March 4, 2013 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

News

Tax changes on agenda in Marlborough

The Marlborough Business Association mixed a discussion of fiscal cliff implications for business with its Third Thursday...

News

CL&P hosts Special Olympics

CL&P donated $50,000 to Special Olympics Connecticut to help stage the 2013 Special Olympics Connecticut Winter Games...

News

Cigna opts not to compete in statewide exchange

Access Health CT got a strong initial response from insurers with nine health plans announcing their intentions...

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Association names Renner its Executive of the Year

Arthur Renner, executive director of the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants, has been named Executive of...

News

IRA sweet spot could lift American economy

To the Editor:Congress realizes that Medicare and Social Security lie directly in the path of a demographic...

Banking & Finance

Specialty insurance firm grows by staying ahead of the curve

When Scott H. Smith took over a Hartford insurance company in 1982, one of the first things he did was to box up thousands of personal policies worth about $400,000 in premium and called his competitors to see if anyone was interested in taking the files off his hands — for free.

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Drawing Board

Advertising, Media & Marketing

Recovery at Sea

Since the docking of Carnival Cruise Line's Triumph, the conversation has shifted from "ain't it awful?" to the sinking of the company. Bloomfield crisis consultant Andrea Obston on things to know before your business ship leaves port.

Energy

CT seeks recycling financing

Connecticut needs to use its quasi-public financing agencies to leverage private capital in order to meet Gov. Dannel Malloy's goals of greater recycled materials use, according to a task force dedicated to modernizing the waste stream.

News

Mixed messages a sign of spring

Spring is just around the corner and that means it's a time of mixed signals here in...

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Pullman & Comley hosts Hartford Symphony

The Women's Leadership Initiative at the law firm of Pullman & Comley LLC hosted a lunchtime discussion...

Economic Development

Relax oversight on tax incentives?

State economic development officials are looking for more freedom to offer incentive packages — some as large as $40 million — to Connecticut businesses without legislative approval, raising questions among some lawmakers.

Real Estate & Construction

Prime16 opening second CT location in Orange

Prime 16 Tap House & Burgers leased 5,000 square feet of former restaurant space in Orange for...

News

Malloy is in command of issues but not state

Interviewed at length recently, Governor Malloy seemed more in command of the details of public policy than...

Small Business

Sports equipment firm thrives on innovation

You never know where the next big idea will come from. Just ask the folks at JayPro, a sports equipment maker based in Waterford.

Education

Managing disruption

UConn AD Warde Manuel sees his job as winning in the team sport of business. The expectation now is that the AD will be a CEO and rainmaker; the person who generates revenue, plus enhances the university's brand.

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What ails your sales? Revalue relationships

Sales are not where you want them to be. What do you do?Every business at some point...

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