June 18, 2012 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Energy

PACE upgrades CT energy efficiency

Connecticut's energy efficiency industry is graduating from light bulbs and weather-stripping to boilers and ventilation systems.

News

Celeb Chef Irvine Highlights Make-A-Wish Gala At Mohegan

Celebrity chef Robert Irvine of the Food Network's "Restaurant Impossible" autographs his cookbook for Cathy Poulin, public...

Energy

Proton employs scholarship winners in new hiring strategy

Proton Onsite has hired two of its Connecticut scholarship winners as summer engineering interns, demonstrating the Wallingford clean energy company's new approach to workforce development.

News

In world trade arena, Murphy playing alone

The Chris Murphy campaign strategy seems clear: Every 15 seconds or so, no matter the subject at hand, no matter the question he's been asked, he will talk about the virtue of “buying American;” of his “Buy American Act” legislation ...

News

Summer scheduling flexibility provides morale boost

Q&A talks about seasonal office perks with Kelleigh Marquand, metro market manager for OfficeTeam in Hartford.

News

Chenevert leads executive pay list

Stanley Black & Decker executives encountered major pay cuts this year after shareholders expressed their aversion to the pay packages for top employees at the New Britain manufacturing conglomerate.

Advertising, Media & Marketing

OF NOTE

Ardent Displays & Packaging, an East Hartford design and manufacturing firm, won multiple awards for its point-of-purchase designs at the recent 58th Annual Ad Club of Connecticut Awards which featured hundreds of entries from companies involved in all aspects of advertising and marketing.

Economic Development

Legislature finally OKs economic development plans

The Connecticut Innovations-Connecticut Development Authority merger is finally a go.

Energy

Opportunity knocks in generator service

With Ed Ingalls' electrical service business mired in the economic recession for the past three years, the small business owner tried branching out for new sources of revenue for his Newington Electric Co.

News

Gala Raises More Than $62,000 To Benefit CMHA’s Northwest Center

More than 200 guests experienced the thrills and romance of Italy during the fashionably chic 1960's era...

News

Tripling the debt; no leadership in sight

There isn't a dedication in the Congressional Budget Office's new report, “The 2012 Long-Term Budget Outlook.”

Manufacturing

UTC expands Farmington footprint

United Technologies Corp. is expanding its Farmington footprint in a big way.

Real Estate & Construction

Two buildings sold in Hamden deals

Taylor Freezer of Connecticut Inc. paid $250,000 for a 20,000-square-foot industrial building in Hamden.

Health Care

CT Children’s eyes $10M Farmington surgery center

Faced with an increasing demand for outpatient surgeries and shrinking space on its Hartford campus, the Connecticut Children's Medical Center is looking to build a new $10 million surgical center in Farmington.

Nonprofits

Guilt Trip

Guilt can be a driving force behind many of life's decisions — from apologies to confessions to...

Small Business

Courageous leadership? Ask small business owners how it’s done

It takes a lot of courage to start a small business. It takes even more courage to stick with it during tough times like these.

News

Connecticut-Israel Technology Summit Brings Together Local, International Leaders

The Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford in partnership with The MetroHartford Alliance recently presented the Connecticut-Israel Technology Summit designed to bring together key Connecticut and Israeli business representatives, including venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and academic experts, for discussions that could lead to partnerships.

News

When pondering a move, best to do the homework

Attention Connecticut small business owner: Are you thinking about relocating your business to a new commercial space this spring?

Technology

Social media’s big score

Social media is playing a prominent role in the National Basketball Association finals between the Miami Heat and the Oklahoma City Thunder, and in fact, the league is holding its first ever social media awards later this month.

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