June 6, 2016 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Politics & Policy

🔒Rescue cities by letting suburbanites vote there

With state tax revenue declining, those who consider themselves big thinkers have been advocating more regionalism, as if having towns share a dog warden will save them much.

Economy & Labor

🔒Pension fix ignored, but must not be forgotten

Several state leaders, including Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Comptroller Kevin Lembo, offered up plans to tackle the state's billions of dollars in unfunded pension liabilities, but the issue was largely ignored.

Energy

🔒Shoptech’s tracker tools fuel growth in CT, abroad

As the operations manager for Berlin precision tool and fixtures manufacturer Sirois Tool, Andre Nadeau is concerned with efficiencies.

Politics & Policy

🔒CT should create highway trust fund

In the 2016 legislative session, the legislature considered creating a “lockbox,” a proposal that would have amended the Connecticut Constitution to protect transportation funds.

Energy

🔒CT gets first glimpse of Pratt’s PurePower Geared Turbofan in action

An Airbus A320neo, powered by Pratt & Whitney's PurePower Geared Turbofan engines, flew over Pratt & Whitney's West Palm Beach, Fla., and East Hartford and Middletown facilities.

Economy & Labor

🔒Nonprofit Profile: Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation

A look at the finances and leadership of the nonprofit Fidelco Guide Foundation, as well as other nonprofit news from Greater Hartford.

Health Care

🔒Harvard Pilgrim Health Care employees provide day of service

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care employees partnered with Hands on Hartford for the third annual Employee Service Day...

Banking & Finance

🔒Tech-savvy Millennials embrace mobile technology

If Paul Revere were to ride his horse today, he would be on his mobile phone, warning business about Millennials, the generation born between 1982 and 2000 that comprises over 83.1 million people in the U.S.

Economic Development

🔒Unusual property-tax experiment given new life

After stalling in the legislature, a proposal to expand an unusual property-tax pilot program was given new life in special session last month when lawmakers inserted the bill's language into the budget implementer bill.

Accounting

🔒Credit union CFO claims whistleblower retaliation

A former chief financial officer and his top lieutenant, both fired in January by one of the state's largest credit unions, aren't going away quietly.

Economy & Labor

🔒Tips for navigating hospital affiliations

The pace of change in today's healthcare industry has caused consolidation to become the “new normal” for many community hospitals and smaller health systems.

Economy & Labor

🔒Tourism industry shares in CT budget pain

Heading into the summer tourism season, Connecticut officials will have less money to spend marketing attractions, while individual museums, nonprofits and arts groups will also see less funding from budget cuts.

Energy

🔒Is this $14,000 device the world’s most secure smartphone?

A new $14,000 device from Sirin Labs that went on sale last week claims to be the world's most secure phone, incorporating military-grade security and technology used by intelligence agencies.

Politics & Policy

🔒CT won’t study online lottery sales

During this year's debate to legalize and regulate online fantasy sports, Connecticut Lottery Corp. President and CEO Anne Noble submitted testimony urging legislators to allow her organization to offer its games online as well.

Retail

🔒High-tech Father’s Day gifts for C-level execs

Here's our annual look at some of the items you might want to consider for the C-level executive on your Father's Day shopping list.

News

🔒Farmington Bank hosts Junior Achievement Career Walk

Farmington Bank recently welcomed high school students from Kingswood-Oxford to the bank's West Hartford Center office during the third annual Junior Achievement Career Walk.

Politics & Policy

🔒St. Francis Selects Annual Physician of the Year

The St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center Distinguished Physician of the Year award has been presented to...

Arts & Culture

🔒Two South End Hartford apartments bring $4.5M

A pair of Hartford apartments totaling 80 units in the city's South End have been sold, a loan broker says.

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