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Jackson Lab CEO to receive award Frascarelli named PIACT president

Jackson Laboratory president and CEO Edison Liu will be presented with the international Human Genome Organization's (HUGO)...

Old Hartford hotel’s bones easily reclad into housing

The nine-inch-thick, poured-in-place concrete skeleton of the old Hotel America/Sonesta/Clarion in downtown Hartford's Constitution Plaza has held...

State considers congestion pricing to ease highway traffic

As Connecticut looks to ease traffic on its major highways, the state is considering tolls that charge fluctuating rates based on congestion.

Farmington Bank takes part in World Read Aloud Day

In honor of World Read Aloud Day, more than 20 Farmington Bank employees read to students at...
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Electricity customers must educate themselves

Most consumers wouldn't buy a car from a door-to-door salesman. Or a phone. Or even a vacuum.Yet,...

Wells Fargo supports energy efficiency project at Goodspeed

Wells Fargo recently awarded a $15,670 grant to support East Haddam's Goodspeed Musical's energy efficiency lighting project....

Accountable leaders set right corporate culture

“Culture Without Accountability WTF? What's the Fix?” by Julie Miller and Brian Bedford (Criffel Publishing, $13.99). Accountability...

Panera Bread Southington grand opening raises $6,589 for nonprofits

Panera Bread recently held a grand opening ceremony and “Baguette Cutting” for its new Southington bakery-café and...
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Turning customers into marketers

The idea that marketing is something that companies do is so ingrained in the business mindset that it's impossible to think otherwise. Yet, that's exactly what needs to happen.

Dean adds new wrinkle in GOP Race

In 46 days, Republicans will gather to nominate their candidates for statewide offices feeling more confident of...

Hartford’s social enterprise hub preps startups for business, community impact

Kate Emery's latest venture — the establishment of a social enterprise incubator and co-working space in downtown Hartford — traces its roots to a simple question she asked herself in the late 1990s.

Bill offers unemployment tax relief for businesses

Connecticut's largest business lobby is pushing a bill in the state legislature that would give employers a break on unemployment insurance costs, but the measure faces a stiff challenge gaining widespread support.
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CT’s bank climate improves

The number of troubled and problematic banks in Connecticut shrunk to its lowest level in years, a sign the state's banking sector remains on stable ground despite a low interest rate environment that has put a squeeze on margins, according to financial health rankings by BauerFinancial, an independent bank analysis firm in Florida.

Bradley Development Zone adds latest member

Q&A talks about the Bradley Development Zone with Patrick McMahon, economic development officer for the town of Suffield.

Third generation jewelers a Main Street mainstay

For Bill and Wayne Bray, their love of the jewelry business and attention to customer service can be traced almost 100 years ago to a great uncle who had a talent for watchmaking.

Nonprofit Notebook

UnitedHealthcare has provided a $1 million grant to the Connecticut Children's Medical Center's Office for Community Child...
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Sued for a Song: Music licensing lawsuits hit CT restaurants

A few years ago, nine songs were played inside Shelton's Vazzy's Cucina restaurant that ended up costing owners John Vazzano and Vincent L. Noce $18,000.
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