October 1, 2007 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

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Hire A Pro, It’s The Way To Go

Afounder of a large law firm used to tell potential clients who were somewhat intimidated by the...

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Ten Things To Consider When Evaluating Software

This is a true story: Susan just upgraded her accounting and customer relationship management software. She investigated...

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Let’s Take Capitol Security Seriously

Shortly after two in the afternoon on July 16, a man who appears to have been suffering...

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Movers & Shakers, October 1, 2007

MoverS & ShakersBL Companies in Meriden hired Carl F. Bard as senior project executive. Bard most recently...

Manufacturing

After Recalls, Toy Testing Firm Works Overtime

Gone is the 40-hour work week at Enfield’s Specialized Technology Resources Inc. Boxes of toys are piling...

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COMCAST CARES

More than 60 employees from Comcast volunteered time and services at six different sites in the Greater...

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SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT

Sovereign Bank donated $15,000 to the Spanish American Merchants Association Inc. (SAMA) in Hartford. The funds will...

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College Board Finds Education Pays In Many Ways | Talk of ‘investment in the future’ not just about money

What’s a college education worth these days? The question obviously is of interest to millions of students...

Manufacturing

Manufacturers Get $2M Grant In Law Change | Technical fix frees up cash a year early

State lawmakers have changed a typo on a several-months-old bill that will free up more than $2...

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Social Security Start-Ups | Why an increasing number of older people are showing their entrepreneurial side

Retirement was supposed to be the dream: A life of leisure, travel, general puttering around, maybe the...

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Compulsive Gambling, Government

State government again is wringing its hands about gambling, commissioning another study of its social costs, a...

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The Circle Of Life? Not

Gloria McAdam has not eaten a doughnut in nearly 30 years. She can stare down a Dunkin’...

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How To Make Yourself A Standout Candidate

Landing a job is not just about your credentials and experience. Sometimes it’s the little things that...

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The Newest Team Member

I can tell you from my own experience that you learn more about a career in the...

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The Ghost Of Vince Lombardi

Thinking about coaches came when I heard from Tim Knippenberg of Minneapolis, who remembered a column I’d...

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MEDICAL CENTER MIRACLES

The Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center MIRACLES XVIII event raised $900,000 for the new emergency department....

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Teaching Is Job One

A wonderful thing happened in August. To hear state leaders tell it, Connecticut surged in jobs and...

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State Contracts — October 1, 2007

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

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Bradley Airport Board Of Directors Brainstorms New Names | International image in question as marketing message is pondered

What’s in a name? Plenty, according to the board of directors of Bradley International Airport. At a...

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HELP WITH HAMMERS

Connecticut Light and Power Co. funded materials to build six medal awarding stands for Connecticut Special Olympics....

Manufacturing

The Spaghetti Pot Theory

Most people indulge in potato chips now and then. And one of the first things they notice...

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Making Retirement Pay

Congratulations! You’ve finally retired and moved to the desert, beach, mountains, city or some other dream retirement...

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DESIGN DISTINCTION

Schoenhardt Architecture and Interior Design in Simsbury volunteered services to Mary’s Place in Windsor. Employees built shelving...

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Even Obscure Organizations Need A Little Lobbying

Public golf courses, massage therapy and indoor tanning are not exactly the most pressing or publicized issues...

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Bank Overdraft Fees Hit Young Adults The Hardest

As banks hit consumers with higher fees for overdrawing their bank accounts, young adults are being hurt...

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The Color Of Money | New Xerox products promise deep cuts in color price

Connecticut-based Xerox Corp. introduced color printers and ink products last week that it said will cut the...

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Don’t Read This, You Poor Thing

Don’t bring us your tired, your hungry, your poor, yearning to be free. Especially, the “poor.” Connecticut...

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Credit Crunch Comes Down Hard On Private Equity Deals | Leveraged buyouts in question as banks struggle to sell deal-related loans

Investors can forget about breathtaking profits from leveraged buyouts. The credit market’s turbulence has all but shut...

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Filling Up On Filling Stations | Fuel firm building local empire of gas and convenience stores

Gas stations were once the province of solo operators, small stand alone businesses. Once, that is, but...

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CPA Board Critical Of Exam System | Glitches mar computerized testing, but national overseer unresponsive to state

Anyone who’s taken a standardized exam — SAT, ACT, GRE, MCAT, etc. — knows a little something...

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D.C. Sales Office Bringing Hartford New Visitors | Convention bureau says first year marks big success; region reeling in more attention

Just one year after opening a satellite office in Washington, D.C., the Greater Hartford Visitor’s Bureau has...

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Of Note — October 1, 2007

• The Children’s Fund of Connecticut in Farmington awarded $125,000 each to the Yale Child Study Center...

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