May 28, 2012 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Energy

Energy commissioner disappointed in CT legislature

The commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection expressed disappointment in the General Assembly’s...

Small Business

Personal touch helps firm weather hard times

Bob Naboicheck, CEO of Hartford-based Gold Bond Mattress, describes the recent recession as the most difficult time...

Energy

Storm response law demands smart investment, critical protection

In 1985, Hurricane Gloria made landfall in Milford and the resulting downed tree limbs, utility poles and...

Banking & Finance

Regulatory burden triggers credit union merger

Small community banks have been raising red flags about too much government regulation hurting their ability to...

News

AURIEMMA PRESENTS $850K CHECK TO CT CHILDREN’S FOR BENEFIT GOLF TOURNEY

This year will mark the 10th anniversary of University of Connecticut head women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma’s...

News

EDITORIAL:State’s windfall is hard to enjoy

Even Team Malloy's talented spinmeisters struggled to put a credible face on the recent revelation that the...

Economy & Labor

Movers & Shakers

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

Hospitality & Tourism

Travelers golf tourney economic impact $28M

The Travelers Championship professional golf tournament in Cromwell anticipates its 200,000 attendees will create $28 million in...

News

Bradley development zone notches first win with Nufern

Martin Seifert's East Granby company Nufern is nearing completion of a multimillion-dollar expansion that will be financed...

News

BUSINESS FOR DOWNTOWN HARTFORD WELCOMES MALLOY TO ROUNDTABLE LUNCHEON

Recently, Business for Downtown Hartford hosted Gov. Dannel Malloy at the XL Center for its lunchtime series,...

Advertising, Media & Marketing

‘Revolutionary’ ads drawing industry praise

“Unless your campaign has a big idea, it will pass like a ship in the night,” David...

Transportation

Busway rebrands, hunts for ridership growth

The Hartford-New Britain Busway officially broke ground on May 22 with a completely new name and an...

News

BANK OF AMERICA EMPLOYEES SPEND DAY WITH HARTFORD HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

More than a dozen Bank of America associates spent a day volunteering with Hartford Habitat for Humanity...

News

The more we dodge race, harder the issue becomes

A black journalist explained to me how he responded to white folks extolling the modern-day Heaven that...

Small Business

Office drama may be draining your business’ profits

Many business owners and managers don't realize that employees are their biggest asset. Think about it: You may...

Energy

Energy-themed technology helps in going green

Technology companies continue to embrace going green with a vigorous emphasis on products that save energy with...

News

OF NOTE

FUND FOR GREATER HARTFORD TABS AROH Chris Aroh, a partner at accounting/consulting firm J.H. Cohn LLP, was recently...

Advertising, Media & Marketing

Changing the culture can change the results

"Kiss That Frog — 12 Great Ways to Turn Negatives into Positives in Your Life and Work"...

News

HBJ’s new website launches a new era

Change isn’t always comfortable here in the Land of Steady Habits but when it comes, the results...

Technology

Cloud computing center comes to Wallingford

Q&A talks cloud computing with CEO Jonathan Reeves, CEO of NextCloud. The California-based company is using an...

News

Bank regulators’ lament: Greed just keeps happening

Memo to banking regulators: You can't control greed and ambition. The announcement J.P Morgan Chase will lose at...

Nonprofits

Big grants helping achieve big goals

The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has declared war on what officials describe as "summer learning loss,"...

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