November 24, 2008 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Small Business

Staying Positive And Giving Thanks

November brings two remarkable holidays: Veterans Day and Thanksgiving. I thought of both when I came across...

Small Business

CREDIT UNION HONORED FOR LITERACY, FINANCIAL AWARENESS PROGRAMS

360 Federal Credit Union in Windsor Locks has won the 2008 Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Recognition Award...

Manufacturing

‘Pay-And-Display’ Parking Meters Added Downtown

More and more Hartford drivers are swapping coins for plastic at the city’s new “pay-and-display” parking meters...

Economy & Labor

Online Financial Course Helps Saint Joseph’s Students Wise Up

Two months before Joanna Ondusko started her freshman year at Saint Joseph’s College, she knew little about...

Economy & Labor

Small Businesses: Pull Up Your Pants!

I’ve heard a lot of doom and gloom from small-business owners lately. After all, the economy stinks....

Politics & Policy

Now Comes The Hard Part

No matter their political party, hometown or legislative district, this year’s candidates for the General Assembly seem...

Politics & Policy

Tin Cups Everywhere

When we began polling HartfordBusiness.com readers last week on whether they thought the federal government should invest...

Small Business

Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters

Mission: Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters helps children in need reach their full potential through professionally supported...

Small Business

Fidelco Receives $1M Gift

The Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation Inc. of Bloomfield announced that the Norma F. Pfriem Foundation Inc. of...

Economy & Labor

Endowment Losses Force Cost-Cutting Measures

Hiring freezes, construction halts and the prospect of layoffs are hitting area college campuses as their endowments...

Economy & Labor

State Contracts

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

Small Business

Movers & Shakers

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

Politics & Policy

Joe Six-Pack: This Is For You

In addition to being whisked off to the offices of high-powered CEOs, in addition to traveling the...

Small Business

OF NOTE

OF NOTE • Small businesses in Connecticut that specialize in Connecticut-grown food products may be eligible...

Economy & Labor

Colleges Face Crunch Time | Financial Aid Coffers Shrink As Demand Soars

As colleges and universities across the state scrutinize their budgets in light of the deepening economic crisis,...

Economy & Labor

Barter Catching On As Times Get Tougher

Goodwin College doesn’t have any use for empty seats in its classrooms, so they’re being filled with...

Banking & Finance

West Hartford Condo Opens Its Sales Door

Full-scale marketing has started on West Hartford’s newest luxury condominium, Stonebridge Estate, a speculative development opening amid...

Politics & Policy

Election Funds Raise Red Flags

Congratulations to backers of public campaign financing in Connecticut. The state Elections Enforcement Commission has declared the...

Small Business

SWITCH TO DIGITAL EARNS HOSPITAL ER KUDOS

The Hospital of Central Connecticut of New Britain was named the 2008 winner of the Medical Technology...

Small Business

Lifelong Dream Comes True

Jennifer Aguilar knew growing up that she wanted to be a lawyer. The opportunity for travel, good...

Small Business

Hamilton Cutting Salaried Positions

Windsor Locks-based Hamilton Sundstrand laid off 11 salaried employees last week, according to workers and a company...

Banking & Finance

Hedge Funds Took A $100B Hit In October

Hedge funds lost $100 billion in October due to a combination of investor withdrawals and market declines,...

Small Business

CONTRIBUTION WILL AID CARE FOR VETERANS

Capital Community College was one of 12 community colleges in the country — and the only one...

Manufacturing

Whitcraft Acquires Reliable Manufacturing

Aerospace components manufacturer Whitcraft LLC said last week it would acquire Bloomfield-based Reliable Manufacturing, its third major...

Economy & Labor

CMBSs Plague The Hartford

Shares of The Hartford Financial Services Group tumbled again late last week amid concerns over the company’s...

Economy & Labor

Claim U | Travelers trains thousands of adjusters at industry-leading facility in Windsor

“Maxed out” at his job as transportation manager at a nursery in Granby, Jay Dykstra, decided to...

Economy & Labor

A Steel For South Windsor | North Carolina-based company creating new division

The clouds of recession will be parted a bit in South Windsor in about three months when...

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