November 28, 2016 EditionEdition

🔒Nonprofit Notebook_November 28, 2016

The Johnson Memorial Hospital Auxiliary received a check for $7,970 from Geissler’s Supermarket, from the store’s Auxiliary’s Seeds of Kindness campaign. Proceeds will benefit the Johnson Memorial Cancer Center and […]

🔒Fuel-cell makers strike out on major CT deals

Connecticut over the years has nurtured its fuel-cell industry perhaps more than any other state, offering policies and financial perks that have made the miniature power plants more economical to manufacture and purchase. But two major state clean-energy procurements, which failed to select fuel-cell projects, have revealed the potential limits of that support and dealt a setback to the industry.

🔒Despite struggles, opportunities exist in CT’s construction industry

Connecticut's construction industry has recovered somewhat in recent years from the Great Recession of 2008-09, though the pace of that recovery remains slower than the national average.

🔒CT’s clean-energy policies must focus on affordability

Connecticut's nascent fuel-cell sector experienced a setback recently after two major state clean-energy procurements failed to select any of the industry's proposed projects.
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🔒CT businesses test reverse mentoring

Reverse mentoring is helping some Connecticut companies do forward thinking when it comes to understanding the largely digital lives led by younger staff and customers and how that affects firms' businesses inside and outside office walls.

🔒Gillette’s real estate business started with push for equality

Lynne Gillette remembers the long-ago encounter with a real estate agent like it was yesterday.

🔒CT venture activity continues 2016 slide

Venture activity in the state slowed again during the third quarter, mirroring a year-long trend in which investment in Connecticut startups has lagged significantly behind 2015.

🔒Connecticut center for advanced technology backs girls & Manufacturing Summit

More than 185 middle and high school girls came together to participate in the third annual Connecticut....
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🔒Employers slow healthcare costs with innovative plan designs

The total health benefit cost per employee increased an average of just 2.2 percent this year in Connecticut as more employees moved into high-deductible consumer-directed health plans (CDHPs), according to an annual survey by a global health and benefits consultant encouraging employers to drive transformative change in health care.

🔒New OSHA rules = no more secrets

Earlier this year, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) changed the way the workplace injury game is played. And there are many who believe the playing field was definitely tipped in OSHA's direction.

🔒W. Hartford clothier covets Delamar Hotel space

One of the Hartford region's oldest custom men's and women's clothiers is eager to swap its curbside West Hartford storefront for what it hopes will be more visible space inside the town's 114-room boutique hotel.

🔒U.S. Small Business Administration honors top firm

Community Investment Corp., a small business lender based in Hamden, has been recognized by the U.S. Small...
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🔒Manager, executive tips for mastering leadership

“60-Minute CEO: Mastering Leadership an Hour at a Time” by Dick Cross (bibliomotion, $24.95).While Cross focuses on...

🔒Workforce Development Conference to explore filling skills gap

Connecticut's economic outlook will continue to remain murky as the state faces the imminent retirement of baby boomers and the exodus of young people.

🔒New guidance clarifies employer-provided leave for disabled workers

Are you an employer confused about when you may need to provide leave to a disabled employee as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?

🔒Hughes Health & Rehabilitation Honored by American Health Care Association

Hughes Health & Rehabilitation received the 2016 Gold Excellence in Quality Award from the American Health Care...
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🔒2016 election trends for your business

Elections are a testing ground for new communication technologies and emerging trends. The Trump and Clinton campaigns both solidified trends that will effect organizations of all sizes with external communications goals.
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