March 10, 2014 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Politics & Policy

How to survive an OSHA audit

“Hello, I'm from OSHA and I am here to help you.”If you own or operate a business,...

Politics & Policy

Lawmakers consider tax incentives for homegrown entrepreneurs

There's been lots of talk about how the state needs to improve its retention of young professionals,...

News

Brand management influences consumer buying decisions

“What Great Brands Do: The Seven Brand-Building Principles that Separate the Best from the Rest” by Denise...

News

Pratt & Whitney names top engineers

East Hartford aerospace engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney recently named its five Distinguished Engineers of the Year...

Education

Business school takes on data analytics

Q&A talks about Quinnipiac University's new business analytics program with Susan McTiernan, associate dean for graduate programs for the School of Business, and Richard McCarthy, professor of computer information systems.

Banking & Finance

Pitkin’s ex-staff chief joins CT Realtors

James “Jim” Heckman, state Banking Commissioner Howard Pitkin's right-hand man for a decade, juggling lobbying, media and...

Technology

Are You a Brand?

It seems that everybody is a brand today, intended or not. The emergence of social media platforms,...

Economic Development

CT negotiators want more from UTC

Connecticut state officials left many unfulfilled demands on the negotiating table in striking a $4.5 billion deal with United Technologies Corp. and want to get the Hartford conglomerate in further discussions to hatch an additional agreement.

Real Estate & Construction

W. Hfd. apt. owner carves idle space into more leases

It's not every day that an apartment owner wrings livable space from well-situated but underused inventory. Yet one New Jersey landlord is doing just that with its conversion of ground-level space at its 174-unit multifamily property in West Hartford.

News

‘Drive Sober’ campaign raises $3,125 for CT Children’s Medical Center

New Country Motor Car Group Dealerships in Hartford recently presented Connecticut Children's Medical Center with a $3,125...

Health Care

Legislative overreach threatens hospital deals

Ask any business owner if they'd operate in an environment where government has strict control over who can be hired and fired, or how much employees must be paid, and you're sure to hear a chorus of “No's!”

Health Care

Healthcare integration: There’s an app for that

Employer wellness initiatives have become increasingly popular, but Marty Jaramillo says he sees a flaw with many of the programs: They're delivered in a way that's too fragmented.

News

Westfarms donates proceeds of gift wrapping station to Hartford Healthcare

Westfarms recently donated $12,017 to the Hartford Healthcare Behavioral Health Network to support public outreach education efforts...

Technology

UConn takes equity stake in Canadian startup

In recent years, UConn has doubled down on efforts to build up its tech transfer program — which identifies promising technology and research that could translate into new business ventures or products.

News

Hughes Health employees support Heart Health awareness

More than 100 employees from Hughes Health & Rehabilitation in West Hartford, including those pictured here, recently...

News

Universities build flexibility into MBA programs

Central Connecticut's top universities are building more flexibility into their master of business administration programs as more of their students are part-timers who want to keep their day jobs.

News

Give America a raise? But Malloy cut our pay

If, as President Obama said Wednesday in New Britain, it's “time to give America a raise,” his solution — raising the minimum wage — is laughable. Only 5 percent of the workforce earns the minimum wage, and raising it would probably just raise costs for the remaining 95 percent.

Politics & Policy

CT Lottery Corp. bucks gambling industry’s woes

Connecticut's gambling economy has taken a hit in recent years as Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun casinos have...

News

Wilson-Gray YMCA Youth & Family Center receives $5,000 grant from TD Charitable Foundation

The Wilson-Gray YMCA Youth & Family Center recently received a $5,000 grant from the TD Charitable Foundation,...

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