June 23, 2008 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Manufacturing

Airline Woes Give Teleconferences A Lift

The teleconferencing industry has been growing steadily since 2000, but sweeping flight cutbacks this fall by many...

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Be Smarter Not Just Smaller

Over the last couple of decades, few things have changed the landscape for small businesses as much...

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Blumenthal, Consumer Counsel Say CNG Overcharged $14M

State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and the Office of Consumer Counsel accused Connecticut Natural Gas of overcharging...

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Cable News

The world of politics and the business of journalism often combine in a closed loop that creates...

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USA Lags On Cell Phones’ Marketing Potential

They’re hip, hot and everywhere on the planet. But despite a drumbeat about mobile phones being the...

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Advice From Dad

There’s an English proverb that goes: “One father is worth more than a hundred schoolmasters.” Fathers can...

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CT â€“ Canada Traders Brace For Rule Changes

As Canada joins all 27 members of the European Union and a host of other nations in...

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Boomers Lured To Annuities | Connecticut’s top sellers saw 13 percent rise

As Baby Boomers flock toward retirement, the state’s annuity providers are lining up to reap the benefits....

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HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY

Volunteers from Bingham McCutchen in Hartford assembled gift baskets for mothers living at Interval House in honor...

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HONORING MINORITY COMPANIES

The Connecticut Minority Supplier Development Council annual award dinner honored minority suppliers, corporate buyers and advocates who...

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BANKING ON PARENT EDUCATION

KIDSAFE CT in Vernon received a $10,000 check from Rockville Bank to fund the in-home parent education...

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FAMILY FOCUS

The Connecticut Council of Family Service Agencies honored state Senator Jonathan Harris as the 2008 Family Legislator...

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June 23, 2008 — Movers & Shakers

The University of Connecticut Foundation Inc. in Storrs announced Elaine Cunningham as director of development for the...

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CBIA Survey: Green Initiatives Pick Up Steam

A majority of Connecticut companies are now turning to environmental efficiency to combat rising business costs during...

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Survey: Connecticut Near Top In Regulating Health Insurers

Connecticut is among the states that best protects consumers from health insurance abuses, according to a recently...

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Bankruptcy Filings By Elderly Spiking

Swamped by debt and rising medical bills, elderly Americans have been seeking bankruptcy protection at sharply faster...

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The Mosquito State

With the new state government budget restraint at work in Connecticut, we all have to do our...

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Docs Rate Insurers On Payouts

Some state health insurers aren’t doing enough to provide physicians with accurate and timely claims, costing doctors...

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OFI Contract Interiors Moves For ‘Efficiency’

When most companies decide to move, they do so to get more space or to reduce their...

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Firms’ Online Sales Count In Moody’s Credit Ratings

Moody’s Investors Service said it has begun to consider merchants’ online sales when determining their credit ratings...

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Fairer Bidding

When states create rules to help their own companies win state government contracts, companies in other states...

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Signs Point To Sharper Drop In State’s Construction Jobs

Following almost four years of steady growth, the number of construction jobs in Connecticut has started to...

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Schools Won Inflated Grants | Audit: Overestimated enrollments swelled construction grants

By overstating future enrollments, several Connecticut school districts have collected millions of dollars in excess state grants...

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June 23, 2008 — Of Note

• MidState Medical Center in Meriden received approval from the state to begin its $45 million, 100,000...

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Sullivan Wary Of Proposal For Federal Insurance Office

Connecticut Department of Insurance Commissioner Thomas Sullivan gave his conditional support last week to the proposed creation...

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OSH Visits Updated

To The Editor: I would like to clarify the 2007 visitation number reported for the Old State...

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The Test-Missile Tech Guy

Michael Brown credits his time in the military for giving him the necessary skills for achievement. The...

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June 23, 2008 — State Contracts

Cleaning and re-lining water lines. Department of Administrative Services. Bid due date: June 30. Bid no.: 08PSX0134....

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Georgia Firm Buys Haven Healthcare

A Georgia-based private equity firm has announced an $85 million deal to buy Haven Healthcare, the financially...

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Reading People Led To Jury Work

Paul Tieger speed reads people. It’s his job. As president and chief executive officer of SpeedReading People,...

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