May 3, 2010 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Economy & Labor

State Contracts | Bid expiration May 12-June 2

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

News

Defining Equal Education Not For Faint Of Heart

There is a move afoot by Connecticut educators to banish Cohen the Columnist from the state; to...

News

SEC’s “Fabulous Fab” Case Attacks The Wrong Issue

WASHINGTON — The world has been yearning to put a name and a face to the financial...

Banking & Finance

Venture Deal Data Suggest Better Days Ahead

In a sign that investment markets could be thawing in the state, venture capitalists injected more than...

News

David Cordani, President and CEO of Cigna Corp. | Dividends from paying volunteers

What was the impetus behind creating the CIGNA program that gives employees eight hours of time to...

Nonprofits

May Is ALS Awareness Month

Mission: The ALS Association Connecticut Chapter provides a broad range of free services to Connecticut patients with...

Economy & Labor

Biondolillo Named Henkel Human Resources SVP

Henkel has named Michael Biondolillo senior vice president of human resources at its Rocky Hill headquarters. As...

News

Who Governs State? Better Ask Unions

Political reporter Brian Lockhart of the Connecticut Post in Bridgeport wrote the other day about the difficulty...

News

JA Business Hall of Fame

Nearly 300 business and community leaders turned out March 24 at The Hartford Club as Junior Achievement...

Economy & Labor

Movers & Shakers

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

News

Of Note

• The University of Connecticut Health Center held its inaugural White Coat Gala April 10 at the Hartford...

News

Employee Engagement Is A Growing Concern

Right Management recently conducted a study and found that only 43.6 percent of employees in the Northeast...

News

Relay for Life

West Hartford’s home furnishings consignment retailer Revival Home played host to the first Relay For Life women’s...

News

New Flight Exhibit Opens at The Children’s Museum

A party was held at The Children’s Museum for its newest attraction, Winging It! Adventures in Flight....

News

Federal Flood Aid — An Alternate View

There’s real anger bubbling up from the far corners of Connecticut over President Obama’s decision to deny...

Economy & Labor

Overcoming The Fear Of ‘No’ Leads To New Path

Rejection is a part of life. You can’t avoid it, whether you’re a salesperson with a tough...

Economy & Labor

Two Books Offer Aid In Art Of Managing

“Get Rid of the Performance Review: How Companies Can Stop Intimidating, Start Managing — and Focus on...

Small Business

Virtual Assistant Approach Offers New Staffing Options For Firms

Last May, Lisa Rehmer decided she had outgrown 20 years of working in corporate administrative jobs. ...

Energy

Conservation, Recycling Show On Bottom Line

When executives at Reckson, a division of SL Green Realty Corp., embarked on an ambitious plan to...

Energy

Hotels Find Technology, Competition Fuel Energy Conservation Program

Four years ago, hospitality investment firm HEI Hotels & Resorts was looking for an economical way to...

Nonprofits

American Savings Foundation CEO Honored as Afterschool Champion

The Afterschool Alliance honored David Davison, president and CEO of the American Savings Foundation in New Britain,...

Energy

State Funding Can Power Start-Ups’ Success | Patrick O’Neill, investment associate , Connecticut Innovations

Q&A talks with Patrick O’Neill, investment associate with Connecticut Innovations (CI) who focuses on clean energy. ...

News

Doctors Shortage Will Spell Delays

When health care reform begins to take effect in Connecticut, it will undoubtedly mean insurance for tens...

Economy & Labor

Hartford Club Reinventing Itself

Several professional boxers recently squared off in The Hartford Club’s ballroom, some spectators wondered if the club’s...

Advertising, Media & Marketing

New Sports Marketing Office Urged

Sporting events provide tens of millions of dollars in economic stimulus to the state, but there could...

News

Supporting Faces of Our Planet

Dominion Resources presented Sea Research Foundation — parent organization of Mystic Aquarium, Institute for Exploration and Immersion...

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