March 22, 2010 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Economy & Labor

Joachim Hero, Research Analyst, CT Voices for Children, New Haven | CT’s middle-class tax gap

Q. Connecticut Voices for Children recently did a study that Connecticut's wealthy pay a smaller share of...

News

OF NOTE

• DiversityBusiness.com has selected the Goodman Speakers Bureau of Windsor as one of the Top 50 Women Owned...

News

Comcast Partners with Governor’s Prevention Partnership, A&E Network

Comcast’s Western New England Region, The Governor’s Prevention Partnership and A&E Network hosted a special meeting to...

News

Promoting Financial Stability

United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut and Co-opportunity Inc. recently hosted guests from across the country...

Hospitality & Tourism

State Business Not Much Help To Sagging Tourism Industry

When the Connecticut legislature rolls into Hartford each year — bringing 187 legislators, scores of lobbyists, journalists...

News

Time To Treat Polka, Cohen Seriously

There’s a grassroots movement across the state to have me named “Connecticut’s Official Columnist” — sort of...

Economy & Labor

Stimulus Spending Up But Job Growth Lags

Connecticut rapidly increased its stimulus spending during the final three months of 2009, but that didn’t lead...

Economy & Labor

Movers & Shakers

To submit items for Movers & Shakers, please email text and high-resolution photos to news@ hartfordbusiness.com....

Advertising, Media & Marketing

Hispanic Market Gets A Fresh Look

The face of Connecticut is changing. Census figures showed it in 2000 and the 2010...

Real Estate & Construction

Bushnell Regency Sued Over Condo Dealings

Nearly a dozen condo owners in downtown Hartford’s Bushnell on the Park have filed suit against the...

News

Hartford Hospital’s Life Star Off Critical List – For Now

A year after its own life-and-death struggle, the helicopter program at the Hartford Hospital is busy saving...

Real Estate & Construction

Goodwin Square Loan In Default

The real estate woes continue for downtown Hartford’s largest commercial landlord. With two of its properties...

Nonprofits

Connecticut Attorneys Will Provide Legal Service To Vets

The Connecticut Bar Association kicks off its Veterans’ Initiative with a benefits training program March 26. The...

News

A Quiet, But Effective Corner Of The Healthcare System

As president and chief of the medical staff at Hospital for Special Care, a freestanding 228 —...

News

State Official Earns MS Award

Deputy State Comptroller Mark Ojakian received the Michael Cummings Leadership Award from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society,...

News

For Toyota, Free Market Works Better Than Feds

Considering the massive recalls by Toyota for problem accelerators, whom should consumers trust to protect them from...

Nonprofits

Duncaster Retirement Community, Bloomfield

Mission: Duncaster is a not-for-profit, non-sectarian, charitable organization whose mission is to provide a quality lifestyle for...

News

State Needs Antidote To ‘Anywhere But CT’

Oh, to have been a fly on the wall. Gov. M. Jodi Rell told capitol...

Economy & Labor

Overcommitment Can Kill Any Mojo

“Mojo: How to Get It, How to Keep It … ” by Marshall Goldsmith with Mark Rieter,...

Economy & Labor

West Hartford Design District A Winning Idea | Marjorie E. Luke, President, West Hartford Chamber of Commerce

Q: How is the perception among your members of the economy? Is Greater Hartford coming out of...

Economy & Labor

Follow Your Passion: Tales From Career Changers

Great movies leave plenty of excellent footage on the cutting room floor. It’s part of the process,...

Economy & Labor

New Hartford Hospital General Counsel Relocates from Chicago

Michele Bush has been appointed senior vice president and general counsel for Hartford Healthcare and Hartford Hospital....

News

Boatman Joins Hartford Hospital as VP of Cardiology, Transplantation

Hartford Hospital has appointed Betsy L. Boatman as vice president of cardiology and transplantation. In this role,...

Real Estate & Construction

Hartford’s Office Vacancy Rate May Hit 23% Before Rebound

Vacancy rates for Class A office space could soar as high as 23 percent while rents continue...

Small Business

‘Cirque del Symphonie’ Designed To Strike Chord With Young Crowd

Like many arts organizations throughout the state, The Hartford Symphony Orchestra has been struggling to stay afloat....

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