November 10, 2014 EditionEdition

Avoid hammer-nail syndrome in sales-client relationships

Two things happened on the same day last week. First, I heard “If I Had a Hammer”...

Aetna, The Hartford sponsor Boys & Girls Clubs’ Annual Dashaway Luncheon

Aetna was lead sponsor and The Hartford Financial Services Group was program sponsor of the recent Boys...

Is Connecticut enjoying a sustained Recovery?

Many were startled by the report of 11,500 new jobs in Connecticut in September, the fastest rate...

Will sponsors follow Rock Cats to Hartford?

As the Rock Cats abandon New Britain for a new $60 million stadium in downtown Hartford, city and business officials are concerned Stanley Black & Decker and the team's dozens of other sponsors won't follow it to the Capital City.
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‘Tobacco Valley’ development brainstorm

It's never too early to parse Connecticut's commercial realty-development opportunities as was the case for a recent...

Real estate purchases from nonprofits can pose challenges

While some nonprofits make voluntary payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT), it is not enough.

Future U.S. economy marred by uncertainty

“The End of Normal: The Great Crisis and the Future of Growth” by James K. Galbraith (Simon...

Hughes Health & Rehabilitation Employees Honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Employees of West Hartford-based Hughes Health & Rehabilitation recently wore pink to work in honor of Breast...
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Green Bank partner lands $100M solar investment

The publicly funded Connecticut Clean Energy Finance & Investment Authority has transitioned one of its solar loan...

State broadens efforts to eradicate CT’s underground economy

It was around 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 20 when Resa Spaziani entered a bodega on Albany Avenue accompanied by Hartford police officers, who were on a mission that morning to inspect several small storefronts suspected of illegal activity.

The Children’s Museum

Massachusetts nonprofit insurer Harvard Pilgrim Health Care recently donated $500 to the National Federation of the Blind...

CBRE/NE locks funding for Groton, Cape Cod deals

The recent $48.25 million sale of one of Groton's biggest apartment complexes is noteworthy for its pricetag...
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Manchester Memorial Auxiliary Donates $200K

The Auxiliary of Manchester Memorial Hospital donated over $200,000 to help Eastern Connecticut Health Network fund various...

CT law firms start philanthropy practice groups as sophisticated donors flood market

As an attorney with New Haven law firm Wiggin & Dana, Karen Clute is no stranger to the legal needs of nonprofit organizations. In fact, not-for-profit institutions — from hospitals to universities to private schools — comprise a sizable portion of the firm's clientele throughout Connecticut and New York.

Republicans need a thought leader, not a naysayer

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy shouldn't have won re-election last week. With an unfavorable rating hovering around 50...

Murtha Cullina’s Sussman Elected Fellow of American College of Environmental Lawyers

The American College of Environmental Lawyers has elected Murtha Cullina attorney Mark R. Sussman as a 2014...
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