June 28, 2010 EditionEdition

In Its First Year, Achieve Hartford Makes An Impact | Jim Starr, executive director, Achieve Hartford

Q&A talks educational reform with Jim Starr, executive director of Achieve Hartford. Q: What is Achieve...

Moving Up | For Imcorp, road to success was bumpy

A company built on technology developed in the University of Connecticut engineering school is enjoying the kind...

Simple Business Strategies Cut Costs

As the economy continues to languish in mediocrity and business costs grow, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to...

Saint Joseph College Gala Celebrates the New School of Pharmacy

The new Saint Joseph College School of Pharmacy has been pushed back until the fall of 2011,...
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A Quartet Of Thoughts For A Summer Day

With the official arrival of summer, it feels like time for some short-attention-span commentary: ...

Young Professionals Series Blends Business, Baseball

When it comes to baseball, young entrepreneurs and networking, the New Britain Rock Cats are batting a...

Change Is Constant: Coming Attractions

Change has joined death and taxes as an inescapable fact of life. There’s still an academic debate...

Bike MS Cycles 100-mile route to raise money

Jim Platts, left, and Wayne Coste, both engineers with ISO New England, prepare for the Bike MS:...
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Mentor Program Developing Future Construction Trades Workforce

As the workforce of the architecture, construction and engineering industries ages and shrinks with each passing year,...

Manchester Chamber Urging ‘Get It Here’

The Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce is promoting a new program aimed at increasing retail activity by...

Construction Sector Facing Long Road to Recovery

Times are tough in the construction sector and any real turnaround could be a year or more...

OF NOTE

Bay Path College President Carol A. Leary was honored June 9 by the Massachusetts American Council on...
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Movers & Shakers

To submit items for Movers & Shakers, please email text and high-resolution photos to news@ hartfordbusiness.com....

Having Fun At Work Can Be A Key Motivator

In his book “The 13 Secrets of Power Performance,” author and trainer Roger Dawson tells the story...

NCAA Missing Its Target With Student Advisor Ban

Let’s say that your son has an I.Q. even higher than Cohen the Columnist. He is brainy,...

Connecticut Sun Go Red For Women

The Connecticut Sun partnered with the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women to increase awareness of...
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Connecticut’s Next Governor Must Change the Status Quo

The recent Chamber Leadership Luncheon at the Hartford Business Journal’s annual Connecticut Business Expo marked the first...

Everybody Wins CT Inc.

Mission: Everybody Wins! CT provides hands-on literacy programs that engage students, encourage leadership and learning, inspire a...

Chair Named For Heart Walk

Greg Toczydlowski of Travelers will be chair of the 2010 Start! Greater Hartford Heart Walk, the American...

Recovery’s Missing Ingredient: Jobs

A May 26 Quinnipiac poll found that 74 percent of all Americans thought that the economy was...
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Sales Skills Matter In Social Media, At Counter

“Power Friending: Demystifying Social Media to Grow Your Business” by Amber Mac, Portfolio, $24.95. A...

PGA Tournament Has Ripple Effect On Sales

For Connecticut’s golf courses and retailers, the days and weeks following the Travelers Championship are some of...

Coach Jim Calhoun Honored

Jim Calhoun, UConn men’s basketball coach, received the Connecticut Bar Association’s Distinguished Public Service Award for his...

Employment Outlook Uneven But Improving Across State

Greater Hartford business leaders are optimistic about the economy and a significant number plan to expand —...
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