November 3, 2008 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

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School Funds Frozen

Fairfield University and Miss Porter’s School in Farmington are among 46 Connecticut academic institutions that have $56...

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Auto sales hit the skids

As the U.S. auto industry faces record low sales and the Big Three automakers are experiencing unprecedented...

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Ex Agency Chief Paid For Not Working

Connecticut Innovations Inc., the quasi-public agency that invests in high-technology companies, paid former Executive Director Frank A....

Banking & Finance

Employers Face Mandate To Cover Kids To Age 26

Many area employers will be hit with higher health care costs next year due to a new...

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Speculators Laid Low In First Emissions Auction

Mounting turmoil in the financial industry in late September may have had a positive effect on the...

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Taxing The Poor

The gap between rich and poor in Connecticut continues to widen in large part because of short-sighted...

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TRIO HONORED FOR COURAGE AND VISION

Leadership Greater Hartford honored three community leaders for their courage and vision in serving the Greater Hartford...

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Government Is Your Momma

In our hour of despair, at a time of recession or slowdown or bailout or rescue or...

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Beware Of Danger In Safe Havens

“Bad habits,” a pundit once noted, “are like a comfortable bed, easy to get into, but hard...

Manufacturing

Tech Conference Has Long Corporate, Fed Agency Roster

David Patch knows a good opportunity when he sees one. As the president of an East Hartford-based...

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United Way Unveils $28.4M Goal

Doug Elliot, 2008 United Way Community Campaign chairman, has unveiled $28.4 million as this year’s goal. Elliot,...

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Co-opportunity Inc.

Mission: To create neighborhood stability and economic prosperity by increasing the income, earnings and wealth of residents...

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ROTARY SUPPORTS THE ARTS IN SIMSBURY

The Simsbury-Granby Rotary Club donated $10,000 to the town of Simsbury for the Simsbury Performing Arts Center....

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REALTORS TOURNAMENT HELPS FIDELCO

The second annual Commercial Council of Greater Hartford Association of Realtors golf tournament raised $5,000 in support...

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Bridging The Budget Gap

My recently announced plan to eliminate Connecticut’s $302 million 2009 fiscal year budget shortfall does not require...

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Shiller Sees Need For New Deal Approach

The current financial tailspin is the worst economic crisis to hit the country since the Great Depression,...

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A GRAND FOR ACCOUNTING UNDERGRADS

The Lyle Group LLC of Manchester, a specialized staffing services firm, donated $1,000 to the career services...

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Credit Union Reaches Out To Trinidad

When the West Indian Federal Credit Union closed its doors in 1999, the Hartford Healthcare Federal Credit...

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BUSINESS STARTS

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

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Cornerstone Gets $73 Million For Pa. Building

Hartford-based Cornerstone Real Estate Advisors and its subsidiary, Five Tower Bridge Associates, have sold a 223,700-square-foot office...

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Economy shrinks, spending slows

The government is reporting that the economy did shrink in the summer, sending the strongest signal yet...

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OF NOTE

• Andrea Obston Marketing Communications has been chosen as the state’s best legal public relations firm –...

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Conventional Wisdom

No matter who wins on Tuesday, the loser in this year’s presidential election is conventional wisdom. Nothing...

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Comparing How Candidates’ Plans Affect Small Business

This week, I intended to write my election-year evaluation of the presidential candidates and small-business issues. When,...

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Movers & Shakers

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

Manufacturing

Record Numbers For Praxair

Praxair Inc. has reported record net income of $355 million and diluted earnings per share of $1.11...

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