June 14, 2010 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

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Business Champions Awards 2010

Saluting Business ChampionsA sour economy takes a heavy toll on businesses of all sizes and shapes. But...

Economy & Labor

Movers & Shakers

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Trinity College’s Senior Class Giving Tops 90 Percent for Fifth Consecutive Year

After 543 seniors received their Trinity College diplomas on May 23, three of the newly minted graduates...

Hospitality & Tourism

Tourism Agencies Reach For Creativity After Losses Of Funding, Leadership

After losing more than 70 percent of their funding and nearly five decades of combined leadership experience,...

Small Business

Coach Of Year Finding ‘Oasis’ Message Resonates

Millie Grenough took an unconventional approach to discovering her entrepreneurial passion for professional coaching. She spent...

Retail

Gengras Family Opens Kia Dealership In East Hartford For Just A Little Down

Would you gamble $250,000 in capital improvements for a shot at $15 to $20 million in annual...

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Hartford’s Image Needs Some Work

It’s been a tough few weeks watching the trial of Eddie Perez unfold. Whether or...

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How 2010 Census May Impact New England’s Political Future

New England has a lot at stake in the 2010 Census, not just in terms of federal...

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Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Holds Preservation Event

The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center in Hartford held a ground-breaking ceremony on June 3 for its Collections...

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Of Note

• The Charter Oak Cultural Center is the recipient of a $10,000 donation from the Aetna Foundation. Four...

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Tough Bargaining Ahead For Hospitals, Insurers

As Connecticut hospitals weigh the pros and cons of health care reform, they are bracing for an...

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YWCA Leadership Corps Graduates

It was a full house at the YWCA Hartford Region’s Young Women’s Leadership Corps graduation on May...

Advertising, Media & Marketing

Successful Women Share What They’ve Learned

“What I Know Now About Success: Letters from Extraordinary Women to Their Younger Selves” edited by Ellyn...

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Cirque Builds Following With Hartford Return | Eric Joly, marketing manager/touring shows, Cirque du Soleil

Q&A talks with Eric Joly, marketing manager/touring shows for Cirque du Soleil. Q: The Cirque du...

Banking & Finance

Law, Not Your Bank May Be In Control Of Loan Documents

Did I sign my life away? That is a question voiced all too frequently these days by...

Retail

Franchised Women’s Clothing Resale Chain Opens First CT Shop

Clothes Mentor, a chain of better women's clothing resale shops, has opened its first franchise location...

News

‘Conscientious Objection’ A Stretch In Frog Debate

Whenever my high school teachers attempted to inflict math instruction on me, I raised a conscientious objection....

Economy & Labor

Don’t Add To Your Success, Multiply It

Perhaps you’re familiar with the amazing mathematics problem that asks you to figure out whether you’d have...

Economy & Labor

Q&A with Jody Ferrer, president of The Perfect Promotion in West Hartford | Fostering care for kids

Q. The Perfect Promotion has launched the Fostering Hope Program. What is it and what prompted the...

Nonprofits

Middletown’s Creative Arts For Developing Minds

Mission: Creative Arts for Developing Minds is a non-profit organization based in Middletown that provides opportunities for...

Economy & Labor

Four Ways To Find Successors

To avoid being left in the lurch, here are four steps to identify and groom successors: ...

Economy & Labor

Middlesex Hospital Invests 4 Years Grooming Next CEO

Executive successions at many large organizations can be a time of uncertainty, stress and temporization. With research...

News

Here Comes Wal-Mart; There Goes Carbon

You never heard of the world’s greatest — and most unlikely — environmentalist, Mike Duke. See? Told...

Nonprofits

My Sister’s Place Wins $8.5 Million State Grant For Housing

The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority has awarded My Sisters’ Place Inc., a Hartford shelter for women and...

News

Hospitals Seek Tourniquet | Bleeding Must Stop, Executives Say

The economic downturn has wreaked havoc on the finances of Connecticut hospitals, forcing the state’s not-for-profit health...

Hospitality & Tourism

Report Predicts Modest Turnaround For Hartford Hotels

This year will be a better year for Hartford hotel occupancy than 2009, although a projected improvement...

Economy & Labor

Why Your Business Shouldn’t Ignore Succession Planning

How many financial executives know who will fill their shoes one day? According to a recent Robert...

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