July 7, 2014 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Economy & Labor

CT unemployment second highest in New England

Connecticut's May unemployment rate of 6.9 percent was the second highest in New England, according to the...

News

Survey: More businesses turning to non-traditional lenders

An increasing number of U.S. small-and mid-sized companies say they are turning to non-traditional lenders to satisfy...

Real Estate & Construction

Morneaults retooling their two downtown Hartford stores

Two of downtown Hartford's biggest boosters and landlords — fashion merchants Jodi and Ron Morneault — are...

News

ECHN Community Foundation’s 2014 Healium Ball raises $315,000

The ECHN Community Healthcare Foundation raised more than $315,000 at its 2014 Healium Ball benefitting three separate...

Bioscience

Farmington startup reveals promising MS treatment

Connecticut's 10-year, $100 million investment in stem-cell research has spawned some promising medical treatment breakthroughs and business opportunities, including one Farmington biotech startup trying to tackle treatments for multiple sclerosis.

Energy

Glastonbury firm finds $750M in clean energy

A Glastonbury power plant engineering firm says it has accumulated a $750-million backlog of business, thanks to the industry's thirst for renewable and efficient energy projects.

Small Business

Small firms gain edge learning to compete with ‘big guys’

It has been proven time and time again that small companies can compete successfully with the “big...

Advertising, Media & Marketing

How a colorful illustrator found ad-world success

Joe Hoke opens the front door for a visitor to the office-studio half of his home in Canton's Collinsville section, and steps inside. “Here's what I wanted to show you,'' Hoke says.

Real Estate & Construction

Micro apartments coming to downtown Hartford

A trendy but tiny concept sweeping its way through housing developments in many major U.S. cities will land in Hartford as early as this year, just a few blocks from where UConn will build its downtown campus.

News

Connecticut Children’s Medical Center ranked As Best Children’s Hospital

For the sixth consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Connecticut Children's Medical Center in...

Nonprofits

UConn department awarded Hartford Foundation grant

UConn's Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology was awarded a $56,520 scientific research grant by the Richard P....

Economic Development

Bridgewater’s deal collapse signals weakness in Malloy’s development strategies

Connecticut taxpayers realized $115 million in savings last week, but it wasn't thanks to some much needed...

News

How to build an innovative company on limited resources

“Cause a Disturbance” by Ken Tencer and John Paulo Cardoso (Morgan James Publishing, $19.95). When many business...

News

Bristol Hospital staff donates bike helmets to Boys and Girls Club

Team members from Bristol Hospital's Emergency Center and its physicians group, MEP Health, staffed a bicycle safety...

News

Farmington Bank teaches Junior Achievement classes to students

Fourteen Farmington Bank employees, including Residential Loan Specialist Joseph Soucie, shown standing in photo, taught financial literacy...

Energy

Obama’s carbon emissions reduction plan not bad for business

A recent Hartford Business Journal op-ed by the coal industry lobbying group “Electric Reliability Coordinating Council” declared...

Banking & Finance

CT’s angel tax credit serves as national model

Connecticut's four-year-old angel investor tax credit program could soon take the national stage.

Bioscience

Networking program aims to spur bioscience collaboration

Q & A talks about Bioscience ClubhouseCT, a new initiative to spur development of the state's bioscience industry with Susan Froshauer, president and CEO of CURE, a bioscience trade group.

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