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March 10, 2008 EditionEdition

Axing A Temporary Tax

With the support of Gov. M. Jodi Rell and Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz, small business owners...

Broadcaster Lugged Cameras, Waited Tables

It’s easy to assume that TV broadcast personalities are divas who waltz onto the scene with an...

Facebook CEO Racks Up Rich Title At Age 23 | Youngest self-made billionaire makes it on Forbes mega-rich list

Billionaires are getting younger. Forbes magazine released its list of the world’s mega-rich last week and Facebook...

SOARING IN SCHOOLS

The New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks received a $5,000 grant from the Rockville Bank Foundation...
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ENDOWMENT CHALLENGE MET

The Jewish Community Foundation in West Hartford raised more than $1.5 million in endowment dollars for 13...

The Healthy Heart Doctor

His parents traveled 10,000 miles from India to the United States in search of opportunity. Years later,...

The Steel That Binds

Although it will likely do them no good, two prominent figures in Connecticut’s manufacturing world are channeling...

Retail Sales, Job Market Soften | Federal Reserve finds companies spending more, but mixed results in passing on higher prices

The economy showed further signs of slowing in the beginning of the year, marked by softening in...
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Dempsey Hospital Slammed For Patient Suicide | Health department fines hospital, cites numerous patient safety, supervision violations

For the second time in less than two years, John Dempsey Hospital in Farmington has been slapped...

Addressing Inmates’ Mental Health

It is easy for the average person to ignore the needs of those who are in prison....

Mar. 10, 2008 — State Contracts

Here are the latest bids for products and services received by the Connecticut Department of Administrative Services...

Australia Cancels Contract To Buy Kaman Helicopters | The deal for Kaman’s Seasprite helicopter has encountered numerous problems

Australia has canceled its $1.2 billion contract to buy 11 navy Seasprite helicopters from Bloomfield-based Kaman Corp.,...
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Rell’s Proposal Doesn’t Make Sense

Medical interpretation is a professional service by which the health and related information that needs to be...

Grand Opening For Gems

La Perla Jewlers had a grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony at their new Blue Back Square location. Pictured...

Graduates to find strong job market

New college graduates this spring can count on a welcoming job market as employers seek to replace...

Gerber: Product On Track | South Windsor company refutes suggestion that new technology for its inkjet printer is problematic

South Windsor-based Gerber Scientific sought to squash speculation in trade publications that the company is experiencing additional...
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The Crime Of Copying

In preparing for this really, really lucrative gig as a Hartford Business Journal columnist, I amassed a...

NEIGHBORHOOD SUPPORT

The Hilton Hartford sponsored an event for the Sheldon/Charter Oak neighborhood at the Trust House Family Learning...

Rate Of Return | Hefty tech investments fail to lure online customers

Although banks are spending billions of dollars — $9.3 million in 2007 — on new, secure online...

BUNDLING UP BABIES

The New Beginnings Family Birth Care Center at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center received a donation...
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Bad Boss Blues

The Senate Democrats have reintroduced an “anti-bullying” bill this legislative session – SB 60 – that would...

Right Hire Makes All The Difference

You need help! Your company is growing, and you need more people. But finding the right workers...

Giving Is The New Taking, And Other Trends

“Success and failure are both difficult to endure. Along with success come drugs, divorce, bullying, travel, medication,...

March 10, 2008 — OF NOTE

• Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc. in Middletown received the 2007 Distinguished Services Award from the Connecticut Association...
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Pension Debt Among Worst In Nation | Lawmakers propose solutions to honor obligations to future retirees

Connecticut is among the worst in the nation for not setting aside money to pay for its...

Paying For Your Mistakes Can Be A Good Investment

As an Olympics junkie, I attended every summer Olympics for the past 36 years. The U.S. was...

March 10, 2008 — Movers & Shakers

Andrea Obston Marketing Communications in Bloomfield hired Carol Walters as office manager. Walters most recently was involved...
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