March 3, 2008 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

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More States Consolidate On 529 Plans | No plans to curtail Connecticut’s college savings plan, which boasts additional tax breaks and lower fees

As families strive to save money for college, several small states are dumping their 529 college-savings plans...

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Easy Street Goes Begging | Nearly 20 new vans sit idle, waiting for more commuters

Although gas prices are at an eight-month high, about 40 Easy Street vans sit idle in a...

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Year Of The Rat Brings Opportunities

“Gung hay fat choy.” That’s happy New Year in Chinese — or close. If you own a...

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HE’S THEIR IDOL

Attendees at the annual conference of the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association heard from Jason Horn, a funeral...

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Corporations Demand Suppliers Go Green | Vendors will be expected to get on the green bandwagon if they want a piece of the action

Wal-Mart Stores, the world’s largest retailer, wants to reduce its waste by 25 percent in the next...

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Sex And Stuff

As you may have heard, amid the din of wailing and despair about the “death of newspapers”...

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Moving It In Newington

At one end of an industrial park in Newington, an old company makes very big and heavy...

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Marijuana In The Medicine Cabinet

Medical marijuana advocates took a hit last year. And they weren’t happy about it. Last year, Gov....

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March 3, 2008 — Movers & Shakers

Turner Investment Management in Hartford named Carola K. Frantzen executive assistant in the core/value equity investing team....

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Smart Art

Impressionistic, neoclassical, modern. If you love art, a museum is the place to be. Susan Lubowsky Talbott...

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March 3, 2008 — Of Note

• Junior Achievement of Southwest New England in Hartford received a $30,000 grant from The Community Foundation...

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AFTER SCHOOL FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford received a check for $32,100 from the JCPenney Afterschool Fund...

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AN INTERNATIONAL VISITOR

MidState Medical Center in Meriden welcomed Alda Marques, a physiotherapist in Portugal, as part of an international...

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Shortage of Skilled Workers Worry Business | CBIA survey finds Connecticut businesses struggling to find quality work force

Connecticut businesses, now more than ever, are finding it harder and harder to secure a work force...

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America’s Forgotten Manufacturing Sector

The Hartford Business Journal Jan. 28 article, “Questioning China’s Steel Industry,” highlights the challenges facing U.S. manufacturers,...

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Solid Year For Valassis | Since buying Advo, sales and profits up sharply

In the first year since buying Windsor-based Advo, Michigan-based Valassis Communications had its sales and profits rise...

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Is 50 The New 25?

‘I’m 63 years old … but that’s just 17 Celsius.’ — George Carlin (now 70) There are...

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Food Servers Fighting Back, Undeterred By Court | Supreme Court ruling favors restaurants, but waiters ready for another legal round

Connecticut’s wait staff are fighting back — and banding together — to get paid for performing extra...

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Remembering George And Abe

When I was a student at the University of Minnesota, I carried around a 3 by 5-inch...

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Westfarms Steps Up Competition | Entrance redesign, new anchor restaurant and addition of high-end retailers aimed at attracting more consumers

Westfarms Mall wants to boost its consumer appeal by adding a number of new stores as well...

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