June 25, 2012 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Hospitality & Tourism

Lake Compounce plans holiday lights event

Bristol amusement park Lake Compounce has announced its first holiday event for the attraction's cold weather months. The...

News

Good questions deserve answers

Even within the rude push and shove of state politics, the assault unleashed June 19 by Republican...

Banking & Finance

Bank of America Presents United Way With $65K Check To Support Financial Literacy

Bank of America recently presented a $65,000 check to United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut at...

News

Boredom isn’t bad; it’s key for creativity

Remember being bored as a kid? We were pushed outdoors and told to “go play.” And then...

Banking & Finance

Be cautious with CT debt, Conning tells investors

Despite receiving a debt rating downgrade earlier this year from Moody’s Investor Service, the state of Connecticut...

Education

University of Saint Joseph Holds Gala, Unveils Name Change

The “Imagine … the Sky's the Limit” gala celebrating women in the sciences, as well as St....

Economic Development

Bradley Trade Zone expands possibilities

The 600-acre New England Tradeport industrial park in Windsor and East Granby is considered a prime location...

Energy

State to examine expanding municipal utilities

After the storms of 2011 put Connecticut’s investor-owned utilities under intense scrutiny, state regulators are looking at...

News

Of Note

Jepsen Elected NAAG Region ChairAttorney General George Jepsen was recently elected chair of the Eastern Region of...

Economic Development

Bradley lures Providence airport chief

The head of Rhode Island’s airports will become the first executive director of the newly formed Connecticut...

News

Kindergarten dress code a bid for false perfection

The ghost of Antonio Tabucchi, the famous, complex, funny, intellectual Italian novelist and professor who died in...

News

Business lessons come from tires, sailing

“Six Tires, No Plan: The Impossible Journey of the Most Inspirational Leader that (Almost) Nobody Knows” by...

Hospitality & Tourism

McDonald’s chef selects Hartford for kitchen webinar

Kuhns to be honoredOK, so it seems like an oxymoron to use the words ‘culinary innovation’ in...

Technology

Facebook joins race for targeted ad dollars

Q&A talks with Paul Pita, CEO of Pita Group in Rocky Hill, about Facebook Exchange and third-party...

Technology

Seven tech-behavior faults that really aren’t so bad

Please read the following in the voice of the movie preview guy:In a world in which your...

Small Business

Three startups climb ladder toward success

Today, the Hartford Business Journal debuts Startup Spotlight, a periodic feature highlighting young, innovative Connecticut companies looking...

Technology

Boost business, let your workers socialize online

It’s a well-known fact that the social networking phenomena have had a profound effect on society. Consumer...

Nonprofits

Student Success Center funded by NU grant

Foundation celebrates scholarsA three-year, $90,000 grant from Northeast Utilities will enable Southern Connecticut State University to expand...

News

Predictive technology points to a dark future

As “faster than real time” technology capable of predicting our every move was discussed at LeWeb in...

News

Three seeds for America’s future economic boom

Crisis begets innovation. In the Great Depression, Americans and Britons developed important new technologies: television, movie sound,...

Politics & Policy

Towns excited over Main Street funding

Connecticut’s small town economic development directors envision creating and expanding downtown revitalization programs with funds from the...

Energy

Broken promises

The failure of the Connecticut state government to properly maintain an insurance fund for gas station cleanups...

News

Rocky Hill’s Joyce Captures BlumShapiro 5K Benefiting Camp Courant

Rocky Hill's Ben Joyce was the first-place winner in the BlumShapiro 5K for Camp Courant at the...

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