May 18, 2009 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Economy & Labor

New Hires Get Less Pay | Manufacturing, health services and education job openings tumble

With nearly 14 million Americans unemployed, a growing number of people are competing for a dwindling number...

Retail

Second-Hand Success Leads To Expansion

As second-hand retail sales soar during the recession, a chain of thrift stores is planning a major...

Nonprofits

The Children’s Museum

By Kevin B. Sullivan Mission: The mission of The Children’s Museum is to be a recognized,...

News

A Glass of Wine for History

Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar in West Hartford recently hosted a wine tasting event to benefit...

News

Of Note

OF NOTE • The city of Hartford is taking new steps to ensure diabetic government employees...

Legal & Courts

New Haven Attorney Moves Practice To Hartford

Recognizing the shifting winds of the real estate market, Vincent A. Liberti Jr., an attorney with a...

Politics & Policy

Term Limits Would Save Politicians From Themselves

About a year ago, I wrote a column suggesting that we put minimum age requirements in place...

Politics & Policy

A Sensible Compromise

The concession package that most state employees agreed to recently will save taxpayers $700 million while guaranteeing...

News

DPH Lifts Hartford Hospital Probation

Hartford Hospital’s probation was lifted on May 1 by the state Department of Public Health. The hospital’s...

News

Movers & Shakers

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

Banking & Finance

Subprime Mess Shakes Mortgage Industry

The number of mortgage originators in Connecticut shrunk dramatically over the past year from approximately 13,000 in...

News

Weigh Multilevel Marketing Option Carefully

If you’re an adult and you’re breathing, there’s a pretty good chance that sooner or later, a...

Economy & Labor

Panhandling Rule Makes City Streets Less Entertaining

One of the few urban woes with which downtown Hartford doesn’t seem to be afflicted is the...

News

Stop & Shop, Crazy Bruce’s Eye Space In Elmwood

West Hartford land-use agencies are moving an idle brownfield site in the Elmwood section toward a $12...

News

An Evening Worth $100,000

In April, more than 600 guests enjoyed “An Evening of Wine Fines” at Manchester Community College (MCC)....

Economy & Labor

Don’t Lose Your Head If You Get The Ax

When you have lost your job, you need to do four things: Get help. Get good advice....

Economy & Labor

Recession Hits Benefits Programs Hard

The continuing U.S. recession has worsened the financial health of the government’s two biggest benefit programs, according...

Hospitality & Tourism

Marriott Honored for Good Work

During the Waterford Hotel Group’s 2009 business meeting and awards celebration, the company presented the Marriott Hartford...

News

State Contracts

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

News

Allianz 1Q Net Profit Falls 98 Percent

Allianz SE, the German investor in Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., is reporting that its net profit...

Legal & Courts

Craigslist Crusade

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal led a multi-state task force that pressured craigslist to more closely monitor...

Advertising, Media & Marketing

Integration Helps Cashman & Katz Thrive

The 15,000-square-foot Glastonbury office that Cashman & Katz currently calls home is a far cry from where...

Legal & Courts

In Recession, Watch For The Bleed

In a recent case in Hartford Superior Court, a bookkeeper pled guilty to embezzling more than $100,000...

Economy & Labor

Conn. Water Earnings Down | Company sells 200-acre conservation easement to Windsor Locks

Connecticut Water Co. has reported that its net first-quarter profits are down 35 percent from a year...

Nonprofits

UConn Fundraises For CCMC

There’s plenty to celebrate after 10 hours on the dance floor for students at the University of...

Advertising, Media & Marketing

Online Startups Seek To Satisfy Local News Needs

As major newspapers watch subscriptions shrink by the day and television stations struggle to retain advertisers, no...

Banking & Finance

Geezeo Gains First Client For Personal Finance Software

Geezeo, the Hartford-based personal finance software services provider, has signed its first major client for its recently...

Agriculture

Counsel To The Farmers | Douglas Dubitsky, chair of equine and agribusiness practice, Pullman & Comley

Is equine and agribusiness an unusual practice group in Connecticut? Have other law firms embraced this idea...

Manufacturing

Small Suppliers Need Help

Small auto parts suppliers, who provide 5,000 to 10,000 jobs in Connecticut, face the same crisis that...

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