May 14, 2012 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Advertising, Media & Marketing

Sketching ways to build time, vision

“Just Run It!” by Dick Cross (Bibliomotion, $24.95.) You can run a successful business with...

News

OF NOTE

NEW MIDDLESEX CC PRESIDENT Anna M. Wasescha was inaugurated as Middlesex Community College’s sixth president on...

News

Forcing industry to lead recycling is paying off

We were puzzled by the Hartford Business Journal’s criticism (“Tale of Two Numbers Shows State’s Folly,” 5/7/12)...

Economy & Labor

Plotting a solution to the engineering shortage

Q&A talks about the engineering job outlook with Brad Waldron, Engineering Product Manager, Kelly Services Q:...

News

CONFERENCE FOR COMMUNITY AND JUSTICE HONORS HUMAN RELATIONS AWARDEES

The National Conference for Community and Justice recently presented its annual Human Relations Awards, given to individuals...

Nonprofits

Miracle League field ready for first pitch

Come Father’s Day, a year-long dream will come true for organizers of West Hartford’s Miracle League of...

News

Look around and stop being so negative

I’ve been talking to corporate groups a lot lately about the idea that the future is going...

News

‘AN EVENING OF FINE WINES’ AT MANCHESTER CC RAISES $258,000

More than 650 people attended the 20th annual “An Evening of Fine Wines,” a fundraiser organized by...

Real Estate & Construction

Avon investment firm targets apartments

Put Dan Joseph and Hagan Brown in the pool of investors who are bullish on the apartment...

Economy & Labor

New authority offers region new hope | More inclusive, comprehensive agency will guide Hartford area’s development

Hartford’s push for more housing and state employees got a boost last week when lawmakers passed legislation...

Banking & Finance

Rise of venture debt puts ray of sunshine on Horizon

Venture capital firms are increasingly tapping venture debt as a part of their financing toolbox for later-stage...

Technology

CT firm taking organization charts public | Wiki-style venture holds promise for some, dangers for others

Company organizational charts showing names, titles and reporting structures are often closely-held secrets, but a fledgling Norwalk-based...

Banking & Finance

New fee-disclosure rule burdens plan sponsors

A new federal rule that requires mutual-fund companies and other plan administrators to clearly disclose their fees...

Bioscience

Defibtech’s business is poised to soar

Armed with a new battery designed especially for aviation, Defibtech is ready to cash in on a...

News

Legislature leaves too much undone

In this year’s short legislative session, several major — even historic — matters were decided. The death...

News

Death penalty decision points to other reality

Every few years in Massachusetts, the boys and girls flex their muscles and launch a referendum grenade...

Politics & Policy

Minimum wage, CI-CDA merger fall by wayside

The 2012 legislative session was dominated by the education reform debate, but business owners across a spectrum...

Retail

Retailers’ marketing ploys more varied

Americans are getting more old-fashioned in their shopping habits. That’s the claim of the 2012 Shopper Engagement...

News

JOE GRANO, BUSINESS LEADER AND PHILANTHROPIST, VISITS KINGSWOOD OXFORD SCHOOL

Business executive and philanthropist Joseph Grano Jr. recently spent the day at Kingswood Oxford School in West...

Economy & Labor

Movers & Shakers

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

Economy & Labor

2011 a difficult tax year; 2012 could be even harder

Another grueling tax season has past us, this one more difficult than the previous one. Thanks to...

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