June 17, 2013 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Small Business

50 is magic number for small business

This year's celebration of National Small Business Week (June 17-21) will mark the 50th consecutive year the...

Small Business

CT small businesses open opportunity window

Chris Runyan doesn't see himself as a gamer, but as a perseverant entrepreneur. And because of that,...

Small Business

Small biz has big stake in Dodd-Frank changes

Q&A talks about efforts to modify the Dodd-Franks Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act with Marc...

Advertising, Media & Marketing

Ad Club honors creative efforts

By the time more than 120 winners were recognized at the Advertising Club of Connecticut’s 59th Annual...

News

Editorial cartoon

Politics & Policy

State transit policy has gone off the rails

John B. Larson, the East Hartford Democrat who represents Connecticut’s 1st Congressional District, has a pretty good...

Banking & Finance

Wrang honored by Middlesex County Chamber

Bill Wrang, executive vice president, commercial real estate, at Webster Bank, was presented the Distinguished Citizen Honoree...

Banking & Finance

Credit thaw

Connecticut's auto finance industry is heating up.Just a few years after many Connecticut car dealers saw access...

Manufacturing

Jet fighter contract, work with consortium also fuel Oxford’s growth

In addition to its work in developing skull implants, Oxford Performance Materials has won a multi-million-dollar, multi-year...

News

Successful mentoring relies on two-way communication

“Managers as Mentors — Building Partnerships for Learning” by Chip Bell and Marshall Goldsmith (Third Edition, Berrett-Koehler...

Nonprofits

Connecticut not among most charitable states

A recent spate of disasters — including the Oklahoma tornadoes, the Boston bombing and the fertilizer plant...

News

Drawing Board

Politics & Policy

Rope-a-dope alone won’t get it done

With the legislative session safely in the rearview mirror, it seems an appropriate moment to reflect on...

News

SPJ honors London with FOI Award Girl Scouts elect 3 Emmys to NBC

Sherman D. London, a consultant with the Trumbull-based public relations firm Michael J. London & Associates, has...

Energy

Solar Industry: It’s on us now

With the Connecticut General Assembly’s passage of two more clean energy programs in June, the industry now...

Manufacturing

Future in 3-D

A South Windsor company with a new $750 million federal contract in its pocket for high-tech aerospace...

Nonprofits

Wilson-Gray YMCA receives $25,000 grant

The Wilson-Gray YMCA Youth and Family Center in Hartford has received a $25,000 grant from First Niagara...

Bioscience

Malloy: Don’t mess with Connecticut

Texas isn't all it's cracked up to be, at least according to the Connecticut governor.On the eve...

Real Estate & Construction

Students paint Waterbury history mural

Architect Barry Svigals, at right, watches students paint a mural at the newly opened Jonathan K. Reed...

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