May 7, 2007 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

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City’s Lobbyist Search Uncloaks Wide Fee Structure

Reliability. Integrity. Decorum. Nine firms who applied for a two-plus year lobbying contract with the City of...

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Consider An Intern To Help With Staffing

We have all looked at our staffing, either formally or informally, and tried to figure out how...

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Plan Your Exit

When you’re busy trying to build your business, you don’t spend much time thinking about how you’ll...

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Reluctant Retailers | Many downtown storefront spaces difficult to lease

Millions of private and public dollars have been poured into new downtown developments. But so far, few...

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Up On Main Street

The Red and White Breakfast celebrated the Educational Main Street’s (EMS) 17 years of tutoring and mentoring...

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Media Sides WIth Circus

To The Editor: Jonathan O’Connell’s one-sided article on “Dealing with the Elephant in the Room” provides descriptions of...

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Mengacci Steps Down From Economic Post | Leaves door open for permanent return to job

Two weeks after taking over as interim president of a quasi-public state economic development agency, a state...

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No Disruption In Bridgeport

To The Editor: My firm represents Friends of Animals, Inc. and Lisa Zalaski, a previous criminal defendant at...

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We’re Addicted To Tech

Remember HAL 9000, the computer from 2001: A Space Odyssey? Initially, HAL seems like our best hope...

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Women’s Work

The past couple of weeks have seen a lot of statistics being thrown about regarding women’s pay....

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Just Checking

The Hartford Wolf Pack Community Foundation’s annual “Tip-A-Player” dinner and sports carnival raised $70,000 in support of...

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Healthy Sum

The Public Health Foundation of Connecticut Inc. donated $10,000 to eHealthConnecticut Inc. in recognition of their role...

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Businesses Launch $1.2M Improvements | Goal: cleaner, safer, more beautiful streets

Beginning by month’s end, downtown and Asylum Hill property owners will expect a big bang for the...

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Minority Borrowers Suffering Under High-Interest Home Loans | Greater use of subprime loans leads to rising foreclosure rates in minority neighborhoods

Charles Davis bought his home in 2003 using adjustable-rate, high-interest loans and betting an improving economy would...

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Insurance Cos. Get Their Day | General Assembly gives nod to group, questions industry strength

Connecticut continues to fashion itself as the nation’s insurance leader, but more frequently it finds itself tracing...

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Funnybone Starts Serious Summer Of Buckland Hills Mall Openings

Manchester’s Shoppes at Buckland Hills mall is starting a summer of new offerings on a humorous note,...

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Theaters Preview Text Messages

Movie theater owners looking for new ways to boost their revenue from advertising have cautiously been reviewing...

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Of Note — May 7, 2007

OF NOTE • The Southington Chamber of Commerce awarded the following Hospital of Central Connecticut employees at the...

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Getting A Head Start

The United Way of the Capital Area presented the Dr. Frederick G. Adams Award to the program...

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Got It Covered

There’s a science to packaging products, and Michelle Burnham, newly appointed design engineer at Standard-Knapp in Portland,...

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ING, UConn Want To Expand Partnership | Insurer looking for ways to grow its potential employee base

In 2001, the financial services giant ING gave $2.8 million to the University of Connecticut business school...

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Movers & Shakers — May 7, 2007

Hank Gruner was appointed interim museum director for the Children’s Museum in West Hartford. Previously, Gruner was...

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State Contracts — May 7, 2007

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

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Job From ‘Hell’ Led To College

An individual’s first job often can shape their future, regardless of whether it inspires or traumatizes. For...

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Entrepreneurial Fair

As part of the after school entrepreneurial course for high school students through EntrepreneursNOW, a nonprofit organization,...

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Cops Want Tattle-Tale Techs | Police would turn to computer technicians to nab child abusers, under proposed laws

Computer technicians would be obligated to report child abuse just like doctors, teachers and others who work...

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The Medium Is The Message

The losing of the war in Iraq, if it comes to that, will have a great deal...

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Grocer Stocks Shelves With Debt | Throughout Hartford region, Santilli family opens markets, creditors close them

Starting with a market on Hartford’s New Britain Avenue, Remo Santilli, his wife, and sons, have been...

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Circus Tactics Injure Elephants

To The Editor: I am just asking for the opportunity to correct some of the information which appeared...

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DCP Neglected Workers’ Comp Renewal Check

For more than 10 years, the state Department of Consumer Protection stopped verifying that employers had workers’...

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State’s Attorney Launches Probe Of Enfield Mayor | Land deal, retailer discount may be at crux

The Chief State’s Attorney’s office has quietly launched an investigation of Enfield Mayor Patrick Tallarita, the Hartford...

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