March 8, 2010 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Banking & Finance

Connecticut Banks Return To Black In 2009

Although 15 of Connecticut’s 55 federally insured banks were unprofitable in 2009, earnings for the industry soared...

Economy & Labor

Advice To Job-Seekers: Use Your Head To Open Doors

In his State of the Union address, President Obama declared our national economic agenda “begins with jobs.”...

Small Business

Business ‘Doctor’ Finds Rewards In Helping Firms Make Right Hires

John Birch says he can sit down with an employee for just a few minutes and know...

Nonprofits

Urban League Receives $20,000 Grant From Citizens Bank

The Urban League of Greater Hartford has received a $20,000 grant from the Citizens Bank Foundation to...

News

Marketers Using Numbers That Confuse Our Senses

Perhaps the most peculiar, mystical, odd piece of the marketing game is pricing. On the surface,...

Hospitality & Tourism

Salute Restaurant Opens Downtown

Downtown Hartford officially has a new restaurant. Former Hot Tomato’s manager Jimmy Cosgrove opened Salute Feb....

News

Creative Deal Allows School To Flip Switch On Solar Power

A private girls’ high school in Middlebury flipped the switch last month on a 520-panel solar power...

News

Celebrating Fidelco’S 50th Anniversary

Gov. M. Jodi Rell joined staff and guests at a 50th anniversary kick-off celebration at the Fidelco...

News

Kaman Leads Race To Supply Pilotless Copters | Deal could restart assembly line in Bloomfield

Kaman Aerospace Corp. has moved months ahead of rivals — including Sikorsky Aircraft — seeking a share...

Economy & Labor

Morrissey Comes Back To Area To Be Closer To His Family

Twelve years studying and working in Delaware was enough for Ryan R. Morrissey. It was time for...

News

State’s Shared Work Plan Softens Impact Of Cutbacks

Businesses facing the prospect of having to lay off valuable employees have an ally in a state...

News

Helping Cancer Victims

Hair City, a beauty supply store at 1291 Albany Ave., Hartford, has donated 75 new wigs for...

Energy

Creative Deal Allows School To Flip Switch On Solar Power

A private girls’ high school in Middlebury flipped the switch last month on a 520-panel solar power...

Economy & Labor

New York Tax Prep Franchiser Eyes Hartford Market

While many businesses are slowing down due to the rocky economic climate, Smart Tax, a tax preparation...

Economy & Labor

State’s Shared Work Plan Softens Impact Of Cutbacks

Businesses facing the prospect of having to lay off valuable employees have an ally in a state...

Education

Goodwin College President Honored For Gift | Mark Scheinberg, President, Goodwin College

You received the International Legacy Honor Award from Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) at its annual Global Leadership...

News

YWCA’s 142nd Annual Meeting

YWCA Hartford Region held its 142nd Annual Meeting at TheaterWorks’ “City Arts on Pearl.” More than 120...

News

OF NOTE

• Just eight months into its existence, the new Connecticut Science Center in downtown Hartford has served its...

Economy & Labor

January 2010 Connecticut Business Starts

The following business starts were recorded in January 2010 by the Connecticut Secretary of the State's Office....

Hospitality & Tourism

Margaritas Plans Expansion To Hartford

Margaritas Mexican Restaurant is eyeing Greater Hartford for expansion as it unveils its new franchising strategy. ...

Economy & Labor

State Contracts

Here are the latest bids for products and services received by the Connecticut Department of Administrative Services...

Nonprofits

The Arc Of Connecticut

Mission: The Arc of Connecticut is committed to protecting the rights of people with intellectual disabilities and...

News

It’s Time For State To Help Small Businesses Succeed

Political leaders in Hartford have stated that their top priority in 2010 is improving the business climate...

News

Grand Opening of Chrysalis

The nonprofit Chrysalis Center Inc. held a grand opening at its new headquarters building at Homestead Avenue...

Economy & Labor

Bill Comes Due | Employers’ Unemployment Tax Going Up Sharply

Connecticut employers are facing a barrage of unemployment insurance tax hikes from both the state and federal...

Economy & Labor

Movers & Shakers

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

Manufacturing

Kaman Leads Race To Supply Pilotless Copters | Deal could restart assembly line in Bloomfield

Kaman Aerospace Corp. has moved months ahead of rivals — including Sikorsky Aircraft — seeking a share...

News

Unemployment Levy Isn’t Place To Battle

Anyone who has watched the political process work knows that odd juxtapositions are just one of the...

Real Estate & Construction

East Lyme’s Public Works Move

The town of East Lyme has paid $1.5 million to purchase the former JY Sailboat manufacturing facility...

News

Changes Adding Value To Engage HBJ Readers

Change is hard. Yet it’s coming at us faster and faster every day. Sometimes it’s new...

News

Goodwin College President Honored For Gift

You received the International Legacy Honor Award from Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) at its annual Global Leadership...

Advertising, Media & Marketing

Guiding ‘Clevers’ Takes Special Care

“Clever — Leading Your Smartest, Most Creative People” by Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones, Harvard Business Press,...

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