May 26, 2008 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

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Economists See Trouble Behind Upbeat Unemployment Report

While the state’s unemployment rate dropped from 5.3 percent in March to 4.7 percent in April, University...

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May 26, 2008 — Movers & Shakers

Richard M. Garland was appointed vice president of fund development at Girl Scouts of Connecticut in Hartford....

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Six Flags Hanging On For Its Life | Admission prices cut to boost attendance

Success in the rollercoaster business is generally measured by the turnstile count. In the case of financially...

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900 MEALS AND COUNTING

Hebrew Health Care Inc. in West Hartford received a $100,000 grant from the Connecticut Health and Educational...

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Peapod Finds New Market: Healthy Snacks In The Office

Almost half the nation’s workforce has reported gaining weight at their current job, according to a recent...

Manufacturing

Manufacturers Go Lean And Green In Springfield

Adopting a lean and green business model was the predominant theme at the East Coast’s largest annual...

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Foreclosures Blindsiding Renters

When a 70-year-old Bridgeport man returned to the third-floor apartment that had been his home for nearly...

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FOODSHARE FUNDING

The East Hartford Big Y presented a check for $6,000 to Foodshare. Pictured, from left, are: Dave...

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AN INVITING ENTRANCE

Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford opened its redesigned ambulatory entrance, known as the Northeast Utilities Foundation...

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HELPING HOSPICE

VNA Healthcare in Hartford held a wine-tasting event, “A Taste for Hope,” which raised $17,000 for the...

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DONATION FOR DIVERSITY

Robinson & Cole in Hartford donated $2,500 to Amistad America after a performance of “The Bluest Eye”...

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P&W Opening Education Center in East Hartford

Beginning in August, Pratt & Whitney employees will be heading to East Hartford to further their academic...

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Flight Leader | Bradley’s new boss sees silver lining in clouded industry

As the new administrator of Hartford’s Bradley International Airport prepares to start his new job next week,...

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Weaver-Bey’s Legacy: Putting Community First

I was in Bloomfield last Saturday afternoon when I got the call that Richard Weaver-Bey died. I...

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MTAC Boss Jokes His Way Through The Life Of Riley

Michael Riley, president of the Motor Transport Association of Connecticut, has been a nun, the Pope, an...

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Rell An Early Critic Of Ethanol Rule

Corn farmers and the ethanol industry thought they had put the food-versus-fuel battle to bed last year...

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Tax Incentives For Alternate Fuels In Danger Of Expiring

As prices at the gas pump approach $4 per gallon, tax incentives promoting the use of alternate...

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To Look Good In Print, Consider Your Options

You may have a flashy Web site and a blog, but you still need print materials to...

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May 28, 2008 — Of Note

• Peter Dwyer, executive chef at the Hilton Hartford in Hartford, received a gold medal from the...

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Civic Responsibility

Gov. M. Jodi Rell is expected to sign into law a bill that requires the state to...

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Insurers To Pay $2.1M Fine, $920,000 In Restitution

Any Connecticut resident who has had a health claim denied by John Alden Life Insurance Co. or...

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Growing Up About Language

I was at Bradley International Direct Flight to Amsterdam Fun Palace We’re Sorry the Rehab Isn’t Done...

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City Slates $50M For Neighborhood Rehabs | Distressed properties on Barbour Street targeted for revitalization

Within a few weeks, the city of Hartford will name a private developer charged with the task...

Manufacturing

Land-Line Phones Still Ringing In Connecticut

Traditional land-line phones, once the bedrock of communications in the United States, are quickly going the way...

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May 26, 2008 — State Contracts

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

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Stalemate On Ethics

Sometimes in government stalemate is bad and sometimes it is good. The stalemate over this year’s state...

Manufacturing

Manufacturers, Utilities Face Hurdles Attracting New Grads

Recent college grads are overlooking high-skill, high-wage jobs in the manufacturing and energy fields because they carry...

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“I’m embarrassed to say it, but I’m supporting the white male.” That remark was from earlier in...

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Applying Business Experience

Marjorie Luke has been visiting West Hartford since her high school days, when she shopped, ate at...

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Agency Issues RFP On 11.7-Acre Parcel

The Hartford Redevelopment Agency has issued a request for proposal on an 11.7-acre parcel of vacant land...

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If You Want To Be Happy, Practice Compassion

A Native-American grandfather was talking to his grandson about how he felt. He said, “I feel as...

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