July 30, 2012 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

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Ten ways to fire-up your business

In high school, we learned Shakespeare's indelible words, “What's past is prologue.” But that's where we stopped,...

Real Estate & Construction

Meriden buildings sold; Putnam Park makeover

A pair of Meriden buildings, one of them home to BL Companies, sold for $6.32 million.Sleeping Giant...

Economic Development

Trolling for dollars

When he was hired 16 months ago to be the point person for Gov. Dannel P. Malloy...

News

West Hartford solar experiment an expensive folly

To the Editor:On July 12, the 3 kW, the solar system installed on the West Hartford Town...

Energy

CT renewables program holds millions for small business

CORRECTION: The original version of this story only had the contribution from Connecticut Light & Power toward...

News

Why the drought affects us all

The drought of 2012 will be one that farmers and ranchers remember for years to come. My...

Education

Middlefield educators bring design thinking to CT

The Independent Day School of Middlefield is the state's first institution to adopt a new problem solving...

Technology

Cybersecurity needs a champion, but who should it be?

More than 400 million people trust Google with their e-mail, and 50 million store files in the...

News

CIGNA’s Hocevar Elected to YMCA Board

Christopher Hocevar, president of select business for CIGNA Healthcare, has been elected to the board of directors...

News

Minimum wage hike takes national stage

The drumbeat has begun, led by the armies of the Service Employees International Union. In marches across...

News

Court both blind, mute in Groton church case

Many cases that stagger up through the appellate system, begging for U.S. Supreme Court review, are often...

Real Estate & Construction

Opportunity in housing moving toward rentals

A cozy bungalow on a quiet tree-lined street, fronted by a patch of green lawn and bordered...

Nonprofits

American Cancer Society Recognizes Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Campaign Efforts

Nearly 20 individuals from the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walks in Hartford and New Haven were...

News

Communication is vital to balancing home, work

Q&A talks about balancing home, work and family with Erin Flynn Jay, author of “Mastering the Mommy...

Nonprofits

Donors want to understand impacts, Rabb says

Lori G. Rabb has helped the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving weathered the recent economic downturn by...

Nonprofits

Greater Hartford Convention Bureau Presents 2012 Leadership Awards

On the eve of the establishment of the new Connecticut Convention & Sports Bureau, convention and hospitality...

Banking & Finance

Lincoln lease clears way for sale of Metro Center

Lincoln Financial Group's decision to renew its office lease in downtown Hartford is a victory for the...

Nonprofits

Patriots honor Geetter for Easter Seals work

David M. Geetter was awarded the Myra Kraft Community MVP Award recently for his years of dedication...

Nonprofits

Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford Wins $25K Community Builder Grant

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford has won a $25,000 grant in the charitable Community Builder...

News

CPA firm UHY returns to CT, New England

British accounting firm UHY LLP has replanted its Connecticut and New England flags with a fresh New...

Education

Obama Administration gives for-profit colleges an ‘A’

After two years of contentious battles between the Obama administration and private-sector for-profit (i.e., taxpaying) career colleges,...

Legal & Courts

For Metzler, relations are key to driving business

When Robert Metzler joined Hartford's Cohn Birnbaum & Shea law firm nearly a year ago, he left...

Small Business

Proposed SBIR changes worry CT small biz

Proposed changes to a $2 billion federal program designed to bolster research and development at U.S. small...

Advertising, Media & Marketing

Marketing, social networks boost farmers’ markets

Farmers' markets have been around for decades, but they have increased in popularity with a little help...

Hospitality & Tourism

Casinos spruce up nightclub offerings

Mohegan Sun in Uncasville and Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket unveiled new nighttime offerings for patrons this...

Economy & Labor

More jobseekers blamed for bump in jobless rate

Connecticut's unemployment rate ticked up for a second straight month in June despite adding 1,400 jobs, signaling...

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