June 24, 2013 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Arts & Culture

Much faster Wi-Fi coming soon

A new, faster version of Wi-Fi has officially been rubber-stamped. The latest Wi-Fi technology, called “802.11ac,” offers...

Bioscience

CI’s $200M fund to nurture bioscience research

Connecticut Innovations is taking a new investment approach as it prepares to launch a $200 million fund...

News

Main Street Community Foundation awards $112K in scholarships

The Main Street Community Foundation recently awarded more than $112,000 in scholarships to 68 area students during...

Education

Teamwork to the rescue

The Association of American Medical Colleges predicts that the United States will experience a shortage of more...

Energy

Tractor Supply’s 4th Conn. store rising in Colchester

The fourth Connecticut store for Tennessee farm/gardening products retailer Tractor Supply Co. is under construction in Colchester....

Arts & Culture

Lone Ranger ethos: Let the deeds speak

“The Lone Ranger” is expected to be one of the biggest movies of the summer; it opens...

Education

Welcome to Connecticut, the cannibal state

Community colleges are the latest instructors in the basic political economy of Connecticut. The other day at...

Economy & Labor

‘Made in CT’ touts state manufacturers

Q&A talks about efforts to showcase Connecticut manufacturers with Bonnie Del Conte, president & CEO of CONNSTEP...

Politics & Policy

UTC celebrates 36TH year as Special Olympics CT sponsor

Sikorsky Aircraft volunteers, families and friends, including Sikorsky President Mick Maurer, standing in back at left, celebrate...

Economy & Labor

CT seeking businesses for clean incentives

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and his top energy official are calling this year's legislative session a significant...

Education

ECHN nearing merger deal with for-profit hospital network

Eastern Connecticut Health Network is nearing a deal to sell itself to a for-profit hospital operator in...

Insurance

Cash-only doctors skip the insurance system

Fed up with declining payments and rising red tape, a small but growing number of doctors are...

Energy

Citizens Bank presents $15K grant to Women’s Biz Council

Citizens Bank officials recently joined the Women’s Business Development Council at Bridgeport’s Bijoux Theatre for the Connecticut...

News

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Accounting

High speed trading: Paying for an edge

Take a look at any major stock index two seconds before the monthly Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan...

Economy & Labor

Officers elected to New Haven manufacturer’s group

The New Haven Manufacturers Association (NHMA) recently elected a new officer and two new board members at...

Energy

Gas tax hike stings fuel station owners

A July 1 increase in the state’s gross receipts tax will cause unleaded gasoline and diesel prices...

News

Hundreds participate in BlumShapiro 5K For Charity at Travelers Championship

Hundreds of families, runners and walkers donated their time and money to help the charities of their...

Energy

Dance of denial will prove costly

The spectacle of two governors making trips into Connecticut with the expressed goal of stealing businesses should...

Health Care

Innovatient finds IT opportunity in healthcare reform

A local company is tapping a burgeoning medical industry with a high-tech software application designed to help...

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