March 15, 2010 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

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Rell starts new education commission

OF NOTE • Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced the establishment of the Connecticut Commission on Educational Achievement....

Politics & Policy

Parking Dilemma

The city of Hartford doesn’t like the term privatization. Officials prefer to brand their latest revenue gambit...

News

Helping FIRST Robotics Team

Lindsay Parke, Economic Development & Community Relations Manager for CL&P, presents a $5,000 check to support the...

News

He Sold Hartford, Now Can He Sell Oz?

Since announcing his candidacy for governor in January, longtime Hartford businessman Nelson “Oz” Griebel has been doing...

News

Hair Cuts for Hands on Hartford

Platform Salon LLC of Wethersfield presented a $1,515 check to Hands On Hartford on Feb. 25. Funds...

News

Hartford Insurance Exec Bennett Takes Helm Of Insurance Institute For Highway Safety Board

Jonathan Bennett of The Hartford is the new chair of The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the...

Real Estate & Construction

Housing Picture Murky: Sales Fall, Contracts Up

February’s single-family home sale and price data for the 57-town Hartford area presented a mixed bag, as...

Small Business

Career-Changer Finding Selling Is Key To Success

Susan Nolte shows off her May Cookie Co. line at her Newington office.Three weeks ago, Susan Nolte...

News

MS Taste of Hope

Lena Cialfi, pastry and pasta chef at Peppercorn’s Grill of Hartford and Piccolo Arancio of Farmington, stirs...

Telecommunications

AT&T Boss Seeks To Fix CT Business Climate

Q: You most recently were assistant vice president for AT&T in Washington, D.C. Why was your extensive...

Energy

Bipolar Energy Policy Denies Jobs, Growth

By William F. Shughart II Supporters of generating electricity with nuclear power cheered after learning that President...

Politics & Policy

Looking To The Angels

When the legislative circus is in town, not a day goes by without some politician floating an...

News

Office Supplies Help Children

Hartford Stamp & Office Works supports the cancer research and treatment programs at Connecticut Children’s with a...

Nonprofits

The Connecticut Health Foundation

By Sanford Cloud Jr. Mission: The Connecticut Health Foundation is the state’s largest independent health philanthropy dedicated to...

News

‘Lean’ Means Less Red Tape | Maligned for delays, DEP tries streamlined, efficient approach

Businesses have long complained about the bureaucratic backlog in state government. But now some state agencies are...

News

Fresh Faces

Kerry M. MossHoward K. ShaferPaul R. MichaudPaul MurphyTo submit items for Movers & Shakers, please email text...

Banking & Finance

Planned CT Bank Merger Stirs Search For Uneasy Investors

Four out-of-state law firms have announced that they are investigating potential claims against the board of directors...

News

Lead Paint Rule Weighs On Contractors’, Consumers’ Wallets

Farmington contractor Darek Talewicz is among those who have taken the renovation course and registered with the...

Small Business

‘No’ Is Often Best Answer A Boss Can Hear

Some of the worst employees a manager will ever deal with have a vocabulary problem. “No” and...

Manufacturing

OTHER VOICES

By James Brett and Mike Reopel Irrespective of party affiliation, even the most casual observer of politics...

Advertising, Media & Marketing

Talking Points

Commercials used to be the time to get up and stretch the ol’ legs, get a snack...

News

Ban State From Wine Aisle

The far edges of theoretical Libertarianism might suggest that we all live, naked, in the woods, free...

Nonprofits

Jewish Community Foundation Receives $1 Million Bequest

The Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford has received a $1 million advanced distribution from the estate...

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