May 16, 2011 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Energy

Market grows for distributed generation

United Technologies Corp. wants to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 27 percent by 2015. The corporation...

News

MARKING A MILESTONE

Staff from the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center recently performed their 100,000th...

News

CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON HEALTH CARE DESIGN

The Donaghue Foundation’s sixth BeyondEureka! conference drew 300 people from over 100 organizations to the Marriott in Farmington. Jeneanne...

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OF NOTE

INNOCENCE PROJECT HONORED Julia Lentini of the Connecticut Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section presents attorney...

Energy

Energy saving projects focus on measureable results

Businesses throughout Connecticut are finding innovative ways to reduce their carbon footprint while saving money on energy...

Energy

Orosz leads the greening of Hamilton Sundstrand

“Greening” a global conglomerate like United Technologies is a tall order. Beyond corporate-wide environmental goals and external...

Technology

What’ll they think of next? | Here’s a look at some creative tech-focused gadgets just in time for Father’s Day

Five products stand out in the tech world that would make suitable Father’s Day gifts, if you’re...

News

COMCAST LENDS A HAND

More than 650 Comcast Connecticut employees, their families and friends joined more than 62,000 volunteers nationwide participating...

Economy & Labor

Corporations again embracing sports sponsorships | Region’s pro golf, tennis events find sales pace quickening as companies loosen purse strings

Businesses jingling the newfound change in their pockets are hitting the golf course and the tennis courts....

Economy & Labor

Movers & Shakers

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Energy

PACE bonds can be useful tool to incentivize change

Many businesses that want to “go green” struggle with the substantial up-front costs coupled with the relatively...

News

Skip the drama, get on to ‘Plan C’

In an era of shock and awe, Governor Malloy’s ‘Plan B’ budget is stunning for its transparency....

Retail

Summer festivals can be good, if retailers know what to expect

It's the season of the summer festival where consumers nosh on fried dough, ride the merry-go-round,...

Economy & Labor

FIRST JOBS: Everyone has to start somewhere

Comedian Jim Carrey took a job as a janitor at a tire factory at age 15 when...

Transportation

Traditional, curbside bus firms battle it out for market share

As gas prices soar past $4 a gallon in Connecticut, Springfield-based Peter Pan Bus Lines has partnered...

News

The time is now for energy shift

A recent article “Larson says time is now for shift to natural gas” (HBJ, Page 1, May...

News

Ailing hospital in play | Area groups among potential suitors

Two Hartford-based medical centers and a pair of Springfield groups are among the institutions engaged in affiliation...

Energy

Hartford mayor highlights green law office

In an April 26 visit to the law office of Edwards, Angell, Palmer & Dodge to discuss...

Real Estate & Construction

Lego completes upgrade of its ‘Brick House’

Toymaker Lego Systems has completed its $7 million upgrade of approximately 125,000 square feet of raw, high-bay...

Real Estate & Construction

Front Street developers change leasing brokers

The developer of Hartford’s Front Street entertainment district has made a call to the bullpen, swapping out the...

Energy

CT officials call for electricity pricing reform

Nearly half of Connecticut’s electricity comes from inexpensive nuclear power, yet businesses and residents here pay the...

Economy & Labor

How to help employees embrace new technology

Embracing new office technology can be challenging for many. Even for those who aren’t apprehensive about technology,...

News

Today’s education preparing workforce of tomorrow

As Connecticut closely examines the impact of higher education, some fascinating trends have emerged at the Connecticut...

News

Time to stop bullying, but laws won’t help

When the editor at the Hartford Business Journal receives one of my extraordinary columns, his voice reverberates...

Nonprofits

Hospital auxiliary donation leads busy round of grants

The Hospital for Special Care Auxiliary has made a lead gift of $330,000 to the New Britain...

Energy

Distributed generation could lower electricity rates

As more businesses take themselves off the power grid by creating their own electricity, Connecticut ratepayers will...

Economy & Labor

She puts the quality in QA | Efficiently makes products right the first time, quality assurance experts say

Mass production is tricky. Products need to be manufactured correctly the first time and the process...

Small Business

Entrepreneur offers small business tips

Q&A talks small business with Don Jones, founder and CEO, Verite Capital Partners LLC. Jones recently spoke...

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