in sales tax not making it to Connecticut coffers, it was only...

Artistic Function

The Junior League Hartford in West Hartford presented Footlights Center for Performing Arts in Hartford with a...
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Girl Scouts’ CEO Breaking The Mold | Venerable organization recasts itself as a business that needs to act like one

 If there’s one thing the local Girl Scouts organization has learned from the Boy Scouts, it’s not...

Hartford Hospital Replacing Full Executive Suite | Down to key execs, one leaving, hospital says it’s all chance

 With its chief operating officer out the door and its chief financial officer expected to step down...

Movers and Shakers — June 30, 2007

TD Banknorth in Hartford promoted Melissa Gran to vice president. Gran will also continue as business development...

Of Note • July 30, 2007

OF NOTE  • Nicholas J. Harding, attorney at Reid and Riege in Hartford, was listed as a...
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The ABCs Of Business Priorities

Limited resources and optimal resource allocation are probably the two sides of a coin that most often...

The Reining Champions

Citizens Bank awarded My Sisters’ Place in Hartford with its Champion in Action award. My Sisters’ Place...

Feds Laud Local Labor Training Group | Capital Workforce Partners named among country’s best

Here’s a novel idea: Instead of just training workers in skills they hope will lead to careers,...
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