May 19, 2014 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Hospitality & Tourism

Dishwasher turned restaurateur tackles the art of soul food

Norm Sinnock's first entrée into the restaurant business was busting suds as a dishwasher 34 years ago. It almost turned him away for good.

Real Estate & Construction

Middlesex Hospital’s $20M shoreline care center bows

Westbrook is now home to a larger, improved version of Middlesex Hospital's 44-year-old shoreline emergency- and outpatient-care...

Economy & Labor

CT college grads face sunnier job prospects

About 5,400 UConn undergraduate and graduate students received diplomas this month and about a third of them are expected to start their careers in Connecticut — a number about equal to the total jobs the Hartford area has added in the past year.

News

Comcast recognized at CRIS Radio’s annual Dining & Dancing event

Windsor nonprofit CRIS Radio selected Comcast as its 2014 Business of the Year during its 4th Annual Dining...

News

Dealing with challenging personalities in the work place

No matter what industry your organization is a part of, sooner or later you will encounter certain challenging personalities in the work place. As a business owner or manager you must learn how to effectively coach and motivate these individuals. Your career, or even the success of your business, may depend on it.

Energy

CT’s transportation future sails into port

Last year, Connecticut ranked 49th out of 50 states in transportation and infrastructure quality, behind only the island state of Hawaii, in a CNBC poll examining business competitiveness.

Politics & Policy

MetroHartford Alliance to Mayor: Proposed tax hike undermines city’s development efforts

Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra's budget proposal to increase the city's tax rate by 2.3 mills will discourage private sector investment in commercial development and exacerbate “an already untenable burden on small business owners who purchase equipment and vehicles,” said MetroHartford Alliance CEO Oz Griebel.

News

Millennial’s confront workplace stereotypes

Q&A talks about employer perceptions of millennials with Ed Poff, managing partner of human resource consulting firm OI Global Partners Inc.

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St. Francis honors two top physicians

St. Francis honors two top physiciansDoctors Chandra Narayanan, left, and Peter Wade, right, were recently named Distinguished...

Health Care

How insurers got between doctors, patients

The landscape of healthcare financing has changed dramatically since the insurance industry captured the market by promising...

Real Estate & Construction

Housing developers, towns go “speed dating”

The mid-town Hartford offices of one of Connecticut's leading promoters of affordable housing was the scene last week for a novel “speed-dating'' event that linked housing developers and related professionals and municipalities.

Small Business

E. Hartford importer tests wine on-the-go market

Back in 2012, Chris Didden was relaxing on the beach in Cape Cod when his wife asked for a glass wine, presenting a logistics issue. There was no way to chill a bottle, or even open it without a corkscrew, making it a tough drink to carry around, particularly to a beach.

News

Nurse practitioner independence a solution to doc shortage

Your editorial, “Expanding nurse practitioner independence smart policy” is correct in pointing out that advanced practice registered nurses, APRNs, can be a significant part of the solution to the healthcare provider shortage looming in Connecticut, and indeed, the entire nation.

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