October 17, 2011 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Economy & Labor

StubHub to triple its East Granby call center

StubHub, the world’s largest online event ticket exchange, will triple the size of its East Granby call...

Technology

Technology can cut costs, improve service calls

Q&A talks Bob Landsfield, CEO of Skymira in Milford, about the role of technology in improving customer...

News

Column undervalues Hartford schools’ gain

Laurence D. Cohen’s Oct. 3 opinion piece, “Competition in education eludes Hartford’s model”, characterizes the mechanism by...

Banking & Finance

Troubled banks steady at five, analysis finds

The number of troubled and problematic banks in Connecticut held steady at the end of the second...

Small Business

Start-up businesses focus of new CT initiative | Through Startup America connection, state hopes to grow businesses that will grow jobs

An educational placement agency for veterans. A group social networking platform. A lollipop for the hiccups. A...

Energy

UIL to merge CT gas companies in a year or two

CLARIFICATION: This article has been updated to reflect the following changes: The previous story about a proposed...

Economy & Labor

Movers & Shakers

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Hospitality & Tourism

Treva finds tablet menu helps diners see choices

Innovation in a restaurant usually involves different methods of food preparation (Swiss-Asian cuisine anybody?). Treva Restaurant and...

Economy & Labor

A homegrown treasure

With little money in his pocket and just a fourth-grade education, Andres Montañez traveled from Puerto Rico...

Economy & Labor

In barter business boom, few products off limits

James Varano, who owns Black-Eyed Sally’s restaurant in downtown Hartford, has traded crab cakes, pickle chips and...

News

Demand for accountants unfortunate sign of times

For those of you who are occasionally tricked into reading something in the Hartford Business Journal besides...

News

WINDSOR’S MARY’S PLACE CELEBRATES 15TH ANNIVERSARY

More than 200 guests recently gathered in the Atrium of Goodwin Square in Hartford to celebrate the...

Economy & Labor

Education a key to workforce diversity

I work in two professional worlds — where the value and crisis regarding diversity are magnified. ...

Economy & Labor

Winning negotiations require five critical leadership traits

I once had the privilege of accompanying my son’s Boy Scout troop to listen to Congressional Medal...

Politics & Policy

Legislators seeking ways to aid start-ups

State lawmakers are expected to discuss several proposals during the upcoming special session that would make more...

News

Put focus on incentivizing small business to hire

To the Editor: As the governor and state political leaders head into the special session on...

News

LEADERSHIP GREATER HARTFORD HONORS POLARIS AWARDEES

Leadership Greater Hartford recently honored its 2011 Polaris Award recipients. The awards, which recognize individuals for their...

News

Figures tell tale of governing class that has largely escaped recession

Chrysler’s cost per unionized employee, reports The Wall Street Journal, is $49 an hour, down 35.5 percent...

News

CRIS RADIO UNVEILS NEW CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING

Together with business, state, nonprofit and education leaders, CRIS Radio recently celebrated the launch of Kids On-Demand,...

News

Politicians discover media bites back

The photo ops are everywhere these days as we approach the Oct. 26 special legislative session that...

Real Estate & Construction

Sale of Metro Center stalls | Major tenant Lincoln Financial weighs its regional options

After being on the sales block for nearly six months, the Metro Center class A office tower...

News

OF NOTE

NEWINGTON’S DEAN FOODS EARNS MCDONALD’S HONOR Newington’s Dean Foods, a leading dairy supplier for...

Real Estate & Construction

Lesro pays $4.3 million for Bloomfield building

Bloomfield furniture maker Lesro Industries bought the former Hartford Insurance Group print shop at 1 Griffin Road South...

Economy & Labor

Crumbie’s passion, devotion paying off

It was a decade ago, but Andrew Crumbie remembers the thrice-a-week grind like it was yesterday. ...

Nonprofits

Summit of leadership | Advanced program aims to shape new thinking

As senior vice president of producer solutions at Lincoln Financial Group, Laura Dambier is not the typical...

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