June 18, 2007 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

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Community Excellence

Students at Tunxis Community College in Farmington received The Hartford Passion for Excellence Scholarships, awarded to students...

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With Vomit In Their Thoats

Well, I didn’t quite pull a Don Imus, but my inbox was overflowing with nasty responses to...

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Getting Cited By DPH Is Routine

To The Editor: I am thoroughly disappointed with your June 4 article, “iCare Slammed for More Violations.” The...

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It’s The Math

I was asked last week why political leaders, when they get into trouble, don’t simply resign? Why...

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Of Note — June 18, 2007

OF NOTE • Prudential Connecticut Realty named Beth DiLoreto office leader of the year. The Wethersfield office,...

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Drug Makers’ Sales Reps Sue Companies For Overtime Pay

Several pharmaceutical companies have been sued by sales representatives who say they were improperly denied overtime. In...

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Service To Disney

Amy Farr, a nursing technician in the medical telemetry unit at The Hospital of Central Connecticut in...

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City Gives Up Bid To Acquire AT&T Lot For Parking | Parking Authority says deal structure is too rich for Hartford’s blood

In a city crunched for parking, an empty, AT&T-owned downtown lot seems like a prize worth fighting...

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Ethics Office Takes A Wrong Turn On Lobby Data

There’s no glory in piling on someone who has already been laid flat on the mat, but...

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E.H. Sees First Possible Cabela’s Spin-Off Projects

To passers by, it’s a small supermarket and a fast food joint. But for those interested in...

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Leave The Curtain Closed

There is danger lurking at the Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich, Vt. Do not, under any...

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Auditors Nick Treasurer For Cash Calls | Workers Comp fund takes brunt of allegations; warning over contract rules

A settlement with an uninsured employer following an injury that left a worker paralyzed may have cost...

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State Contracts — June 18, 2007

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

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Business Proposal Would Greatly Change Health, Pension Coverage

Workers would no longer get their health and retirement benefits directly from employers, but would shop through...

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Insurers Score Big On Using Credit Scores | Supreme Court rules on proving violations in credit reporting cases

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of two large insurers last week, limiting the circumstances under which...

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Cost Of Borrowing Money Creeps Up

So-called cheap money is getting more expensive on Wall Street, and that could spell trouble for investors,...

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No Danger In Tall Buildings

To The Editor: Your article, “Working in the Danger Zone” (June 11, 2007), truly was a disservice to...

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The Road Warrior | Why Joan McDonald believes that mass transit and economic growth are handmaidens

In her new apartment in downtown Hartford, Joan McDonald lives just a few blocks from her office...

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For The Village

XL Insurance America Inc. recently held its XL Global Day of Giving locally and around the world,...

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Technology Tempts Halloran & Sage Partners To Break Off

In the new offices of Raymond & Bennett, filing cabinets are conspicuously missing. “We have a rule...

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Stages Of Growth

Growth is a given for business sustainability. If a business does not grow in some capacity, then...

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Privacy Arguments Follow Rollout Of Electronic Health Records

Privacy groups are sounding alarms as the nation’s largest insurance companies finalize plans to allow millions more...

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After The Trade Show

Phew — I’m exhausted! I just returned from the biggest trade show of the year at which...

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Movers & Shakers — June 18, 2007

The American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons board of regents named Dr. Joel L. Rosenlicht vice...

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Baby Baskets

Bank of America donated 85 baby-themed baskets to the March of Dimes neonatal intensive care unit family...

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Glastonbury Firm Takes National Lead In Timeshare Financing | From planes to golf carts to resort condos, path to profits winds through Central Connecticut

From the days in the 1970s when the term “timeshare” equated to a scam for many people,...

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