March 17, 2014 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Legal & Courts

Businesses troll for patent reform

Last year, Willimantic's Savings Institute Bank & Trust received a letter from an attorney claiming it was using ATMs that violated a series of patents held by a Delaware company because the machines used an Internet connection to process transactions.

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New Country Motor helps raise $10K for Komen CT

New Country Mercedes-Benz sponsored the recent Trans-Siberian Orchestra performance at the XL Center helping raise $4,817 for...

Advertising, Media & Marketing

CT Green Guide publishes Spring edition

HBJ's sustainable business-to-business magazine on Monday published its Spring 2014 edition, looking at the crisis in the waste-to-energy industry, the burden new customers face with natural gas conversions, and the change in power at the Department of Energy & Environmental Protection.

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CT tourism officials push digital, mobile marketing

Q&A talks about the upcoming Connecticut Conference on Tourism with Randy Fiveash, director of the Connecticut Office of Tourism within the state Department of Economic & Community Development.

Energy

Power Outrage: Customers dump suppliers

For the first time since its inception, the alternative electricity supplier industry in Connecticut is losing customers.

Banking & Finance

State aid to businesses hits overdrive under Malloy

The Malloy administration has opened Connecticut's credit and grant window to businesses to the tune of $234.7 million the last two fiscal years. That's about 74 percent more than the state handed out in the previous six-year period, a Hartford Business Journal analysis shows.

Real Estate & Construction

Gluten-free Bakery On Main plans new E. Hartford home

East Hartford's Bakery On Main has an option to purchase the larger, leased facility that it will move to later this year down the street from its current quarters as part of a state-backed $10 million renovation/expansion to exploit the trend toward gluten-free foods, officials say.

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Nonprofit Notebook

The Village for Families & Children has been awarded a $65,000 grant from the Connecticut Health and...

Advertising, Media & Marketing

Putting people first to build your business

It's not about marketing. It's not about branding, labels, logos, likes, tweets, websites or apps. It's about relationships.

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Stamford brewery taps into Greater Hartford market

A fledgling Stamford brewery is pushing its brand and alcoholic beverages into Greater Hartford. Half Full Brewery,...

News

Written action plans reduce stress, save time

“Time Management” by Brian Tracy (AMACOM, $9.95). Managing time requires good habits. Good habits evolve from personal...

Hospitality & Tourism

Hartford’s lodging industry looks for steady growth

As sales vice president for hotel management company the Waterford Group, Brien Fox has not enjoyed this past winter's weather.

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Think Tank pushes urban economic development reform

A recent urban economic development study published by the Tom Foley backed Connecticut Policy Institute got a lot...

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Stew LeoNard’S CEO speaks at Goodwin

More than 300 people gathered at Goodwin College recently to hear Stew Leonard Jr., president and CEO...

Economy & Labor

After slow start, HealthyCT shifts gears

After seeing significantly lower than expected enrollment to start the year, the state's newest insurer, HealthyCT, is shifting its business plan to go after larger employer group customers.

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Advanced Technology Consulting honored

South Windsor's Advanced Technology Consulting was recently selected by Channel Partners magazine, a resource for indirect sales...

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Citizens Bank grants $10,000 to the YMCA of Metropolitan Hartford

The Citizens Bank Foundation recently granted $10,000 to the YMCA of Metropolitan Hartford to support the organization's...

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Tall vision a good thing for Hartford Change is in the air

It's good to have a mayor who thinks big.

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Private IT firms can help transform government services

As a member of the Baby Boomer generation I have fond memories of rotary dial telephones, party...

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Segarra touts Hartford’s streamlined permitting

Speaking of regulatory reform, during his annual state of the city address last week Hartford Mayor Pedro...

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