May 31, 2010 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

News

Misspeaking Is An Art, Blumenthal No Artist

When I first approached the Hartford Business Journal about rescuing the publication with a really, really outstanding...

Advertising, Media & Marketing

New Model Passes Business As Usual

The old business model is leaving many people cold — literally — and the rest of us...

Education

UConn Overhauls MBA Program | Students will get more options in designing their course mix

The University of Connecticut School of Business is redesigning its MBA program to establish a more student-centric...

News

Energy Veto A Win For Good Government

To hear the whining from Democrats and the solar industry, Gov. M. Jodi Rell killed the golden...

Economy & Labor

Book Shares Lessons From Business School

“101 Things I Learned in Business School” by Michael Preis with Matthew Frederick, Grand Central Publishing, $15....

Banking & Finance

Law Changes Define Long Term Care Value

The provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 have made owning permanent life insurance and fixed...

Nonprofits

$1 Million Kellogg Grant Benefits Hartford Programs

A national foundation dedicated “to help children face the future with confidence” has awarded $1 million to...

Energy

Energy Bill Veto Means Eclipse For Solar

Gov. Jodi Rell’s veto of the Energy Reform Bill last week wasn’t the death knell for solar...

News

Giving Young Athletes a Competitive Edge

Hospital for Special Care’s 15th annual “Ivan Lendl Golf Classic” raised $120,000 to benefit athletic competition among...

Small Business

Web Sales Drive Growth Of Grave Stone Business

Inside an 18th-century barn house in New Hartford, longtime friends Gordon Hines and Mary Sage have spent...

Small Business

Franchiser Sees Protential In Dusty Corners | Alex Roberts, Vice President of Franchise Development Co., Molly Maid

Q&A talks with Alex Roberts, vice president of franchise development for Molly Maid, which has just announced...

Hospitality & Tourism

Renovations Signal Rebranding Of Holiday Inns

The 20 Holiday Inns and Holiday Inn Expresses in Connecticut are on the verge of completing a...

Technology

New Millionaires Relishing SS&C Stock

When SS&C Technologies went public with its initial stock offering on March 31, the employees of the...

Energy

Gas Deal Risky Bet For UIL | United Illuminating’s gas acquisitions yield short-term risk, long-term hopes

United Illuminating parent company’s acquisition of three New England natural gas companies offers the Connecticut utility the...

News

Women’s Conference Draws Over 300

TV personality Joan Lunden was the keynote speaker at the third annual Greater Hartford Women’s Conference held...

Nonprofits

Organized Parents Make A Difference Inc.

Mission: To empower and unite Hartford parents citywide to meet the academic, social, cultural, creative and physical...

Economy & Labor

Movers & Shakers

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Retail

Cosmetology School Bucks Trend, Expands

The economy has been tough, but that hasn't stopped the Gugliotti family from undertaking a major expansion...

News

A 35,000-Pound Bite Out Of Hunger

In Connecticut, 911 people committed to do their part to end hunger in America as part of...

News

Crony Capitalism Is NOT Capitalism

It’s all the current fashion to dump on “capitalism.” It was the greedy free market, supposedly,...

News

Which Will Hurt More: ‘War Liar’ Or ‘Panderer’?

Which will be the more politically damaging accusation — to be called a Vietnam war service liar...

News

Habitat for Humanity Receives People’s United Grant

Hartford Area Habitat for Humanity recently received a $10,000 grant from People’s United Community Foundation to help...

Economy & Labor

Reinforce Success, Redirect The Failures

Feedback is a gift. Every now and then, one of my columns gets a response that tells...

News

Business Rethinks Stand On Benefits

Health benefit experts believe the new health care reform law will change the types of coverage small,...

News

Of Note

• The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has elected Mark S. DeFrancesco as its secretary. Dr. DeFrancesco...

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